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 [...]
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 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 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 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 [...]
SpaceX launched astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time! This is a replay of all the launch day activities. Timestamps are listed below! Docking is here: https://youtu.be/c6KpL8WOxOUTIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow2:22 Show starts4:18 Tory weather discussions about DM-21:28:32 Astronaut suit up2:07:30 Astronaut walk out & pad departure2:30:22 Astronauts arrive at launch pad2:41:06 Capsule Ingress4:17:26 Amy [...]
This launch attempt was scrubbed. Next launch attempt will be streamed here: https://youtu.be/EL860Ivpct0 ⬇️⬇️ Replay timestamps listed below ⬇️⬇️Timestamps for this replay are below:0:00 Preshow2:59 Show starts4:56 Tory starts discussions54:45 Mike Mongo interview1:25:31 NASA TV starts1:44:50 Astronaut suit up1:57:52 Astronauts talk with Elon Musk & Jim Bridenstein2:18:40 Astronaut walk out2:21:33 Astronauts leave for launch complex [...]
SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Timestamps listed below.This mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program [...]
On May 23, 2020 NASA and SpaceX conducted a full and final dress rehearsal in preparation for their upcoming Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station. This is highlight footage released by NASA of the dress rehearsal activities. This video is buried in the NASA galleries so I wanted to provided here for easier access!There [...]
On May 22, 2020 SpaceX conducted a static fire test of their Falcon 9 rocket booster in preparation for their first crewed astronaut mission, DM-2. Timestamps below.This is a highlight clip from our live stream. Full live stream video available here: https://youtu.be/zn61sMrLrQA#SpaceX #DM2 #NASASEGMENTS0:00 Start & discussions13:00 Static Fire
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