First stage back on recovery ship FAST.

Bout D@#N time we had a man-rated US Based launch vehicle again.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

Landing the first stage at ~9 minutes mission elapsed time is pretty typical for the F-9 at-sea recoveries.

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...and docked with the ISS just a while ago. From the NASA web site:

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"NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour have arrived at the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon arrived at the station’s Harmony port, docking at 10:16 a.m. EDT while the spacecraft were flying about 262 miles above the northern border of China and Mongolia. "
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Seems as if the 'shakedown' cruise is going pretty good so far.

Earl

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Rocket-Brained Since 1970

You'll look like if you keep swigging rum down there in Acapulco and fall asleep on the beach... LOL OL J R

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I have to say Earl watching this mission and the Pence / Trump speech yesterday following the launch really makes me proud to be an American.

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I am just glad to have manned space flight capability back on American soil. That capability should have never lapsed for nine years. Not gonna go through the exercise of pointing fingers for that failure because the blame can be cast around to both sides of the political spectrum as well as NASA itself. And us as citizens to some degree for not demanding better sooner.

But, that is behind us now, I hope, for good. And we can just build capability from here...and that is the REALLY good news!

Earl

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Rocket-Brained Since 1970

Agree it never should have lapsed. Glad the hurdle of having to buy rides on Soyuz rockets is OVER.
Flight on that rocket seems very smoooooth compared to most previous launch vehicles.
NASA has been dismally underfunded by both major political parties for decades.
No need for any finger pointing; enough guilt on both sides.

Have never been to Acapulco. We always vacation on the East side. Mayan Riviera; Playa Del Carmen/Playa Mujeres. We have found Playa Mujeres to be more secluded and far less "touristy"; costs more, but worth it.
Our vacation there this year has been cancelled twice; first in March then in June.
Our resort officially re-opens on 7/1 but it is WAYYYYYY too hot there then.
We are shooting for anywhere from late September to late October now.
The resort has given us an extra 4 nights due to being "platinum" members and they cancelled on us twice.
We were already upgraded to a full suite with poolside right out our patio door.
Yes, there will be plenty of top-shelf Rum, Tequila, 15+yr Scotch, and SPF 70 Sunscreen involved.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

I'm afraid that if they were "adequately" funded, we'd just see an even grander scale of being over budget and way behind schedule, like SLS. I'm so proud they decided to go private sector and let engineering and cost effectiveness guide the designs instead of making sure each state senator's pork got fed.

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They said today Falcon 9 especially the second stage was a rough ride.

Quantitative data for g loads and vibration loads should be available, if someone knows where to look it up.