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SMS · « **on:** 04/24/2021 08:43 pm »

NSF Threads for Crew-1 : Discussion / Launch/Rndz/Docking Updates / EOM/Return Updates

NASA to Air Live Coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts’ Return to Earth

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the International Space Station.

The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, is scheduled to undock from the space station to begin the journey home at 7:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 28. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:40 p.m. for the splashdown and conclusion of the Crew-1 mission. The return to Earth – and activities leading up to the return – will air live on NASA Television, the NASA App, and the agency’s website.

Crew-1 is the first of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, which worked with the U.S. aerospace industry to return launches with astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.

In advance of departure from the space station, Crew-1 astronaut and station Commander Shannon Walker of NASA will hand over command of the station to JAXA astronaut and Crew-2 member Akihiko Hoshide during a change of command and farewell event.

The Crew Dragon will autonomously undock, depart the space station, and splash down at one of seven targeted landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Resilience also will return to Earth important and time-sensitive research. For normal crew rescue and recovery operations, the NASA and SpaceX teams select two primary splashdown locations from the seven possible locations about two weeks prior to return, with additional decision milestones taking place prior to crew boarding the spacecraft, during free flight, and before Crew Dragon performs a deorbit burn.

NASA and SpaceX closely coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a 10-nautical-mile safety zone around the expected splashdown location to ensure safety for the public and for those involved in the recovery operations, as well as the crew aboard the returning spacecraft.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 return coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern):

Monday, April 26

12:30 p.m. – Crew-1 final news conference aboard the International Space Station

Tuesday, April 27

1:25 p.m. – Change of Command and Crew-1 farewell remarks aboard the International Space Station

Wednesday, April 28

4:45 a.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for 5 a.m. hatch closure

6:45 a.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for the 7:05 a.m. undocking

12:40 p.m. – Splashdown (NASA TV will provide continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown)

2:30 p.m. – Return to Earth news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, with the following participants:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center
Kenny Todd, deputy manager, International Space Station, Johnson
Hans Koenigsmann, Senior Advisor, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate

Media wishing to participate in the Return to Earth news conference by telephone must call Johnson's newsroom at 281-483-5111 to RSVP no later than 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. Those following the briefing on social media may ask questions using #AskNASA.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.

SMS · « **Reply #1 on:** 04/25/2021 02:32 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1386067579912048645

Everything Space · « **Reply #2 on:** 04/25/2021 03:40 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1385960472441237507?

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/25/2021 04:47 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1386358513719521280

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With Crew-1 splashdown just a few days away, the US Coast Guard has released a short video message, seeking the support of the public to keep away from recovery zones.

Video via USCG Sector Jacksonville: fb.com/USCGSectorJack…

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #4 on:** 04/26/2021 03:49 pm »

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Hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts ahead of their return to Earth! At 12:30 p.m. EDT [17:30 UTC], join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi for a Q&A about their six-month mission and upcoming departure from the International Space Station.

Thunderscreech · « **Reply #5 on:** 04/26/2021 06:05 pm »

This looks like a TFR for the re-entry and landing of Crew-1. I think it might be a bigger square than the Demo-1 TFR, if that's true it may be part of their strategy for reducing the chances of non-SpaceX boats being on-scene.

Edit: Added a pair of circular TFRs that may also correlate to Crew-1 recovery efforts but they're formatted differently (with a circular exclusion zone instead of the orbit-aligned rectangle we saw with Demo-1 and the first TFR below:

NOTE: Disregard the Starlink TFRs they're in response to, the bot thought they were related and I'm not sure how to tell the board software to not embed the parent tweets.

https://twitter.com/SpaceTfrs/status/1386709077540184071?s=20

https://twitter.com/SpaceTfrs/status/1386719648532553731

https://twitter.com/SpaceTfrs/status/1386747568307281922

Everything Space · « **Reply #6 on:** 04/27/2021 01:10 am »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1386845950593937416?

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-updates-live-coverage-of-agency-s-spacex-crew-1-return-to-earth

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 1, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 5:55 p.m. Friday, April 30, to begin the journey home.

NASA and SpaceX agreed to move Crew-1’s undocking and splashdown from Wednesday, April 28, following a review of forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, which currently predict wind speeds above the recovery criteria. Teams will continue to monitor weather conditions for splashdown ahead of Friday’s planned undocking.

The return to Earth – and activities leading up to the return – will air live on NASA Television, the NASA App, and the agency’s website.

Crew-1 is the first of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, which worked with the U.S. aerospace industry to return launches with astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.

In advance of departure from the space station, Crew-1 astronaut and station Commander Shannon Walker of NASA will hand over command of the station to JAXA astronaut and Crew-2 member Akihiko Hoshide during a change of command and farewell event.

The Crew Dragon will undock autonomously and depart from the space station with the capability to splashdown at one of seven targeted landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Resilience also will return to Earth important and time-sensitive research. For normal crew rescue and recovery operations, the NASA and SpaceX teams select two primary splashdown locations from the seven possible locations about two weeks prior to return, with additional decision milestones taking place prior to crew boarding the spacecraft, during free flight, and before Crew Dragon performs a deorbit burn.

NASA and SpaceX closely coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a 10-nautical-mile safety zone around the expected splashdown location to ensure safety for the public and for those involved in the recovery operations, as well as the crew aboard the returning spacecraft.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 return coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern):

Tuesday, April 27

1:25 p.m. – Change of Command and Crew-1 farewell remarks aboard the International Space Station

Friday, April 30

3:30 p.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for 3:50 p.m. hatch closure

5:30 p.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for 5:55 p.m. undocking

Saturday, May 1

11:36 a.m. – Splashdown (NASA TV will provide continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown)

1:30 p.m. – Return to Earth news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, with the following participants:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson
Holly Ridings, chief flight director, Johnson
Hans Koenigsmann, senior advisor, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate

Media wishing to participate in the Return to Earth news conference by telephone must call Johnson's newsroom at 281-483-5111 to RSVP no later than 12 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Those following the briefing on social media may ask questions using #AskNASA.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.

SMS · « **Reply #7 on:** 04/27/2021 03:31 pm »

https://twitter.com/KathyLueders/status/1387066513820114955

eeergo · « **Reply #8 on:** 04/27/2021 04:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/Ian_Benecken/status/1387067281939836930

Everything Space · « **Reply #9 on:** 04/27/2021 09:35 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1387154571185856517?

SMS · « **Reply #10 on:** 04/28/2021 07:42 pm »

Crew-1 before departing

We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job).

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #11 on:** 04/29/2021 02:29 pm »

https://twitter.com/uscgheartland/status/1387467358445375494

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#BreakingNews @USCG Sector Mobile will activate a 2-mile #safetyzone in #GulfofMexico this weekend w/ @NASA, @FAANews & @SpaceX for #Capsule return for the safety of all the responders and spacecraft.

Boaters should #STAYBACK & monitor #VHFCH16 for updates.

#Ready, #Relevant

Citabria · « **Reply #12 on:** 04/29/2021 05:38 pm »

Updated entry NOTAMs:
https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr_map_ims/html/cc/scale3/tile_4_4.html

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #13 on:** 04/29/2021 06:08 pm »

NASA livestream for departure

cohberg · « **Reply #14 on:** 04/30/2021 04:43 am »

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/04/29/crew-1-splashdown-waved-off-as-station-teems-with-science/

Saturday undocking has been waved off due to weather.

Rondaz · « **Reply #15 on:** 04/30/2021 10:41 am »

NASA, SpaceX Reviewing Crew-1 Return Date Due to Weather

Dan Huot Posted on April 29, 2021

NASA and SpaceX have decided to move Crew-1’s undocking and splashdown from Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, respectively, following a review of the forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, which continue to predict wind speeds above the return criteria. Mission teams from NASA and SpaceX will meet again on Friday to further review opportunities for the safe return of Crew-1. Crew Dragon is in great health on the space station, and teams will continue to look for the optimal conditions for both splashdown and recovery.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will return to Earth off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, will remain docked to the International Space Station until a new return date is set.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2021/04/29/nasa-spacex-reviewing-crew-1-return-date-due-to-weather/

Rondaz · « **Reply #16 on:** 04/30/2021 10:42 am »

Crew-1 Splashdown Waved Off as Station Teems With Science

Mark Garcia Posted on April 29, 2021

NASA and SpaceX have decided to move Crew-1’s undocking and splashdown from Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, respectively, following a review of the forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, which continue to predict wind speeds above the return criteria. Mission teams from NASA and SpaceX will meet again on Friday to further review opportunities for the safe return of Crew-1. Crew Dragon is in great health on the space station, and teams will continue to look for the optimal conditions for both splashdown and recovery.

Commander Akihiko Hoshide is leading the Expedition 65 crew and will stay in space until October with his Crew-2 crewmates Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet. Also staying behind on the orbital lab are Soyuz MS-18 crewmates Mark Vande Hei of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov.

All 11 of the orbital residents stayed busy today with human research studies, lab maintenance, and emergency gear training as the Crew Dragon departure activities were under way.

The station was teeming with science on Thursday with the crew collecting and stowing urine samples, conducting behavioral research, and exploring how affects grip and movement. Fuel bottles supporting combustion experiments were swapped out while new hardware was installed to activate a high-performance space computer study.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/04/29/crew-1-splashdown-waved-off-as-station-teems-with-science/

Rondaz · « **Reply #17 on:** 04/30/2021 10:51 am »

.@NASA and @SpaceX have moved Crew-1’s undocking and splashdown due to unfavorable weather conditions. Meanwhile, the station teemed with science on Thursday.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1387966513747947520

Thunderscreech · « **Reply #18 on:** 04/30/2021 02:08 pm »

New landing TFRs posted for May 2nd:

https://twitter.com/spacetfrs/status/1388121625594318849?s=21

Rondaz · « **Reply #19 on:** 04/30/2021 02:24 pm »

@NASA and @SpaceX have decided to move Crew-1's undocking and splashdown following a review of the forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones.

Teams will meet again today to review opportunities for the safe return of Crew-1:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1388103909961502727

Thunderscreech · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/30/2021 04:12 pm »

They’ve also posted a new landing zone candidate for Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico instead:

https://twitter.com/spacetfrs/status/1388160884141400074?s=21

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/30/2021 04:19 pm »

https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1388165877145784320

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Current plan for Crew-1 return, assuming the current weather forecast holds:

· 8:34 pm ET Saturday undock/separation

· 2:56 am ET Sunday splashdown in the Gulf

Targeteer · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/30/2021 04:26 pm »

Crew has been cleared to start moving cargo into Dragon

SMS · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/30/2021 06:45 pm »

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1388178023829147654

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1388178270299033600

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1388178469440393218

SMS · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/30/2021 06:58 pm »

Sunday Splashdown Set for Crew-1 During Light Day on Station

Mark Garcia Posted on April 30, 2021

Four SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are making final preparations ahead of their return to Earth this weekend. Some of the Expedition 65 crew members staying behind on the International Space Station are relaxing today while others are focusing on science and lab maintenance.

Mission managers have decided to send Crew Dragon Resilience and its four astronauts back to Earth on Sunday. Resilience will undock from the Harmony module’s space-facing international docking adapter during an automated maneuver on Saturday at 8:35 p.m. EDT. It will splashdown about six-and-a-half hours later in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

Hatch closure of the Resilience will be on Saturday at 6:20 p.m. with NASA TV beginning its broadcast at 6 p.m. Live continuous coverage of the undocking and splashdown activities starts at 8:15 p.m.

Resilience Commander Michael Hopkins and Pilot Victor Glover are finishing packing up personal items and emergency hardware inside Resilience today. They were assisted by Crew-1 Mission Specialists Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi who also loaded science freezers filled with research samples inside the Crew Dragon. When the Crew-1 astronauts land they will have spent 168 days in space since launching to the station on Nov. 15 last year.

The newest crew aboard the orbital lab, the four SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts, are relaxing today. Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide and Flight Engineers Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough had their schedules cleared on Friday ahead of Saturday night’s Crew-1 undocking.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who rode to space aboard the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship, processed samples for the Food Physiology experiment amidst a mostly slow day for him. Glover finalized his science work early Friday as he collected and stowed his blood and urine samples for later analysis.

The station’s two cosmonauts, Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, stayed focused on maintenance in the orbiting lab’s Russian segment. The duo worked on power connections, ventilation systems and computer hardware throughout Friday.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/04/30/sunday-splashdown-set-for-crew-1-during-light-day-on-station/

SMS · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/30/2021 06:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388205527033733122

SMS · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/30/2021 07:35 pm »

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

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May 1, Saturday
6 p.m. – Coverage of the Hatch Closure of the Crew Dragon “Resilience” Prior to the Crew-1 Undocking from the International Space Station (Hatch closure scheduled at 6:20 p.m. EDT) – Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, California
8:15 p.m. – Coverage of the Undocking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” from the Harmony zenith port at the ISS and Continuous Coverage of through Splashdown and Crew Recovery on Sunday, May 2 (Undocking scheduled at 8:35 p.m. EDT; Hopkins, Glover, Noguchi, Walker) – Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, California

May 2, Sunday
Continuous Coverage of the Return of the SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Aboard “Resilience” and Splashdown (Splashdown scheduled at 2:57 a.m. EDT) – Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, California

5 a.m. – SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Splashdown News Conference (time subject to change) – Johnson Space Center

SMS · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/30/2021 08:26 pm »

https://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi/status/1388224541835599884

Rondaz · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/30/2021 08:45 pm »

UPDATE: NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-1 mission is now targeting a return to Earth no earlier than ~2:57am ET (06:57 UT) Sun., May 2.

Satellite Undocking from the @Space_Station is now targeted for 8:35pm ET, Sat., May 1 (00:35 UT, Sun., May 2). Details:

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388212814154768389

Rondaz · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/30/2021 08:51 pm »

@NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-1 mission is now targeted to return to Earth no earlier than about 2:57am ET on May 2 in the Gulf of Mexico. Crew Dragon Resilience is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station at 8:35pm on May 1 to begin the journey home:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1388212766369067013

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/30/2021 08:57 pm »

Here's the new "Space Debris" notice from the NGA.

Quote from: NGA

301952Z APR 21
NAVAREA IV 358/21(11).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GULF OF MEXICO
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
A. 030550Z TO 030620Z MAY, ALTERNATE
040530Z TO 040600Z AND 041350Z TO 041420Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-20-45N 080-13-48W, 28-50-56N 079-43-04W,
28-21-14N 080-13-48W, 28-50-56N 080-44-31W.
B. 040530Z TO 040600Z MAY, ALTERNATE
041345Z TO 041415Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
30-17-45N 080-35-59W, 29-47-56N 080-04-58W,
29-18-14N 080-35-59W, 29-47-56N 081-07-01W.
C. 040535Z TO 040605Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
31-24-45N 080-15-00W, 30-54-56N 079-43-36W,
30-25-14N 080-15-00W, 30-54-56N 080-46-23W.
D. 020640Z TO 020710Z MAY, ALTERNATE
040550Z TO 040620Z, 040555Z TO 040625Z
AND 041410Z TO 041440Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
30-15-43N 086-01-40W, 29-45-54N 085-30-39W,
29-16-11N 086-01-40W, 29-45-54N 086-32-42W.
E. 040600Z TO 040630Z MAY, ALTERNATE
040555Z TO 040625Z AND 041415Z TO 041445Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
30-15-59N 087-29-59W, 29-48-03N 088-02-15W,
29-19-44N 087-29-51W, 29-48-01N 086-57-26W.
F. 021455Z TO 021525Z MAY, ALTERNATE
040540Z TO 040610Z AND
041405Z TO 041435Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-44-45N 084-12-00W, 29-14-56N 083-41-09W,
28-45-14N 084-12-00W, 29-14-56N 084-42-50W.
G. 040535Z TO 040605Z MAY, ALTERNATE
041405Z TO 041435Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-59-45N 083-45-00W, 28-29-56N 083-14-20W,
28-00-14N 083-45-00W, 28-29-56N 084-15-39W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 333/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 041545Z MAY 21.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #31 on:** 05/01/2021 12:27 am »

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UPCOMING RETURN
CREW-1 TO DEPART FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Saturday, May 1 at 8:35 p.m. EDT, or 00:35 UTC on May 2, for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station (ISS) and splashdown off the coast of Florida on Sunday, May 2 at approximately 2:57 a.m. EDT, 6:57 UTC, completing its first six-month operational mission to the Station.

A series of departure burns will move Dragon away from the orbiting laboratory, followed by the vehicle jettisoning the trunk to reduce weight and mass to help save propellant for the deorbit burn. Once complete, Dragon will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and deploy its two drogue and four main parachutes in preparation for a soft water landing.

Aboard the spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who flew to the space station on Dragon six months ago when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, November 15, 2021.

Upon splashdown, the Dragon and the astronauts will be quickly recovered and returned to Cape Canaveral and Houston respectively. Once the mission is complete, Dragon will be inspected and refurbished for future human spaceflight missions. Re-watch Falcon 9’s launch of the Crew-1 mission here and Dragon’s docking to the International Space Station here.

You can watch a live webcast of this mission, which will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, by clicking the image above.

SMS · « **Reply #32 on:** 05/01/2021 11:04 am »

Soyuz TMA-05M was NOT splashdown as Bill's noted in his message!

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #33 on:** 05/01/2021 11:52 am »

A cancel-and-replace for the NGA "Space Debris" notice issued yesterday.

Quote from: NGA

011124Z MAY 21
NAVAREA IV 359/21(11).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GULF OF MEXICO
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
A. 040530Z TO 040600Z MAY, ALTERNATE
061305Z TO 061335Z AND 071240Z TO 071310Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-20-45N 080-13-48W, 28-50-56N 079-43-04W,
28-21-14N 080-13-48W, 28-50-56N 080-44-31W.
B. 040530Z TO 040600Z MAY, ALTERNATE
061305Z TO 061335Z AND 071235Z TO 071305Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
30-17-45N 080-35-59W, 29-47-56N 080-04-58W,
29-18-14N 080-35-59W, 29-47-56N 081-07-01W.
C. 040535Z TO 040605Z MAY, ALTERNATE
061255Z TO 061325Z, 071230Z TO 071300Z AND
081210Z TO 081240Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
31-24-45N 080-15-00W, 30-54-56N 079-43-36W,
30-25-14N 080-15-00W, 30-54-56N 080-46-23W.
D. 020640Z TO 020710Z MAY, ALTERNATE
040555Z TO 040625Z, 051350Z TO 051420Z AND
071300Z TO 071330Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
30-15-43N 086-01-40W, 29-45-54N 085-30-39W,
29-16-11N 086-01-40W, 29-45-54N 086-32-42W.
E. 040600Z TO 040630Z MAY, ALTERNATE
051355Z TO 051425Z AND 071305Z TO 071335Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
30-15-59N 087-29-59W, 29-48-03N 088-02-15W,
29-19-44N 087-29-51W, 29-48-01N 086-57-26W.
F. 040540Z TO 040610Z MAY, ALTERNATE
071255Z TO 071325Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-44-45N 084-12-00W, 29-14-56N 083-41-09W,
28-45-14N 084-12-00W, 29-14-56N 084-42-50W.
G. 040535Z TO 040605Z MAY, ALTERNATE
071255Z TO 071325Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-59-45N 083-45-00W, 28-29-56N 083-14-20W,
28-00-14N 083-45-00W, 28-29-56N 084-15-39W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 358/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 081340Z MAY 21.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #34 on:** 05/01/2021 12:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1388466232626720768

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It's happening!

Dragon recovery ship GO Navigator has departed from the Port of Pensacola and is making its way towards the primary Crew-1 splashdown site, near Panama City, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Splashdown is targeted for 2:56am ET on Sunday morning.

Mat-FoundInSpace · « **Reply #35 on:** 05/01/2021 02:20 pm »

Quote from: JAFO on 05/01/2021 12:25 am

Wonder where the reentry plasma trail will be visible? Still have fond memories of watching STS-93 from hotel parking lot at Hobby Airport.

From Dragon re-entry after CRS-21, taken from south of Tallahassee. Splashdown was offshore Tampa.

If weather cooperates, it'll be visible all along the northern Gulf Coast I'd imagine.

SMS · « **Reply #36 on:** 05/01/2021 03:10 pm »

https://twitter.com/Enterprise_Flt/status/1388499279971508224

Rondaz · « **Reply #37 on:** 05/01/2021 04:19 pm »

.@NASA and @SpaceX teams will be in the Gulf of Mexico to retrieve the four Crew-1 astronauts when they splashdown early Sunday.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388516059448102916

SMS · « **Reply #38 on:** 05/01/2021 04:59 pm »

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-spacex-crew-rescue-and-recovery

is the same as:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=51100.msg2111414#msg2111414

Rondaz · « **Reply #39 on:** 05/01/2021 06:20 pm »

Coming home soon! It’s been a great mission with great teams both on the ground and on @Space_Station. Here are some of my favorite memories from the past 6 and a half months on-orbit…

https://twitter.com/Astro_illini/status/1388529025849520129

Rondaz · « **Reply #40 on:** 05/01/2021 06:22 pm »

#Crew1 leaves, and #Crew2#SoyuzMC18 stays. Great friendship remains.

https://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi/status/1388543242837299204

SMS · « **Reply #41 on:** 05/01/2021 06:32 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388561713411330049

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #42 on:** 05/01/2021 06:46 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1388565269350522882

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After a six-month stay, Dragon and the Crew-1 astronauts are set to depart from the @space_station tonight at 8:35 p.m. ET and return to Earth. Weather conditions off the coast of Florida continue to look good for tomorrow’s splashdown at ~2:57 a.m. ET → spacex.com/launches

cohberg · « **Reply #43 on:** 05/01/2021 06:47 pm »

Loading powered payloads (POLAR units) into Resilience from Kibo

Rondaz · « **Reply #44 on:** 05/01/2021 07:47 pm »

After a six-month stay, Dragon and the Crew-1 astronauts are set to depart from the @space_station tonight at 8:35 p.m. ET and return to Earth. Weather conditions off the coast of Florida continue to look good for tomorrow’s splashdown at ~2:57 a.m. ET

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1388565269350522882

Rondaz · « **Reply #45 on:** 05/01/2021 08:30 pm »

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Depart International Space Station

Scheduled for 5/1/21, 3:00 PM

centaurinasa · « **Reply #46 on:** 05/01/2021 08:50 pm »

https://video.ibm.com/channel/live-iss-stream%C2%A0

centaurinasa · « **Reply #47 on:** 05/01/2021 08:53 pm »

Rondaz · « **Reply #48 on:** 05/01/2021 10:03 pm »

NASA TV is Live Now With Crew Dragon Hatch Closure

Mark Garcia Posted on May 1, 2021

Watch live coverage now on NASA TV and the agency’s website as undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the International Space Station.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:35 p.m. EDT for Crew Dragon to autonomously undock from the space station, with four international crew members aboard the spacecraft, and return to Earth.

Almost six-and-a-half hours later, after jettisoning its trunk and re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, Crew Dragon will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida about 2:57 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 2. The primary splashdown target is Panama City, Florida.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 return coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern):

Saturday, May 1

6 p.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for 6:20 p.m. hatch closure
8:15 p.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for 8:35 p.m. undocking
Sunday, May 2

2:57 a.m. (approx.) – Splashdown (NASA TV will provide continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown and crew recovery)
5 a.m. – Return to Earth news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, with the following participants:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson
Holly Ridings, chief flight director, Johnson
Hans Koenigsmann, senior advisor, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched Nov. 15, 2020, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a six-month science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. The astronauts named the spacecraft Resilience, in honor of their families, colleagues, and fellow citizens and highlighting the dedication displayed by the teams involved with the mission and demonstrating that there is no limit to what humans can achieve when they work together. Crew Dragon Resilience docked to the Harmony module’s forward port of the space station Nov. 16, nearly 27 hours after liftoff.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/05/01/nasa-tv-is-live-now-with-crew-dragon-hatch-closure/

Rondaz · « **Reply #49 on:** 05/01/2021 10:04 pm »

.@NASA TV is live now as the @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts say farewell to the Exp 65 crew and close the hatch to the #CrewDragon.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388614968489037829

SMS · « **Reply #50 on:** 05/01/2021 10:21 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388590786191798276

Rondaz · « **Reply #51 on:** 05/01/2021 10:37 pm »

Crew Dragon Hatch Closed, Undocks Soon on NASA TV

Mark Garcia Posted on May 1, 2021

At 6:25 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

NASA Television will air live coverage beginning at 8:15 p.m. for undocking scheduled at 8:35 p.m. and continue coverage through their splashdown off the coast of Panama City, Florida, at about 2:57 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 2 and their recovery from the spacecraft.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/05/01/crew-dragon-hatch-closed-undocks-soon-on-nasa-tv/

Rondaz · « **Reply #52 on:** 05/01/2021 10:38 pm »

The hatch closed to the @SpaceX #CrewDragon today at 6:26pm ET. Crew-1 is now getting ready to undock at 8:35pm with a splashdown at 2:57am on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388623332430409728

soltasto · « **Reply #53 on:** 05/01/2021 10:43 pm »

Return "press kit" from the SpaceX website (with OCR)

kdhilliard · « **Reply #54 on:** 05/01/2021 11:28 pm »

Prior to ingressing the Station last week, Crew-2 reported to SpaceX that they tore their LiOH cartridge storage bag. Crew-1 is bringing that torn bag back home for SpaceX to examine, and prior to hatch closure today, they passed out Resilience's LiOH storage bag for use on Endeavour. Here is Thomas Pesquet relaying that bag to Akihiko Hoshide. (Radio comms re that bag at 17:28 of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Hatch Closure & Farewell at International Space Station, with the bag passed a minute later.)

SMS · « **Reply #55 on:** 05/01/2021 11:38 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388637975345606656

Rondaz · « **Reply #56 on:** 05/02/2021 12:19 am »

LIVE: Watch Crew Dragon Resilience undock from the @Space_Station. NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are scheduled to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico at 2:57am ET (6:57 UT).

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388648393426231296

Rondaz · « **Reply #57 on:** 05/02/2021 12:21 am »

Watch NASA TV Now as Crew-1 Prepares for Departure and Splashdown

Mark Garcia Posted on May 1, 2021

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience carrying four Crew-1 astronauts is pictured approaching the station on Nov. 15, 2020, for a docking.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience carrying four Crew-1 astronauts is pictured approaching the station on Nov. 15, 2020, for a docking.
Watch live coverage now on NASA TV and the agency’s website as undocking preparations continue for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the International Space Station.

After the Crew-1 astronauts closed the Dragon hatch at 6:26 p.m. EDT, Expedition 65 astronauts closed the hatch of the orbital laboratory. With Crew-1 astronauts seated inside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft, teams are conducting standard leak checks and depressurization of the space between the spacecraft, called the vestibule, in preparation for its undocking and return to Earth.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:35 p.m. for Crew Dragon to autonomously undock from the space station, with its four international crew members aboard the spacecraft, and return to Earth. After hooks holding Crew Dragon in place retract, two very small engine burns at 8:30 p.m. and 8:32 p.m. will fire to separate the spacecraft from the station.

Conditions remain “Go” at the primary targeted site, off the coast of Panama City, Florida, for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 2:57 a.m. on Sunday, May 2.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/05/01/watch-nasa-tv-now-as-crew-1-prepares-for-departure-and-splashdown/

Rondaz · « **Reply #58 on:** 05/02/2021 12:23 am »

The @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are in the #CrewDragon Resilience getting ready to undock at 8:35pm ET and splashdown Sunday at 2:57am.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388650008610709505

PahTo · « **Reply #59 on:** 05/02/2021 12:33 am »

Hooks retracting now...

PahTo · « **Reply #60 on:** 05/02/2021 12:36 am »

Separation confirmed! Back-off burns underway.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 05/02/2021 12:38 am »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1388653947267735552

PahTo · « **Reply #62 on:** 05/02/2021 12:38 am »

Resilience departing [ringgg].
Happy Landings...

PahTo · « **Reply #63 on:** 05/02/2021 12:42 am »

Departure burns underway--Dracos look neat in the dark.

Rondaz · « **Reply #64 on:** 05/02/2021 12:47 am »

Crew-1 Undocks From Station and Heads for Splashdown

Mark Garcia Posted on May 1, 2021

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft with astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) inside undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 8:35 p.m. EDT to complete a six-month science mission.

Two very small engine burns separated Crew Dragon from the station, and the spacecraft is slowly maneuvering away from the orbital laboratory into an orbital track that will return the astronaut crew and its cargo safely to Earth.

Once flying free, Crew Dragon Resilience will autonomously execute four departure burns to move the spaceship away from the space station and begin the flight home.

The return timeline with approximate times in EDT is:

May 1

8:35 p.m. Departure burn 0
8:40 p.m. Departure burn 1
9:28 p.m. Departure burn 2
10:14 p.m. Departure burn 3
May 2

1:58 a.m. Trunk jettison
2:03 a.m. Deorbit burn begins
2:57 a.m. Crew Dragon splashdown

NASA will continue to provide live coverage until Resilience splashes down off the coast of Florida and the Crew-1 astronauts are recovered from the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched Nov. 15, 2020, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts named the spacecraft Resilience, in honor of their families, colleagues, and fellow citizens and highlighting the dedication displayed by the teams involved with the mission and demonstrating that there is no limit to what humans can achieve when they work together. Crew Dragon Resilience docked to the Harmony module’s forward port of the space station Nov. 16, nearly 27 hours after liftoff.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/05/01/crew-1-undocks-from-station-and-heads-for-splashdown/

PahTo · « **Reply #65 on:** 05/02/2021 12:48 am »

Orbital sunrise--commentators are pretty wowed (aren't we all?). Good comms on check.

theonlyspace · « **Reply #66 on:** 05/02/2021 12:48 am »

Can we have some screen grabs?

Rondaz · « **Reply #67 on:** 05/02/2021 12:49 am »

Four @SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are going home after undocking in the #CrewDragon Resilience today at 8:35pm ET. They will splashdown on Sunday at 2:57am off the coast of Florida.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388656630917599232

TGMetsFan98 · « **Reply #68 on:** 05/02/2021 12:53 am »

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/05/dragon-resilience-return-first-operational/

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1388657611797585924?s=20

Rondaz · « **Reply #69 on:** 05/02/2021 01:05 am »

The Sun rises on Crew Dragon Resilience. Crew-1 are coming home.

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388658001142222848

Rondaz · « **Reply #70 on:** 05/02/2021 01:33 am »

This will be the first nighttime splashdown of a US spacecraft with crew on board since Apollo 8’s return in 1968

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1388649349551329280

Rondaz · « **Reply #71 on:** 05/02/2021 01:38 am »

Said goodbye to our crewmates and the @Space_Station. Time to buckle up for our ride back home. Go Crew-1!

https://twitter.com/Astro_illini/status/1388664555937566724

Rondaz · « **Reply #72 on:** 05/02/2021 01:47 am »

Spaceship Crew Dragon with astronauts undocked from ISS and flew to Earth.

03:45 05/02/2021

WASHINGTON, May 2 - RIA Novosti. The American spacecraft Crew Dragon , on board of which is an international crew of four, undocked at 3.35 Moscow time from the International Space Station to return to Earth, NASA is broadcasting live .

The command to start undocking was given at 3.30 Moscow time. Flooding of the ship is expected in about six and a half hours, at 9.57 Moscow time, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida .

The Crew Dragon spacecraft flew to the ISS in November 2020 with the crew of the Americans Michael Hopkins , Victor Glover and Shannon Walker , as well as the Japanese Soichi Noguchi . At the end of April, they were replaced by another Crew Dragon with a crew of Americans Shane Kimbrow and Megan MacArthur, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Tom Peske .

In addition to them, the Russians Oleg Novitsky and Petr Dubrov, as well as the American Mark Vande Hai, who arrived at the ISS on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft this month, are now at the station .

https://ria.ru/20210502/korabl-1730881797.html

pb2000 · « **Reply #73 on:** 05/02/2021 01:56 am »

Quote from: Rondaz on 05/02/2021 01:47 am

Flooding of the ship is expected in about six and a half hours

That's an unfortunate mistranslation.

Rondaz · « **Reply #74 on:** 05/02/2021 02:00 am »

A station camera captured the @SpaceX #CrewDragon Resilience separating further away from the station to prepare for its splashdown at 2:57am ET on Sunday.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1388669311141629953

Everything Space · « **Reply #75 on:** 05/02/2021 02:25 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1388678885705850880?

ddspaceman · « **Reply #76 on:** 05/02/2021 03:01 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388669757461782530

SMS · « **Reply #77 on:** 05/02/2021 03:14 am »

00:34:58 GMT was the exact undocking time.

SMS · « **Reply #78 on:** 05/02/2021 04:39 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1388699589033676800

SMS · « **Reply #79 on:** 05/02/2021 04:48 am »

https://twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1388714466917953538

Targeteer · « **Reply #80 on:** 05/02/2021 04:55 am »

Interesting that the suits use a N2/O2 mix, not pure O2. Isn't that a change from the Shuttle suits?

Targeteer · « **Reply #81 on:** 05/02/2021 04:59 am »

TDRS-Z interference occurred on return link previously and may reoccur when the satellite is used again. Deorbit burn will not be effected but the ground may not hear responses from the crew so broadcasts will be made to them "in the blind"

SMS · « **Reply #82 on:** 05/02/2021 05:15 am »

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1388723391880892416

[email protected] · « **Reply #83 on:** 05/02/2021 05:32 am »

Cool view from the NASA - WB-57 aircraft as it awaits Dragon and its flight track over the gulf.

SMS · « **Reply #84 on:** 05/02/2021 05:34 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388724737401139200

sdsds · « **Reply #85 on:** 05/02/2021 06:08 am »

Dragon and trunk on left; crew on right.

sdsds · « **Reply #86 on:** 05/02/2021 06:20 am »

Nominal de-orbit burn complete. Nose cone closing. Re-entry in about 20 minutes.

sdsds · « **Reply #87 on:** 05/02/2021 06:32 am »

Dragon still visible from ISS.

otter · « **Reply #88 on:** 05/02/2021 06:37 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388744054880575490

otter · « **Reply #89 on:** 05/02/2021 06:42 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1388745483645079554

sdsds · « **Reply #90 on:** 05/02/2021 06:45 am »

90 km altitude. Entering expected LOS. Expecting re-acquisition of signal in 7-1/2 minutes.

[email protected] · « **Reply #91 on:** 05/02/2021 06:47 am »

The Heli ride from Pensacola to Go Navigator to drop NASA team and location of Go Navigator next to three Coast Guard vessels.

sdsds · « **Reply #92 on:** 05/02/2021 06:48 am »

Dragon visible from aircraft!
Second image from GO Navigator.

sdsds · « **Reply #93 on:** 05/02/2021 06:50 am »

Hopkins reporting Gs, etc. Out of LOS!!

sdsds · « **Reply #94 on:** 05/02/2021 06:52 am »

Hopkins: 20 km. Seat rotation.

sdsds · « **Reply #95 on:** 05/02/2021 06:53 am »

Drogues. "Visual two chutes." Good drogues.

otter · « **Reply #96 on:** 05/02/2021 06:54 am »

4 main shutes deployed.

sdsds · « **Reply #97 on:** 05/02/2021 06:54 am »

All four mains. Nominal descent rate.

sdsds · « **Reply #98 on:** 05/02/2021 06:55 am »

800m.

otter · « **Reply #99 on:** 05/02/2021 06:57 am »

Splashdown!

sdsds · « **Reply #100 on:** 05/02/2021 06:57 am »

Chase boats in view.

AND ... splash!

matthewkantar · « **Reply #101 on:** 05/02/2021 06:59 am »

68 million frequent flyer miles!

otter · « **Reply #102 on:** 05/02/2021 07:00 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1388749836850057218

sdsds · « **Reply #103 on:** 05/02/2021 07:03 am »

Boats at capsule.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #104 on:** 05/02/2021 07:04 am »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1388750832741457922

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The Coast Guard appears to have successfully kept the hazard zone clear this time. The only boats on the scene are the recovery vessels.

CorvusCorax · « **Reply #105 on:** 05/02/2021 07:04 am »

Dragon to SpaceX: We gladly take the 68 million miles, are they transferable?

SpaceX to Dragon: Copy, we have to defer you to our marketing department.

LOL

sdsds · « **Reply #106 on:** 05/02/2021 07:05 am »

Hypergol sweeps and unfired whatever nominal. 25 minutes until main recovery vessel arrives.

sdsds · « **Reply #107 on:** 05/02/2021 07:07 am »

SpaceX commentator describes weather as "serene." Water sure looks glassy smooth!

sdsds · « **Reply #108 on:** 05/02/2021 07:09 am »

Rigger now aboard Dragon!

sdsds · « **Reply #109 on:** 05/02/2021 07:12 am »

More views of rigger at work.

sdsds · « **Reply #110 on:** 05/02/2021 07:14 am »

GO Navigator and her Dragon Nest.
Dragon visible in second image.
Navigator backing towards Dragon.

sdsds · « **Reply #111 on:** 05/02/2021 07:15 am »

They sure make it looks easy and routine.
About one boat length away.

sdsds · « **Reply #112 on:** 05/02/2021 07:18 am »

Rigging complete. Five minutes until spacecraft lift.

sdsds · « **Reply #113 on:** 05/02/2021 07:24 am »

Rigger jumps clear.

sdsds · « **Reply #114 on:** 05/02/2021 07:26 am »

Side hatch visible. Looks good for egress. "Welcome aboard."

sdsds · « **Reply #115 on:** 05/02/2021 07:30 am »

Teams preparing for hatch opening.

All chutes, mains and drogues, located and will be recovered.

"Welcome to come on board with cams if you like."

Plan is for crew to go by helicopter to Pensicola and then by plane to Houston.

sdsds · « **Reply #116 on:** 05/02/2021 07:34 am »

Hopper: "Quite frankly you all are changing the world."

Hatch opening.

sdsds · « **Reply #117 on:** 05/02/2021 07:43 am »

Egress.

Hopper did a little shuffle dance!

sdsds · « **Reply #118 on:** 05/02/2021 07:51 am »

Glover egress.
Walker egress.
Noguchi egress.

PAO unable to "find" ETA at Houston Ellington Field.

Wrap.

Targeteer · « **Reply #119 on:** 05/02/2021 07:56 am »

Apparently the rest of the crew was not feeling as "nominal" as Hopper so the video feed was... cut Welcome home

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #120 on:** 05/02/2021 08:26 am »

https://twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1388771069994184710

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Statement from Bill Nelson, who is to be sworn in as NASA Administrator Monday: "Safe, reliable transportation to the International Space Station is exactly the vision that NASA had when the agency embarked on the commercial crew program.” What a time to lead the agency.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #121 on:** 05/02/2021 08:27 am »

First few NASA photos. Crew shot is after hatch opening

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #122 on:** 05/02/2021 08:29 am »

Video clips from Chris

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388750153528586240

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388751337412759552

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388753272714973188

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388757915004293122

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #123 on:** 05/02/2021 08:30 am »

Last clips

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388758889768931331

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1388763792146845698

otter · « **Reply #124 on:** 05/02/2021 08:54 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1388778152743215108

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #125 on:** 05/02/2021 08:55 am »

Hi-res versions

Rondaz · « **Reply #126 on:** 05/02/2021 09:19 am »

Crew-1 Makes Nighttime Splashdown, Ends Mission

Mark Garcia Posted on May 2, 2021

Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) splashed down safely in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, at 2:56 a.m. EDT after 168 days in space. The return marks the end of the first crew rotation mission to the International Space Station of the Crew Dragon spacecraft developed in partnership between NASA and SpaceX as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Teams on the Go Navigator recovery ship, including two fast boats, now are in the process of securing Crew Dragon and ensuring the spacecraft is safe for the recovery effort. As the fast boat teams complete their work, the recovery ship will move into position to hoist Crew Dragon onto the main deck of Go Navigator with the astronauts inside. Once on the main deck, the crew will be taken out of the spacecraft and receive medical checks before a helicopter ride to Pensacola to board a plane for Houston.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched Nov. 15, 2020, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts named the spacecraft Resilience, in honor of their families, colleagues, and fellow citizens and highlighting the dedication displayed by the teams involved with the mission and demonstrating that there is no limit to what humans can achieve when they work together. Crew Dragon Resilience docked to the Harmony module’s forward port of the space station Nov. 16, nearly 27 hours after liftoff.

Hopkins has now spent a total of 335 days in space during two spaceflights; he conducted three spacewalks during this mission for a total of five in his career. It was Glover’s first spaceflight, during which he conducted four spacewalks during the 168 days. It was Walker’s second spaceflight, bringing her total time in space to 331 days. Noguchi conducted one spacewalk, for a total of four spacewalks during his three total spaceflights; he has spent a total of 345 days in space.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2021/05/02/crew-1-makes-nighttime-splashdown-ends-mission/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #127 on:** 05/02/2021 09:21 am »

Post landing press conference

Rondaz · « **Reply #128 on:** 05/02/2021 09:22 am »

Crew Dragon with four astronauts returned to Earth.

10:01 05/02/2021 (updated: 11:15 05/02/2021)

WASHINGTON, May 2 - RIA Novosti. The American spacecraft Crew Dragon , on board of which is an international crew of four, successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, NASA is broadcasting live.

Crew Dragon hit the water in the estimated 2.57 Eastern time US (9.57 MSK). About six and a half hours ago, the spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station to return to Earth .

The Crew Dragon spacecraft flew to the ISS in November 2020 with the crew of the Americans Michael Hopkins , Victor Glover and Shannon Walker , as well as the Japanese Soichi Noguchi . At the end of April, they were replaced by another Crew Dragon with a crew of Americans Shane Kimbrow and Megan MacArthur, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Tom Peske . In addition to them, the Russians Oleg Novitsky and Petr Dubrov, as well as the American Mark Vande Hai, who arrived at the ISS on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft this month, are now at the station .

Hopkins was the first to leave the capsule, followed by Glover, Walker and Noguchi. The astronauts emerged from the cockpit with the help of employees of the SpaceX company, which owns the spacecraft. Now the astronauts will have to undergo a medical examination, then they will be taken by helicopter to the city of Pensacola, and then by NASA plane to Houston. After splashdown of the ship, it was reported that the crew was doing well.

Crew Dragon (also called Dragon 2) is the first commercial manned vehicle designed to deliver crews and cargo to the ISS. Developed by SpaceX , founded by Elon Musk.

https://ria.ru/20210502/kosmos-1730892767.html

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #129 on:** 05/02/2021 09:23 am »

https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1388782807389020160

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NASA's Steve Stich says there were no issues with hypergolic fuels outside the spacecraft, as during Demo-2. Also said the Coast Guard was able to keep leisure boats away from the recovery efforts. (It helps that it was 3am on a Sunday morning).

https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1388785093901234176

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"All four crew members are doing really well. We got the capsule on board — Resilience on board — SpaceX's recovery ship without any trouble." — Holly Ridings, chief flight director, @NASA_Johnson, on tonight's Crew-1 mission splashdown.

https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1388784465829404672

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SpaceX's Hans Koenigsmann says the company was proud to support NASA: "It's the opportunity of a lifetime for many of us. We are looking forward to many more flights to the space station and beyond, to the Moon and Mars."

https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1388785283940900868

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Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general of JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, says this mission validates Crew Dragon. He also said it proves the value of NASA's international and commercial partnerships.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #130 on:** 05/02/2021 10:11 am »

https://twitter.com/astrovicglover/status/1388797248260108292

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What a ride! Thanks to the @NASA, @SpaceX, and @USCG teams for a safe and successful journey back to Earth. Another step closer to family and home!

Rondaz · « **Reply #131 on:** 05/02/2021 11:40 am »

Congratulations to my #SpaceSister Shannon Walker, @Astro_Soichi, @AstroVicGlover, and @Astro_illini on their safe return to Planet Earth! We were sad to see you go, but now it’s our turn to work!

https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1388799863916171268

Rondaz · « **Reply #132 on:** 05/02/2021 11:46 am »

So great to see 4 smiling faces back on Earth - the same 4 faces that we saw just a couple of hours ago leave ISS. Amazing.

https://twitter.com/Aki_Hoshide/status/1388807079515889665

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #133 on:** 05/02/2021 02:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/astro_illini/status/1388865149155512324

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Feels great to be back on Earth! I might miss the views outside of my Resilience room window tonight, but I’m happy to be home.

https://twitter.com/astrovicglover/status/1388865932286562310

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Home! Mission Complete.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #134 on:** 05/02/2021 02:56 pm »

Rondaz · « **Reply #135 on:** 05/02/2021 02:58 pm »

Last night we said goodbye to our friends from # Crew1 . Careful protocol to follow - preparation ofDragon, final checks, putting on the diving suits, closing the airlock and finally undocking as such. And of course, hugs and souvenir photos.

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388865438659006465

Rondaz · « **Reply #136 on:** 05/02/2021 04:21 pm »

I know there is no up and down in space but I was up on the zenith docking port with Shane closing the hatch to the departing Dragon, and when I looked down this is what I saw under my feet: the whole crew looking up at us!

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388889510424027141

Rondaz · « **Reply #137 on:** 05/02/2021 04:22 pm »

During the night we said goodbye to our friends of #Crew1. It’s always a meticulous operation, to prep their vehicle, make sure everything is ready, then they don their suits and close the hatch and undock. Lots of goodbyes, hugs and pictures.

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388889478794723329

mlindner · « **Reply #138 on:** 05/02/2021 06:41 pm »

Some AMAZING pictures of re-entry from Thomas Pesquet.

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388925255599726593

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388925268207734793

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1388925282191646728

Comga · « **Reply #139 on:** 05/02/2021 08:44 pm »

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6 hours after closing the hatch on our friends ... we see a sky-tearing 🔥 over the Gulf of Mexico and we know it's them inside ...! We got up early on purpose to try and catch a glimpse of them and we weren't disappointed! I will remember this all my life.

Rondaz · « **Reply #140 on:** 05/02/2021 10:28 pm »

After several helicopter visits - presumably ferrying astronauts, cargo and recovery crews - GO Navigator is now up to speed and seems to be heading straight back to Port Canaveral - no return to Pensacola.

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388848181782450176

Targeteer · « **Reply #141 on:** 05/02/2021 11:03 pm »

Tidbit from Steve Stich in stark contrast to Space X's success. The CST Boeing re-flight of OFT-2 won't fly till Aug/Sep...

[email protected] · « **Reply #142 on:** 05/03/2021 03:05 am »

Crew 1 astronaut Soichi Noguchi has a youtube channel with some cool videos in Japanese.

See how crew Dragon astronauts don the SpaceX IVA suit,

Jansen · « **Reply #143 on:** 05/03/2021 01:29 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1388794575364317190

Rondaz · « **Reply #144 on:** 05/03/2021 04:32 pm »

Something that I noticed during the Crew-1 splashdown coverage is that between Demo-2 and Crew-1, SpaceX has refitted the egress area on GO Navigator.

It's now much larger, much cleaner and more sheltered.

Demo-2 / Crew-1 (Photo credit to NASA)

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1389245045778354183

Jansen · « **Reply #145 on:** 05/03/2021 04:58 pm »

From SpaceX:

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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974, Dragon and the Crew-1 astronauts, Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi, returned to Earth on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station at 8:35 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 1. The spacecraft performed a series of departure burns to move away from the orbiting laboratory. Before reentry, Dragon jettisoned its trunk to reduce weight and mass to help save propellant for the deorbit burn. The spacecraft then re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and deployed its two drogue and four main parachutes in preparation for the soft water landing.

Approximately 6.5 hours after undocking, Dragon splashed down off the coast of Florida at 2:56 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 2, completing the spacecraft’s first long-duration operational mission. This was also the first nighttime splashdown of a U.S. spacecraft with crew on board since Apollo 8’s return in 1968.

Upon splashdown, Dragon and the Crew-1 astronauts were quickly recovered by the SpaceX recovery team. SpaceX will transport Dragon back to Cape Canaveral for inspections and refurbishment ahead of future human spaceflight missions.

Rondaz · « **Reply #146 on:** 05/03/2021 05:35 pm »

"Our" booster that launched us into space has already returned to Port Canaveral and it hardly looks much different than when it launched us. It was its 2nd flight and I hope there will be many more! We might even meet again sometime... who knows?

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1389254799703646210

CuddlyRocket · « **Reply #147 on:** 05/03/2021 09:17 pm »

Quote from: Jansen on 05/03/2021 04:58 pm

From SpaceX:
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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974....

Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?

SMS · « **Reply #148 on:** 05/03/2021 09:20 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1389327655892393988

SMS · « **Reply #149 on:** 05/03/2021 09:26 pm »

Quote from: CuddlyRocket on 05/03/2021 09:17 pm

Quote from: Jansen on 05/03/2021 04:58 pm
From SpaceX:
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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974....

Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?

Soyuz TMA-9 (215 days 08 hrs 22 min 22 sec)

look at: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tma-9.htm !

more at: http://www.spacefacts.de/english/flights.htm !

abaddon · « **Reply #150 on:** 05/03/2021 09:30 pm »

Quote from: CuddlyRocket on 05/03/2021 09:17 pm

Quote from: Jansen on 05/03/2021 04:58 pm
From SpaceX:
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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974....

Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?

"...for a U.S. spacecraft"... so not Russian (I am sure there are plenty of those longer).

As far as I can tell they're actually talking about Skylab itself, because none of the Skylab missions lasted that long e.g. see: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/09/crew-dragon-breaks-record-for-longest-flight-by-human-rated-u-s-spacecraft/

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“Today Crew-1 broke the record for longest U.S. space capsule mission ever, Skylab 4’s 84-day record in 1974,” tweeted Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut., “We were honored and thrilled to talk to Skylab astronaut Ed Gibson.”
[...]
The three Apollo flights to the Skylab space station lasted 28 days, 59 days, and 84 days. NASA’s space shuttles were limited to flights of a few weeks, with the longest shuttle flight lasting nearly 18 days in 1996.

Jansen · « **Reply #151 on:** 05/03/2021 09:38 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1389325592068333569

mark_m · « **Reply #152 on:** 05/03/2021 09:43 pm »

Quote from: abaddon on 05/03/2021 09:30 pm

Quote from: CuddlyRocket on 05/03/2021 09:17 pm
Quote from: Jansen on 05/03/2021 04:58 pm
From SpaceX:
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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974....

Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?
"...for a U.S. spacecraft"... so not Russian (I am sure there are plenty of those longer).

As far as I can tell they're actually talking about Skylab itself, because none of the Skylab missions lasted that long e.g. see: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/09/crew-dragon-breaks-record-for-longest-flight-by-human-rated-u-s-spacecraft/
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“Today Crew-1 broke the record for longest U.S. space capsule mission ever, Skylab 4’s 84-day record in 1974,” tweeted Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut., “We were honored and thrilled to talk to Skylab astronaut Ed Gibson.”
[...]
The three Apollo flights to the Skylab space station lasted 28 days, 59 days, and 84 days. NASA’s space shuttles were limited to flights of a few weeks, with the longest shuttle flight lasting nearly 18 days in 1996.

I think it's just poorly worded. I believe they meant to say, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft, breaking the record set by the final Skylab mission in 1974.

Rondaz · « **Reply #153 on:** 05/03/2021 11:25 pm »

Because happiness never comes alone, # Crew1's atmospheric re-entry show ended with an aurora borealis, which itself mingled with the sunrise. A magnificent final bouquet for an incredible show from the front row of the ISS!

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1389310670957654016

Rondaz · « **Reply #154 on:** 05/03/2021 11:34 pm »

Weather balloons aren't just for launch day! Check out the official NASA photos by @ingallsimages of the Resilience splashdown prep and recovery. You can feel the anticipation!

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1389351302539448324

CaptHerb · « **Reply #155 on:** 05/04/2021 01:52 am »

Sorry I’m so late with this. Offshore and connection was weak. Also sorry for quality. iPhone and zoom at night.

Resilience passing over GOM moments before splashdown.

CuddlyRocket · « **Reply #156 on:** 05/04/2021 09:24 pm »

Quote from: SMS on 05/03/2021 09:26 pm

Quote from: CuddlyRocket on 05/03/2021 09:17 pm
Quote from: Jansen on 05/03/2021 04:58 pm
From SpaceX:
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After 167 days in space, the longest duration mission for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974....

Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?

Soyuz TMA-9 (215 days 08 hrs 22 min 22 sec)

look at: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-tma-9.htm !

more at: http://www.spacefacts.de/english/flights.htm !

Thanks for the information. And the links (very interesting).

A 1990 mission. But, I suspect that record won't last this decade!

Quote from: abaddon on 05/03/2021 09:30 pm

Quote from: CuddlyRocket on 05/03/2021 09:17 pm
Presumably the record is held by a Russian spacecraft. Anyone know which one and what the record is?
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...for a U.S. spacecraft"... so not Russian (I am sure there are plenty of those longer).

By "the record" I meant the 'world' record. Sorry it was ambiguous.

SMS · « **Reply #157 on:** 05/04/2021 10:48 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1389712127951319041

Zed_Noir · « **Reply #158 on:** 05/05/2021 12:42 am »

Wondering would it being faster to just berthed Go Navigator at Tampa the morning after landing and trucked the Dragon capsule on a flatback trailer back to KSC. Presuming there is no issues with the remaining hypergolic propellants aboard the Dragon.

SMS · « **Reply #159 on:** 05/05/2021 05:45 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1389729490184523776

SPKirsch · « **Reply #160 on:** 05/06/2021 12:16 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1390088538570567682

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #161 on:** 05/06/2021 09:03 am »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1390218036066590720

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GO Navigator and Dragon are inbound Port Canaveral.

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1390220935819665409

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GO Navigator is almost back at Port Canaveral with the Crew-1 dragon capsule. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #162 on:** 05/06/2021 09:29 am »

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1390233705587875840

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There she is! The Crew-1 dragon capsule is back at Port Canaveral! #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/gregscott_photo/status/1390244381161107458

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Just after 5am this morning Go Navigator arrived back at Port Canaveral with the Crew-1 dragon capsule. A long journey around the state to get back home. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX #NASA

pb2000 · « **Reply #163 on:** 05/06/2021 04:00 pm »

Link indicates 1:45MDT(3:45EDT) start time.

drnscr · « **Reply #164 on:** 05/06/2021 05:11 pm »

Quote from: pb2000 on 05/06/2021 04:00 pm

Link indicates 1:45MDT(3:45EDT) start time.

Can I be so stupid as to ask what are the straps crossing over the front of the IVA suit? I don’t recall having seen those before?

abaddon · « **Reply #165 on:** 05/06/2021 06:28 pm »

~~Could be wrong of course, but they look like harnesses for a hoist, possibly into a hovering helicopter? They are helicoptered to shore, and I don't think a helo can land on the recovery vessel....~~\

[EDIT] Hitting on all cylinders today, I am...

AU1.52 · « **Reply #166 on:** 05/06/2021 06:46 pm »

Quote from: abaddon on 05/06/2021 06:28 pm

Could be wrong of course, but they look like harnesses for a hoist, possibly into a hovering helicopter? They are helicoptered to shore, and I don't think a helo can land on the recovery vessel....

it can land - there is a helio pad on above.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #167 on:** 05/06/2021 07:53 pm »

Jansen · « **Reply #168 on:** 05/08/2021 04:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1390670712348811267

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #169 on:** 05/10/2021 05:20 pm »

https://flic.kr/p/2kXFqn5

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NASA Kennedy Follow
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, in Florida, at 2:56 a.m. EDT on May 2, 2021. Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and Soichi Noguchi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) completed Crew-1, the first crew rotation mission to the International Space Station in partnership with NASA as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. At left is SpaceX's Go Navigator recovery ship. Crew Dragon will be secured and then hoisted onto the main deck of the recovery ship with the astronauts inside.
Photo credit: NASA/Jamie Peer

Jansen · « **Reply #170 on:** 05/10/2021 06:20 pm »

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1391760383698944000

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #171 on:** 05/18/2021 07:31 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1394734409308278784

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Dragon’s first operational mission for @NASA with four astronauts on board was the longest duration human spaceflight for a U.S. spacecraft

scr00chy · « **Reply #172 on:** 05/18/2021 08:10 pm »

YouTube version:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #173 on:** 05/21/2021 08:42 pm »

Posted by NASA, Resilience before undocking:

https://flic.kr/p/2kZPY3x

Jansen · « **Reply #174 on:** 05/24/2021 07:27 pm »

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1395832063257890823

su27k · « **Reply #175 on:** 10/06/2021 03:24 am »

Resilience and space situational awareness: an interview with NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins

Quote from: The Space Review

When the Crew Dragon spacecraft was making its second trip to space last month on the Inspiration4 mission, the commander of the spacecraft’s first flight was in Hawaii, but not on a well-earned vacation.

NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins was instead at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies, or AMOS, Conference in Maui in mid-September while Resilience spent its three days in orbit. Hopkins, who returned from six months in space on Resilience in early May, was learning more about the state of the art in space situational awareness, a growing issue for NASA as well as other organizations and companies operating in Earth orbit. He also used his time for some educational outreach, meeting virtually with students across the state.

Hopkins sat down for an interview during the conference to discuss space situational awareness, his experience with Crew Dragon, and what the future might hold. A condensed version of that interview follows.

hektor · « **Reply #176 on:** 01/03/2022 12:21 pm »

I am not sure where to put this but it can be considered as a debrief from Crew-1.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #177 on:** 07/09/2022 05:19 am »

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1545584914225045504

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The Crew-1 Dragon mission flew from Nov 2020 to May 2021; the Dragon Trunk was jettisoned just before the deorbit burn and cataloged as object 48342 in a 400 km orbit. It reentered over Australia at 2105 UTC Jul 8 (0705 am Melbourne time) , track shown below - and was widely seen

Oersted · « **Reply #178 on:** 07/12/2022 09:37 pm »

Quote from: hektor on 01/03/2022 12:21 pm

I am not sure where to put this but it can be considered as a debrief from Crew-1.

Well worth watching.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #179 on:** 07/11/2025 07:27 am »

https://www.space.gov.au/news-and-media/spacex-space-debris-exhibit-unveiled-at-the-australian-space-discovery-centre

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In 2022, a part of SpaceX's Dragon 2 capsule, which carried NASA's Crew 1 back to Earth from the International Space Station, landed in southern New South Wales, Australia.

DanClemmensen · « **Reply #180 on:** 07/11/2025 02:00 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 07/11/2025 07:27 am

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In 2022, a part of SpaceX's Dragon 2 capsule, which carried NASA's Crew 1 back to Earth from the International Space Station, landed in southern New South Wales, Australia.

To be clear, the quote is incorrect. The Dragon spacecraft consists of two separate parts: a trunk and a capsule. The debris is from the trunk, not the capsule.

Tomness · « **Reply #181 on:** 07/11/2025 02:32 pm »

Quote from: DanClemmensen on 07/11/2025 02:00 pm

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 07/11/2025 07:27 am

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In 2022, a part of SpaceX's Dragon 2 capsule, which carried NASA's Crew 1 back to Earth from the International Space Station, landed in southern New South Wales, Australia.
To be clear, the quote is incorrect. The Dragon spacecraft consists of two separate parts: a trunk and a capsule. The debris is from the trunk, not the capsule.

2.5-3 years in orbit, not bad.

Vettedrmr · « **Reply #182 on:** 07/11/2025 05:18 pm »

Quote from: DanClemmensen on 07/11/2025 02:00 pm

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 07/11/2025 07:27 am

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In 2022, a part of SpaceX's Dragon 2 capsule, which carried NASA's Crew 1 back to Earth from the International Space Station, landed in southern New South Wales, Australia.
To be clear, the quote is incorrect. The Dragon spacecraft consists of two separate parts: a trunk and a capsule. The debris is from the trunk, not the capsule.

To be even more clear, the debris landed in 2022.