NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley now face the phase of the flight that Elon Musk said is his “biggest concern.”
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Space Launch System vs. SpaceX: Is the SLS a Waste of Money
Oftentimes, many argue that NASA’s Space Launch System is a waste of money because it is being delayed over and over again despite having such a large budget. In this video, I will examine whether this is the case or not.
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NASA confirms SpaceX Crew Dragon will splashdown in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — NASA confirmed on their blog that SpaceX Crew Dragon will splashdown in Pensacola Florida on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Weather conditions according to NASA are a “Go” but Hurricane Isaias will still be monitored and evaluate any impact the storm may have on the splashdown sight.
SpaceX will monitor weather conditions until 2.5 hours before scheduled undocking when the they will proceed with departure. Splashdown is scheduled for about 1:40PM local time.
NASA astronauts’s splashdown could happen off Big Bend’s coast this weekend
(WTXL) — History could be made right here in the Big Bend this weekend.
For the first time in 45 years, a NASA spacecraft with two American Astronauts on board will splash down off the coast of Florida.
The exact location of where the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will splashdown hasn’t been announced yet.
SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying NASA astronauts to depart space station today
SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon capsule to carry NASA astronauts will undock from the International Space Station tonight (Aug. 1), setting the stage for a historic weekend splashdown.
I now have good signal strength with my team back on Earth
They’re tracking my location and will keep talking to me as I cruise to Mars. go.nasa.gov/3ggbNGu #CountdownToMars
SpaceX, NASA watch weather for historic astronaut splashdown on Sunday
SpaceX is ready to return its first NASA astronaut crew to Earth, but a potential tropical cyclone brewing in the Atlantic could cause delays.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, called Endeavour, is scheduled to splash down off the Florida coast on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 2). Its crew, NASA’s Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, is wrapping up a historic two-month test flight, the first orbital trip by astronauts on a commercial spacecraft. Their splashdown will also mark the first water landing by American astronauts since the Apollo-Soyuz mission in July 1975.
NASA announces astronauts to launch on SpaceX’s Crew-2 Dragon in 2021
SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission for NASA has its astronauts.
NASA and its international partners have officially assigned the astronauts to fly on SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission in spring of 2021, the U.S. space agency announced today (July 28). The mission will be SpaceX’s second operational Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station, following the upcoming Crew-1 astrononaut mission, which is slated to launch in September.
