Posted on 03/07/2019 8:03:05 PM PST by BenLurkin
According to NASA's press kit, "Crew Dragon will autonomously undock from the International Space Station on Friday, March 8, at approximately 2:30 a.m. EST [0730 GMT]. About five hours after Dragon departs the space station it will conduct its deorbit burn, which lasts up to 15 minutes. It takes about 35 to 40 minutes for Dragon to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in the Atlantic Ocean, which is currently targeted for approximately 8:45 a.m. EST [1345 GMT]."
There has been a lively discussion on the satellite observer Seesat Internet List about spotting the bright plasma trail created by the Dragon capsule as it rushes through the atmosphere, quite possibly becoming bright enough to be seen even through the light of day.
Dragon's final ground track runs across North America, from approximately just north of Vancouver Island on the Pacific Coast; southeast to Charleston, South Carolina, on the East Coast; and out to sea over the open waters of the Atlantic.
Because this is the first time this re-entry vehicle has traveled this particular course, there is some uncertainty about what might be seen. It appears that the best odds of seeing a possible fireball caused by the Dragon capsule will be for those within about 100 miles (160 kilometers) of a line extending from central Kentucky to the South Carolina coast, near Charleston, from about 8:42 to 8:44 a.m. EST.
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Video the damned sky if you’re on the path.
Haven't we read about this one already?
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Elon Musk is dick, but he is getting stuff done.
Well?Did Anyone see and video it?
Once again Elon Musk demonstrates that rocket science is way easier than building cars.
I got to see a shuttle come in once in the early a.m. Over Texas, it left a flaming trail across the whole sky, and was back on the ground in Florida in 20-25 minutes. Spectacular! What an age we live in.
*ping*
I also made the mistake of watching an alleged video about the launch, booster landing, and reentry/splashdown, similar length (this was the first one), and it turned out to be some clown who though he had something to add, and didn't even use any decent footage of any of it.
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