Author Topic: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread! (Read 478939 times)

R.Simko · « **Reply #1020 on:** 05/25/2012 02:01 pm »

Simply amazing job by both SpaceX and NASA, congratulations on the Dragon capture. The mission has been a great success so far and best wishes for it's continuing success.

Chris-A · « **Reply #1021 on:** 05/25/2012 02:02 pm »

The cable TV networks did not cover the captured live.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #1022 on:** 05/25/2012 02:02 pm »

What can I say Elon, you’re making a believer of me…

corrodedNut · « **Reply #1023 on:** 05/25/2012 02:03 pm »

I guess the theme for this mission is night ops. Well done SpaceX, NASA!

HarryM · « **Reply #1024 on:** 05/25/2012 02:03 pm »

Awesome!

mikes · « **Reply #1025 on:** 05/25/2012 02:03 pm »

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/25/2012 02:02 pm

The cable TV networks did not cover the captured live.

To be fair, the estimated time kept changing.

Beemer · « **Reply #1026 on:** 05/25/2012 02:04 pm »

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/25/2012 02:02 pm

The cable TV networks did not cover the captured live.

Idiots.

Beemer · « **Reply #1027 on:** 05/25/2012 02:05 pm »

Quote from: mikes on 05/25/2012 02:03 pm

Quote from: Chris-A on 05/25/2012 02:02 pm
The cable TV networks did not cover the captured live.

To be fair, the estimated time kept changing.

If they can break in with live coverage of some movie star's trial they can break in for something important like this

seawolfe · « **Reply #1028 on:** 05/25/2012 02:07 pm »

Sure is a lot smaller than the HTV!

rickl · « **Reply #1029 on:** 05/25/2012 02:07 pm »

Quote from: Beemer on 05/25/2012 02:05 pm

If they can break in with live coverage of some movie star's trial they can break in for something important like this

That'll be the day.

mikes · « **Reply #1030 on:** 05/25/2012 02:08 pm »

Quote from: Beemer on 05/25/2012 02:05 pm

Quote from: mikes on 05/25/2012 02:03 pm
Quote from: Chris-A on 05/25/2012 02:02 pm
The cable TV networks did not cover the captured live.

To be fair, the estimated time kept changing.

If they can break in with live coverage of some movie star's trial they can break in for something important like this

I'm not disagreeing

but they don't understand how important this is. They just see it as "another space thing" which they might try and cut to if it happens on schedule, but they're not going to follow the shift forward in the timeline.

rickl · « **Reply #1031 on:** 05/25/2012 02:08 pm »

I didn't comment on this thread during the capture because I was providing coverage on a different (non-space) forum.

Nobody seemed to notice.

reubenb · « **Reply #1032 on:** 05/25/2012 02:08 pm »

It was at least top news on CNN's site with a live stream going.

krytek · « **Reply #1033 on:** 05/25/2012 02:08 pm »

Quote from: corrodedNut on 05/25/2012 02:03 pm

I guess the theme for this mission is night ops. Well done SpaceX, NASA!

That fits since Elon said SpaceX are the special forces of rocket scientists.
This far it looks like G.I Joe has nothing on them.

Bubbinski · « **Reply #1034 on:** 05/25/2012 02:09 pm »

I don't watch cable news much anymore. I count on the Web now and it's a lot better.

Anyway, good job and congratulations SpaceX! Now the cargo gap is closing, the US can once again send cargo to ISS. And we'll have downmass again too.

Now I have to tear myself away from the coverage for my morning walk.

QuantumG · « **Reply #1035 on:** 05/25/2012 02:09 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX for cutting 75 minutes off the capture time line.

sojourner · « **Reply #1036 on:** 05/25/2012 02:10 pm »

Elon's notes for mission:
remember to congratulate entire team.
have talk with LIDAR department.
have talk with thermal imaging department.

reubenb · « **Reply #1037 on:** 05/25/2012 02:11 pm »

Great capture

#Dragon top tag on twitter right now so that's something

krytek · « **Reply #1038 on:** 05/25/2012 02:12 pm »

We've still got the actual berthing ahead....

rickl · « **Reply #1039 on:** 05/25/2012 02:13 pm »

The SpaceX coverage was disappointing. As far as I could tell, it was just the NASA TV feed.