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mirth

#120
February 16, 2018, 02:06:18 PM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#121
February 21, 2018, 09:29:26 AM
Another one planned for tomorrow. They were going to put it up today but high winds stopped 'em.

Going to be at 0617 PST tomorrow.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

mirth

#122
February 21, 2018, 09:31:18 AM
What are they orbiting this time? Bill Gates' smart fridge?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#123
February 21, 2018, 09:34:05 AM
A PAX ("peace") satellite from Spain.

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/p/paz

QuotePAZ is an X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) spacecraft based on the TerraSAR-X platform, to serve the security and the defense needs. The PAZ mission is a dual-use mission (civil/defense) funded and owned by the Ministry of Defense and managed by Hisdesat (Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, S.A., a Spanish private communications company providing also its services to the Ministry of Defense, since 2001.

bbmike

#124
February 21, 2018, 09:39:17 AM
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

BanzaiCat

#125
February 21, 2018, 09:40:05 AM
Yeah, it's almost as if they're launching in unison but the video was played backwards.

Sir Slash

#126
February 21, 2018, 11:00:34 AM
The REAL payload is our tribute paid to our Alien Overlords for keeping Hillary out of the White House.  :clap:   I chipped-in for a hundred.
"Take a look at that". Sgt. Wilkerson-- CMBN. His last words after spotting a German tank on the other side of a hedgerow.

steve58

#127
April 10, 2019, 04:15:08 PM
SpaceX is launching a Falcon Heavy tonight at 8pm EDT and will attempt a triple booster landing.  :bd:



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SpaceX will attempt to pull off the world's first successful triple rocket landing during the company's first commercial Falcon Heavy flight mission today (April 10), and you can watch it all live online.

The Falcon Heavy megarocket, the most powerful booster currently in use, is set to launch the Arabsat-6A communications satelliteinto orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 April 11 GMT). SpaceX was targeting an earlier launch time, but announced the new target this afternoon via Twitter due to wind concerns.

https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-arabsat-6a-launch-landing-webcast.html
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
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steve58

#128
April 11, 2019, 11:33:38 PM Last Edit: April 11, 2019, 11:35:46 PM by steve58
After a days delay, a successful launch and the first triple booster landing.   :bd:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1116553298176118784

(3rd booster landed on barge in ocean).
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

steve58

#129
March 19, 2020, 09:01:50 AM Last Edit: April 18, 2020, 10:04:09 AM by steve58
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Elon Musk's SpaceX will send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May, NASA said, announcing the first crewed launch from the United States to the platform since 2011.

The tech entrepreneur's company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket to transport NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a first for the space agency as it looks to cut costs.

SpaceX plans first manned flight to space station mid/late May.
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

steve58

#130
April 18, 2020, 10:03:38 AM
Quote from: steve58 on March 19, 2020, 09:01:50 AM
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Elon Musk's SpaceX will send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May, NASA said, announcing the first crewed launch from the United States to the platform since 2011.

The tech entrepreneur's company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket to transport NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a first for the space agency as it looks to cut costs.

SpaceX plans first manned flight to space station mid/late May.

Looks like May 27 for liftoff  O0

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-launch-astronauts-u-s-soil-first-time-nearly-decade-n1186356
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

JasonPratt

#131
April 18, 2020, 10:47:08 AM
And when they return, the surviving humans will be mute and apes will have taken over the world!
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Sir Slash

#132
April 18, 2020, 10:50:48 AM
I've got an Uncle and Aunt that live in Titusville and they tell me you already can't get anywhere near a place to watch the launch.
"Take a look at that". Sgt. Wilkerson-- CMBN. His last words after spotting a German tank on the other side of a hedgerow.

steve58

#133
May 27, 2020, 09:13:44 AM
Launch is scheduled for 4:33pm EDT.  Two "firsts" for this launch:  1) first manned launch from US soil since 2011 and 2) first time a private company sends astronauts into space.

Safe journey gentlemen.

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SpaceX is making final preparations for Wednesday's Demo-2 mission to launch NASA astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will transport astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station on the historic mission.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he texted the two astronauts Monday and told them, "'If you want me to stop this thing for any reason, say so. I will stop it in a heartbeat if you want me to.' They both came back and they said, 'We're go for launch.'"

Hurley and Behnken are scheduled to launch at 4:33 p.m. EDT from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle programs.

The launch will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/spacex-nasa-astronauts-making-final-preparations-were-go-for-launch
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

RedArgo

#134
May 27, 2020, 09:31:07 AM
I'm excited to see this, hopefully it goes off without a hitch.  Looks like the weather is kind of iffy right now.
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