A first-time opportunity for me, watched it all starting 2.30 a.m. local, from the separation of the capsule until the astronauts landed safely on the recovery vessel. Seeing a glimpse of those yellow plasma fumes just before the connection breakdown was the most thrilling moment, but it was also interesting to follow every step of the recovery process in real time.
It was Arto. I watched it on the NASA You Tube live channel. They were a bit worried about the heat shield weren't they. A sort of new atmospheric bounce was the answer to lower the heat build up. All really fascinating and the big parachutes brought a tear to my eye. Awe inspiring.
Did want to watch this, but sadly forgot about it and went to bed. Glad they got back safely though. It is quite an achievement, but they did it several times in the 60s and 70s, over 50 years ago, so given the technical advances since then, it should have been a lot more easily achievable.
Yes, it is quite incredible what NASA achieved when we were kids Mish I agree. A whole new generation of space engineers have had to re-invent the wheel and the next stop is a Moon landing in 2028. There appears to be a new space race with China/ Russia/India hot to trot as well. Maybe the whole adventure needs this new competition to make it work.
Watched it all Woodsy from about a half hour before splashdown until the crew walked into the medical bay. I had problems with my connection and had to get out of the feed and get back into it a lot, but ultimately watched - and enjoyed - it all!
A first-time opportunity for me, watched it all starting 2.30 a.m. local, from the separation of the capsule until the astronauts landed safely on the recovery vessel. Seeing a glimpse of those yellow plasma fumes just before the connection breakdown was the most thrilling moment, but it was also interesting to follow every step of the recovery process in real time.
ReplyDeleteIt was Arto. I watched it on the NASA You Tube live channel. They were a bit worried about the heat shield weren't they. A sort of new atmospheric bounce was the answer to lower the heat build up. All really fascinating and the big parachutes brought a tear to my eye. Awe inspiring.
DeleteDid want to watch this, but sadly forgot about it and went to bed.
ReplyDeleteGlad they got back safely though.
It is quite an achievement, but they did it several times in the 60s and 70s, over 50 years ago, so given the technical advances since then, it should have been a lot more easily achievable.
Yes, it is quite incredible what NASA achieved when we were kids Mish I agree. A whole new generation of space engineers have had to re-invent the wheel and the next stop is a Moon landing in 2028. There appears to be a new space race with China/ Russia/India hot to trot as well. Maybe the whole adventure needs this new competition to make it work.
DeleteWatched it all Woodsy from about a half hour before splashdown until the crew walked into the medical bay. I had problems with my connection and had to get out of the feed and get back into it a lot, but ultimately watched - and enjoyed - it all!
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