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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: With sunrise around 6:48 AM EDT at the launch site this may be another opportunity to see great plume illumination. People along the southeast coast and possibly into Virginia might be able to observe it. I think I saw a photo taken from the Atlanta airport of a night launch so even some distance inland it could be visible. View Quote 'Plumination', think that we created a new word. I'd Love to witness a launch. |
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NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 35 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
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Originally Posted By hdhogman: 'Plumination', think that we created a new word. I'd Love to witness a launch. View Quote I saw the expanded plume from the second stage and Crew 1 launched after dark last time and flew up the coast. Faint but visible in southern WV in a dark place with an unobstructed view of the eastern sky. |
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I suppose it is possible to convey more ignorance with less words, but I doubt I will ever see it in my lifetime.--Bohr Adam
If LAV promotes using the slide lock/release to chamber a round after a mag change, then he should be ignored.-MP0117 |
I have to be shitty to even step foot on an airplane.
I can't imagine what it would take to get me to board a fucking rocketship. |
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"What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch!"
~ W.C. Fields ~ "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free and live in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." ~ Thomas Jefferson ~ |
And we're live.
SpaceX Crew-2 Mission | Launch NASA Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast) |
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Where were you when the "Gator Licked The Moon?"
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Elon talking with the astronauts before they catch their ride out to the pad.
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Astronauts are in the White Room (with black curtains?) preparing to ingress.
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I really want to stay up but I have to be up in a few hours. God speed to all.
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Where were you when the "Gator Licked The Moon?"
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Hatch being closed on Dragon
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Falcon 9 fueling has begun.
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I am going to walk out to the beach on hilton head and see whats visible.
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Getting coffee'd up already.
Few low scattered thin clouds , weather is nice. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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GO for launch
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I just watched it going up the coast here in north east Florida. Absolutely the best show I've been able to witness with the sun lighting up their trailing exhaust.
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I'm usually mistaken for being absent.
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How long before stage 1 lands? Are they landing them back at the original launch site now?
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Ad Astra
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nailed it
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Nominal orbital insertion and stage 1 landed!
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View Quote Sure was a beautiful sight this morning. |
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Is it me or these spacesuits look gay ?
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My gratitude to the other animal that Jessica Alba touches, and to the coldest Tomcat pilot of the 80's !
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Spectacular !!!
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safely in orbit
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"Never attribute to malice that which can be ascribed to sheer stupidity." LTC (CENTCOM)
"Round is a shape, right? I have the body of a god...Just happens to be Buddah! Az_Redneck |
awesome video of separation
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Aimless hitched a ride
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Capitalism: God's way of determining who is smart, and who is poor.
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I actually saw the exhaust of it going up the coast all the way over in east TN! Reminded me of a fast moving comet!
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Amazing.
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The difficult we can do immediately
The impossible takes a little longer |
great launch. First time I've ever seen the thrusters on stage 1 keeping it oriented on the way down with my own eyes. Ive got video of it. Is there a way to upload a video on here without going through Youtube?
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Originally Posted By Plumber576: I get what you're asking but the helmet is better than Boeing's reservoir tip. https://i.imgur.com/nVQ6CPE.jpg View Quote I think it’s the boots that bother me |
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My gratitude to the other animal that Jessica Alba touches, and to the coldest Tomcat pilot of the 80's !
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Atmospheric conditions were perfect for viewing.
Amazing to watch the plumes of the booster's RCS popping off , followed it right down to the horizon. |
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I guess that was ice coming off the 1st stage right before the reentry burn? It looked like whatever it was fragmented pretty well when it was hit with a thruster plume. And do the usually have lights on the first stage like that on night launches? I don't recall seeing them before, but I haven't watch very many of them. Awesome to watch as usual!
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Amazing plumeazation phenomenon from my lake George location.
Spectacular! |
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Political correctness is a devious weapon designed to silence those whose arguments cannot be refuted.
Embracing the "Progressive" American democratic party is akin to volunteering your time to erect the gallows you will one day swing from. |
Saw it heading on it's way downrange while I was driving into work this morning. Snapped a few pics but I can't have my phone at work so I can't upload them.
Central Georgia. |
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This was the view from 1/2 way up the SC coast. Attached File
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Double Distinguished
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Space X Crew 2 Launch |
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Boeing has yet to do it once... More people and tonnage than the rest of the world put together |
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Boeing has yet to do it once... More people and tonnage than the rest of the world put together View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Boeing has yet to do it once... More people and tonnage than the rest of the world put together Meanwhile at Boeing The second test flight for Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, known as the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, won't lift off until late this summer. After months of delays, NASA and Boeing have pushed the launch from April to no earlier than August, citing severe weather and technical problems with the spacecraft's avionics. |
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Was visible in SC. Plenty talking about it at work too.
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Originally Posted By kered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NgLzanLIJw View Quote Great video kered !! Looks like you filmed it from Merritt Island |
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Interesting tidbit: Dragon Endeavour, the first crewed Dragon that took Bob Behnken up, is now taking his wife up to the ISS
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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