But they successfully caught the booster at the launchpad a second time!
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The Perpetual MEGA Space Thread
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But they successfully caught the booster at the launchpad a second time!
Looks like George was working overtime with all those real nice holds.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we didn't allow SpaceX to land Starship at the Pacific Missile Range Facility. Their idea of range safety isn't exactly up to industry standards. Fun fact, in our debris cloud analysis, we have to account for every piece of debris larger than 1 gram, then ensure to a 1/1,000,000 probability that it won't hit an aircraft or person.
For those old enough, we can remember numerous launch explosions in the late 50's and early 60's, from which we learned and grew.
The publicly funded space ventures are and will have more of these, but in the end they will prevail.
It makes me appreciate the strength of our capitalist system, with two entrepreneurs leading the US space efforts.
The idea that this could be funded by other than a government was science fiction up until recently (Yes I read ALL the Dave Dashaway books of the '60s)..
After the Soviets launched Sputnik and the U.S. was in a rush to catch up, when the first rocket attempt failed and exploded, the media were calling it "Flopnik," "Kaputnik," etc...
Congratulations to Elon Musk and SpaceX. Picture perfect landing in the Gulf of America after an 8 day trip turned into 9 months.
NASA Astronauts’ Nine-Month Orbital Odyssey Ends in a Splashdown
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally made it home to Earth after a 17-hour trip aboard a SpaceX capsule.
www.nytimes.com
Stranded NASA astronauts return home on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after months in space | Fox Business
Two NASA astronauts spent over nine months stranded in space at the International Space Station (ISS). The pair returned to Earth on Tuesday by a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
www.foxbusiness.com
Jesus fucking Christ, dude. You're as bad as Chuck.
You're a Super Moderator and also a Super Troll.
Now hold on. What makes him a troll? For posting both a NY times and Fox article about astronauts coming home? Sure people can argue about the semantics of “stranded” vs. “planned for but undesirable delay”, but I’d like to think that bringing home two people who just spent 8+ months longer that they hoped for in space is something we can all agree is a wholesome thing. How many of us spent weeks and months longer away from our loved ones on deployments due to a multitude of reasons?
You don’t have to agree with his takes, but Randy is not someone that I would call a troll.
Gulf of America...all I need to know
Edit: did he name check the CEO of Boeing when they got them up there?
Edit 2: After the Tesla car show at the WH, and this report The Crypto Commerce Secretary also urging people to buy Tesla stock. He knows this, and that's why I called him a troll.
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Randy would have slightly more credibility if he had managed to completely wipe all the remnants of Elon's jism off of his chin before posting such a bizarre laudatory statement about a regularly scheduled Crew Dragon sortie to the ISS.
Bracing for FLGuy's dislike.
Bracing for FLGuy's dislike.
I think Artemis is a jobs program.
What about these folks? Still stranded in the newly named Gulf of Musk somewhere, being experimented on. Note says throw Luvvie in the woodchipper.
Maryann, by the way.
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Anyway...
Was listening to a quick interview with an astronaut talking about how when you're up in space for an extended time, you learn to disconnect your vestibular system from your brain. So when you come back down, it's a bit of sensory overload, especially while bobbing around in the ocean waiting to be hoisted up. I believe his words were "It's a bit provocative."
It looks like the sea state couldn't have been any nicer this time.
Was listening to a quick interview with an astronaut talking about how when you're up in space for an extended time, you learn to disconnect your vestibular system from your brain. So when you come back down, it's a bit of sensory overload, especially while bobbing around in the ocean waiting to be hoisted up. I believe his words were "It's a bit provocative."
It looks like the sea state couldn't have been any nicer this time.