Dragon v2 unmanned test (SpX-DM1) - Falcon 9 (B1051) - Kennedy LC-39A - 02.03.2019, 07:49 UTC

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 2 ч. назад

NASA's high flying WB-57, still being used, also by USNTPS




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Some more recent WB-57 pics

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03/08/2019 16:23 Stephen Clark

The "Go Searcher" vessel is in action for the first time today for a real spacecraft recovery, after multiple rehearsals at sea using mock-ups of the Crew Dragon. The ship has an aft lifting frame to hoist the capsule out of the water onto the deck, allowing crews to disembark the capsule on the boat.

Go Searcher also has a medical treatment facility and a helipad on-board, allowing astronauts to undergo health checks after their return from space, and an emergency evacuation to a hospital on shore, if required.

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 5 мин. назад

Interesting @NASAHistory fact for today's @SpaceX #CrewDragon return to Earth: It's been almost 50 years since we've landed a spacecraft that was designed for humans in the Atlantic Ocean. Last one was Apollo 9 on March 13, 1969.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 3 мин. назад

WB-57 position as NASA926 and live view during reentry & splashdown of DM-1 #DM1 #CrewDragon

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03/08/2019 16:34 Entry interface Stephen Clark

Entry interface. Crew Dragon has encountered the outermost discernible layers of the atmosphere, flying northwest-to-southeast over the Southeast United States as it heads for splashdown in the Atlantic less than 15 minutes from now.

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03/08/2019 16:39 Stephen Clark

Crew Dragon's heat shield will protect the spacecraft from the high temperatures of re-entry. Altitude is currently about 46 kilometers, and a NASA research plane is tracking the capsule as it streaks toward the splashdown zone in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Мягко приводнился примерно в 16:45:40

Полный успех Демо-1

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03/08/2019 16:42 Stephen Clark

Drogue chutes are out!

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03/08/2019 16:43 Stephen Clark

And all four main chutes have deployed

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Есть приводнение!!!

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03/08/2019 16:47 Splashdown Stephen Clark

Splashdown confirmed! Splashdown confirmed! Crew Dragon has arrived back on Earth after a six-day test flight, setting the stage for astronauts to ride the spacecraft later this year.




03/08/2019 16:47 Stephen Clark

Splashdown occurred on target at 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT).

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03/08/2019 16:50 Stephen Clark

SpaceX's recovery team is speeding toward the Crew Dragon. One team will head for the spacecraft, and the other will retrieve the four parachutes, which were designed to be jettisoned as soon as the capsule reached the water.

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SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 8 мин. назад

Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed!

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