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ironhorsedriver:

--- Quote from: kevindavis on August 02, 2020, 06:58:51 pm ---The fact that SpaceX beat Boeing says a lot about the company. But the bigger picture is this.. Just think we will no longer have to rely on the Russians for trips to space ever again.

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SpaceX is more innovative I think, new and fresh ideas. Boeing is mired in bureaucracy and business as usual.   

Axeslinger:

--- Quote from: ironhorsedriver on August 03, 2020, 12:08:05 am ---SpaceX is more innovative I think, new and fresh ideas. Boeing is mired in bureaucracy and business as usual.

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As someone who is an engineer in aerospace and works with, um large airframe OEMs, I can tell you what it likely is:  the individual engineers are full of ingenious, inventive ideas.  And then there is the (usually certification) group that interfaces with the govt agencies (e.g. FAA). Those folks have never seen a new idea worthy of consideration.  They are masters of the “no”.   And as they have one of the final design approvals, guess what happens...

Cyber Liberty:

--- Quote from: Axeslinger on August 03, 2020, 12:14:31 am ---As someone who is an engineer in aerospace and works with, um large airframe OEMs, I can tell you what it likely is:  the individual engineers are full of ingenious, inventive ideas.  And then there is the (usually certification) group that interfaces with the govt agencies (e.g. FAA). Those folks have never seen a new idea worthy of consideration.  They are masters of the “no”.   And as they have one of the final design approvals, guess what happens...

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And that's the natural order of things.  The ossified falls to the new and vibrant.  Creative Destruction.  Someday, it will be SpaceX on the short end of the stick.

It's the circle of Life, Simba!

Elderberry:
SpaceX's toasted Crew Dragon returns home after historic NASA astronaut splashdown

Space.com by Amy Thompson 8/8/2020

https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-home-port-arrival.html


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 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule cruised into its home port Friday evening (Aug. 7), secured to one of the company’s recovery vessels.

Onlookers gathered at Jetty Park (while social distancing) in anticipation of the Crew Dragon’s arrival after the capsule's historic splashdown on Aug. 2 that returned NASA astronauts Bob Benken and Doug Hurley to Earth. The mission, SpaceX's first crewed flight, was NASA's first orbital crewed flight from U.S. soil since 2011.

Jetty Park — a popular launch viewing location — is located at the mouth of the port, and all marine traffic comes through this point. Typically packed with excited space fans waiting to see a launch, Jetty Park has been closed during most of the pandemic, but recently reopened in phases. 

The SpaceX recovery ship carrying Crew Dragon, named GO Navigator, pulled into port just after 5:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT) on Friday. Crew members on board the ship waved at onlookers as the vessel made its short trek through the channel.

The ship and Crew Dragon were quickly moved into a U.S. Navy submarine basin, where the vehicle would be offloaded and transported to SpaceX's Cape Canaveral facilities. (Typically, when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket first stages arrive in port after landing on one of the company’s drone ships, the boosters are towed to SpaceX's dock, further into the port).

More at link.
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