{"id":13934,"date":"2017-02-19T11:31:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13934"},"modified":"2017-02-19T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T02:58:41","slug":"video-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-sends-a-dragon-to-iss-and-lands-booster-at-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13934","title":{"rendered":"Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends a Dragon to ISS and lands booster at Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SpaceX.com\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX<\/a> launched its Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft full of cargo heading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">International Space Station<\/a>. The Dragon will berth to the station on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>After the first stage booster separated from the upper stage, it came back down for a powered landing onto SpaceX&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landing_Zone_1\" target=\"_d\">Landing Zone 1<\/a>\u00a0at Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13935\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=13935\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Landing Shot from VAB Roof\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Landing Shot from the roof of the VAB &amp;#8211; credits Trevor Mahlmann &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann-1024x562.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13935\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/LandingShotFromVABRoof-TrevorMahlmann-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Landing Shot from the roof of the VAB &#8211; credits Trevor Mahlmann (<a href=\"http:\/\/photos.tmahlmann.com\/Rockets\/SpaceX\/CRS-10\/i-P6z59rK\" target=\"_blank\">Hi-Res image<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: Here is a drone view of the landing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQtNTk4Brqp\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-19T20:20:39+00:00\">Feb 19, 2017 at 12:20pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video of the landing as seen during the SpaceX webcast:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gbm1AXWik5c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After liftoff the rocket disappeared quickly into a cloudy sky:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mzEloqzys3Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The launch was the first for SpaceX from Pad 39A, which is the same pad used by most of the Apollo Saturn V launches to the Moon and for most of the Space Shuttle launches. Here is a brief history of the pad:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMu3SG8_Zjc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: This Dragon mission has a particular emphasis on science and technology cargo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-cargo-headed-to-space-station-includes-important-experiments-equipment\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-cargo-headed-to-space-station-includes-important-experiments-equipment\">SpaceX Launches NASA Science, Cargo to the Space Station | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacex\/2017\/02\/19\/nasa-cargo-headed-to-space-station-includes-important-experiments-equipment\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacex\/2017\/02\/19\/nasa-cargo-headed-to-space-station-includes-important-experiments-equipment\/\">NASA Cargo Headed to Space Station Includes Important Experiments, Equipment | SpaceX\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a video of a briefing held last Friday on the science payloads:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NsBDNyCtMAI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=videogames&amp;banner=01P8JKMA2YDAAKYSSSR2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=884aaf5823d775bbba0b1eaff4d628ae&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft full of cargo heading to the International Space Station. The Dragon will berth to the station on Wednesday morning. After the first stage booster separated from the upper stage, it came back down for a powered landing onto SpaceX&#8217;s\u00a0Landing Zone 1\u00a0at Cape Canaveral. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13934\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends a Dragon to ISS and lands booster at Cape<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3CK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15340,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15340","url_meta":{"origin":13934,"position":0},"title":"Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo ship to the ISS; Reused booster lands successfully","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched a Dragon spacecraft into orbit this morning to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. 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