Interesting TFR in NE Gulf of Mexico

[1964-M20E]

Interesting TFR in NE gulf.  I guess they are retrieving a first stage booster?  However, it says rocket launch. 

 

Any of our Mooney rocket owners doing operations from an aircraft carrier?

 

[AerostarDriver]

Between 12 and 18 months ago I saw a solicitation for recertification and testing of trident missiles out of the Eglin range. Maybe it is that.

[zaitcev]

3 hours ago, 1964-M20E said:

Interesting TFR in NE gulf.  I guess they are retrieving a first stage booster?  However, it says rocket launch.

The TFR is there for the splashdown of Dragon with departing crew of 4.

[MooneyMitch]

36 minutes ago, zaitcev said:

The TFR is there for the splashdown of Dragon with departing crew of 4.

Agree.
 

Probably a temporary nautical restriction also, after the boat deluge last splashdown.

[1964-M20E]

 

The are procreating and moving around in the gulf.

Maybe they need multiple targets incase they miss the first one.

[carusoam]

Wonder if Cirrus supplies the official pull the handle training?

The first zone is when Pilot A pulls the handle... if a second pull is required, Pilot B activates the handle in time to reach the second zone...

Pure speculation only...  avoiding the drilling rigs must be interesting...

Best regards,

-a-

[MooneyMitch]

Re-entry/touchdown technology has certainly advance from the Mercury/Apollo days..............uh, it's going to be somewhere within' this 200 NM range, we think........

SpaceX is just a bit more accurate me thinks these days[based on past drop-in Dragon's].

[zaitcev]

On 4/29/2021 at 1:48 PM, 1964-M20E said:

The are procreating and moving around in the gulf.

Maybe they need multiple targets incase they miss the first one.

It's exactly as you say. Because Earth rotates under the orbital plane, orbit's projection moves. And, there's only so much cross-range that a capsule spaceship can eke out with its pitiful L/D. Shuttle used to land in the same spot because it had a wing.

Edited April 30, 2021 by zaitcev

[MooneyMitch]

Per information from the NASA web site, it appears multiple landing sites are offered, and eventually selected based on the possibility of weather issues.  The information below is in regards to the previous Crew Dragon Demo 2 flight.  
 

“NASA and SpaceX are capable of supporting seven splashdown sites off the coast of Florida for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station as part the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
About two days prior to return, NASA and SpaceX teams will select primary and alternate splashdown target locations from the seven possible sites, with additional decision milestones about where Crew Dragon will splashdown taking place prior to the astronauts boarding the spacecraft, during free flight and before Crew Dragon performs a deorbit burn.
Teams will evaluate the forecasted weather conditions at the primary and alternate splashdown sites at each milestone to determine if the sites are “GO” or “NO-GO” for splashdown and recovery.
The seven potential splashdown sites for Demo- 2 are: Pensacola, Tampa, Tallahassee, Panama City, Cape Canaveral, Daytona and Jacksonville.
Approximate Locations
Selecting the Return Location
Splashdown locations are selected using defined priorities starting with selecting a station departure date and time with the maximum number of return opportunities in geographically diverse locations to protect for weather changes. Teams also prioritize locations which require the shortest amount of time between undocking and splashdown based on orbital mechanics, and splashdown opportunities that occur in daylight hours.
Crew Dragon has the capability to execute a unique series of orbit-lowering maneuvers using its Draco thrusters to line up its ground track for each primary location and maintain the capability to change to alternate sites in free-flight as weather constraints dictate.”

[MooneyMitch]

...... and no splashing for Dragon at this time....... all 7 pond locations are serving up unfavorable conditions for the drop and plop.  
11 bodies stored in the Space Station....... card games ?  

[MooneyMitch]

Splashdown Crew Dragon!!  Hello Panama City. Great success to SpaceX, NASA and to America!  

[1964-M20E]

These things are worse than rabbits they're everywhere.  Private space travel is getting hectic.