BTW - I have updated the thread title to say Tomorrow at 6:03 PM EST (Feb 11th).
But, the forum is acting weird today. It does not list this thread as having any new posts for today, and is not showing the change of the thread name. When strange things like this have happened before, the forum crashed (hopefully not a big one this time).
- George Gassaway
Apparently about 90 minutes after the scrub last night the Dragon capsule from the last launch returned from the ISS and splashed down near California.
https://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-spaceship-splashes-down-near-southern-california-005021701.html
It returned a bunch of stuff from the space station. It seems like they can't be too far from being able to shuttle people back and forth. I wonder how many successful unmanned trips the Dragon has to complete before they install chairs and let people take the ride?
They are building and certifying one. But a man-rated capsule takes a bit more than just adding seats. It needs escape systems, breathable air, seat belts, steering wheel (so that the pilots feels useful), genuine Corinthian leather, Bose sound system, and other safety stuff.
It's supposed to be ready in 2016 or 2017. If they stay on schedule we might see some test flights this year.
I am at Disney World and been trying to watch. Three times nothing but going out tonight for last time. I have a reservation at the California Grill (table on east side) on top of the Contemporary and plan is for rocket viewing and a bison steak, medium rare.
M
I am at Disney World and been trying to watch. Three times nothing but going out tonight for last time. I have a reservation at the California Grill (table on east side) on top of the Contemporary and plan is for rocket viewing and a bison steak, medium rare.
M
Where did they launch from?
It was interesting to see both the NASA TV feed and the SpaceX webcast. Blue skies made things very clear and visible for a long way. Could see the first stage do some RCS thruster firings after staging. One of the NASA cameras could probably have followed the first stage nearly all the way to the horizon, perhaps some of the re-entry…. it if was a NASA-built rocket that NASA would want footage of (for awhile there was a view of the 1st stage, two jettisoned fairings, and a dimmer view of the second stage farther away).
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