[Technology] SpaceX - Crew Dragon Test Flight

[Two Professors]

Hope his BFR is successful.Next stop,the Moon.

 

[Frutos]

Dragon should be docked to the ISS in the next 30-45 mins.

 

[Two Professors]

Good,clean, docking,with no intervention needed from the ISS crew.Here's a pic of the brave blokes crewing the first mission:

 

[Two Professors]

Successful un-docking from the ISS.Splashdown scheduled for 1345,if the asymmetric heatshield works ok.

 

[Frutos]

Streaming on NASA TV - hoping for a successful re-entry and splashdown.

 

[swindonseagull]

Streaming on NASA TV - hoping for a successful re-entry and splashdown.

watching here but on muted......the music at the moment sounds like a 70's porno

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Going there now, thanks for the info

 

[symyjym]

Has this got a crew on board?

 

[Frutos]

Has this got a crew on board?

No.

 

[Frutos]

watching here but on muted......the music at the moment sounds like a 70's porno

The chase plane is a modified Canberra (license built WB-57).

 

[Superphil]

Nice landing

 

[Two Professors]

All good.Shame they discard the trunk unit to burn up.Thought they might have a use building ISS extension,or moon shuttle.Maybe in the future?