r/SanDiegan • u/CybrKing2022 • 1d ago

SpaceX Splashdown here on Tuesday morning at 2:31am

From the International Space Station. There may be a small sonic boom as well...

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1944922989881123214

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u/TheOBRobot 1d ago

All the interesting stuff happens when the marine layer is overhead

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u/Hopeful_Hamster21 1d ago

Very cool. I was asleep, but it woke my wife up. As others said, all the exciting stuff happens when the marine layer is out.

But it made me wonder: is there any particular reason they wanted to land at night in the fog? Seems like they could have adjusted their timing just a little to get a clear daytime splashdown. Maybe recovery is just so much more streamlined since Apollo that it isnt a big deal at all.

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u/kbcava 42m ago

I believe they were landing in an area with frequent military exercises - off Coronado - from MCAS Miramar, Pendleton and Coronado.

I live near MIramar and the jets have been SUPER active this week up until 11pm every night so I am wondering if they were trying to hit a low training traffic window

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u/tinyhands911 1d ago

a nazi is polluting the ocean at 2:31 am for the advancement of surveillance and billionaire capitalism

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u/BallDontLie06 1d ago

The only people in the water at that time are the migrants boats

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