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#SpaceX | #OTV5 – Orbital Test Vehicle five From that iconic #NASA- KSC Launch complex 39A – Highlights

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On 9th September 2017 currently NASA – KSC is in total shutdown in which the 45th Space Wing in Patrick Air Force air force base- Cape Canaveral Air force station  has taken over operations of NASA – Kennedy Space Center for Hurricane Irma- level five  in preparing for the for the key evacuation of majority of NASA-KSC’s personal with at 92 personal team from Patrick Air Force Base is on recovery, damage assessment management at Kennedy Space Center with the Level of HURCON 3 to ride out the hurricane till is safe to come back to resume back into normal operations..

Just only hours moments before the shutdown was commencing, it was the launch of Space X – OTV 5 , from that Iconic NASA-KSC – Kennedy Space Center- Launch Complex pad 39A (LC-39A) , in which was launched on a specific timely window  due to the nature of what’s to come with the current situation.. in which that launch was on 7th September 2017 at 0950 Eastern Date Time in the morning with a window closing at 1455 Eastern Date Time in the morning..

The Payload in nature was a United States Air force X-37B- Orbital Test Vehicle –OTV- in which this vehicle was to become the next generation manned vehicle heritage design to replace the Boeing- Rockwell Space Shuttle with its innovative streamlines sleek lines learning from the last experiences..  This is the X-37B- Orbital Test Vehicle fifth launch mission launch in which is mission is unspecified due to the nature….

As the SpaceX launch from the iconic launch complex LC-39A, during the lift off the first stage begins to land traditionally eight minutes after lift-off onto Cape Canaveral Air force station  (LZ-1) landing zone one of the Falcon nine reusable..

#SPACEX #NASA | #CRS-10 Falcon nine reusable first static tests firing from that Historical# NASAKSC Launch Pad 39A…….

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As “Space X- Falcon nine Reusable” is set to return to launch on 18th February 2017, with the return to resupply the International Space Station with the CRS-10 Tenth mission of the Cargo Resupply Servicing number ten…. In preparation for the return to service mission it’s launched from one of the most iconic NASA’s Launch Pads in Space history, that very launch Pad in question is the soon to be remodeled, modified Space Launch Complex pad 39A the very one that seen the many launches from the Apollo Mission towards the Moon, among that it’s the STS- Space Transportation System- Space Shuttle seeing shuttles Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery also Endeavor….

In preparations for the upcoming CRS-10 launch, numerous testing had to be done to check out any systems with its new historical launch platform modify for it’s used for the upcoming ultra and Heavy versions of Space X falcon nine variants.. one such testing is the Static test firing of the Falcon Nine’s reusable Merlin cluster Engines to see if all are in working order also its systems..  on 12th  February 2017…..

The Falcon nine reusable, including its CRS-10 payload assemble in the adjacent new constructed horizontal assembly building – HIF- Horizontal integration Facility nearby the SLC-39A is railway out to launch pad among too with the TE- Transporter Erector in the same traditional….. The launch window for CRS-10 is windowed for 1001 Hours morning Eastern Standard Time, in which is 1501 hours Greenwich Time with a ground landing this time instead of a drone ship landing…

SPACE X | #InterplanetaryTransportSystem …………the next step…….

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Onwards during this week of 27th September 2016 “SpaceX” has release there next proposal for their next generation of transportation in the development towards journey the Planet Mars, the program in development to realization is “ Interplanetary Transportation Systems.. “ the new Martian system or the Interplanetary Transport System.. is launched from the same Space Launch Complex 39A in which the Space Transportation system -Space Shuttle is operated on besides the other one is SLC 39B in which is heavily modified for the Space Launch Systems- SLS….

The new rocket in which founded on a tried and tested template from the Falcon nine reusable platforms in which is currently used for payload deployment then passenger transportation towards the International Space Station. As for the Interplanetary Transport system, it seems the booster and the command module together is larger than the NASA’s Saturn five (111 meters tall combine) five rocket, in which combine it’s 127 meters tall as the boosters is 77.5 meters, with the interplanetary module is 49.5 meters tall with a maximum passenger capacity of 100 crew on board, in which the design is very akin towards McDonnell Douglas DC-X – Delta Clipper design in which was a Space shuttle replacement..

The Main booster engines,  is consistent of newly tested Raptor engines in which each puts out with a 3,500 Kilo-Newton’s of thrust..  The Raptor Engine configuration consisted of 21 fixed outer, 14 inner with seven cluster engines with gimbals…  in which the Booster engine component with a velocity of 8,650 Km/Hr with the return of the booster to the landing site using of the seven percent of total booster prop load for re-entry burn and landing back.. In which the grid fins helps to guide back the booster back for landing for reusable refueling back on to the SLC-39A, to pick up the refueling payload- Tanker in which will dock with the manned version in parking orbit around Earth to fuel up for the destination.. As it refuels.. It gathers up the remaining supplies before heading outwards towards the Planet Mars… with its winged solar panels outwards to powering up the remaining parts of the Spaceship… In where once it reached its destinations it’ll land mission wise once it’s done it makes back towards earth… in the mission video the mission is clear for Elon Musk, as he actionized his vision on colonizing Mars for the long term as he plans to land a smaller version the Dragon reusable to practice learning if any massive modifications learn from of landing Dragon on the year 2018 then having it return to Earth to create a new industry standard..