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Subject:	[OTA] Simultaneous ISS and Crew Dragon Flyovers Tonight
Date:	Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:11:48 -0700
From:	Tom Traeger via Astronomers <astronomers@otastro.org>
Reply-To:	Tom Traeger <tetraeger@yahoo.com>, Old Town Astronomers <astronomers@otastro.org>
To:	Old Astronomers <astronomers@otastro.org>

OTA,

This is a post I just put up on Facebook. Jane, Please feel free to send this out to the people on the list at large.
Thanks,

Tom



You may remember the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and docking of the crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station a few months ago? Well, the crew (Bob, Doug, and the zero-g indicating apatosaurus Tremor) are about to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) to come back to Earth for a scheduled touchdown in the Atlantic Ocean near Pensacola, FL tomorrow. You (Los Angeles area residents) will have two chances tonight to see the crew Dragon and ISS go over simultaneously (one following the other) as separate spacecraft. The first pass is at 8:45 PM and the second pass is at 10:21 PM. Use the sky maps I have provided here to know where to look. Seeing both spacecraft go over simultaneously at 17,500 MPH and 220 miles up is super cool, so check it out tonight! Watch the live video of the undocking at 4:34 PM here: https://www.spacex.com/launches/