Florida Man’s Boat Buzzes SpaceX Ship After Splashdown
Did you see the boats buzzing the SpaceX capsule after splashdown yesterday? NASA says, “sorry about that. We’ll do better next time”. If you watched live coverage of the first splashdown in 45 years yesterday, you no doubt wondered how and why pleasure boaters were able to surround the capsule and had to be scattered by official personnel. At one point, a boat with a TRUMP 2020 flag got very close to the spaceship. NASA admits that their security plan was flawed. The U.S. Coast Guard had cleared the area before the touchdown, but private boat owners drove directly toward the craft once those forces had left. Ya know, it’s understandable. You might think that it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of history, but if you approach the capsule in any way, you put the astronauts at risk. As seen after the craft was aboard its recovery ship, there are gasses that may accumulate around the vessel. Those gasses are highly flammable and dangerous. Next time, just watch it on TV, like the rest of us. Oh, and by the way, GO USA, SpaceX and Elon Musk! -Sean Roberts
Source: BusinessInsider.com