The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico carrying Dog Hurley and Bob Behenken. After which both were brought from a recovery vessel. This has happened 45 years later, when NASA astronauts have landed in the sea. Earlier, Apollo command module had landed at sea.
Boats approaching the capsule dragon were asked to distance. This order was given keeping in mind the presence of dangerous chemicals on the capsule. After reaching home, Hurley said that it is a privilege and pride for us to be a part of this mission.
US President Donald Trump was also present two months ago when the capsule was launched. He has also congratulated on the success of this mission. He wrote, thank you to all of you. “It is a great pleasure for us that after two months of NASA’s space mission, passengers have returned to safe Earth.” The success of this mission is like the beginning of a new era for the US Space Agency. The success of this mission has also increased the possibility that in the coming time, help can be taken from companies like SpaceX to send humans to space.
The government agency says that if such service providers are contracted, it will save the government billions of dollars. This amount can be used to send astronauts to Mars or Moon under other projects. The Dragon capsule was launched at the end of May for the International Space Station. It was launched with the help of Falcon 9 rocket. With the success of this mission, the successful operation of the earth from space and from space to earth has also been confirmed. Also, the owner of ‘Taxi Service’ company, Elon Musk, will also be able to sell it to NASA. Boeing Corporation is also preparing a crew capsule solution but has to postpone it due to some software related problems in its Starline capsule.
NASA has been planning to leave crew movement on the International Space Station (ISS) since the early 2000s. Since the accident of the Columbia Shuttle’s return to Earth in 2003, NASA began focusing on developing a spaceship that could travel to the Moon. Involving private firms for movement of crew and cargo on the ISS was an important step towards keeping this program operational. In 2014, Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and aerospace sector giant Boeing were successful in securing a NASA contract for crew transport services.
SpaceX is an American company offering commercial and government launch services on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy Rockets. Entrepreneur Elon Musk laid the foundation of this company in 2002. The aim is to reduce the cost of transportation in space. Also, one of its aims is to build human settlements on Mars. SpaceX is the only private company in the world that routinely returns the rocket stage to Earth so that they can be relaunched. The company has been sending cargo regularly to the ISS and is now launching Astronauts. Musk’s company is also developing large spacecraft called Starship which will be used to prepare human settlements on Mars.
Born in South Africa, Elon Musk has earned $ 160 million by selling eBay to his online payment service company, PayPal. SpaceX was born due to their desire to see humans moving in space. However, he has also been involved in laying the foundation of many other companies. These include electric car maker Tesla. He is also working on the Hyperloop Project. It is a high-speed transportation system in which people will be able to travel by sitting in pods through a system of tubes. His colorful personality and lifestyle has inspired Robert Stoney Jr.’s Marvel Comics character Tony Stark. Musk has also not been untouched by controversies. His tweets have become the cause of legal controversies and this has forced him to step down as chairman of Tesla. However, he is still the CEO of Tesla.
Why was this launch so important?
Since the Space Shuttle retires in 2011, NASA has had to pay millions of dollars to Russia to launch its astronauts. Russia sends these astronauts to space through its Soyuz spacecraft. The launch of Astronauts from Crew Dragon from Florida is also an important point in this context, because for the first time in nine years, a person will go to space from American Earth. It will also be a restoration of America’s honor in terms of sending humans into space. This is also the first time that a private company sent astronauts into space orbit.
