SpaceX Crew Dragon Rocket Launch - History in the making
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon rocket is set to be the first private company to send humans into space to the International Space Station, as well as the first time in almost a decade that astronauts will be launched into space from U.S. soil.
From MIT Technology Review
Watch the above video for more information on the International Space Station
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What is SpaceX?
SpaceX is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company with the aim of colonizing Mars. The company was founded by real-life Iron Man, tech savvy Billionaire Elon Musk, who is also responsible for companies such as Tesla and PayPal.
Billionaire Elon Musk
Launch postponed due to bad weather
Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley who are 2 NASA astronauts, were set to take off and launch on May 27th 2020, but due to bad weather, the launch was postponed.
Many spectators who all came to witness this historic event were extremely disappointed. Such spectators included the U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Elon Musk (SpaceX CEO) and many current and retired astronauts.
One couple even drove all night with their daughter all the way from Tennessee through to Florida to witness the historic event, only to be faced with disappointment from the launch being postponed.
Why couldn’t they launch during bad weather?
The Crew Dragon capsule needs to intercept with the International Space Station which is 250 miles above the ground on Earth, so perfect timing, precision and weather conditions are needed for the capsule to intercept with the International Space Station
Next Launch Dates
The launch has now been scheduled to take place on Saturday 30th May at 3:22pm. There is a 60% chance the weather will permit the launch, failing which it will launch the next day on Sunday 31st May… however ironically there is also only a 60% chance of weather permitting the launch on this day too! So let’s see if it actually launches (holding thumbs).
Want to watch the event live?
If you are interested in watching this historic event, there will be a live stream of the launch on Saturday.
NASA will be live streaming the event on their YouTube channel and on their website (links are below).
· NASA YouTube channel:
· NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive/
In addition to the NASA links above, SpaceX will also be live streaming the event, which will be available on their YouTube channel (link below):
· SpaceX YouTube Channel:
It seems Neil Armstrong was right in his famous saying of “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as we are indeed making leaps into space exploration.
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Preview YouTube video NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV
Preview YouTube video Crew Demo-2
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