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Offline CrimsonSunrise

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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1575 on: May 27, 2020, 01:12:14 PM »
Quote from: Vmadera00 on May 27, 2020, 12:53:57 PM
I am very excited for this. I was also looking forward to catching the live stream but it looks like I might have to work late  :tdwn
Yeah, I'm at work and have a virtual meeting 3 mins before launch.  Hopefully I'll be able to have a live screen up to catch it ;)
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1576 on: May 27, 2020, 01:34:02 PM »
Very very excited for this!  :tup

Have to say their space suits still look so weird though  :lol I guess it's because they're diffrent to what you're usually seeing.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1577 on: May 27, 2020, 02:04:45 PM »
I'm watching the live stream with the sound turned down. Don't really know why, but suddenly this seems like a pretty big deal.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1578 on: May 27, 2020, 02:06:07 PM »
Timing works for me so I'm tuning in right now too! My best friends is very interested in the whole space thing and he sent me like 20 messages about this today, so I guess I'm going to watch :)
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1579 on: May 27, 2020, 02:18:28 PM »
Well that’s disappointing but hope it works for next scheduled time.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1580 on: May 27, 2020, 02:27:08 PM »
Well, I am at least glad they made the right decision to postpone the launch.  Lessons learned from 34 years ago.  That was a horrible and tragic day in 1986.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1581 on: May 30, 2020, 12:29:27 PM »
Just under an hour left to go! Hoping the weather cooperates today. Can't believe it's been almost a decade since the last shuttle.

https://youtu.be/pMsvr55cTZ0 (NASA livestream)
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1582 on: May 30, 2020, 12:33:12 PM »
Waiting for SpaceX Dragon launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

T: -50 minutes
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1583 on: May 30, 2020, 12:47:19 PM »
Looking good for today
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1584 on: May 30, 2020, 12:52:23 PM »
Yea it seems it's a go, looking forward to this!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1585 on: May 30, 2020, 01:15:14 PM »
Wait. So the astronauts are Bob and Doug? If they don't tell them to "take off" I'll be very disappointed.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1586 on: May 30, 2020, 01:29:26 PM »
Looks good so far. Would be so cool if they nail the booster landing also!  :metal
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1587 on: May 30, 2020, 01:32:48 PM »
Nailed it!  :metal
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1588 on: May 30, 2020, 02:03:23 PM »
It is so amazing to see the live view from inside the dragon capsule. Amazing stuff!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1589 on: May 30, 2020, 02:03:47 PM »
This was so incredibly awesome to watch! My whole family sat in the living room to watch the launch.  Go SpaceX and Go NASA!  And they landed the Falcon rocket!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1590 on: May 30, 2020, 02:19:50 PM »
Truly amazing! Glad everything went as planned
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1591 on: May 30, 2020, 04:41:35 PM »
That was a little nerve wracking. Thank God it went as planned. Needed some positivity!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1592 on: May 30, 2020, 04:54:38 PM »
Saw it live as well!  :metal go science!
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1593 on: May 30, 2020, 08:11:17 PM »
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XgY4NKoT9SQ

Cool video showing the inside of the capsule.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1594 on: May 31, 2020, 05:19:57 AM »
Quote from: Vmadera00 on May 30, 2020, 08:11:17 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XgY4NKoT9SQ

Cool video showing the inside of the capsule.

That was really cool. It looks like SpaceX made that capsule look exactly like a commercial plane from the inside. It might even have a little more leg room  :lol
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1595 on: May 31, 2020, 10:38:49 AM »
It seems like they're about to board ISS.  :tup
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1596 on: May 31, 2020, 01:16:39 PM »
So glad they made it there safely, hoping the Dragon performs just as flawlessly on its return. 

Here's a cool docking simulator using the same touch screen controls they would have used had the automated system not been used: https://iss-sim.spacex.com/

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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1597 on: June 05, 2020, 02:04:11 PM »
The SpaceX team at Boca Chica is removing a splinter that penatrated a building on the test site from the recent explosion. I don't know, I found it to be kinda funny how the workers are like "just another day at work".

https://youtu.be/B60oNzlS_ro?t=226
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1598 on: June 09, 2020, 06:21:00 AM »
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1599 on: June 09, 2020, 09:46:00 AM »
Quote from: Chino on June 09, 2020, 06:21:00 AM
Pretty cool vid: https://old.reddit.com/r/elonmusk/comments/gyzy0o/elon_musk_spacex_gangstas_paradise/

That was very cool! on a side note, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who uses the old.reddit url. Don't like the new layout at all.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1600 on: June 10, 2020, 06:29:02 PM »
I tried new reddit once, never again.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1601 on: June 11, 2020, 11:09:24 AM »
Ew old layout was the reason I could never care for reddit, now I love it
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1602 on: June 11, 2020, 11:17:02 AM »
Quote from: cramx3 on June 11, 2020, 11:09:24 AM
Ew old layout was the reason I could never care for reddit, now I love it

I'd never use Reddit outside of Reddit Is Fun on Android if they switch permanently to the new layout :lol
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1603 on: June 12, 2020, 03:47:43 PM »
Cool video footage of the payload fairings from the recent starlink launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKWio4zHShM

Breakdown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8Ay3QmF6s

The way they deploy the satellites is kinda beautiful.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1604 on: June 12, 2020, 04:07:07 PM »
I absolutely love that first video. I've never seen anything like it, in real life or in Hollywood. Beautiful.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1605 on: June 12, 2020, 04:13:34 PM »
Yea it's really something else. I actually didn't know that SpaceX in 2017 was the first in history to retrive an intact fairing.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1606 on: June 12, 2020, 04:29:35 PM »
Oh yeah! Check out what they're doing with "Ms. Tree" (formerly Mr. Steven). It's freaking wild. The fairings cost $5M or $6M for the pair, almost 10% the cost of a Falcon 9. Recovering them is going to really add up once they nail it.
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1607 on: July 16, 2020, 08:47:12 AM »
Has anyone been able to catch comet NEOWISE? I've been trying and every time I get low clouds in the horizon blocking the view. Yesterday was supposed to be clear and 1 hour before sunset, a band of clouds came in and stayed until 11pm, when it got really cloudy.

Also, today is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZyLwfrDyjc
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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1608 on: July 16, 2020, 08:52:16 AM »
Someone posted this on r/connecticut yesterday. Pretty cool shot! I've had no luck with seeing it.

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Re: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird.
« Reply #1609 on: July 16, 2020, 01:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Chino on July 16, 2020, 08:52:16 AM
Someone posted this on r/connecticut yesterday. Pretty cool shot! I've had no luck with seeing it.


A friend and I are making a point to get some decent pictures of it. A point of getting away from the Dallas haze, mostly.
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