Dolphins Greet Stranded Astronauts in Gulf of America!

Thursday, March 20, 2025

A pod of dolphins joined a fleet of recovery vessels inspecting the Crew-9's Dragon capsule, named Freedom, after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee Florida at 5:57 p.m. EST. "Wow! We got a cute little pod of dolphins, not just one or two," SpaceX engineer Kate Tice said during the NASA-SpaceX webcast.

Posted by oneironaut at 08:33 AM | 39 COMMENTS | permalink

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-- Jenny Hautmann (@jennyhphoto.com) March 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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Dolphin Welcome Squad dispatched by Herr Musk.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-19 03:58 PM

The joyful mostly peaceful DR LWN's are very disappointed this was a success. Can you imagine the front-page dancing banana big bold thread if it failed?

#2 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-03-19 04:01 PM

"He's not hurting the people he needs to be": a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud
www.vox.com

#3 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-19 04:14 PM

" very disappointed this was a success"

Another lie from the faux Christian.

#4 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 04:14 PM

Can you imagine the front-page dancing banana big bold thread if it failed?

It was a routine crew rotation scheduled last August. Why would it fail?

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 04:14 PM

because about half of SpaceXs rockets blow up.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 04:15 PM

because about half of SpaceXs rockets blow up.

Fortunately this wasn't the Spaceship to Mars version. :-)

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 04:41 PM

It was a routine crew rotation scheduled last August. Why would it fail?
#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 04:14 PM | Reply | Flag:
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because about half of SpaceXs rockets blow up.
#6 | Posted by Alexandrite

And there it is.

Fortunately this wasn't the Spaceship to Mars version. :-)
#7 | Posted by REDIAL

Would it have mattered?

IMO the Dolphins were great to see, what a wonderful Mother Earth story it is, probably will be the most historic event of our times 2000 years from now.

I can see it now, an International holiday, the day the dolphins celebrated stranded astronauts coming back down to Earth.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 05:45 PM

It was a routine crew rotation scheduled last August. Why would it fail?

#5 | Posted by REDIAL

This is false too.

Everyone knows they were stranded up there.

Because of faults with Boeing's Starliner, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wait months for a ride back to Earth on a different spacecraft.
www.wired.com

Only in Canada are "faults" routine rotations.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 05:47 PM

Why didn't the-------------'s crotchfruit pump a few rounds into the dolphins?

timesofsandiego.com

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 05:49 PM

gothamist.com

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-19 05:50 PM

Everyone knows they were stranded up there.

Oh --------. The capsule they came down on had been docked with the ISS since September.

The return flight was delayed because of "faults" with the SpaceX rocket. They couldn't get their new capsule to work so they went to an old one.

You lie more than Dinger, and that is saying something.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 06:02 PM

I'm glad they're back. In this case with SpaceX, a broken clock is right twice a day.

Can we have healthcare? It seems like if we're doing stuff way out there, we should all have healthcare down here

#13 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-03-19 06:04 PM

Biden kept them stranded so Trump and Musk wouldn't this major win during the election.

#14 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-03-19 06:15 PM

Biden kept them stranded so Trump and Musk wouldn't this major win during the election.
#14 | Posted by visitor

I heard that Kamala dressed up in a dolphin suit and swam over to sink the capsule before the astronauts were recovered. To make cetaceans look bad.

#15 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-19 06:35 PM

The return flight was delayed because of "faults" with the SpaceX rocket. They couldn't get their new capsule to work so they went to an old one.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 06:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

NASA could have went and got them... Oh wait...

#16 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-19 07:55 PM

NASA could have went and got them...

They did. Who exactly do you think hires SpaceX?

#17 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 08:01 PM

LMAO!

#18 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-19 08:02 PM

They did. Who exactly do you think hires SpaceX?
#17 | Posted by REDIAL

Certainly not Canada.

Can you copy any harder.

Hiring a private company is hardly NASA delivering the goods.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 08:03 PM

The return flight was delayed because of "faults" with the SpaceX rocket. They couldn't get their new capsule to work so they went to an old one.
#12 | Posted by DIALAGAIN

More --------, and lack of coping and Yav is going to get a new knickname.

#20 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 08:06 PM

Hiring a private company is hardly NASA delivering the goods.

Let me guess. You also think the US Air Force builds airplanes? In some big USAF airplane factory somewhere?

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 08:08 PM

Hiring a private company is hardly NASA delivering the goods.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 08:03 PM | Reply

LOL. Never heard of Boeing?

#22 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 08:26 PM

That gaslighting idiot hasn't heard of Los Angeles being in California.

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-19 08:30 PM

Never heard of Boeing?

Are they the ones that built the Apollo command and service modules and the Shuttle orbiter? For NASA?

#24 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 08:30 PM

That was North American Aviation (NAA).

#25 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 08:32 PM

In all, NASA dished out around $6.4 billion in contracts to Boeing between fiscal years 2021 and 2025, making it the space agency's second-highest paid contractor after the California Institute of Technology ($9.8 billion) and ahead of SpaceX ($5.4 billion) during that period, per Open The Books. Mar 12, 2025

Little copy/paste there.

#26 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 08:34 PM

Jeff continues to be a ------- retarded moron.

#27 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-19 08:47 PM

NASA could have went and got them...

They did. Who exactly do you think hires SpaceX?

#17 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 08:01 PM | Reply | Flag

Well then raetard, why didn't NASA hire Boeing or someone else?

#28 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-19 09:31 PM

why didn't NASA hire Boeing

Republicans don't like Boeing anymore?

Is there any cliff Trump can't get you to jump off?

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-19 09:37 PM

Republicans don't like Boeing anymore?

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-19 09:37 PM | Reply | Flag:

Was it the two Max planes falling out of the sky that did it for you?

#30 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-19 09:40 PM

Boeing actually gets more money from NASA than SpaceX. I'm sure Elon Musk essentially being a cabinet member led to their using his company instead of something else.

#31 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 09:41 PM

That was North American Aviation (NAA).

Fair enough. NAA is now part of Boeing, hence my confusion.

#32 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 11:40 PM

Suni drew them in, she's a total chumbucket I'm sure

#33 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-20 12:05 PM

Boeing actually gets more money from NASA than SpaceX. I'm sure Elon Musk essentially being a cabinet member led to their using his company instead of something else.

#31 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-03-19 09:41 PM | Reply | Flag:
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They hired SpaceX because they felt it would be a success and was actually cheaper.
Ok, we get it, you Dems are grieving because the rescue was a success. You wanted the capsule to blow up and debris to kill all those dolphins. See if your therapists can help you out with that.

#34 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-20 02:31 PM

Boeing actually gets more money from NASA than SpaceX.
SpaceX pays Boeing? How much?

And Boeing still can't deliver. Doesn't this bother you? Why are you supporting Company welfare?

You wanted the capsule to blow up and debris to kill all those dolphins.

The new Lumper theory is Musk captured the Dolphins and let them loose near the Capsule.
It will be NYT thread here shortly.

#35 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-20 03:11 PM

Thanks Elon! Good job!

#36 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-20 04:24 PM

If we remove politics this is a good thing, right?

#37 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-20 06:02 PM

I'd prefer the Chiefs but this is kewl nonetheless.

#38 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-03-20 06:04 PM