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How SpaceX's Booster Recovery Droneships SHOCKED the whole industry... Huge thanks to: Greg Scott: https://twitter.com/GregScott_photo JennyHPhoto: https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto https://www.youtube.com/JennyHPhoto Cosmic Perspective: https://www.youtube.com/c/CosmicPerspective LabPadre: https://twitter.com/LabPadre https://www.youtube.com/c/LabPadre ========= The Genius of SpaceX's Booster Recovery Droneships Back in December 2015, SpaceX landed its first rocket successfully. The feat was hailed as a key step in company founder Elon Musk's quest to develop an inexpensive, reliable reusable rocket. But that was just half the story. Three months later, the more challenging and potentially revolutionary step was accomplished when another Falcon rocket dispatched a cargo ship to the International Space Station, then turned around and landed on a platform gently bobbing in the Atlantic Ocean. Honestly, explosions and mishaps led up to the shining moment of success when this difficult and new feat was finally achieved. "And they said it couldn't be done (at least no one has ever done it) until, of course, you did it," former NASA space shuttle manager Wayne Hale wrote in a congratulatory note to SpaceX on Twitter. Yeah, 7 years since then, SpaceX is now a master in this. However, this doesn't mean easy but it is a Genius skill, indeed! Find out everything about SpaceX's Booster Recovery Droneships in today's episode of Alpha Tech: How SpaceX's Booster Recovery Droneships SHOCKED the whole industry...

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-85 / Starlink 2-10) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 31 May 2023, at 06:02 UTC (30 May, at 23:02 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported thirteen missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and four Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX

On Tuesday, May 30 at 11:02 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the fourteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and now five Starlink missions.

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What SpaceX Dragon just did that makes No one wants to fly on Starliner... HUGE THANKS TO: iamVisual: https://www.youtube.com/@iamVisualVFX TheSpaceEngineer : https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceEngineer ======= What SpaceX Dragon just did! No one wants to fly on Starliner anymore... "As Boeing Struggles To Fix Its Starliner, Elon Musk Is Eating Its Lunch In Space." Yeah, this statement can be regarded as a humorous anecdote sourced from somewhere as Elon Musk hasn't gone to space so far, maybe he doesn't like it. However, metaphorically thinking, this also holds undeniable truth. While SpaceX Dragon launched up to 10 crews into space, the Starliner Crewed Flight's last test is scheduled to fly no earlier than July 2023. Especially, what SpaceX Dragon just did definitely make no one wants to fly on Starliner anymore... How and why? Find out every about this in today's episode of Alpha Tech: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying a retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer, and two Saudi astronauts caught up with the International Space Station on Monday, wrapping up an automated 15-hour rendezvous with a picture-perfect docking, also a record-setting trip to the orbiting laboratory. Catching up from behind and below, the spacecraft passed 1,300 feet below the lab complex, then looped up to a point directly above the forward Harmony module's space-facing port. From there, the craft moved in for docking at 9:12 a.m. EDT. "It was a lovely ride ... it was the softest docking I've ever felt," Ax-2 commander Peggy Whitson radioed SpaceX flight controllers, referring to three earlier trips to the station aboard a space shuttle and Russian Soyuz ferry ships. "Very well done." What SpaceX Dragon just did that makes No one wants to fly on Starliner...

Get 25% off Blinkist Annual premium! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/marcushouse SpaceX is absolutely going full steam with upgrades, not just at the launch site, but everything at the build site that supports it. A potential 20% increase in the size of Starship full stack with the SpaceX Starship 6,000 ton Capability!? Yep. Diving right into that too. SpaceX Joins FAA for Legal Battle, the amazing Axiom 2 mission, with much more Falcon 9 action through the week, and loads, loads more. Let's get stuck into it. Starship Infographic by Tony Bela https://twitter.com/InfographicTony/status/1660610206387306497 Join the mailing list to be notified when I release a video. https://marcushouse.space/email-list 👕Like this shirt? Pick it up on any product you like here. https://marcus-house.myspreadshop.com/mars+here+we+come+-+dark?idea=60adc4996ae5286c7eb437d5 Or in the reverse https://marcus-house.myspreadshop.com/mars+here+we+come+-+light?idea=60adc49896e7c070513a8931 🎁 Marcus House Merch - https://marcus-house.myspreadshop.com/ You can support me on: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/MarcusHouse Join my Discord - https://discord.gg/dAMmbqj Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MarcusHouse The production crew: GameplayReviewUK, TiagoCruz, Mr Pleasant, Virtu, Indnstar Support from the below is always massively appreciated: 📷 NASASpaceFlight - https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight 📷 RGVAerialPhotography - https://www.youtube.com/@RGVAerialPhotography 📷 Greg Scott - https://twitter.com/GregScott_photo 📷 Starship Gazer - https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer 📷 Cosmic Perspective - https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicPerspective 📷 LabPadre - https://www.youtube.com/@LabPadre 📷 Epic Spaceflight - https://www.youtube.com/@EpicSpaceflight 3D artist magicians: ✨ Tony Bela - https://twitter.com/InfographicTony ✨ Ryan Hansen Space - https://twitter.com/RyanHansenSpace ✨ Erc X - https://twitter.com/ErcXspace ✨ Corey - https://twitter.com/C_Bass3d ✨ Alex Svan - https://twitter.com/AlexSvanArt ✨ DeepSpaceCourier - https://twitter.com/ds_courier ✨ SpaceXvision - https://twitter.com/SpacexVision ✨ Stanley Creative - https://twitter.com/Caspar_Stanley ✨ Matt Ryan - https://twitter.com/MattR5226 ✨ TijnM_3DAnimations - https://twitter.com/m_tijn ✨ Christian Debney - https://twitter.com/ChristianDebney ✨ Evan Karen - https://www.youtube.com/@EvanKaren ✨ 3D Daniel - https://twitter.com/3DDaniel1 #spacex #starship #elonmusk

On Saturday, May 27 at 12:30 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 14th launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Arabsat BADR-8 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 27 May 2023, at 04:30 UTC (00:30 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported thirteen missions: GPS III SV04, GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb 17 and seven Starlink missions. Credit: Airbus/SpaceX

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On Friday, SpaceX filed a motion to join the FAA as co-defendants in the current Starship lawsuit. Why did SpaceX wait so long to make this move, and why is the FAA opposing it. Is the FAA not looking out for Starship? #space #spacex #faa Please support my move to Europe! https://www.gofundme.com/manage/move-the-angry-astronaut-to-europe Please support my channel! EARLY VIDEO RELEASES, DISCORD MEMBERSHIP AND EXCLUSIVE CONTENT PLUS 15% OFF MERCH! https://www.patreon.com/AngryAstronaut https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AngryAstro Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Astro_Angry https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/05/22/SpaceX_Motion_to_Intervene_-_May_19_2023.pdf

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The hatch of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft was opened on 22 May 2023, at 15:00 UTC (11:00 EDT). The crew of the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. Credit: Axiom Space/NASA/SpaceX “Freedom” Crew Dragon hatch opening #CrewDragon

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Axiom Mission 2, set to lift off at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 UTC) on Sunday, May 21, is the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-2 is launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX's Dragon Freedom spacecraft—it’s the same capsule that carried NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts to the station in 2022. During their scheduled eight-day stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, the crew of Ax-2—commander Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi—will engage in technology demonstrations, student outreach, and scientific experiments ranging from cancer treatments to weather research. Today's launch coverage is led by Axiom Space, with support from NASA and SpaceX; NASA's primary mission responsibilities begin during Freedom's approach to the International Space Station, the start of Ax-2 integrated operations. Learn more about NASA's role in Ax-2 and how we're working with our industry partners to open low-Earth orbit to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities: https://go.nasa.gov/3O54kO1 Thumbnail credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Music Credit : “Change by Nu Alkemi$t” Content ID : JWRDVGU4E26SNWIX Song: Created by Design by Cody Martin Content ID : 8WTFQBQNPL7LNDHO #Ax2 #NASA #SpaceStation

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft for Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 21 May 2023, at 21:37 UTC (17:37 EDT). Ax-2 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 22 May 2023, at 13:24 UTC (09:24 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Freedom” Crew Dragon spacecraft previously flew the Crew-4 mission. Credit: Axiom Space/NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Axiom-2 and Falcon 9 landing #CrewDragon

There was a special emphasis on the TRISH research effort during Ax-1. The Translation Research Institute for Space Health is a broad effort aimed at ensuring we understand and are preparing for human health beyond our home planet. This is an effort that NASA astronauts and Private astronauts can participate in. Naturally, life just a few hundred miles above Earth poses some unique challenges that we're still unlocking the secrets to even after 60 plus years of humans in space. -- -- -- Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiom_space Instagram: https://instagram.com/axiom.space

While the most visible part of Axiom's work today is the missions to the International Space Station, these are just the leading edge of one aspect of the preparation for our real goal: operating an entirely commercial space station and laboratory in Low Earth Orbit. These missions serve as an opportunity to learn and prepare for how to handle logistics, maintenance, schedules, routines, crew volume, and every other aspect of space missions. -- -- -- Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiom_space Instagram: https://instagram.com/axiom.space

The microgravity indicator is the only item inside Dragon that isn’t secured at launch. Here is a very special greeting from Sharon John and a few of the younger Axiom family members who helped actually prepare the indicator for this flight. -- -- -- Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiom_space Instagram: https://instagram.com/axiom.space

As this crew rides out to their rocket, Ax-2 Commander Peggy Whitson wanted to share a special message with them and each of you who have helped make today possible. -- -- -- Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiom_space Instagram: https://instagram.com/axiom.space