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SpaceX Locked and Loaded for Saturday
May 30, 2020, 01:14 PM
nhtagmemberSpaceX Locked and Loaded for Saturday
everyone is back in the game, a weather briefing is coming up and so far looking OK
I hope they get off today
May 30, 2020, 01:18 PM
erj_pilotStreaming live on Youtube NASA feed. Hope the weather holds.....
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"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 May 30, 2020, 01:32 PM
nhtagmemberweather looking a lot better today than last week, and no lightning
May 30, 2020, 01:38 PM
ScreamingCockatooI'm wearing my Speedmaster for luck!
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
May 30, 2020, 01:41 PM
BurtonRWJust called go for launch a few minutes ago.
God bless and Godspeed, gentlemen.
True American Heroes.
-Rob
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A=A May 30, 2020, 01:46 PM
RHINOWSOSpaceX ballcap on here, with fingers crossed that the WX stays GO.
May 30, 2020, 01:48 PM
MinnowThis is exciting to see our astronauts take off from USA soil again. I grew up watching NASA liftoffs in the mid 60’s.
"Prepared in mind and resources" May 30, 2020, 01:49 PM
corsairSo far, so good.
Those touchscreens are a far cry from the dials/switches era of control panels.
May 30, 2020, 01:50 PM
SigSentryAd Astra and Godspeed.
May 30, 2020, 01:51 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by corsair:
Those touchscreens are a far cry from the dials/switches era of control panels.
Don't worry Boeing Starliner has some of those. Not as crazy as the Space shuttle but more of a 'middle ground' of with computer screens but still plenty of switches.
May 30, 2020, 01:53 PM
Balzé HalzéWife, kids, and I are watching. Daughter is excited. So am I to be honest.
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May 30, 2020, 01:54 PM
BroadsideHow big is the Dragon compared to a Saturn V?
May 30, 2020, 01:58 PM
corsairquote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by corsair:
Those touchscreens are a far cry from the dials/switches era of control panels.
Don't worry Boeing Starliner has some of those. Not as crazy as the Space shuttle but more of a 'middle ground' of with computer screens but still plenty of switches.
Considering the last shuttle launch was 2009, and that platform was using 70's era tech; visually its refreshing. Just had a call from my dad who was remarking about the space suits...yes dad, much less bulk than what the shuttle crews would wear.
May 30, 2020, 02:02 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by Broadside:
How big is the Dragon compared to a Saturn V?
Falcon 9 shown with a satellite fairing and not a Dragon capsule but it gives you an idea.
May 30, 2020, 02:04 PM
bigdealAh, predicting the weather here in Florida is like trying to pick Powerball numbers. Forecast noted 80% rain chance and right now in Orlando its sunny and clear. Here's to a great successful launch today!! I so hope this ends for good our dependence on foreign players to get us into space.
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May 30, 2020, 02:11 PM
RileyAll GREEN!!!
Do not send me to a heaven where there are no dogs.
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Expectations are premeditated disappointments. May 30, 2020, 02:12 PM
Fla. Jim10 min warning . Think I’ll go outside and watch from 100+ miles down range.
May 30, 2020, 02:16 PM
LS1 GTODang, a privately owned, manned vehicle, into space.
Outstanding and historical accomplishment.
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May 30, 2020, 02:17 PM
bigdealCan you imagine the 'pucker' factor for the two guys sitting on top of that huge stick of dynamite? Amazing show of courage for them.
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Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter
May 30, 2020, 02:34 PM
Jimbo54First stage landed safely. That is so cool.
Jim
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