SpaceX to launch Crew Dragon (without crew) tonight
Launch time scheduled for 11:49 pm PST from Canaveral, will be broadcast on NASA TV starting at 11 pm PST. The Crew Dragon could replace using the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for crew trips to SST.
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March 01, 2019, 08:02 PM
Let's Go Rangers
I moved down to FL from NJ in '04. Was living and working in Palm Coast when I first came here. I miss the shuttle launches. Whether during working hours or non-working hours, people would come outside to see them. Can't describe the sense of American pride you felt when that thing went up.
March 01, 2019, 08:19 PM
RHINOWSO
On pad at LC39A!
Dummy Astronaut "Ripley" will be riding Crew Dragon into Orbit to ISS and back.
March 01, 2019, 08:33 PM
Balzé Halzé
"Ripley."
Nice.
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March 01, 2019, 08:58 PM
deepocean
This is awesome. Thank you, sjtill, for posting this.
March 01, 2019, 11:00 PM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: "Ripley."
Nice.
Even the haters have to admit that SpaceX / Musk have a way to keep their launches 'interesting' with things like this.
March 02, 2019, 12:37 AM
PASig
2:49 am ET Saturday?
Why such an odd time?
March 02, 2019, 12:43 AM
Jaycat
My cousin in law built the cockpit interior....way cool!
Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun!!!
March 02, 2019, 12:44 AM
SigSentry
^ ISS rendezvous
March 02, 2019, 01:07 AM
deepocean
quote:
Originally posted by Jaycat: My cousin in law built the cockpit interior....way cool!
Where are they made?
March 02, 2019, 02:04 AM
sjtill
Everything looks great at this point— First stage recovered on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You Second stage separation complete Dragon 2 heading to ISS The US is back in the human space flight business!
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March 02, 2019, 02:06 AM
RichardC
It was absolutely beautiful.
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March 02, 2019, 05:49 AM
mrbill345
Rendezvous is at approx Sunday 6:00 am EST. Coverage on NASA TV starts at 3:30 am.
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March 02, 2019, 06:02 AM
Micropterus
I think this is great, too. Although I am one who thinks man will never dig mines on the moon, or live on Mars, or do anything other than explore in the flesh near space - because of the restrictions of costs, distances, and physics - I still think this is an extremely worthy effort. Anything that seeks to explain the natural universe in an objective way is a worthy cause. And I am glad that America soon no longer has to hitch rides into space with foreign countries. The US should never have lost the ability to take itself farther than any other country was capable.
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March 02, 2019, 06:18 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
Successful! I like the zero-g indicator, a plush toy!
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March 02, 2019, 07:16 AM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by PASig: 2:49 am ET Saturday?
Why such an odd time?
Orbital mechanics.
March 02, 2019, 10:49 AM
Captain Morgan
Man what difference between that cockpit and the mercury program .
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March 02, 2019, 11:33 AM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig: 2:49 am ET Saturday?
Why such an odd time?
Orbital mechanics.
Yeah, they have to get up earlier than most people...
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March 02, 2019, 11:49 AM
erj_pilot
quote:
Originally posted by Jaycat: My cousin in law built the cockpit interior....way cool!
That looks to me more like the sitting area for payload specialists...not the actual flight crew. Unless EVERYTHING is so automated that it doesn't have standard controls and instruments. But it IS way cool!!!
About halfway down, more pics of internal layout...
Found this Youtube of launch...
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March 02, 2019, 12:44 PM
irreverent
quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig: 2:49 am ET Saturday?
Why such an odd time?
Orbital mechanics.
Yeah, they have to get up earlier than most people...
