Space X/NASA launch

Nitefly

Bridgehouse said:

Nitefly said:

AND they recovered the launch vehicle for re-use!

The drone ship had an epic name as well... (told you he was as mad as a box of frogs)

Yep, I think from "Excession" by Iain M Banks.

Bridgehouse

Nitefly said:

Bridgehouse said:

Nitefly said:

AND they recovered the launch vehicle for re-use!

The drone ship had an epic name as well... (told you he was as mad as a box of frogs)

Yep, I think from "Excession" by Iain M Banks.

That’s the one. Very cool

AustrianJohn

Awesome event, and fantastic pictures. Looking forward to seeing the docking with ISS tomorrow.

mattdavis

Nitefly said:

AND they recovered the launch vehicle for re-use!

That was just amazing. Unfortunately there was a tactical loss of video feed for the actual landing. But it is an amazing technological feat. 

chrisj1602

I watched the launch, mind blowing really, and I just managed to see it pass.

Kittyfrisk

A genuinely great achievement.
Now if someone could please tell the Musky One to stop monumentally screwing up the sky with his Starlink satellites, I (& a few others) would be ever so grateful.

TeleMaster

Bridgehouse said:

mattdavis said:

Bridgehouse said:

He may be madder than a box of frogs, but Elon Musk actually is a bit of a genius really....

I suspect his company’s share price has just gone up a smidgen..

Quite right too. First commercial human launch. First NASA launch since 2011. First financially viable launch for NASA as well.. 

One step closer to Weylon Industries. 

littlegreenman

littlegreenman said:

And if you fancy a go at docking the vehicle to the ISS...

https://iss-sim.spacex.com/

Crashed it twice so far, thankfully for Bob and Doug it's automated so they should be OK.

Neil

Watched it last night. Pretty exciting.

Seen live launches a couple of times.

I took this pic from my son's back yard previously. He lives on the space coast.

the_jaffa

I still think that Elon Musk is a Bond Villain and that this is just the next step in his plan for world domination. He has it all, bit eccentric, improbable name, charismatic but slightly odd persona, his own fleet of controllable vehicles and now space ships 

sev112

mattdavis said:

Nitefly said:

AND they recovered the launch vehicle for re-use!

That was just amazing. Unfortunately there was a tactical loss of video feed for the actual landing. But it is an amazing technological feat. 

And on the separation too, methinks the media people had something to do with that

TimmyO

Doug and Bob are poor astronaut names.

ICBM

TimmyO said:

Doug and Bob are poor astronaut names.

Frank and Dave weren’t much better...

stickyfiddle

Everyone knows that astronauts should be fighter pilots, which means every one of them should be called Steve or Roger, and they must all take an appropriate nickname, like Ace or Buck. 

Failing that, they should all be named after Thunderbirds characters, who were in turn named after astronauts. 

FarleyUK

Ignore...

FarleyUK

prowla

It's good do see something forward-looking in these times.

joeyowen

Anyone still watching, it's docking very shortly!

stickyfiddle

I am now! 

joeyowen

For those who need the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZsnKGV8TE