Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-7 : KSC LC-39A : 26 August 2023 (07:27 UTC) (Read 163598 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #620 on:** 03/12/2024 09:50 am »

Next on NASA TV.
Tuesday, March 12
7 a.m. — Media teleconference on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 return to Earth.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #621 on:** 03/12/2024 10:02 am »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #622 on:** 03/12/2024 10:04 am »

https://twitter.com/sausseimages/status/1767501838524231983

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Crew 7's reentry seen from New Orleans, LA.

Taken from the western shore of the Mighty Mississippi River in Gretna.

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #623 on:** 03/12/2024 10:08 am »

5:47:44 is the official to-the-second landing time, per the teleconference.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #624 on:** 03/12/2024 10:20 am »

Return and recovery highlights:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #625 on:** 03/12/2024 10:29 am »

https://twitter.com/stuck4ger/status/1767512953920671842

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My sister captured the @SpaceX #CrewDragon capsule reentry early this morning from our hometown, Salina, KS.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #626 on:** 03/12/2024 10:34 am »

NASA photos from flickr

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #627 on:** 03/12/2024 11:46 am »

Flight RAP701, the Super Puma carrying the astronauts, landed back at Pensacola about 5 minutes ago.

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #628 on:** 03/12/2024 01:52 pm »

NASA5, operated by Gulfstream G-V N95NA, is airborne out of Pensacola heading back to Ellington Field in Houston.

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #629 on:** 03/12/2024 03:22 pm »

The astronauts' flight has landed back in Houston.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #630 on:** 03/12/2024 03:39 pm »

Congratulations to the entire reentry team!❗️👏🌟

Thank you, centaurinasa, catdlr, and FST for the live thread coverage! 🥳👍🙌

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #631 on:** 03/12/2024 04:42 pm »

A selection of more NASA photos from flickr

Yellowstone10 · « **Reply #632 on:** 03/12/2024 04:58 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/12/2024 04:42 pm

A selection of more NASA photos from flickr

Third from the top there is probably the best picture I've seen of the recovery technician jumping off into the water.

ChrisC · « **Reply #633 on:** 03/12/2024 06:24 pm »

FYI, I am collecting information about how to see (and hear!) a Dragon return in this new thread:

SpaceX Dragon Re-Entry Viewing
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=60517

If anyone here lives in the southeast US, and saw this return, or any other for that matter, I'd appreciate your report in that thread. Thanks!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #634 on:** 03/12/2024 06:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasa_johnson/status/1767638557433167998

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Welcome home, #Crew7! 🌎

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #635 on:** 03/12/2024 08:18 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #636 on:** 03/15/2024 04:31 pm »

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1768691129334325592

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Dragon recovery ship Megan is sailing up the coastline towards Port Canaveral with the Crew-7 Dragon, following splashdown earlier this week. Hopefully arriving later this afternoon/evening.

John_Marshall · « **Reply #637 on:** 03/15/2024 06:04 pm »

I know it often comes out right after a Crew Dragon returns what its next flight will be--has that come out for Endurance yet? It seems like it would either be Crew-9 or AX-4, but I haven't seen.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #638 on:** 03/15/2024 11:53 pm »

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1768802589204709875

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Arrival! Dragon recovery ship Megan delivers the Crew-7 Dragon Endurance back to Cape Canaveral for processing, following Tuesday's splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. 🎥 nsf.live/spacecoast

Oersted · « **Reply #639 on:** 03/16/2024 09:20 am »

I love that the SpaceX Dragon recovery ships aren't over-sized but just right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_(ship)
- Clearly in use by a cost-conscious organisation.

It always looked a bit exaggerated to have capsules recovered by aircraft carriers.

These little boats are just right for the job.