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Hi everybody and welcome back to
another episode of the Elon Musk

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Podcast. 
Now we're going to talk about 

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the latest SpaceX Crew Dragon 
mission, Crew Six, which 

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successfully returned from his 
journey to the International 

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Space Station. 
Now this mission involved 3 

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astronauts and one Russian 
cosmonaut and it came to a safe 

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conclusion just off the coast of
Jacksonville, FL. 

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From the brilliant streak across
the sky to the controlled 

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splashdown but at the future of 
SpaceX human space flights, this

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is something that we are all 
going to be intrigued about now.

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Now let's get into the details 

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of this mission. 
Early Monday between 12:05 AM 

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and 12:17 AM, the Dragon 
Endeavor capsule meet is descent

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back to Earth, creating a 
mesmerizing spectacle over the 

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Gulf of Mexico and central 
Northeast Florida. 

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An observer is even reported 
hearing Sonic booms as the 

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capsule pierced through the 
Earth's atmosphere. 

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This marks the fourth trip to 
space for Dragon Endeavor, which

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had previously flown missions 
Axiom 1, Crew Two and Demo Two. 

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And upon touching down of the 
Atlantic Ocean, Crew 6 Commander

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Stephen Bowen expressed his 
gratitude to SpaceX. 

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He said thanks SpaceX. 
We really appreciate all the 

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support from all the initial 
training through the launch 

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throughout the mission keeping 
us abreast of the status of the 

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vehicle and all the support all 
the way down. 

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Now Stephen Bowen was joined by 
NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, the

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United Arab Emirates Sultan Al 
Niade and Russian Cosmana Andrei

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Fedyev, and they all closed the 
Hatch of this capsule and 

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departed from the International 
Space Station about 17 hours 

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before their grand splashdown. 
Now, the mission itself had 

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lasted about six months, 
focusing primarily on scientific

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experiments and maintenance of 
the International Space Station.

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And before reentry, the Dragon 
Endeavor performed its final of 

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5D orbit burns, sealing its fate
for the descent back to Earth. 

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And during this process, the 
capsules heat shield had to 

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withstand temperatures up to 
3500 degrees Fahrenheit. 

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As expected, the plasma layer 
around the capsule knocked out 

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communications with the crew for
about 7 minutes, a standard 

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occurrence during reentry. 
Now let's talk about the moment 

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the capsule landed. 
SpaceX teams immediately 

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approached the capsule floating 
on the Atlantic waters to ensure

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that no toxic propellants were 
leaking. 

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Following this, the capsule was 
hoisted up out of the deck of 

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Spacex's recovery ship Megan, 
named after NASA astronaut Megan

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MacArthur. 
And medical checkouts for the 

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astronauts were done right there
on the vessel before they 

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boarded a helicopter back to 
Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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From there, they'll return to 
NASA's Johnson Space Center in 

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Texas. 
Now this marks another milestone

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for SpaceX, which has now flown 
11 human spaceflight missions, 

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eight of which were contracted 
with NASA's Commercial Crew 

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Program. 
The other three missions, namely

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inspiration for Axiom 1 and 
Axiom Two, were focused on 

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private astronauts. 
The latest mission, Crew Seven, 

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was launched just over a week 
ago with astronauts from NASA, 

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the European Space Agency, the 
Japan Aerospace Exploration 

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Agency, and a cosmonaut from 
Ross Cosmos. 

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Florida's next planned liftoff 
is a United Launch Alliance 

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Atlas 5 rocket, which was 
recently grounded due to 

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hurricane. 
Now this is a part of a national

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security mission involving the 
US Space Force and the National 

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Reconnaissance Office. 
In addition, SpaceX plans to 

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launch another Falcon 9 carrying
a batch of Starlink satellites 

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from Cape Canaveral Space Forest
Station. 

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And SpaceX is having a banner 
year. 

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That only did the company 
successfully bring back the crew

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from the ISS, but it also 
launched 62nd mission of the 

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year, putting 21 more Starlink 
satellites into orbit. 

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SpaceX is really pushing the 
envelope in terms of what's 

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possible in space exploration 
and satellite development. 

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The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off 
from NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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in Florida at 10:47 PM on 
Monday. 

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This is Spacex's 62nd launch 
this year, setting a new yearly 

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record for the company, outdoing
its previous record sent last 

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year. 
In 2022, the first stage of the 

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Falcon 9 returned to a drone 
ship about 9 minutes after 

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liftoff, showcasing once again 
the capability of reusable 

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rockets, and the upper stage 
deployed the 21 satellites into 

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low Earth orbit roughly an hour 
after liftoff. 

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And according to information 
available on Spacex's website, 

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this mission also marked a 
significant milestone for the 

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Falcon Nine's first stage 
booster. 

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It was its 10th launch and 
landing earlier on Monday as we 

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were discussing Spacex's Dragon 
spacecraft successfully returned

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for astronauts from the 
International Space Station. 

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The crew had been there for 186 
days following their launch in 

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March, engaging in an array of 
tasks, from space walks to 

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scientific experiments and 
station management. 

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Now, in a post on his X platform
formerly known as Twitter, Elon 

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praised the incredible work that
SpaceX has done. 

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SpaceX, as this year, has been 
responsible for delivering 

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approximately 80% of all Earth 
payload mass to orbit. 

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To put that into perspective, 
China supplied about 10%, with 

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the rest of the world 
contributing the remaining 10%. 

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That's huge, and they're aiming 
to escalate the launch frequency

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for 10 Falcon flights per month 
by the end of this year, and to 

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push it to 12 per month by 2024.
And according to the current 

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stats, SpaceX has completed a 
total of 261 launches at 223 

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landings with 195 total 
reflights. 

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That's the type of innovation 
that sets the stage for 

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ambitious goals like Mars 
colonization with the Starship, 

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which has always been a longterm
vision for SpaceX and Elon Musk.

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Now looking at the future, the 
next Starlink launch is Friday 

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and taking off from Cape 
Canaveral in Florida and is for 

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collaborations with NASA. 
The next one is slated for at 

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least February of 2024, during 
which SpaceX will transport the 

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crew 8 astronauts to the 
International Space Station. 

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And yes, the hardware 
allocations for the Dragon and 

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Falcon rockets are already in 
the planning stages. 

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So summing this all up, whether 
it's bringing astronauts back to

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the Earth or setting new records
and satellite launches, SpaceX 

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is propelling everybody into a 
new era of space exploration as 

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missions like these that add 
building blocks to the 

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foundation of the future, where 
travel to the moon, travel to 

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Mars and beyond are all a 
possibility now, It's incredible

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to think that we're living 
through this right now in an age

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where all of this is happening 
right before our eyes. 

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