German European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer He presented his Twitter followers with a not simple challenge. The astronaut wrote on Twitter and attachment a Photo at. That’s it Kennedy Space Center In Florida from a perspective International Space Station to see.
What seems like a relatively easy task turns out to be a very difficult challenge, because in the picture Multiple launch pads you can see. At the same time, the larger launch pads are located next to each other and look very similar at first glance.
By the way, there is one on the launch pad Falcon 9 . rocket, which brought 4 astronauts to the International Space Station at the end of April. The Crew 4 – consisting of 3 NASA astronauts and 1 astronaut from the European Space Agency – was a replacement for Maurer, who returned to Earth at the beginning of May after nearly 6 months on the International Space Station.
solve the puzzle
Back to the challenge: The two largest launch pads have been used in the past to launch the giant Saturn V missile Used, among other things, NASA astronauts flew to the Moon.
subordinate Complex launch 39 A – Pictured to the left of the two large launch pads – It’s been used for some time before SpaceX leased and Falcon 9 launch Used by a space company. And there we have a solution to the puzzle: because that’s where the Crew Dragon capsule that Maurer is looking for is waiting to be released.
Launch Complex 39 A
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