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#640 by Zed_Noir on 16 Mar, 2024 15:05
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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.
Only if the recovery is near a coast or island. All the recovery vessels used by SpaceX so far are for coastal usage. Will likely need bigger and faster boats for mid ocean recoveries.
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#641 by darkenfast on 16 Mar, 2024 18:06
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The Guice Offshore vessels of the type that SpaceX turned into Megan and Shannon are quite capable of crossing oceans. They have conducted missions to places like Honduras and Nigeria.
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#642 by Zed_Noir on 16 Mar, 2024 18:49
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The Guice Offshore vessels of the type that SpaceX turned into Megan and Shannon are quite capable of crossing oceans. They have conducted missions to places like Honduras and Nigeria.
There is a big difference in ocean crossing and conducting operations in the middle of the ocean.
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#643 by DanClemmensen on 16 Mar, 2024 18:55
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Why would SpaceX deliberately plan to do mid-ocean Dragon splashdowns? If it happens in an emergency, then the emergency response crew must handle it using quick-response assets. These might include any naval and/or commercial ships in the area. Bigger SpaceX ships would not help.The Guice Offshore vessels of the type that SpaceX turned into Megan and Shannon are quite capable of crossing oceans. They have conducted missions to places like Honduras and Nigeria.
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#644 by joek on 16 Mar, 2024 19:55
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Why would SpaceX deliberately plan to do mid-ocean Dragon splashdowns? If it happens in an emergency, then the emergency response crew must handle it using quick-response assets. These might include any naval and/or commercial ships in the area. Bigger SpaceX ships would not help.
Correct. SpaceX's obligations are for nominal operations. For off-nominal operations, there are other USG assets which would be engaged. Short version: see NASA’s SpaceX Crew Rescue and Recovery. The long version is in the CCP requirements-contracts which I don't have at my fingertips. -
#645 by Targeteer on 17 Mar, 2024 09:29
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Drogue chutes deployment.
Assuming this is WB-57 video, this picture is the best I've seen of the sensor suite. From a report at the War Zone about the plane circling Langley AFB during a rash of drone sightings. https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
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#646 by catdlr on 17 Mar, 2024 09:41
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Drogue chutes deployment.
Assuming this is WB-57 video, this picture is the best I've seen off the sensor suite. From a report at the War Zone about the plane circling Langley AFB during a rash of drone sightings. https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
Yeah, the video was excellent. Here is another view of this aircraft.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58288.msg2458651#msg2458651
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#647 by Targeteer on 17 Mar, 2024 09:43
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Drogue chutes deployment.
Assuming this is WB-57 video, this picture is the best I've seen off the sensor suite. From a report at the War Zone about the plane circling Langley AFB during a rash of drone sightings. https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
Yeah, the video was excellent. Here is another view of this aircraft.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58288.msg2458651#msg2458651
I posted the pic because everyone I've seen previously is like the one you posted, the sensors are not in view
. Does the solid black engine nacelle on one side mean the sensors only look that direction (like on Cobra Ball)?
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#648 by catdlr on 17 Mar, 2024 09:56
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Drogue chutes deployment.
Assuming this is WB-57 video, this picture is the best I've seen off the sensor suite. From a report at the War Zone about the plane circling Langley AFB during a rash of drone sightings. https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
Yeah, the video was excellent. Here is another view of this aircraft.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58288.msg2458651#msg2458651
I posted the pic because everyone I've seen previously is like the one you posted, the sensors are not in view. Does the solid black engine nacelle on one side mean the sensors only look that direction (like on Cobra Ball)?
I've seen that at the Edwards Air show. It appears to be able to move left to right 270 deg. I'm not 100% sure if the ball can also move all around (up and down as well) allowing it to track upwards rather than banking the aircraft. I'll look around.
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#649 by catdlr on 17 Mar, 2024 10:04
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Drogue chutes deployment.
Assuming this is WB-57 video, this picture is the best I've seen off the sensor suite. From a report at the War Zone about the plane circling Langley AFB during a rash of drone sightings. https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
Yeah, the video was excellent. Here is another view of this aircraft.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58288.msg2458651#msg2458651
I posted the pic because everyone I've seen previously is like the one you posted, the sensors are not in view. Does the solid black engine nacelle on one side mean the sensors only look that direction (like on Cobra Ball)?
I've seen that at the Edwards Air show. It appears to be able to move left to right 270 deg. I'm not 100% sure if the ball can also move all around (up and down as well) allowing it to track upwards rather than banking the aircraft. I'll look around.
Here is a NASA article on the camera mount
https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/WAVE
The crude arrows indicate tracking movement is possible.
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#650 by FutureSpaceTourist on 21 Mar, 2024 06:14
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https://twitter.com/nasa_johnson/status/1770622296534708677Quote
After spending 199 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/following-safe-return-nasas-spacex-crew-7-to-recount-space-mission/QuoteFollowing Safe Return, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission
Tiernan P. Doyle
MAR 20, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
M24-043
NASA Headquarters
After spending 199 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, splashing down at 5:47 a.m., March 12, off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, before flying back to Houston. Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.
Event coverage will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms including social media.
Media are invited to attend in-person or virtually. Media must RSVP to the Johnson newsroom no later than 12:30 p.m. March 25 at [email protected] or 281-483-5111. Media should dial-in to the news conference by 2 p.m. the day of the event to ask a question. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. A copy of NASA’s media accreditation policy is online.
The crew spent six-and-a-half months in space, with 197 days total aboard the space station. During the mission, Moghbeli completed a spacewalk, a first in her career, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara. It was the first spaceflight for Moghbeli and Borisov, and the second for Furukawa and Mogensen.
The crew lived and worked aboard the station since Aug. 26, 2023. During the mission, crew contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations, including studying plant immune function in microgravity, testing materials in the space environment, and observing thunderstorms to understand the effects of lightning and electrical activity on Earth’s climate and atmosphere. These experiments are helping to prepare for exploration beyond low Earth orbit and to benefit life on Earth.
They spent five days with the newly arrived crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, who docked to the station on March 5, and conducted a direct handover introducing three first-time flyers to the space station, discussing ongoing tasks and system statuses.
Get the latest NASA space station news, images, and features on Instagram, Facebook, and X.
Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program:
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#651 by ddspaceman on 22 Mar, 2024 17:47
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https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=6645
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Konstantin Borisov performed post-flight scientific experiments
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March 22, 2024
On March 12, cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov returned from his first expedition to the ISS. He went there on the American ship Crew Dragon as part of a cross-flight agreement. The crew of SpaceX Crew-7 spent 199 days in space.
The first few days after landing, the astronaut underwent rehabilitation measures in the USA at the L. Johnson Space Center, and on March 20 he arrived in Star City. Yesterday at the Cosmonaut Training Center he already completed one of the stages of the scientific experiment “Constellation”, the purpose of which is to study and evaluate the operator activity of astronauts after long expeditions, as well as analyze and compare the results before and after space flight. In Hall TsF-18, Konstantin Borisov performed work at a stand for studying the operator qualities of an astronaut in controlling the movement of a vehicle.
“Before the race, they showed me the best results - of course, I wanted to do even better, or at least no worse,” he shared. – It turned out two seconds faster than in the May race. It’s great that after the flight we were able to drive in the same way as before.”
Today Konstantin Borisov had to participate in two medical and biological experiments. One of them, Neuro-Omega, is aimed at studying changes in brain activity, in a particular case, during the acute period of readaptation.
Based on the results of the study, the organizers of the experiment - specialists from the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems - will be able to assess the characteristics of blood redistribution and brain function in the first days after returning from a long space flight. Just like Constellation, research within the framework of this experiment is carried out several times: before the flight and after it.
The astronaut also performed the “Isokinesis” medical stress test, which allows you to evaluate the maximum strength and endurance of the thigh and lower leg muscles. The study is carried out for six months after the flight to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation measures on the muscular system and, if necessary, adjust physical activity.
Over the next few weeks, Konstantin Borisov will continue to recover from his space flight.
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#652 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Mar, 2024 15:30
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#653 by Yellowstone10 on 22 May, 2024 12:23
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1793063681166549088Quote
The Dragon Trunk from the Crew-7 mission reentered the atmosphere over Birmingham, Alabama at 2016 UTC (3.16 pm CDT) along a northeast track with potential debris fall in Tennessee, western Virginia and West Virginia (I'm guessing not as far downrange as Harrisburg PA though).
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#654 by gongora on 24 May, 2024 18:31
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https://twitter.com/IanH84/status/1794032785327300747Quote
Debris on the ground in Haywood County NC.
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1794047212332208453QuoteThis definitely looks consistent with being a bit of the Crew-7 Dragon's trunk which reentered on a path right over this location on Tuesday
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#655 by StraumliBlight on 04 Jun, 2024 21:48
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Two North Carolina men find suspected space debris from same craft [Jun 4]Quote
Mike Wooten was watching television in his living room in Franklin, North Carolina around dusk on May 21 when he heard a 'thump' on the roof. He thought it might have been a bird flying into his upstairs window.
When Wooten went outside to investigate, he found something lying on his lawn that "looked like a dead crow," he said.
To his surprise, it wasn't a bird at all, but an object that he suspects had fallen from space.
Wooten described the object as 15 inches long, 4 inches wide, and weighing about two or three pounds. He said it resembled a car air filter with bolts, only melted.QuoteWooten believes both objects belong to SpaceX, and that his smaller object may have separated from the larger one as it re-entered the atmosphere. He said he plans to connect with people at the Glamping Collective and see if the two pieces fit together and, if so, would leave the piece there for display.
. Does the solid black engine nacelle on one side mean the sensors only look that direction (like on Cobra Ball)?