What was this a test of? I couldn't hear the video where I was watching so I apologize if it was covered there. Were there people in the capsule, or just another test of their landing? The capsule landing looked pretty hard, not something a human would have enjoyed.
What was this a test of? I couldn't hear the video where I was watching so I apologize if it was covered there. Were there people in the capsule, or just another test of their landing? The capsule landing looked pretty hard, not something a human would have enjoyed.
Before anything carrying human beings can be certified, it has to undergo extensive tests, This is part of the process. The capsule is a version 2, with larger windows, one in front of each "customer. As for the landing, the capsule has a retro rocket pack, similar to the Russian capsules, that lights up just before touchdown, slowing the impact to 1 mph. The cloud of dust you saw is from the retro ignition, not the capsule impacting the ground.
The tax dollars that SpaceX is getting is a fee from the government for launching satellites and resupplying the ISS. SpaceX is able to do these things WAY cheaper than the government agencies can, so they're actually saving the government money.Way better than spacex...
Done with zero tax dollars...
Very nice indeed...
The tax dollars that SpaceX is getting is a fee from the government for launching satellites and resupplying the ISS. SpaceX is able to do these things WAY cheaper than the government agencies can, so they're actually saving the government money.
If Blue Origin can ever get anything into orbit maybe they can get paid to do so too.
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