Space Exploration

Are NASA's future missions and budget justified?

  • It's worth the time and expenditures

    Votes: 223 66.0%

  • Complete waste of money

    Votes: 41 12.1%

  • We need to explore, but not at the current cost

    Votes: 74 21.9%
  • Total voters
    338
#2,405
#2,405
tntar heel said:
I believe splash. Remember one of the astronauts talking about it in interview and saying something about that being the most interesting time after re-entry.
Dragon Re-entry
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Thanks. Though that is disappointing. It would have been bad ass to see it come land on the X perfectly and have the astronauts leave the Dragon on their own.
 
#2,411
#2,411
Sea Ray said:
I thought we left that mode of return in the 70s. The others in the space station don't return by parachute do they?
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Yes, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft also drops by parachute but lands on land instead of the ocean. The other crew capsule NASA is testing the Boeing Starliner will also land on land likely White Sands or Edward's AFB.

These are capsule spacecraft the new SpaceX Starship will land vertical like the Falcon 9 boosters.
 
#2,412
#2,412
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and crew mates return aboard a Soyuz capsule on Feb. 6, 2020, Kock spent 328 days aboard the ISS the longest single spaceflight by a woman.




Here is the return of the Crew Dragon capsule during last summer's unmanned DM-1 test flight to the ISS.
 
#2,413
#2,413
CagleMtnVol said:
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and crew mates return aboard a Soyuz capsule on Feb. 6, 2020, Kock spent 328 days aboard the ISS the longest single spaceflight by a woman.




Here is the return of the Crew Dragon capsule during last summer's unmanned DM-1 test flight to the ISS.
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Looks like a roasting marshmallow after it's on the ship.
 
#2,425
#2,425
An Asteroid that's out in space that we landed a probe on to study how to get minerals & stuff out of it to use.
The size of this asteroid compared to the city of Los Angeles ..... we are so damn small in this place.
I hope to GOD He keeps these monsters away from us and not allow them to take us out anytime soon......

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