Author Topic: LIVE : SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 - May 30, 2020 : UPDATES  (Read 129333 times)

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After initial remarks on the unrest in Minnesota and other places, President Trump gave a very gung-ho speech on space at KSC immediately following the launch of DM-2:

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-kennedy-space-center/

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1267767030456991745

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Of Course I Still Love You droneship still looking good for an arrival between 1 - 2pm ET today.

Be early to avoid disappointment.

Jetty Park is only open to annual pass holders.

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B1058.1 has been spotted, just barely, but it's out there in the haze. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX #Demo2 #DM2 #LaunchAmerica
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Tug Hawk a little more noticeable still about 50 min to an hour till arrivals. B1058.1 #SpaceXFleet #DM2 #LaunchAmerica @…

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Workers jump onto OCISLY

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Should they reunite this F9 stage* with Bob & Doug's Dragon some day for a Smithsonian or KSC Visitor's Center display?
(*Of course, need a mock-up second stage).  :)
Launches attended:  Apollo 11, ASTP (@KSC, not Baikonur!), STS-41G, STS-125, EFT-1, Starlink G4-24, Artemis 1
Notable Spacecraft Observed:  Echo 1, Skylab/S-II, Salyuts 6&7, Mir Core/Complete, HST, ISS Zarya/Present, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Dragon Demo-2, Starlink G4-14 (8 hrs. post-launch), Tiangong

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They have finished berthing OCISLY
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twitter.com/emspeck/status/1267881555705434114

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Falcon 9 has made its way into the jetty
@PortCanaveral
. If you are having lunch at the Port right now you'll have a pretty good view. #Demo2 https://bit.ly/2MAerd3

https://twitter.com/emspeck/status/1267883372057108498

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For context of the booster size look how small the people are compared to Falcon 9

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Welcome home, Falcon 9 B1058.1!

On Saturday, this rocket launched astronauts Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, then landed on SpaceX’s “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship.

This afternoon, it returned to Port Canaveral.

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After launching @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to orbit on Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship and returned to Port Canaveral


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https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1268025114865606657

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I missed something until I was looking at my photos. I do believe that the new Octagrabber was just used on OCISLY for DM-2. The profile is lower to the deck and more finished. Left is today, right is January 2020. Sneaky! #SpaceXFleet #Octagrabber

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