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Elon Musk's SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast

By Joey Roulette

 

An unmanned capsule of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down into the Atlantic Ocean, after a short-term stay on the International Space Station, in this still image from video, in the Atlantic, about 200 miles off the Florida coast, U.S., March 8, 2019. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA's long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year.

 

After a six-day mission to the International Space Station, Crew Dragon detached at about 2:30 a.m EST (0730 GMT) and sped back to earth, reaching hypersonic speeds before an 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT) splash-down about 200 miles (320 km) off the Florida coast.

 

A SpaceX rocket launched the 16-foot-tall (4.9-meter) capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Saturday.

 

"Everything happened just perfectly, right on time the way that we expected it to," Benjamin Reed, SpaceX's director of crew mission management, said in a live stream from California.

 

It was a crucial milestone in the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Commercial Crew Program ahead of SpaceX's first crewed test flight slated to launch in July with U.S. astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken.

 

"This really is an American achievement that spans many generations of NASA administrators and over a decade of work," said current Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

 

Steve Stich, the crew program's deputy manager with NASA, said the vehicle was doing well after the splash-down.

 

The capsule, which was lifted out of the water by a boat using a crane, is due back on land by Sunday. The live stream showed its protective shell had been weathered from intense heat during re-entry.

 

The mission carried 400 pounds (180 kg) of test equipment to the space station, including a dummy named Ripley outfitted with sensors around its head, neck, and spine to monitor how a flight would feel for a human.

 

The space station's three-member crew greeted the capsule last Sunday, with U.S. astronaut Anne McClain and Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques entering Crew Dragon's cabin to carry out air quality tests and inspections.

 

NASA has awarded SpaceX and Boeing Co a total of $6.8 billion to build competing rocket and capsule systems to launch astronauts into orbit from American soil, something not possible since the U.S. Space Shuttle was retired from service in 2011.

 

Results from this mission will determine whether SpaceX can stick to its current 2019 test schedule following previous development delays for the Hawthorne, California-based company and Boeing.

 

"I don't think we saw really anything in the mission so far - we've got to do the data reviews - that would preclude us from having a crewed mission later this year," Stich said.

 

The launch systems are aimed at ending U.S. reliance on Russian Soyuz rockets for $80 million-per-seat rides to the $100 billion orbital research laboratory, which flies about 250 miles (400 km) above earth.

 

NASA resumed talks with Russia's space agency Roscosmos in February seeking two additional Soyuz seats for 2020 to maintain a U.S. presence on the space station.

 

The short-notice solicitation, posted on Feb. 13, "provides flexibility and back-up capability" as the companies build their rocket-and-capsule launch systems.

 

Boeing's Starliner crew capsule is poised to launch its maiden unmanned mission in April ahead of an August test flight carrying U.S. astronauts Michael Fincke, Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann.

 

Bridenstine told Reuters the cost per seat on the Boeing or SpaceX systems would be lower than for the shuttle or Soyuz.

 

Privately owned SpaceX, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp, was founded in 2002 by Musk, who is also a co-founder of electric car maker Tesla Inc.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-03-09

 

[KiChakayan]

Even though he can be an orifice at times I am grateful to this guy. 60 years ago I was reading Tom Swift stories... Was reading Robin Hood as well, and we got Assange. Even though this great Australian has been reincarnated many times down under.

[Basil B]

Seems a fairy tail story, it will be a great success though I suspect there will be a very long snagging list to work through before it's next flight.

 

But I think even if it proves to be better than the Boeing capsule NASA will favor Boeing. 

[Burma Bill]

Any submarines involved???

[Prissana Pescud]

13 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Even though he can be an orifice at times I am grateful to this guy. 60 years ago I was reading Tom Swift stories... Was reading Robin Hood as well, and we got Assange. Even though this great Australian has been reincarnated many times down under.

Not quite sure where you are going with this post. In fact after I read it a second time, I suspect

you may have used the same pipe that Musk did.

[Cryingdick]

Although Musk is a rather arrogant piece of work you have to cheer for these type of things. 

[Prissana Pescud]

I am not sure that Musk achieved anything more than that which became quite common place in the late 1960's and mid 70's.

Only that NASA appears to have given up on this type of project. And maybe to get dependence of expensive Russian launches.

Either way, it is a huge success and the Space X team needs to be commended.

 

[Cryingdick]

7 hours ago, Basil B said:

Seems a fairy tail story, it will be a great success though I suspect there will be a very long snagging list to work through before it's next flight.

 

But I think even if it proves to be better than the Boeing capsule NASA will favor Boeing. 

 

You can be sure a company like Boeing is most likely the future of this industry. They make good money and have more resources than Musk. They also inspire confidence. I give respect to Musk for his accomplishments but soon it will be time for the big boys to step in and take over the reigns. 

 

Elon's ultimate contribution will be getting the tech to be affordable enough to make a profit. 

[Cryingdick]

Just now, Prissana Pescud said:

I am not sure that Musk achieved anything more than that which became quite common place in the late 1960's and mid 70's.

Only that NASA appears to have given up on this type of project. And maybe to get dependence of expensive Russian launches.

Either way, it is a huge success and the Space X team needs to be commended.

 

 

His achievement is that he lowered the price of launches by a huge figure over what was being done. That is a very big deal. United Launch Alliance was charging around $400 million for a launch. Musk did it for $62 million and that number is shrinking. But here is a list of his accomplishments if you have any doubt or are unclear of what they are.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

 

Landmark achievements of SpaceX include:^[63]

• The first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit^{[note 1]} (Falcon 1 flight 4—September 28, 2008)
• The first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to put a commercial satellite in orbit (RazakSAT on Falcon 1 flight 5—July 14, 2009)
• The first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft (Dragon capsule on COTS demo flight 1—December 9, 2010)
• The first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (Dragon C2+—May 25, 2012)
• The first private company to send a satellite into geosynchronous orbit (SES-8 on Falcon 9 flight 7—December 3, 2013)
• The first landing of an orbital rocket's first stage on land (Falcon 9 flight 20—December 22, 2015)
• The first landing of an orbital rocket's first stage on an ocean platform (Falcon 9 flight 23—April 8, 2016)
• The first relaunch and landing of a used orbital rocket stage (B1021 on Falcon 9 flight 32—March 30, 2017)^[64]
• The first controlled flyback and recovery of a payload fairing (Falcon 9 flight 32—March 30, 2017)^[65]
• The first reflight of a commercial cargo spacecraft. (Dragon C106 on CRS-11 mission—June 3, 2017)^[66]
• The first private company to send a human-rated spacecraft to space (Crew Dragon Demo-1 Mission, SpX Flight 72 on Falcon 9 flight 69—March 2, 2019) and the first private company to autonomously dock a spacecraft to the International Space Station (same flight—March 3, 2019)^[67]

 

[Prissana Pescud]

3 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

His achievement is that he lowered the price of launches by a huge figure over what was being done. That is a very big deal. United Launch Alliance was charging around $400 million for a launch. Musk did it for $62 million and that number is shrinking. But here is a list of his accomplishments if you have any doubt or are unclear of what they are.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

 

Landmark achievements of SpaceX include:^[63]

• The first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit^{[note 1]} (Falcon 1 flight 4—September 28, 2008)
• The first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to put a commercial satellite in orbit (RazakSAT on Falcon 1 flight 5—July 14, 2009)
• The first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft (Dragon capsule on COTS demo flight 1—December 9, 2010)
• The first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (Dragon C2+—May 25, 2012)
• The first private company to send a satellite into geosynchronous orbit (SES-8 on Falcon 9 flight 7—December 3, 2013)
• The first landing of an orbital rocket's first stage on land (Falcon 9 flight 20—December 22, 2015)
• The first landing of an orbital rocket's first stage on an ocean platform (Falcon 9 flight 23—April 8, 2016)
• The first relaunch and landing of a used orbital rocket stage (B1021 on Falcon 9 flight 32—March 30, 2017)^[64]
• The first controlled flyback and recovery of a payload fairing (Falcon 9 flight 32—March 30, 2017)^[65]
• The first reflight of a commercial cargo spacecraft. (Dragon C106 on CRS-11 mission—June 3, 2017)^[66]
• The first private company to send a human-rated spacecraft to space (Crew Dragon Demo-1 Mission, SpX Flight 72 on Falcon 9 flight 69—March 2, 2019) and the first private company to autonomously dock a spacecraft to the International Space Station (same flight—March 3, 2019)^[67]

 

Yes, as I said, he has replicated what NASA did 50 years ago.

[Cryingdick]

11 minutes ago, Prissana Pescud said:

Yes, as I said, he has replicated what NASA did 50 years ago.

 

NASA had reusable rockets back then? If you notice the list every accomplishment is a first. Now look at the bottom half of the list. Those are firsts for space exploration as a whole and not just a private company. 

 

This isn't even counting what he has done with Tesla. Musks accomplishments will be remembered for a very long time. 

 

I can only show you a list of unique achievements I am not willing to spell out what they mean for you. I am also not going to engage any further when it is pretty obvious you are being obtuse.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Cryingdick

[Scott]

Troll post removed.

 

[Prissana Pescud]

2 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

NASA had reusable rockets back then? If you notice the list every accomplishment is a first. Now look at the bottom half of the list. Those are firsts for space exploration as a whole and not just a private company. 

 

This isn't even counting what he has done with Tesla. Musks accomplishments will be remembered for a very long time. 

 

I can only show you a list of unique achievements I am not willing to spell out what they mean for you. I am also not going to engage any further when it is pretty obvious you are being obtuse.

NASA developed reusable entry craft a little later. What you mention are all achievements by a non NASA private company.

Sure, this is a great advance in private company technology. (But it is hardly rocket science)

[Cryingdick]

1 hour ago, Prissana Pescud said:

NASA developed reusable entry craft a little later. What you mention are all achievements by a non NASA private company.

Sure, this is a great advance in private company technology. (But it is hardly rocket science)

 

The top of the list is firsts for a private company. The bottom of the list are firsts for human kind. You can see that in around 2015 it shifted from firsts for non-gov into firsts for anybody. Nasa wasn't doing these 50 years ago. Try reading it.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Cryingdick

[Prissana Pescud]

2 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

The top of the list is firsts for a private company. The bottom of the list are firsts for human kind. Try reading it.

None of what you say is a first except for a commercial flight.

Let me quote you. The first  private company to dock a craft to the International Space Station. That was your bottom quote.

That was your last post and that is amazing for a commercial flight. But they have been doing that since the Station was first put up, what 30 years ago.

And that was a first for human kind? The rest of your post is excited drivel as well. 

 It is amazing and it is good for a private company. But it is not rocket science.

It has already been achieved, decades ago by nations, not private companies.

[AlexRich]

9 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Any submarines involved???

Or paedophiles?