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Dragon 1 vs. Dragon 2: Differences in SpaceX Capsules

By |2020-12-08T07:23:24-05:00December 8th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX has started flying their new Dragon 2 capsule for both their Crew Dragon missions as well as their new Cargo Dragon missions as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Service Phase 2 contract. In this #TwoMinuteTuesday episode, we talk about the differences between the Dragon 1 and Dragon 2 capsules from SpaceX and how their [...]

Does the SpaceX Crew Dragon have a toilet?

By |2020-11-24T09:29:08-05:00November 24th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Everyone wants to know how astronauts go to the bathroom in space and now that SpaceX and NASA are launching astronauts I've also been asked if the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has an on board toilet, especially because astronauts routinely have to spend 20+ hours inside the capsule on their way to the International Space [...]

Soyuz vs. Crew Dragon: Why does SpaceX take so long to dock with the ISS?

By |2020-11-17T09:09:21-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first two crewed mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule have taken between 19 and 30 hours to dock with the International Space Station, however, the Russian Soyuz capsule has demonstrated docking within just three hours. Why does it take so long for SpaceX to dock to the ISS and what goes into the [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Docking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-11-17T02:24:20-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will dock with the International Space Station for the second time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 astronauts. The docking procedures and hatch opening will be preceded by a number of phasing and approach burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the docking autonomously.SpaceX launched the first operational mission of its Crew [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-11-16T01:01:02-05:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the the first operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying three NASA astronauts and one JAXA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first operational crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of [...]

7 Differences Between SpaceX Crew-1 and DM-2

By |2020-11-10T08:58:17-05:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX and NASA will be launching astronauts to the International Space Station again in just a few days aboard their Crew-1 mission, but what's different? I'm here to outline 7 differences that SpaceX incorporated into this NASA mission that were not previously a part of the DM-2 (Demo-2) demonstration mission back in May.The Crew-1 Launch [...]

SpaceX Splashdown Gets Unexpected Boaters Encroaching on DM-2 Recovery

By |2020-08-03T17:29:19-04:00August 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On August 2, 2020 the SpaceX Demo-2 mission concluded with a successful splashdown and recovery of their DM-2 Crew Dragon capsule with Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley onboard. At the recovery site, though, over 25 recreational boaters began encroaching into the recovery area where a Notice to Mariners had been issued. Although it appears [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Splashdown & Return Home from Earth 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-02T18:45:15-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will land and splashdown their American astronauts after undocking with the International Space Station. They previously docked to the ISS for their DM-2 mission which launched American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil on May 30, 2020.02 AUGUST 2020 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preshow0:13 Show Start51:23 Trunk Jettison & Deorbit Burn1:36:15 Re-Entry Begins1:44:40 Final Descent2:05:57 [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Undocking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-08-01T22:18:16-04:00August 1st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will undock from the International Space Station for the first time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 2 American astronauts. The undock procedures and hatch closure begin about 2 hours prior to the actual undocking, followed by a number of departure burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the undock.Splashdown Live Event: https://youtu.be/v6ZUuXtKpX4SpaceX [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Docking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-05-31T14:44:56-04:00May 31st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX docked to the International Space Station for the first time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 2 American astronauts. This is a replay of the live events. Timestamps are listed below. Launch day can be seen here: https://youtu.be/EL860Ivpct0TIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow2:30 Show starts4:26 Tory discussions on Waypoint Zero34:53 Crew Dragon reaches Waypoint One1:16:55 Waypoint Two approach1:22:22 [...]

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