SpaceX deploys Polaris Dawn's Dragon spacecraft in amazing view from space

Credit: SpaceX

[tgxperience]

I think it's great how we are finally getting quality video from these missions.

[patrickf.]

I am old enough to remember what a big deal it was to watch a ground-level view of John Glenn's launch on a black-and-white portable TV in my seventh grade class. Times have changed!

[chipsrafferty]

Watched this launch from port CANAVERAL, for the first time in many years the goosebumps returned, not so much for the launch but for what these four amazing Americans stand for, no fame, no glory but the betterment of mankind, they are truly inspirational each and everyone.
Well done to SpaceX for its contribution to this epic mission..

[phantomloard]

to think of how small we are. this view of the earth is amazing thats so cool to see.

[Nottsboy]

What a spectacular view during separation 📡🔭🚀

[beindian]

Salute to spacex astronauts... amazing work

[pauldunlop]

Wonderful, have successful mission and safe return.

[SnowTiger]

It's awesome being able to watch the Crew Dragon In Orbit on Live Video. Extremely Awesome. We are seeing History in the Making.

[chrisp]

Scroll to 2:50 in the video and press play. Watch the top right corner. The object seems white in colour and moving fast. Not sure what it could be. But it's travelling fast.

[cannotsay]

just think, if this was a Boeing flight, they could stay in space for months not a 5 day cruise...

[streamofconsciousness]

They got all the way up there in 13 minutes or less.
Elon had to make new space suits as well as the rockets. What a spectacular life he is having and he's sharing so much with Humanity.

[jenohathazi]

when the Dragon left the second stage and flew off into the sunlight... it was really artistic

[ReneeLynneWeldon]

That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. So proud to be apart of history just as I was when the STS missions began when I was a child.

[kevinfarley]

Beautiful view of planet Earth and Polaris Dawn!

[jpvdw]

Wait what, what's that curve :-)

[realzachfluke]

Those are some of, if not the single absolute best Earth views from a spacecraft I've ever seen. Straight fax no printer, man.

And kudos to our Sun for actually PARTICIPATING in & enhancing an amazing view for once instead of being one's foil. The way it's reflecting off the atmosphere from the rocket's POV is literally stellar 🌞

[EnergyShifting]

This looks like CGI, no way that sun spot is is that big in comparison with that “altitude above the ball”. Also that has to be the biggest cloud earths ever seen! Never seen a cloud that enormous

[goldgeologist]

Time to start reclaiming those second stages.

[DrhexUK]

I wonder how many flerfs will claim this is CGI

[EnergyShifting]

The curve is to flared at the end, your editor went crazy in those margins Elon! They’ve already made a simulation of this plain that we’re on! We tried you can’t make one on a ball!