Return of first Axiom commercial crew from ISS delayed
Capitalism in space: Because of iffy weather at their planned splashdown point, SpaceX and Axiom have delayed the return of Axiom’s first commercial crew at ISS so that they will splashdown tomorrow.
Weather permitting, the four-member private astronaut crew now is targeted to undock at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, to begin the journey home with splashdown off the coast of Florida no earlier than approximately 3:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 20.
If weather remains an issue, the return to Earth of Endeavour could be delayed further.
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Capitalism in space: Because of iffy weather at their planned splashdown point, SpaceX and Axiom have delayed the return of Axiom’s first commercial crew at ISS so that they will splashdown tomorrow.
Weather permitting, the four-member private astronaut crew now is targeted to undock at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, to begin the journey home with splashdown off the coast of Florida no earlier than approximately 3:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 20.
If weather remains an issue, the return to Earth of Endeavour could be delayed further.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Stop landing in the ocean. STOP IT! I don’t want to end up saying “I told you so…” but I am worried sick I will find myself there.
NASA demands it even though Russia has been doing landing on land for 50 years.
Remember that Musk should not embarrass the experts.
pzatchok wrote: “NASA demands it even though Russia has been doing landing on land for 50 years.”
I think that is a bit misleading. SpaceX had wanted to do landings on land using extended feet, but NASA didn’t like the idea, so SpaceX stayed with the water landings from the cargo version of Dragon. SpaceX used water landings at that time, because they could do that design quickly and inexpensively. This was not a demand that the landing be in the water or that they not be on land but a demand that they not use the landing-feet design, so please don’t misunderstand pzatchok’s comment.
Water landings are not a requirement from NASA. Boeing uses landings on land, but they put in the time, effort, and expense to test and use an airbag, a method somewhat different than the Russian landings. Sierra Space will land on runways with their Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft.
Splatting or splashing.
The job still gets done.