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    • Skyfire77
      Skyfire77 last edited by Skyfire77

      SpaceX launch today!
      NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - who constitute the crew of NASA's Crew-1 mission - inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - who constitute the crew of NASA's Crew-1 mission - inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

      alt textA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft stands tall on the launch pad at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida

      Launch is scheduled for 7:27pm EST (00:27:17 UTC), and the crew will be heading out to the Teslas at about 4pm. Can't wait! I'm watching on

      , but there's also the
      feed as well.

      Ok, this:
      Screenshot_20201115-161919_YouTube.jpg Screenshot_20201115-161928_YouTube.jpg
      Totally cool.

      Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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      • MM54
        MM54 last edited by

        I'm looking forward to it, hope the weather holds out

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        • Rusty Vandura
          Rusty Vandura @MM54 last edited by

          @mm54 Thanks for the content! Also, please see email from me.

          Master Chief Dingus

          The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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          • Rusty Vandura
            Rusty Vandura @Skyfire77 last edited by

            @skyfire77 They make it look actually cool. You're not a pilot, are you?

            Master Chief Dingus

            The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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            • Skyfire77
              Skyfire77 @Rusty Vandura last edited by

              @rusty-vandura I had some coursework in high school, but no, not a pilot, I just really love aviation. It's in the family, my uncle was a mechanic for USAir, his eldest son is a pilot and his youngest son works for NASA as a contractor, and I have another cousin who is an ATC.

              Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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              • Rusty Vandura
                Rusty Vandura @Skyfire77 last edited by

                @skyfire77 So what's your own line of work?

                Master Chief Dingus

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                • Skyfire77
                  Skyfire77 @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                  @rusty-vandura Banking, actually. I had a couple different temp jobs during college, and I found I liked international banking. I've bounced back and forth between two different banks here as things have shifted.

                  Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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                  • Rusty Vandura
                    Rusty Vandura @Skyfire77 last edited by

                    @skyfire77 Ugh. That sounds BORING! But who cares what I think? My wife and I went through TSA today where everyone was acting like a bunch of miserable conscripts -- letter to the mayor of Salt Lake City to follow -- and my 8th grade classroom was looking pretty good.

                    Master Chief Dingus

                    The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                    • RallyDarkstrike
                      RallyDarkstrike @Skyfire77 last edited by

                      @skyfire77 Watching now! I'm not a Tesla fan, but I still think you can't deny what SpaceX has managed to do....it's a pretty insane achievement!

                      '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                      • CarsOfFortLangley
                        CarsOfFortLangley @Skyfire77 last edited by

                        @skyfire77 I love the Nasa teslas. Cool addition. What's the mission purpose?

                        Curator
                        1986 Dodge D100 & 2021 Jeep Wrangler Willys

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                        • Skyfire77
                          Skyfire77 @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                          @carsoffortlangley This is the first full (4 astronauts) crew launch on a Crew Dragon capsule. There's also supplies and sundries in the trunk. This is a big deal if NASA can get away from buying seats from the Russians.

                          Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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                          • CarsOfFortLangley
                            CarsOfFortLangley @Skyfire77 last edited by

                            @skyfire77 Wow, that is a big deal. Make Nasa Great Again!

                            Curator
                            1986 Dodge D100 & 2021 Jeep Wrangler Willys

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                            • MM54
                              MM54 last edited by

                              They sure make it look easy!

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                              • interstate366
                                interstate366 last edited by

                                Ad Astra? How about an Astra Ad?

                                1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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                                • Skyfire77
                                  Skyfire77 @Skyfire77 last edited by

                                  @skyfire77 Ok, so they're on orbit, but there's a couple of issues that they're working on: three of the four heaters on one of the Draco thruster pods are malfunctioning, regs say only two can be out of commission, so that may be a problem if they can't work it out, and the thermal control system was spiking on takeoff, and the primary and secondary systems faulted, leaving the redundant system to carry the load. Mission Control rebooted the systems, but they're still working an issue with the cabin temperature.

                                  On the other hand: Screenshot_20201115-230708_YouTube.jpgBaby Yoda in space!

                                  Wingnut. Aviation geek. Aircraft enthusiast. A plane freak.

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