Hello
and welcome to the blog!
I
am super excited writing this as history was just made a few minutes ago.
At the time of posting, the Space X crew dragon Capsule is currently in its
activation and rendezvous stage and moving closer to its Phase-burn stage.
With 16 hours to go to decking at the International Space Station, the USA has
made history as it has been able to launch Astronauts on a US rocket from its
soil. It last did this in 2011, 9 years ago.
From
Florida’s Kennedy Space centre, the Crew Dragon- Falcon 9 was to originally
launch on the 26th of May 2020, but due to unclear weather, it was
slated for the 30th of May before liftoff. What is interesting
however, is that this particular launch had a backup launch for the 7th
of June in case there were technical difficulties with today's launch.
Astronauts
Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken even though are test pilots become the first
NASA Astronauts to operate the first-ever privately developed spaceflight into
Earth’s orbit.
This
is a very big win for the USA because instead of launching from Baikonur, Russia, the
USA can now launch from its soil.
It
is also a very big step for humanity towards the initiative to occupy Mars and
go to the Moon again by 2024.
Just
like the strategic plans of Nigeria to launch a Nigerian Astronaut on a
Nigerian rocket from Nigerian soil by 2030, this historic day in space
exploration has thought us that amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic and other
challenges that face us as a Planet, when we begin to reflect on humanity and
work together to achieve a common goal, the sky is literally just the
beginning. So Nigeria, let's do this!
So
on this occasion, I would like to congratulate Elon Musk and all the brains
behind the Space X mission on this event and look forward to the next rocket, the
Starship as it makes history very soon.
In
conclusion, this blog is dedicated to every person out there inspired by this
event. The world definitely needs more visionaries and for every child hoping
to be the next Elon Musk, Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, continue to aim
for the Moon, even if you don’t get there, you will definitely land amongst the
stars.
Thank
you for taking out time to read and share this post as we continue to monitor the development from NASA. Should you have any
questions, comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to use the comment box.
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Cheers to more of history being redefined successfully.
ReplyDeleteHope Nigeria can join the train, as well as set the pace soon.
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