NASA
Despite the challenges posed worldwide by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a bumper year when it comes to space exploration, marked by some incredible firsts and some sad farewells. It was a year of remarkable emerging technologies, a line up of ambitious new interplanetary missions, industry firsts, and the reemergence of the US in the field of human spaceflight. Most of all, 2020 saw commercial space companies coming into their own in ways that could impact space travel on a level not seen since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.
Commercial Spaceflight
Arguably the biggest story in space for 2020 was the return of humans being transported to space from US soil. It wasn t just that astronauts lifted off from the US for the first time since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011, it was also that the mission didn t feature a traditional NASA spacecraft. For the first time, in any nation, a crew was sent into orbit in a spacecraft, by a launcher, from a launch pad, watched ov
we have it in the override close position to see if it will get better. it seems to be getting worse. it s on camera 18. camera 18, you could see the men working on the hydrogen leak. once the technicians depart, we will send hydrogen again through the system to assure that the leak has been corrected. the astronauts now coming up toward the pad itself as the crew of several technicians at the 200 foot level proceed to tighten some bolts around a leaking valve. the astronaut team, which has just arrived at the pad, the transfer van now backing up toward the elevator. in a matter of five minutes or so, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. that s our status at 2 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control.
so, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. that s our status at 2 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control. go ahead. understand. okay, can you hit the switch
transfer van now backing up toward the elevator. in a matter of five minutes or so, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. that s our status at 2 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control.
it s on camera 18. camera 18, you could see the men working on the hydrogen leak. once the technicians depart, we will send hydrogen through the system to assure that the la leak has been corrected. astronauts coming up toward the pad itself. the crew of several technicians at the 200 foot level proceed to tighten bolts around a leaking valve. the astronaut team, which arrived at the pad, transfer van now backing up toward the elevator. in a matter of five minutes or so, we will be ready for the spacecraft commander neil armstrong to come across at the 320 foot level. that s our status at two hours 43 minutes 47 seconds and counting. this is launch control.