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NASA Social - SpaceX CRS-2 The bus returns to the press site in time for lunch. Below, an Osprey worked through lunch bringing material to build its nest atop a speaker tower at the press site. |
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| The afternoon was spent in press conferences and briefings. Here is the NASA television studio where some of NASA's Emmy Awards are on display in the lobby. | |
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| The one o'clock press conference detailed some of the science experiments being carried by the Dragon CRS-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Starting at left, the NASA Public Affairs Officer, then Julie Robinson, program scientist, International Space Station, Simon Gilroy, BRIC-17 Lead Investigator , University of Wisconsin, Marshall Porterfield, division director, Life and Physical Sciences , NASA Headquarters, Michael Johnson, Chief Technical Officer, NanoRacks, and Michael Roberts, Research Scientist, CASIS. | |
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| The three o'clock pre-launch press conference for the SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 mission. | |
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| Starting from left, the NASA Public Affairs Officer, then Mike Suffredini, NASA program manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center, Gwynne Shotwell, president, SpaceX, and Joel Tumbiolo, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. | |
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| SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell spoke to the Social in the News Center Annex while Jason looks on. | |
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One of our many speakers was Jim Adams, NASA's Deputy Chief Technologist. |
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In the late afternoon we went out to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which SpaceX uses to launch the Falcon 9 rocket. |
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| The Falcon 9 rocket reposes in a horizontal position after being towed out to the pad from the hanger. Overnight it will be lifted to the vertical for launch. The four large towers around the pad provide lightning protection. | |
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