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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Crew-1 Mission Launch Streak
APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 19 Nov, 2020 | Image Credit & Copyright: Jen Scott

Posted on 11/19/2020 2:51:32 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: Leaving planet Earth for a moment, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket arced into the early evening sky last Sunday at 7:27 pm EST from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. This 3 minute 20 second exposure traces the launch streak as seen over watery reflections from Port Canaveral, about 15 miles south of the launch. The rocket carried four astronauts en route to the International Space Station on the first flight of a NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft system. Dubbed Resilience, the astronauts' Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the orbital outpost one day later, on Monday, November 16. At the conclusion of their six-month stay on the ISS, the Crew-1 astronauts will use their spacecraft to return to Earth. Of course about 9 minutes after launch the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage returned to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean on autonomous spaceport drone ship Just Read The Instructions.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day
KEYWORDS: nasa
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1 posted on 11/19/2020 2:51:32 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 11/19/2020 2:51:57 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; America_Right; Art in Idaho; AZ .44 MAG; ...

Pinging the APOD list.


3 posted on 11/19/2020 2:52:48 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

If Truth causes Conflict, is it better to tell Lies?


4 posted on 11/19/2020 3:03:29 PM PST by Sioux-san
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To: Sioux-san

Is that relevant to anything or just a stray comment?


5 posted on 11/19/2020 3:11:49 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

It was probably relevant to something, but that “something” appears to have moved.


6 posted on 11/19/2020 3:41:08 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: MtnClimber

Anyone who has a Facebook account, please search for Cold Life Photography. He’s a young man who lives near the cape. He has special access to the launch pad. His photography is simply amazing.


7 posted on 11/19/2020 4:11:42 PM PST by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Repeal The 17th

I look at these photos from Space X and NASA and wonder what people really believe when they see them. I used to think all the NASA photos were for real. I have black & white photos of the original 7 astronauts from when I was in 6th grade for what that’s worth. Then I found out these images are not at all real as represented to the Public. Why would that be? I did a lot of digging as I want to know the truth about everything with no hidden agenda. I came across this bit of investigation, so am sharing with you all here.

http://mileswmathis.com/musk.pdf


8 posted on 11/20/2020 10:16:57 PM PST by Sioux-san
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