A Crewed Dragon Is In Orbit
Viewing A Dragon Launch From Orbit
“Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 2 minutes before the #CrewDragon launch the @Space_Station passed Cape Canaveral. Captured some pictures of LC39A from where the Falcon 9 launched. Congratulations to everyone and looking forward to seeing @Astro_Doug, @AstroBehnken”
SpaceX Launches Astronauts on Historic Mission
“For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.”
It’s the Dragonship Endeavour according to Elon’s tweet.
AKA Dragon C206
Bob & Doug giving a tour…
https://youtu.be/llbIzbOStt4
every time I hear “Bob and Doug”, I think “excellent adventure”, as it surely is.
Yes, a good way to honor the late Col. Al Worden and a nice nod to the Falcon as well. It is good to see an Endeavor and Falcon together in space again.?
Named after my favo[u]rite TV detective. 😉
Actually named for the she ship for which the detective was named. I’m not kidding, Inspector Morse’s dad was a James Cook fanboy and named his son Endeavour after the explorer’s most famous ship.
P.S.: I know that you already know this! 😀