The Coast Guard Was Not Happy
The Coast Guard was not pleased by the presence of the guests either. “With limited assets available and with no formal authority to establish zones that would stop boaters from entering the area, numerous boaters ignored the Coast Guard crews’ requests and decided to encroach the area, putting themselves and those involved in the operation in potential danger,” said the statement It released. The astronauts also scolded the people who tried to get close to them upon arrival. “Just a word to the wise for folks who have ideas of coming that close again in the future,” said Behnken, “We take extreme precautions to make sure it is safe, and we do that for a reason.” Let us all keep that in mind, folks.
They Have Learned Their Lesson
Shotwell, the SpaceX president, said that they would work on improvements for the next mission. “The lesson learned here is that we probably need more Coast Guard assets – and maybe more SpaceX and NASA assets as well,” she said. At any rate, she has said that there would always be problems on the first try. “This was a demonstration mission,” conceded Shotwell. “This is the time that you go learn about these things, and we’ll certainly be better prepared next time.” Well, we can’t argue with her on that. As always, there are things that we simply can’t predict no matter how hard we try. Let us just say that things can always get messy when you are dealing with an unexpected wave of people.