Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Photos of the Day #2: Welcome Back to Florida, Falcon 9!

The Falcon 9 rocket that launched the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour into space is about to touch down on the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' in the Atlantic Ocean...on May 30, 2020.
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Just thought I'd share these great photos of the SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You carrying the Falcon 9 rocket that launched 3 days ago as they arrived at Port Canaveral in Florida earlier today. It remains to be seen what will be the next mission to fly aboard the booster that sent astronauts to low-Earth orbit for the first time in almost 9 years. SpaceX plans to use brand-new Falcon 9 vehicles and Crew Dragon capsules for crewed NASA flights to the International Space Station for the foreseeable future, so it's unlikely that this booster will have astronauts (at least those directly employed by the U.S. space agency) on it once more. Stay tuned.

With the Falcon 9 rocket secured on its deck, the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' enters the waterway at Port Canaveral in Florida...on June 2, 2020.
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With the Falcon 9 rocket secured on its deck, the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' enters the waterway at Port Canaveral in Florida...on June 2, 2020.
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With the Falcon 9 rocket secured on its deck, the drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' arrives at the dock in Port Canaveral, Florida...on June 2, 2020.
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