SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 - EOM/Return: August, 2020 : DISCUSSION

[leovinus]

Anyone else disappointed with the lack of graphical illustrations with data during the reentry process?  Kind of unlike SpaceX.

Nah, this is fantastic! Compared to coverage of the Space Shuttle in Europe when I was a kid, this is almost as close as being  there.

PS: Running two screens btw, NASA live and NSF.

[webdan]

Fantastic, just fantastic!

[AC in NC]

Anyone else disappointed with the lack of graphical illustrations with data during the reentry process?  Kind of unlike SpaceX.

It feels a little selfish but yes, I found both with the NASA produced GIFs of the return sequence and the lack of SpaceX graphics related to following the return a little surprising in not matching the quality of what we've come to expect.

[sdsds]

What is the third small boat in the water near the capsule?

[CJ]

I'm puzzled as to why the reentry blackout was 6 minutes long.

This puzzles me because Apollo lunar return blackouts were just over 3 minutes, if I read it right and remember it correctly.

Given the higher velocity of Apollo, why would their blackout be roughly half of Dragon's?

[TRS717]

Dragon looks a little toasty. Will she be cleaned and/or repainted more than the boosters before her next flight? Just wondering about the thermal effects of putting a dark grey capsule back in orbit.

[Jeff Lerner]

Private boats around capsule...one boat waving Trump flag ....

[Jarnis]

Outer shell is definitely going to be stripped and SPAM reapplied. It'll be white again. Just like those Cargo Dragons that were reused.

[hektor]

[DecoLV]

Mildly interesting data: The ice cube in my glass sounds very close to the Quindar tone.

[JBF]

Private boats around capsule...one boat waving Trump flag ....

Yep going to need a coast guard presence at the next landing.

[darkenfast]

Some boaters need to be arrested.

[Orbiter]

Private boats around capsule...one boat waving Trump flag ....

They're going to get in huge trouble for that by the Coast Guard.

[Navier–Stokes]

I hope those private boat owners get some pretty hefty fines for their behavior.

[AC in NC]

Some boaters need to be arrested.

Seriously.  I can almost understand the desire to be there in a stand-off mode, but approaching as close as those jokers got is ridiculous.

[Scylla]

Private boats around capsule...one boat waving Trump flag ....

MarineTraffic.com shows Coast Guard closing in. Civilians better skedaddle.

[mlindner]

Some boaters need to be arrested.

Seriously.  I can almost understand the desire to be there in a stand-off mode, but approaching as close as those jokers got is ridiculous.

The problem is that as soon as one person get's closer everyone else feels like they can get closer. This leads them to all getting closer.

[Star One]

Some boaters need to be arrested.

I am sure they will be for such highly irresponsible let alone dangerous behaviour.

[Star One]

Some boaters need to be arrested.

Seriously.  I can almost understand the desire to be there in a stand-off mode, but approaching as close as those jokers got is ridiculous.

Sign of modern society. I am sure they thought to get a selfie near Dragon.

[HVM]

I didn't know that Wayward Boat was Trump supporter...Nice double Yamahas.
Edit denial:
https://twitter.com/WaywardBoat/status/1290003224913534977