00:00T-minus 15 seconds.
00:0710, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:20Ignition and liftoff.
00:24Stage 1 Alpha.
00:30Copy, 1 Alpha.
00:32Fuselage pitching downrange.
00:35Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.
00:54T-plus 35 seconds into the Fram 2 mission.
00:58The first ever human spaceflight mission to cover the poles.
01:06And we are throttling down the engines on the first stage.
01:10On the first stage vehicle form.
01:12Stage 1 throttle down.
01:15Oh, it's perfect timing with these callouts.
01:17We throttle down the engines for max Q, and there's max Q.
01:21It's the maximum dynamic pressure that the vehicle sees on ascent.
01:26Confirmation, we're supersonic.
01:29We're preparing to throttle back up on first stage Merlin engines.
01:34Stage 1 throttle up.
01:36Confirmation, we're back up on power on the 9 Merlin 1D engines.
01:40Stage 1 Bravo.
01:431 Bravo called out by the crew.
01:45That means if there was a need for an abort with the first stage now emptying itself of propellant,
01:50Dragon would apply a different profile than if, say, right off the pad we had initiated.
01:56Waiting for the MVAC-D chill call.
02:01MVAC chill is underway.
02:04We're beginning to chill the second stage engine in preparation for its ignition.
02:09Coming up in less than a minute from now.
02:13We also have a few events that are going to happen back to back.
02:17We'll have MECO stage separation and second stage engine ignition.
02:22MECO is main engine cutoff.
02:24That's where we will shut down all of those 9 engines which you're seeing there on the first stage vehicle.
02:30Stage 1 throttle down.
02:32And we've got a live view of the crew on the vehicle at this moment, which is really cool.
02:41And we will have MECO stage separation and MVAC ignition in just about 10 seconds from now.
02:50We're beginning to throttle down the Merlin engines in preparation for main engine cutoff.
02:56View on the left looking up at the second stage engine nozzle.
02:59MECO.
03:01Stage separation confirmed.
03:03Stage 2.
03:06Copy stage 2.
03:08And there we just saw MECO stage separation.
03:22The MVAC engine has ignited.
03:24And we've also started the boost back burn on the first stage, which you can see there on your left-hand screen.
03:31Anna and Sarah, those were a lot of dynamic events that just happened right now that the From2 crew is experiencing.
03:38But you guys also got to experience that.
03:41Yes.
03:42I remember now we're in stage 2.
03:44And I remember that slow buildup of G-forces during this stage.
03:47The first stage, the G-forces come on fast.
03:50But the second stage, they're a bit slower.
03:52And so right now, you're starting to feel it come on faster and faster.
03:56And you feel that pressure into your chest.
03:58You feel yourself being pressed into your seat.
04:00Harder to move your hands up.
04:02It's an exciting ride.
04:04And you see the minutes counting by until the moment that you know you'll be in space.
04:10Yeah, you're right.
04:11Dragon SpaceX, trajectory nominal.
04:14Good call-out from guidance navigation control officer.
04:17Trajectory is nominal for the crew.
04:19Dragon, copy.
04:22And commander copies that call-out.
04:25But, yeah, you had a good point.
04:27We talked earlier, the second stage engine is over 200,000 pounds of thrust.
04:31There's more than 200,000 pounds of propellant.
04:33So when it first lights, it's not accelerating very rapidly.
04:37But, Sarah, what's it like when you get near the end of the burn?
04:41We heard Bob and Doug back on Crew Demo 2 call it like driving down a gravelly, bumpy road in ice tea.
04:48It's definitely more, maybe a little more vibration than first stage because the engine is so much closer to the spacecraft.
04:55So you absolutely feel a difference in the sensations you experience when you're riding on the second stage.
05:01Cool.
05:04I'm sure the From 2 crew is feeling something similar.
05:08They're still inside of Dragon, which is still attached to the second stage.
05:12And on your left-hand screen.
05:13Dragon SpaceX, trajectory nominal.
05:16On the left-hand of your screen, you can see a view of the ENVAC engine ignited.
05:19Dragon, copy, nominal.
05:23But coming up in a couple of minutes, we'll have the entry burn on the first stage, which is currently making its way back down to Earth.
05:33And we did perform a boostback burn on this one.
05:36Yeah, we did.
05:37We did a one-engine boostback burn.
05:39We didn't have normally when you launch to the east or northeast in a crew mission, you take advantage of the Earth's rotational velocity.
05:47But in this case, we're pretty much going straight south.
05:49And so you don't get that eastward velocity.
05:52So the first stage needed to use a little more propellant to get the crew up into the right position for stage separation.
05:59So we can't bring the first stage all the way back to land like we might do on an ISS mission.
06:06So instead, we're going to land on the drone ship, but not as far south as we would normally do.
06:11Dragon SpaceX, trajectory nominal.
06:13Something like a starlight mission.
06:15Another nominal trajectory.
06:17Dragon, copy, nominal.
06:19And the crew recites it back.
06:21We've got good comms with the crew.
06:23But, yeah, Jesse, to your point, we are coming up on the second part of the return of the first stage.
06:31And that's going to be the entry burn.
06:34First stage will start the center engine and then light two additional engines.
06:39We should see that coming up right now in about seven seconds.
06:48While the crew continuing to head to space.
06:58During this time, we would continue to monitor the altitude as the vehicle kept rising and rising.
07:06Yeah, you've got the displays there where you guys can monitor that during the launch.
07:12Dragon SpaceX, trajectory nominal.
07:15We did see on the left-hand screen that the entry burn has begun.
07:18Dragon, copy, nominal.
07:20Entry burn did complete.
07:24We didn't hear any call-outs, but we do have a green screen here.
07:28We have a good entry burn.
07:30Second stage continuing to head towards the separation orbit.
07:34First stage heading to the drone ship.
07:37Stage two FTS has saved.
07:40We are expecting the landing burn on the first stage to occur in about 20 seconds from now.
07:45That'll just be a single engine burn on the vehicle.
07:49Once again, the M1D engines have about 190,000 pounds of thrust,
07:54which is just enough to slow the vehicle down just in time for landing.
07:59Copy Panama.
08:02Another abort call-out on the second stage.
08:05You're on a space station.
08:06You hear it called Shannon.
08:08It tells you where you can reach if there's a problem right now.
08:18And we've now got video on first stage.
08:21Landing burn has begun.
08:25And a view from the drone ship.
08:30Legs are deployed.
08:35And touchdown after six flights.
08:45And the booster that has taken the from to crew onto space has now made it back to Earth.
08:51Jesse, we just heard the call-out.
08:53I don't know if you hear it in the capsule on your flight, but we heard the terminal guidance call.
08:57We've essentially reached the altitude.
08:59Now we'll work in the angular momentum of the orbit.
09:01So we're going to listen in.
09:03We're just seconds away from shutdown.
09:05And about less than a minute after that, we should have dragon separation from the second stage.
09:22And back shutdown.
09:37And great news there.
09:38We heard the call-out for nominal orbital.
09:44Launch escape system disarmed.
09:47Another good call-out.
09:48They're in orbit where they want to be.
09:50They've disarmed launch escape system.
09:51Doesn't need it anymore.
09:53We're 191 kilometers up.
09:55We've got the view of the crew.
10:00Right now, the second stage is going through a very short period.
10:06We're making sure that we're pointed in the right direction.
10:09We've got the engine shut down, purging gas.
10:12And it's separation.
10:23Bomb 2 crew is flying on its own on Dragon.
10:26Dragon, on behalf of the Falcon team, we're honored to deliver you safely to your polar orbit.
10:31Enjoy the views of the poles.
10:33Send us some pictures.
10:34And our hearts and minds will be flying with you as you go over the poles.
10:38Have a great flight.
10:41And Dragon, this is your launch director here.
10:44Pretty wild to see the Fromm Adventure sailing to the poles once again,
10:49over 130 years from its christening.
10:53This time, though, with Starlink.
10:55Godspeed, Fromm 2.
10:56Cheers.
11:00Cheers.
11:08SpaceX team calling up to Dragon.
11:15What you're seeing right now are the shots of Dragon.
11:18That was the Draco thruster checkout.
11:22And there's the crew.
11:24And I think Jesse, Anna, Sarah, right next to one of the small crew windows,
11:29that's probably their zero G indicator, as we call it.
11:33I can't quite make it out.
11:34Dragon SpaceX nominal dehumidifier activation and service section Draco checkouts.
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