Who’s watching the launch tonight?

[alex1501]

Docking complete.

 

[Adephi]

Just a heads up. They are returning next weekend.

https://www.businessinsider.com/spa...g two NASA astronauts,2 in the same spaceship.

 

[Resistance]

Just a heads up. They are returning next weekend.

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-crew-dragon-return-astronauts-space-station-august-2-2020-7?IR=T#:~:text=NASA plans to bring astronauts,is Elon Musk's biggest worry.&text=After launching two NASA astronauts,2 in the same spaceship.

Live airing?

 

[Adephi]

Live airing?

You should be able to find it on Youtube.

Will post a link when it gets closer to the time.

 

[Resistance]

You should be able to find it on Youtube.

Will post a link when it gets closer to the time.

Was going to ask for a reminder. Thanks

 

[Adephi]

This was their trail run they did beginning last year with an unmanned craft.

 

[Raindance]

Everyday astronaught will prob do his two hours of jabbering on YT about it. Tune out his voice and try hear what the ppl that actually know something are saying in the background.

Regards

 

[Adephi]

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...to-discuss-upcoming-spacex-crew-dragon-return

Weather permitting, NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:42 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 2, for the splashdown and conclusion of the Demo-2 test flight mission, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, lifted off May 30 on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

 

[Adephi]

Here's the link. Going live on Saturday at 23:00.

 

[Adephi]

In case you missed the undocking here's a shortened clip.



Splashdown expected tonight at around 19:42 SA time.

Will post a link again later. Otherwise just look up NASA TV on YouTube for regular updates.

 

[Adephi]

Going live at 13:30.

 

[DavyH]

Textbook.

What a great return to manned launch capability.

 

[Grand Guru]

 

[DavyH]

Now that the light pollution and generalised atmospheric filth is back, I haven't seen the Starlink trains for ages. Provided skies around Bloem haven't changed over the years you should get some stellar (pun intended) sightings.

 

[Adephi]

For those that will be up at 23:00 for the asteroid sample collection.

 

[Adephi]

First images of the asteroid contact and sampling.

 

[Adephi]

 

[Stranger]

I watched the Netflix challenger docu series. It was like a comedy of errors doomed to fail from the beginning in the way that it was presented.

Knowing what happened then, these flyers must have balls of steel to strap into that thing.

 

[Adephi]

In case you missed it..

 

[DavyH]

Perseverance lands safely on Mars. Geekjoy (including me)!

 

[Adephi]

Although it did make a big boom at T+15 minutes, this is an impressive test done by SpaceX. Another piece of history.

 

[DavyH]

Although it did make a big boom at T+15 minutes, this is an impressive test done by SpaceX. Another piece of history.

Lovely. As impressive as lift-offs are, landings are mind boggling.

 

[zadiac]

Ok. Got the landings. Now we have to figure out how NOT to blow it up - Elon Musk

 

[Grand Guru]

 

[DavyH]

The best video of a Falcon 9 landing on OCISLY to date!