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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:01:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:01:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Zero-G Indicator is available for your kids, will probably sell out quick. https://shop.spacex.com/collections/accessories/products/spacex-demo-2-zero-g-dinosaur Thank you, just bought it for my wife who was in tears watching the launch |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:01:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I take it Tesla stock is going up on Monday? Why? All they had to do with it was driving the crew to the pad. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:02:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The video was awesome, but the coverage was cringeworthy. The guys on Discovery Channel just would not shut up! Talking over important communications, restating the obvious, and constantly cutting to people like Adam Savage in his homemade astronaut suit talking about how excited he was. CNN was even worse, with half the lower half of screen (where speed and altitude were displayed) covered with their logo and the crawl with a constant stream of crap about the Floyd riots. Weird too, the Discovery feed was over 10 seconds behind the CNN feed. I guess Discovery wanted to cut away if anything bad happened. Why would you not watch the official feed of SpaceX/NASA |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:03:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I heard that Doug was a replacement for Neil... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: am I the only one that slightly chuckles when the say "Bob & Doug" ?  https://i.pinimg.com/736x/de/c4/05/dec40515e0d05729c1fd8a9136500076.jpg Nope. I was hoping that Bob and Doug would say "SEE YA, HOSERS!!!" right after launch!!!! I heard that Doug was a replacement for Neil...  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:04:26 PM EDT
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ABC actually carried the launch live. All experts are female with a few males for comic relief. Interestingly enough they did not carry the Director is NASA's comments. I wonder how they would have handled the pro Trump comments? LOS LOS LOS
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:04:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are they on top of the VAB? Quote HistoryQuoted: Are they on top of the VAB? probably the Operations Support Building II |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:04:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why would you not watch the official feed of SpaceX/NASA I don’t have the Space X or NASA channels on my TV. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:04:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why would you not watch the official feed of SpaceX/NASA Thats what I watched, I dont need the mindless commentary from Katy Perry or Adam Savage. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:05:02 PM EDT
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 WATCH: NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission to launch astronauts to International Space Station | FULL |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:05:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why would you FTFY |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:06:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t have the Space X or NASA channels on my TV. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Why would you not watch the official feed of SpaceX/NASA I don’t have the Space X or NASA channels on my TV. You got internet dont you  I'm streaming it with the NASA app on my AppleTV but it was also on their YouTube channels |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:07:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: probably the Operations Support Building II Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Are they on top of the VAB? probably the Operations Support Building II Yup There is a event soon at the VAB. They got some stuff set up in the transfer isle and a bunch of seats. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:07:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fly it a half dozen more times first! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I wonder if that booster will end up at the Smithsonian? Fly it a half dozen more times first! And on it's last flight launch it with a light payload and land it at the Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:08:08 PM EDT
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The SpaceX HQ looks badass
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:08:46 PM EDT
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It would be cool if they had some type of small satellite drone in the trunk that was put in orbit to video the outside of Dragon from space.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:11:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The NASA YT channel was pretty good, they shut up mid sentence when comms came up. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The video was awesome, but the coverage was cringeworthy. The guys on Discovery Channel just would not shut up! Talking over important communications, restating the obvious, and constantly cutting to people like Adam Savage in his homemade astronaut suit talking about how excited he was. CNN was even worse, with half the lower half of screen (where speed and altitude were displayed) covered with their logo and the crawl with a constant stream of crap about the Floyd riots. Weird too, the Discovery feed was over 10 seconds behind the CNN feed. I guess Discovery wanted to cut away if anything bad happened. The NASA YT channel was pretty good, they shut up mid sentence when comms came up. NASA App on AppleTV was great. NASA website was a joke. Heck, it's still showing a countdown to launch, even as articles about the Dragon being in orbit are posted. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:12:36 PM EDT
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Good Job SpaceX.
I know the robotic platform ship is in the ocean and the weather was cloudy and rainy, but do you think you could land in the center of the yellow bullseye next time?. I mean sure, all parts of the rocket were inside the 10 ring and it still counts as a bullseye, but I don't want the French judge to have an excuse for deducting a half point and giving it to the Soviets. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:13:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The SpaceX HQ looks badass except for it being in California |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:14:56 PM EDT
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Just watched the launch. Pure elegance on display. American elegance.
I seldom get butterflies in my gut. I did today. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:15:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: - A couple of years ago @AeroE had minimal confidence concerning SpaceX's chances of ever getting someone up there, instead speaking about Boeing's engineering experience. I always found it an odd comment. What if I got a number of Boeing/LM/Defense/Rocket engineers, techs and machinists with years of experience into my company? Does it matter that my company is 87 minutes old? callout post  . Plenty of others here in the industry said SpaceX would never be able to land the first stage, and if they did, it wouldn't have any payload capacity left. Those guy got proven wrong as well
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:15:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It would be cool if they had some type of small satellite drone in the trunk that was put in orbit to video the outside of Dragon from space. I thought they put up a view for a short time from a forward facing camera on the second stage after Dragon had separated? |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:16:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote History"When you need a government outsider to make space great again... |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:17:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: except for it being in California ...for now |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:18:52 PM EDT
[#25]
Amazing launch!
Fuck the Chinese though because i was supposed to be down there on vacation, including a Disney trip to witness this launch, but NOOOOOO! COVID fucked that all up! |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:19:04 PM EDT
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Dear Mr. Musk,
The next time a string of StarLink Sats, passes over communist party headquarters in Beijing at night, please arrange them in the shape of a giant middle finger. Thanks. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:19:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hmm. A little strange it was just entering the atmosphere and then less than a minute later it was on the ship????  You weren't paying attention. MECO was around T+2:38. The 1st-stage landing on the drone ship was around T+9:25 to T+9:30. So it fell for basically 7-minutes. That's an eternity when it comes to things moving this fast. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:19:47 PM EDT
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Oddly I thought the coolest part was landing the rocket on the drone ship.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:21:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You weren't paying attention. MECO was around T+2:38. The 1st-stage landing on the drone ship was around T+9:25 to T+9:30. So it fell for basically 7-minutes. That's an eternity when it comes to things moving this fast. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Hmm. A little strange it was just entering the atmosphere and then less than a minute later it was on the ship???? You weren't paying attention. MECO was around T+2:38. The 1st-stage landing on the drone ship was around T+9:25 to T+9:30. So it fell for basically 7-minutes. That's an eternity when it comes to things moving this fast. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:23:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: except for it being in California Elon has been rumbling about moving everything to Boca Chica. He is tired of CA bullshit. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:25:55 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The video was awesome, but the coverage was cringeworthy. The guys on Discovery Channel just would not shut up! Talking over important communications, restating the obvious, and constantly cutting to people like Adam Savage in his homemade astronaut suit talking about how excited he was. CNN was even worse, with half the lower half of screen (where speed and altitude were displayed) covered with their logo and the crawl with a constant stream of crap about the Floyd riots. Weird too, the Discovery feed was over 10 seconds behind the CNN feed. I guess Discovery wanted to cut away if anything bad happened. Always use the NASA feed. CMOS |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:26:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Elon has been rumbling about moving everything to Boca Chica. He is tired of CA bullshit. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: except for it being in California Elon has been rumbling about moving everything to Boca Chica. He is tired of CA bullshit. And they already have an office in Waco, TX too. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:26:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why watch those when you can just watch the SpaceX feed narrated by SpaceX engineers and NASA astronauts? This here. Why bother with anything else? |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:28:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is there the full three crew in ISS right now? Full crew is 4. 7 if they really feel like cramming them in. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:28:37 PM EDT
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Agreed. And everything seems good so far.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:32:05 PM EDT
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Amazing!! Every American should have been watching that launch.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:33:17 PM EDT
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Space suits off. Now they get to hang out in their drawers.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:34:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You weren't paying attention. MECO was around T+2:38. The 1st-stage landing on the drone ship was around T+9:25 to T+9:30. So it fell for basically 7-minutes. That's an eternity when it comes to things moving this fast. Seems like the drone ship landings are often around 8:30 (min:sec). I will check a Cargo Dragon press kit. CRS-20 - 8:17. MECO: 2:18 CRS-18 - 8:23. MECO: 2:18 CRS-17 - 8:27. MECO: 2:17 Crew Demo-1 - 9:52 Interesting. MECO: 2:35 Here is my guess. The lighter Crew Dragon versus Cargo Dragon means that the Crew Dragon first stage ends up higher than during a Cargo Dragon flight. That translates into a longer fall and hence a later landing of the first stage. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:34:24 PM EDT
[#39]
Great looking rocket:
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:36:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:37:00 PM EDT
[#41]
Docking tomorrow @ 10:29 EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:42:13 PM EDT
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So what are they going to do with the suits after missions since they're custom fit
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:42:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: - A couple of years ago @AeroE had minimal confidence concerning SpaceX's chances of ever getting someone up there, instead speaking about Boeing's engineering experience. I always found it an odd comment. What if I got a number of Boeing/LM/Defense/Rocket engineers, techs and machinists with years of experience into my company? Does it matter that my company is 87 minutes old? callout post . Before I logged in, I pondered how SpaceX navigated the beurocratic-technical hurdles. I'm fairly certain I know. I also know the reason CST-100 wasn't carrying the crew today. My wife watched the launch, separation, and booster landing while I was sweeping the yard. She thought it was pretty cool. Once the management of complex engineering systems is mastered, the entire industry is available, or vulnerable depending on your perspective. The other part is managing the customer. A young engineer on MOP interviewed at Blue Origin and didn't do so well on the structures questions. I prepped him before he interviewed at SpaceX; his first job out there was working on the propulsion for Dragon. Andrew W., well done. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:45:00 PM EDT
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I am pressing the easy button - Anyone got a link to the video of the first stage landing?
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:46:23 PM EDT
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The space suits are gay looking!
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:47:04 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: awesome....and the 1st stage landed... Kinda surprised they actually showed inside the vehicle on the ride to orbit The whole thing was faked. Did you see them show the 'I still love you' barge waiting for the 1st stage and then the camera feed cut out and the next thing you know you see the 1st stage sitting there? They probably had another barge with the 1st stage on a crane and lowered it down so we'd think it landed there. And the 'crew cabin' video? LOL at the CGI dragon thing 'floating' around. We're being scammed people!!! Wake up, America!!!!!! The Earth is flat and only 6,000 years old. Vaccines cause autism. George Bush planned the whole thing!!!!!!!! Seriously, though.... Awesome launch. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:47:36 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just watched the launch. Pure elegance on display. American elegance. I seldom get butterflies in my gut. I did today. Same |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:53:54 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Before I logged in, I pondered how SpaceX navigated the beurocratic-technical hurdles. I'm fairly certain I know. I also know the reason CST-100 wasn't carrying the crew today. My wife watched the launch, separation, and booster landing while I was sweeping the yard. She thought it was pretty cool. Once the management of complex engineering systems is mastered, the entire industry is available, or vulnerable depending on your perspective. The other part is managing the customer. A young engineer on MOP interviewed at Blue Origin and didn't do so well on the structures questions. I prepped him before he interviewed at SpaceX; his first job out there was working on the propulsion for Dragon. Andrew W., well done. |
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:54:53 PM EDT
[#49]
Back to internal cameras for manual test flight.
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Posted: 5/30/2020 4:56:23 PM EDT
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switch back to inside the capsule
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