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Crew-2 launch date Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) 3/5/21, 3:43 PM
NASA and SpaceX have pushed the launch date of the Crew-2 mission from April 20 to NET April 22, likely in search of an optimal launch window.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1367938889969713160——--
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SN10 flip’n’burn and landing video, as art. Clearly shows the three separate engine re-lights
Coop (@Cooper_Hime) 3/5/21, 10:35 AM
An unusual perspective of SN10’s landing.
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https://twitter.com/cooper_hime/status/13678613079286128791 min, Zoomed in, slo-mo, color-enhanced, etc.
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Scott Manley does an in-depth post-mortem of the SN10 flight. He point out the differences between the engines exhaust. And shows that three of the landing legs did not lock into place.
RUSH: “Rapid Unscheduled Second Hop”
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Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) 3/5/21, 9:58 AM
Really enjoyed this interview with Rob Maurer of @TeslaPodcast. We go pretty in-depth on Elon Musk's management style, balancing SpaceX and Tesla, and how Tesla helped enable Starship.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1367851981914701827—-
Evolution of the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft (2004-2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUBkbxqvw6w&feature=youtu.bePremiered Feb 28, 2021
After 16 years of development, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft was certified by NASA and the FAA to provide commercial flights to space. There are now multiple flights scheduled to carry civilians to orbit, including the Inspiration4 and Axiom 1 missions.
Episode 2: Evolution of the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft, tells the story of how the private aerospace company designed, built, and tested both the Cargo and Crew variants of the Dragon Spacecraft, between 2004 and 2020.
00:16 Introduction
02:34 Cargo Dragon Development
04:56 Cargo Dragon Test Flights
07:47 Crew Dragon Development
10:37 Recap/Dragon Comparison
11:35 Crew Dragon Internal Testing
13:09 Crew Dragon Demo Missions
18:36 Conclusion
SpaceX continues innovating today, working towards a fully reusable rocket called Starship - designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Note: The opening sequence of the Starship SN8 hard landing is purely for fun. The Starship program has no relation to any human spaceflight operations conducted by SpaceX using the Dragon capsule.
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Vandenberg Gavin Cornwell (@SpaceXFleet) 3/5/21, 11:22 AM
With the launch cadence set to ramp up at Vandenberg, SpaceX is hiring for fairing, droneship, and recovery engineers on the West Coast.
SpaceX has not had a droneship in the Pacific since Aug 2019. These listings suggest that is likely to change soon.
spacex.com/careers/
https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1367873205592014852Images at the link: two job descriptions.
Does this mean A Shortfall Of Gravitas droneship will appear soon?
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Phobos Spaceport BigBoatDriver (@Herbo) 3/5/21, 5:50 PM
Progress pics of the work to Phobos, one of @SpaceX new offshore spaceports.
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Bridge deck and starboard third of forward house removed. Beginning to remove equipment from the tower
https://twitter.com/herbo/status/1367970731259293699⬇️ Photo below; more at the link.