{"id":18021,"date":"2019-02-28T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18021"},"modified":"2019-03-01T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T05:03:55","slug":"space-transport-roundup-feb-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18021","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Feb.28.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent items related to traveling to and through space:<\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceil.com\/\">SpaceIL<\/a> lunar lander resumes its engine firings after a computer problem earlier this week caused a firing to be canceled: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/jason-davis\/beresheet-overcomes-early-glitches.html\">Beresheet Overcomes Early Glitches, Continues Journey to the Moon | The Planetary Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>SpaceX<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Launch review briefing:<\/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\/01p-4YfMXm8?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>A video overview of the Crew Dragon program:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SpaceX and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a> have completed thousands of hours of tests, analyses, and reviews in preparation for Crew Dragon\u2019s first test flight to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@space_station<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JvJqeoLKVy\">pic.twitter.com\/JvJqeoLKVy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1101257584797872128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here is a tour of the Crew Dragon interior:<\/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\/mE_hCTfMdng?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>And a view of the start of the rollout to the pad:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rolled out to the launch pad ahead of the spacecraft\u2019s first test flight. Liftoff targeted for 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dud93ZrkgH\">pic.twitter.com\/Dud93ZrkgH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1101180975663407105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Soyuz ST-B rocket launches 6 OneWeb broadband Internet satellites<\/strong> into orbit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Arianespace.com\">Arianespace<\/a>&#8216;s Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday:<\/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\/uQZSQuGG2Dw?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>Deployment of the satellites:<\/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\/VgUbH02rju8?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>More at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/02\/27\/first-six-oneweb-satellites-launched-from-french-guiana\/\">First six OneWeb satellites launched from French Guiana \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/02\/oneweb-kick-start-massive-constellation-soyuz-st-b\/\">OneWeb kick starts massive constellation with Soyuz ST-B launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneweb.world\/newsroom\/oneweb-makes-history-as-first-launch-mission-is-a-success\">OneWeb makes history as first launch mission is a success | OneWeb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission-update\/soyuz-vs21-success-oneweb\/\">Connecting everyone, everywhere: Arianespace orbits the first six OneWeb satellites on its latest Soyuz success \u2013 Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\">Virgin Galactic<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Two more SpaceShipTwo vehicles<\/strong> are under construction in Mojave and a dozen may eventually be built: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-virgin-galactic-test-flight-20190222-story.html\">As Virgin Galactic notches another test flight, its next space planes take shape &#8211; Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>More than 600 customers have put down deposits of up to $250,000 each to experience several minutes of weightlessness while watching the sky fade from light blue to the blackness of space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>To provide that, Virgin Galactic needs to churn out more space planes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve chosen to do some design enhancements on the next spaceship, mostly about manufacturability,\u201d said Enrico Palermo, president of <a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshipcompany.com\/\">Spaceship Co.<\/a>, Virgin\u2019s spacecraft manufacturing arm. \u201cWe\u2019re going to build more of them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The shop floor at one of Spaceship Co.\u2019s Mojave hangars was buzzing on a recent weekday, with teams of people working on aspects of the next two SpaceShipTwo space planes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>**** Spectators on the ground at Mojave<\/strong> could see the plume of the SpaceShipTwo&#8217;s rocket motor as it streaked upward to the edge of space:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the view we had as SpaceShipTwo made it to space for the second time. Our President, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/enricopalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@enricopalermo<\/a>, calling out the speed and altitude. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virgingalactic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@virgingalactic<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QL62yXX2Y7\">pic.twitter.com\/QL62yXX2Y7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheSpaceshipCompany (@TheSpaceshipCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSpaceshipCo\/status\/1100783491556540417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>The first test flight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_2\">Crew Dragon<\/a><\/strong> on a Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off early Saturday morning at 2:49 am EST (0749:03 GMT) from famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39\">Pad 39A<\/a> at Cape Kennedy. This first demonstration mission (DM-1) of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commercial_Crew_Development\">NASA&#8217;s Commercial Crew Program<\/a> will have no astronauts on board but will otherwise carry out all the tasks involved in sending a crew to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Space Station<\/a> and bringing them back for a water landing in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Today the <em>Launch Readiness Review<\/em>, the final major step in the launch approval process, gave a GO for the launch: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2019\/02\/27\/spacex-demo-1-reviews-provide-go-for-launch\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpaceX Demo-1: Reviews provide GO for launch \u2013 Commercial Crew Program\/NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18022\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/2019\/02\/27\/spacex-demo-1-reviews-provide-go-for-launch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"F9 on Pad Feb. 28, 2019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon on Pad 39A on Feb. 28, 2019.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18022\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OnPadFeb28-2019.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon on Pad 39A on Feb. 28, 2019.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At 4 pm EST today (Feb.28.2019), there will be a pre-launch briefing, which will be webcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/#public\">NASA TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The launch can also be watched on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/#public\">NASA TV<\/a> and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/webcast\">SpaceX Webcast page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the NASA press kit for DM-1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/ccp-press-kit\/main.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCP &#8211; Press Kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/commercialcrew_press_kit.pdf\">Commercial Crew Program &#8211; NASA (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NASA updates on the CCP, which also includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_CST-100_Starliner\">Boeing Starliner<\/a> transport system, are posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commercial Crew Program &#8211; NASA Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Post-launch processing of the Falcon 9 booster<\/strong> from last week&#8217;s launch of the Indonesian Nusantara Satu satellite and the SpaceIL lunar lander has been underway at Port Canaveral following its return on the floating landing platform. Here are some views of the processing activities via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.USLaunchReport.com\">www.USLaunchReport.com<\/a>:<\/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\/LLs5LmbnV6M?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><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\/fNlfXbLiLwE?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>Videos of recent activities<\/strong> at the Boca Chica Beach facilities near Brownsville, Texas:<\/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\/p599hentmbs?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><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\/YrmeSRLnBD0?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><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\/6RDbBTpN3A4?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>** Other space transport items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/elizabethhowell1\/2019\/02\/27\/this-startup-is-on-track-to-launch-its-first-rocket-to-space-this-fall\/#3bdcdcf948c4\">This Startup Is On Track To Launch Its First Rocket To Space This Fall &#8211; Forbes.com<\/a> &#8211; About <a href=\"https:\/\/fireflyspace.com\/\">Firefly Aerospace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/setback-for-israeli-lunar-lander-as-computer-glitch-prevents-scheduled-maneuver\/\">Setback for Israeli lunar lander as computer glitch prevents scheduled maneuver | The Times of Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlabusa.com\/\">Rocket Lab<\/a> is expected to announce soon the target date for the next launch of an Electron. Pad preparations and launch rehearsals have been underway the past month. For the latest news, see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peter_J_Beck\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) | Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLab\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) | Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vector-launch.com\">Vector Launch<\/a> update:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Block 1001 stage 1 preliminary integration is now complete. Coming up next is a functional checkout before launch. (Completed stage 2 shown as well) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewSpaceRace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewSpaceRace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWk35NiEj7\">pic.twitter.com\/EWk35NiEj7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VECTOR (@vectorspacesys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vectorspacesys\/status\/1100220039188307969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1944648453\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1944648453&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=58e1458b47a9ea2c9a71199c1a657964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1944648453\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1944648453&amp;asins=1944648453&amp;linkId=4d5a69f3ddec04646e1ac0c549848ed6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent items related to traveling to and through space: [ Update 2: ** The SpaceIL lunar lander resumes its engine firings after a computer problem earlier this week caused a firing to be canceled: Beresheet Overcomes Early Glitches, Continues Journey to the Moon | The Planetary Society. ** SpaceX: Launch review briefing: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18021\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; Feb.28.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4GF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18038,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18038","url_meta":{"origin":18021,"position":0},"title":"Videos: SpaceX Crew Dragon Demonstration-1 launch","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Below are videos and images of the launch early this morning of the SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon for the Demonstration 1 mission (DM-1). 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