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SpaceX Crew Dragon Crew-1 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-11-16T01:01:02-05:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the the first operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying three NASA astronauts and one JAXA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the first operational crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of [...]

7 Differences Between SpaceX Crew-1 and DM-2

By |2020-11-10T08:58:17-05:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX and NASA will be launching astronauts to the International Space Station again in just a few days aboard their Crew-1 mission, but what's different? I'm here to outline 7 differences that SpaceX incorporated into this NASA mission that were not previously a part of the DM-2 (Demo-2) demonstration mission back in May.The Crew-1 Launch [...]

How do NASA Astronauts Vote in Outer Space?

By |2020-11-03T10:53:40-05:00November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA Astronauts that are on a long duration spaceflight during early voting and on election day will still need to vote. So how can a NASA astronaut floating 254 miles above the surface of the Earth vote from the International Space Station? Find out how in this bonus episode of Two Minute Tuesday!#NASA #Election2020 #olhzn2MTConnect [...]

Did an astronaut almost float away from the Space Shuttle?!

By |2020-11-03T08:04:09-05:00November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On NASA Space Shuttle flight STS-41C, NASA astronaut George Nelson, had a close call while wearing NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) which was a self contained rocket pack that astronauts could wear on their EVA suit backpacks to perform untethered EVA spacewalks. While trying to retrieve a broken satellite, the astronaut and Mission Control struggled [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Splashdown & Return Home from Earth 🔴 Live

By |2020-08-02T18:45:15-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will land and splashdown their American astronauts after undocking with the International Space Station. They previously docked to the ISS for their DM-2 mission which launched American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil on May 30, 2020.02 AUGUST 2020 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preshow0:13 Show Start51:23 Trunk Jettison & Deorbit Burn1:36:15 Re-Entry Begins1:44:40 Final Descent2:05:57 [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Undocking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-08-01T22:18:16-04:00August 1st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will undock from the International Space Station for the first time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 2 American astronauts. The undock procedures and hatch closure begin about 2 hours prior to the actual undocking, followed by a number of departure burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the undock.Splashdown Live Event: https://youtu.be/v6ZUuXtKpX4SpaceX [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Docking with the ISS🔴 Live

By |2020-05-31T14:44:56-04:00May 31st, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX docked to the International Space Station for the first time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 2 American astronauts. This is a replay of the live events. Timestamps are listed below. Launch day can be seen here: https://youtu.be/EL860Ivpct0TIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow2:30 Show starts4:26 Tory discussions on Waypoint Zero34:53 Crew Dragon reaches Waypoint One1:16:55 Waypoint Two approach1:22:22 [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Launch 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-30T20:57:04-04:00May 30th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX launched astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time! This is a replay of all the launch day activities. Timestamps are listed below! Docking is here: https://youtu.be/c6KpL8WOxOUTIMESTAMPS0:00 Preshow2:22 Show starts4:18 Tory weather discussions about DM-21:28:32 Astronaut suit up2:07:30 Astronaut walk out & pad departure2:30:22 Astronauts arrive at launch pad2:41:06 Capsule Ingress4:17:26 Amy [...]

SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2 Launch 🔴 Live [MAY 27 SCRUB]

By |2020-05-27T19:00:58-04:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This launch attempt was scrubbed. Next launch attempt will be streamed here: https://youtu.be/EL860Ivpct0 ⬇️⬇️ Replay timestamps listed below ⬇️⬇️Timestamps for this replay are below:0:00 Preshow2:59 Show starts4:56 Tory starts discussions54:45 Mike Mongo interview1:25:31 NASA TV starts1:44:50 Astronaut suit up1:57:52 Astronauts talk with Elon Musk & Jim Bridenstein2:18:40 Astronaut walk out2:21:33 Astronauts leave for launch complex [...]

SpaceX DM-2 Final Flight Readiness Review 🔴 Live

By |2020-05-25T20:05:59-04:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Timestamps listed below.This mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program [...]

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