with the blackness of space, Earth with its blue and white covered sphere sure does look inviting. Beautiful shot with the station and Dragon above Earth.
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with the blackness of space, Earth with its blue and white covered sphere sure does look inviting. Beautiful shot with the station and Dragon above Earth.
Russia’s space leader seems pretty bitter about SpaceX’s success
Roscomos head Dimitry Rogozin is plenty bitter about the success of Crew Dragon.
Roscomos head Dimitry Rogozin is plenty bitter about the success of Crew Dragon.
Actually I’m glad Elon could not do a satisfactory deal for those rockets. Instead, SpaceX built a revolutionary rocket that was 70% reusable and laid the foundation for cost-effective mass transport to Mars.Bet Russia really regrets not selling Elon those two ICBMs
Oh, I'm glad too, the sad face is Russia that lost out on NASA crew dollars and has an uber low priced competitor in the launch market, not me. I'm
Eh, that's Eric Berger's take. If you read his translated Forbes piece, Rogozin sounds to me like he is writing something for domestic consumption. Among other things he is battling Moscow based detractors who don't like his new Space office park in a prime real estate location. He is reminding Russians that Russian rocketry is still excellent and relevant. He is trying to make sure he doesn't see a defeatist attitude take over and result in budget cuts. I wouldn't read more into it than what it is.
News. ‘This war is theirs – not ours’: Dmitry Rogozin on Elon Musk’s Crew Dragon launch
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I almost posted this when it was first leaked. Reflecting on the days since then, her thoughts are a worthy read.
From: Gwynne Shotwell
Date: Jun. 3, 2020 [Ed: time stamp redacted]
To: Everyone
Subj. Demo 2 and Changing the World
SpaceX Team,
On Sunday, SpaceX successfully delivered its first humans, NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the international Space Station. I hope each of you takes great pride in this extraordinary accomplishment. Until now, only three countries – Russia, the United States and China – have achieved the feat. Your commitment to the safe passage of ‘The Dads’ has required perseverance, sacrifice and a pursuit of a better, more exciting future. I truly believe there is no other group of people that could have made this happen – thank you and congratulations on the mission success thus far.
In speaking of trying to attain a better future, we must acknowledge the current reality. The death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and so many more highlight the difficulties that communities of color face. These events are troubling. If you are struggling personally or would like to talk to someone, please reach out to your HR Rep, or visit our benefits page to learn about resources provided by Lyra Health and other services. It is ok (and encouraged) to take a moment, or the time you need, to deal with this.
I want to ensure that SpaceX is a place where these difficulties are recognized and certainly a place where bias and discrimination are not tolerated. I will be meeting with our African American employees this week so that we can have more in-depth conversations about their experiences at work and discuss what we can do to improve. I want to meet with others that want to help in this regard. Please send requests to Brian Weir [Ed: Executive Assistant to the COO], Brian Bjelde [Ed: VP of Human Resources], or our Manager of Diversity and Inclusion Jamin Gallman. We will collect good ideas, achievements and misses on this page. [Ed: Link redacted] It will also highlight organizations and opportunities to support this broader community.
Thank you for all your contributions and personal sacrifices that make SpaceX a tremendous success. Congrats on the historic launch and docking of the still ongoing DM-2 mission. And thank you in advance for your continued support in making SpaceX a place where all people can do excellent work, buoyed by the support and teamwork of their fellow employees.
Let’s keep doing our best work and accelerate our goal of making humanity multi-planetary.
-- g
p.s. A few of you have asked about the button I was wearing during launch. It’s based on a quote by Harriet Tubman that says “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
This is really spectacular. Can you re-post it on the Gwynne Shotwell thread? It deserves to be there as well as here.
CNN had this video interview with Doug and Bob about their space flight, their upcoming space walk and what they are expecting from the water landing on the return. Video just over 3 min.
Astronauts look ahead to historic ocean landing: We're not nervous - CNN Video
Astronauts look ahead to historic ocean landing: We're not nervous - CNN Video
Yup, not coming back before August: SpaceX Dragon 2 Won't Be Back From ISS Until After July Suggests FCC Filing — Wccftech
Some details on the beacon:
Some details on the beacon:
And they are going to test its lifeboat capabilities with three astronauts and one cosmonaut: SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft put through its paces at orbital space station
Lots of questions answered here on timelines and upcoming activities: After nearly a month in space, NASA seems really happy with Crew Dragon — Ars Technica
Current schedule for undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavor is August 1st. Splashdown will happen on August 2nd.
There is a lot going on this week, what with the Perseverance launch (with an exoplanet helicopter!) on a 541 Atlas 5. But of course we are here to discuss the return leg of the Demo-2 mission!
Keep NASA TV on to catch all the happenings including some live interviews with Doug and Bob, the Flight Readiness Review Briefing on Wednesday and of course all the action on Saturday.
Full week’s schedule here (the blue highlights are the live content): https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_week_of_7-27-2020_0.pdf
Saturday (all times US Eastern):
Keep NASA TV on to catch all the happenings including some live interviews with Doug and Bob, the Flight Readiness Review Briefing on Wednesday and of course all the action on Saturday.
Full week’s schedule here (the blue highlights are the live content): https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_week_of_7-27-2020_0.pdf
Saturday (all times US Eastern):
Bridenstine answered a question at the Perseverance pre=launch conference today about weather and DM-2 return. He said that there is a 48 hour window to decide Go - No Go and that there were options on where to land.
At 24 minutes in:
At 24 minutes in:
Yeah, and I think Benji said they had two go-no-gos the day of, with one at 2 hours (?) before undocking.
With the weather the way it is looking, feels like there is a good chance they stay on station a bit longer...
