{"id":120911,"date":"2024-11-01T17:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120911"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T10:54:46","slug":"workers-for-elon-musks-spacex-got-stuck-with-a-toxic-spacecraft-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean-book-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120911","title":{"rendered":"Workers for Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX got stuck with a toxic spacecraft in the middle of the ocean, book says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root\" data-component=\"SupportNSCNative\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-0 jBfdop\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-1 hKRbzg\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-hez36s-2 cKIkhp\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-8 dWUzhG\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-13 doTReP\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-12 iGXncB\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-hez36s-7 hKrnEq\">\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 euTVax\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-hez36s-4 bErStG sc-hez36s-14 ggPDxB\"><span data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown-mobile-open\" class=\"sc-hez36s-6 jWuFRk\"><span class=\"sc-hez36s-5 vaVnf\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 kMSyUM sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-a5wy94-0 jhbxrS\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-hez36s-4 bErStG sc-hez36s-15 gibhIT\"><span data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown-tablet\" class=\"sc-hez36s-6 jWuFRk\"><span class=\"sc-hez36s-5 vaVnf\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 kMSyUM sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-a5wy94-0 jhbxrS\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Early workers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/elon-musk\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s aeronautics company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/spacex\">SpaceX<\/a> reportedly once got stuck overnight on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ocean\">ocean<\/a> barge with a toxic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/spacecraft\">spacecraft<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In 2010, eight years after its founding, engineers became stranded on a barge and had to sleep near a spaceship full of gas that could potentially explode, according to Ars Technica senior space editor Eric Berger. Berger, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, interviewed approximately 100 new and former SpaceX employees for his new book <em>Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX did not immediately respond to <em>The Independent\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>After <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/spacex\">the reusable Dragon spacecraft\u2019s first flight<\/a>, a SpaceX crew retrieved the spaceship from the ocean in December of that year. <\/p>\n<p>According to Berger, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/spacex-workers-stuck-overnight-barge-with-toxic-spaceship-new-book-2024-10?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=science-sf&amp;utm_medium=social\">workers immediately checked for fuel leaks<\/a>. Leaks could mean the risk of explosion, because the fuel inside the Dragon\u2019s Draco engine is made of hypergolic propellant. Hypergolic fuels, like hydrazine, are toxic liquids that react spontaneously and violently when they contact each other. They are used in many different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/rocket\">rocket<\/a> and aircraft systems. They don\u2019t require an external source of ignition, like fire or heat.<\/p>\n<p>An engineer used a 20-foot pole with a tool to detect propellant gases in the air, and no leaks were detected. Using a crane, Dragon was then hauled from the ocean off the coast of Florida and onto a barge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 kxvzfA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/GettyImages-107407711.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/GettyImages-107407711.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/GettyImages-107407711.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts for the first time off on December 8, 2010, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company later acknowledged there had been a rocket engine anomaly during its launch. Now, a new book describes what happened after the Dragon was retrieved\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-ohzviw-0 gdZNrl inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-22624\"><span class=\"sc-ohzviw-1 ewSUe\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">SpaceX&#8217;s Falcon 9 rocket lifts for the first time off on December 8, 2010, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company later acknowledged there had been a rocket engine anomaly during its launch. Now, a new book describes what happened after the Dragon was retrieved<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->BRUCE WEAVER\/AFP via Getty Images<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two engineers and three technicians wore protective equipment and used independent air supplies as they boarded the barge and began to empty the spaceship\u2019s fuel tanks. Nothing happened, so five workers returned to their nearby crew boat to get some sleep.<\/p>\n<p>But, on the next day and after eight hours draining fuel and storing it in containers, the ocean became rough. It became too dangerous for the workers to return to their boat. They were reportedly stuck overnight with no beds and a toxic Dragon spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>They had to sleep in a 20-foot-long shipping container next to the Dragon, the book says. Fortunately, crew members on their boat were able to throw them their sleeping bags.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 bQyBjg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/AP24299326891518.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/AP24299326891518.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/31\/20\/AP24299326891518.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NASA support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The Dragon has become a major part of NASA\u2019s operations, taking astronauts to and from the International Space Station\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-ohzviw-0 gdZNrl inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-22625\"><span class=\"sc-ohzviw-1 ewSUe\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">NASA support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The Dragon has become a major part of NASA\u2019s operations, taking astronauts to and from the International Space Station<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->(NASA\/Joel Kowsky via AP)<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe got the best night\u2019s sleep we could,\u201d an engineer told Berger. \u201cWe were exhausted, so I can\u2019t say that I slept terribly that night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They finished emptying the toxic propellant the next day, and the company was given the OK to bring Dragon back on land after depressurizing its propellant system.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a year later, SpaceX acknowledged there had been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/12920-spacex-private-rocket-launch-anomaly.html\">a rocket engine anomaly<\/a> during its launch.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 15 years later, retrieving the Dragon only takes a few hours. It hasn\u2019t caused explosions. It\u2019s also become a major part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nasa\">NASA<\/a>\u2019s space race, ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Recently, it was used to bring back four Crew-8 astronauts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/space\/elon-musk-spacex-craft-stranded-ocean-book-b2639237.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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