3 ms·
The altitude is really interesting, showing that Crew Dragon is higher than both the Hubble and the ISS. They really want to show that, yes, there is no doubt,
by bane 5y ago
The altitude is really interesting, showing that Crew Dragon is higher than both the Hubble and the ISS. They really want to show that, yes, there is no doubt, these people are in space and not just high altitude.
- dylan604 5y agoIt took everything the shuttle had to get to the Hubble, so it is an interesting choice for an orbit. I'm guessing it was a check box on some SpaceX "can we do this" type of list.
- aero-glide2 5y agoShuttle went slightly higher than this mission. Apparently there are plans to send Crew Dragon as high as 1200 km.
- bradneuberg 5y agoThey not only got above Hubble’s orbit, they even returned the first stage back to landing, which means they had the performance both to get to that orbit and to be reusable.