"Thanks so much SpaceX, it was a heck of a ride for us!"
@rookisaacman The SpaceX recovery crews are now headed out to Resilience to secure it before loading it on the recovery ship.
@rookisaacman Calm waters in the Atlantic as the SpaceX recovery team secures the capsule while the crew inside wait to be loaded onto the company's ship.
@rookisaacman SpaceX mission control says Resilience will be lifted onto the ship in about 5 minutes
@rookisaacman And Isaacman says the crew is "having a great time with the inflight entertainment" in the meantime.
SpaceX and #Inspiration4 are hosting a post-splashdown briefing by phone, with:
– Inspiration4 mission director Todd “Leif” Ericson
– SpaceX human spaceflight programs senior director Benji Reed
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Late addition: @F16Kidd4 is joining the call from SpaceX's recovery ship, with an update on the crew.
"They're taking selfies, they're having a good time, they're eating, they're drinking, standing up and walking around. Just an amazing ride for everyone."
@F16Kidd4 Poteet: "The group is in great spirits, they're having a blast and everyone's looking forward to reuniting with their families in about 30 minutes." #Inspiration4
SpaceX is livestreaming the return and splashdown of #Inspiration4, with Crew Dragon capsule Resilience carrying commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux and mission specialist Chris Sembroski.
The Inspiration4 astronauts — commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux and mission specialist Chris Sembroski — are giving a live video update from orbit for about 10 minutes.
Two Wall Street firms begin coverage of Rocket Lab $RKLB:
Canaccord Genuity - Buy rating, $30 price target
Cowen - Market perform rating, $18 price target
Canaccord: "Rocket Lab’s first-mover advantage
should enable it to capture significant share within the global launch industry ... the company’s competitive advantage over new market entrants and production scale justify significant upside in the stock price." $RKLB
Cowen: "Its small launch competitive advantages, attractive launcher expansion path, and end-to-end market strategy offer robust extended growth." $RKLB
Space infrastructure conglomerate @RedwireSpace debuted on the NYSE this morning, the 6th space #SPAC to close this year.
"We are a revenue positive, cash flow positive, very financially conservative and rapidly growing company" - $RDW CEO Peter Cannito cnbc.com/2021/09/03/spa…
@RedwireSpace Cannito emphasized that $RDW is a "uniquely positioned" option for investors like @CathieDWood's $ARKX, since it’s a pure-play space stock that's generating over $100 million in revenue a year and cash flow positive already. cnbc.com/2021/09/03/spa…
@RedwireSpace@CathieDWood Redwire Space stock is surging on its NYSE trading debut, with shares climbing as much as 20% so far.