More cryogneic tanks inbound to Kennedy Space Center by barge today. SPMTs staged at the KSC turn basin to unload it (probably towards 39A....)
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Radar suggests lighting at the landing zone which may have been the no-go condition for KF-02 recovery weather today. Womp.
SpaceX Dragon recovery ship Shannon has departed the Port of Long Beach in support of Crew-10's return to Earth!
Splashdown is planned for August 9 at 8:33 am PT
What appears to be a brand new cryogenic tank from the company Aritas was delivered to Port Canaveral via cargo ship this morning. Which Space company would like to claim it? 😛 nsf.live/spacecoast
A third mobile harbor crane for @PortCanaveral has just arrived on a ship from Germany. Like the other two, it will probably find itself lifting Falcon 9 and other rockets (👀) in the years to come.
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Epic 4th July welcome for Falcon 9 at Port Canaveral from Bob and Doug!
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Noooo💔 The retirement of Megan from the SpaceX fleet of ships after a 9 year run! An awesome ship that sailed its way into the spaceflight history books
The First Air Force, Detachment 3 completed a emergency rescue exercise demonstration off Cape Canaveral this week!
Teams simulated launch pad abort and ascent abort scenarios with a mockup Orion capsule.
Photo credit: Michael Sparks/USAF/First Air Force
SpaceX recovery ship Shannon inbound to the Port of Long Beach with the CRS-32 Dragon.
The ship is following Of Course I Still Love You droneship, also returning with Falcon 9 from Starlink 11-16.
Blue Origin's landing Barge Jacklyn and support ship Harvey Stone arriving at Port Canaveral this afternoon, following an atypical day offshore presumably testing things. nsf.live/spacecoast
First tank unloaded at KSC. The pickup truck on the right with the Starlink dish mounted on the roof might offer a tiny clue about who these are for... nsf.live/spacecoast
Two tanks now passing through Port Canaveral and appear to be heading for the KSC turn basin for unloading! nsf.live/spacecoast
Does any aerospace company out there want to call dibs?
The MN Colibri ship has arrived in Florida, delivering the MTG-S1/Sentinel-4 satellite from Europe. Launching atop a Falcon 9 NET July. nsf.live/spacecoast
The MTG-S1/Sentinel-4 satellite is en-route to Florida for launch atop a Falcon 9 NET July.
Delivered by the MN Colibri cargo ship, was has frequently performed this role over the last few years. Expected May 6th.
Confirmed! Nothing has been unloaded, but large handling equipment is now being loaded onto the Pegasus Barge at KSC.
This one looks like one of the stands that brought the Core Stage to Florida - it will be heading back to other NASA facilities. nsf.live/spacecoast
Pegasus Barge heading towards Kennedy Space Center this morning. The rumour in my notifications is that the barge is here to collect equipment, rather than unload anything. nsf.live/spacecoast
Suprise visitor! NASA's Pegasus Barge is inbound to Port Canaveral.
Longtime followers on Twitter will be very familiar with the two white gantry cranes in the background of every shot from Port Canaveral.
The process to demolish these long-redundant cranes is finally underway! The first piece has just been cut up. nsf.live/spacecoast
Fram2 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean! 📸 SpaceX
Baggage handling was not included in the Dragon rider fee 🤣 Unload that thing yourself!
SpaceX is making the transition of Dragon recovery operations from the East Coast to West Coast look seamless
Dragon recovery ship Shannon has departed from the Port of Long Beach and is heading for the splashdown site off the coast of Oceanside.
Splashdown of Fram2 is set for 9:19am PT today.
The Artemis II mission patch is being projected onto the VAB tonight!
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Two sets of TFRs have been published for Fram2 splashdown off the coast of Los Angeles for Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th.
Published windows vary from 9am -9:40am PT, depending on site and day.
A look at three available splashdown sites for Fram2!
This will mark the first Crew Dragon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and the first splashdown of any Dragon variant in five years.
The recovery ship, Shannon, was relocated from Florida to California in January.
A unique booster landing zone for Fram2. A Shortfall of Gravitas is stationed ~420km downrange from the launch pad and some 100km southeast of Miami.
ULA RocketShip spotted in New Orleans! 🚀 Sent from a follower
I'm putting together a team
Orion Recovery Test 12 is underway in the Pacific Ocean using the USS Somerset Navy vessel.
Teams regularly conduct these rehearsals to practice their procedures. Photos from NASA EGS
