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Offline Joffan

Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #460 on: 04/23/2015 08:20 pm »

Well it has been a week since this post so.....what'd you guys/girls think? If so then I'll lock down this one.  ;)

Depart from de party - I think it might be time, otherwise we might have to do non-party stuff like a moment of silence for science-sacrificed mice.

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Offline Tonioroffo

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #461 on: 04/29/2015 04:18 pm »
One week old already, but this explains what really happened during the CRS-6 landing attempt.  Scott Manley landing an actual SpaceX rocket:

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #462 on: 05/04/2015 02:48 pm »
Hi-Res Landing photo via LaunchPhotography.com
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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #463 on: 05/04/2015 02:55 pm »
The rocket looks in remarkably good shape in that photo.  Amazing to think how far it has been and how much it has done at that point in time, and how close it was to returning intact.  Man I really hope they stick the landing on the next flight.  (As do we all, of course).

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #464 on: 05/12/2015 10:04 am »
Working on packing Dragon

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti packing cargo for the the Dragon cargo ferry on the International Space Station.

The spacecraft brought fresh supplies and experiments to the weightless research laboratory. Samantha has been performing experiments as diverse as studying fruit flies, investigating small particles in liquids, looking at microscopic worms and growing plants.

Samantha published this image with the text: “Working on packing Dragon...”

Follow Samantha via http://samanthacristoforetti.esa.int/

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2015/05/Working_on_packing_Dragon

Credit: ESA/NASA

I think when packed in like that you don't even need a chair to ride a dragon down to earth  ;D

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« Reply #465 on: 05/13/2015 06:35 pm »
Today I listened to the 'Starstuff' podcast. (recommended)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/starstuff/

This contained the description of CRS6s landing that was perhaps the most positive I've heard.
'the rocket landed vertically, but too hard for re-use'.

Which is technically accurate, though slightly understated :)

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« Reply #466 on: 05/13/2015 11:43 pm »
Today I listened to the 'Starstuff' podcast. (recommended)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/starstuff/

This contained the description of CRS6s landing that was perhaps the most positive I've heard.
'the rocket landed vertically, but too hard for re-use'.

Which is technically accurate, though slightly understated :)

Depends on what the definition of landed is. 

Offline Shanuson

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #467 on: 05/14/2015 08:17 am »
Today I listened to the 'Starstuff' podcast. (recommended)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/starstuff/

This contained the description of CRS6s landing that was perhaps the most positive I've heard.
'the rocket landed vertically, but too hard for re-use'.

Which is technically accurate, though slightly understated :)

Depends on what the definition of landed is.

And vertical

Offline rst

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #468 on: 05/14/2015 12:54 pm »
Depends on what the definition of landed is.

Every landing is a controlled crash.  They just need to fine-tune their control a bit.

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #469 on: 05/21/2015 06:36 pm »
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2015/05/21/dragon-splashes-down-in-pacific-on-time/

And that's a wrap to this party!

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Re: The CRS-6/SpX-6 There and Back Again Party Thread
« Reply #470 on: 05/21/2015 07:29 pm »
I think the tip jar is located here: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/
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