Author Topic: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread! (Read 478958 times)

sojourner · « **Reply #1080 on:** 05/25/2012 03:25 pm »

Note that Spacex webcast is no longer live.

Rex Chan · « **Reply #1081 on:** 05/25/2012 03:26 pm »

Quote from: mikes on 05/25/2012 03:23 pm

Quote from: Rex Chan on 05/25/2012 03:21 pm
Can someomne post the link for the SPaceX webcast? I can't see it from their website.

http://new.livestream.com/spacex/Berthing

Thanks! Oops - I was trying Ustream instead...

Sojourner - yeah, oh well. Will remember for next time.

sojourner · « **Reply #1082 on:** 05/25/2012 03:27 pm »

NASA is live though:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

docmordrid · « **Reply #1083 on:** 05/25/2012 03:36 pm »

Excellent coverage as usual Chris & team

Dragon made the top of the page on the science journal Nature's site....

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/05/iss-catch-of-the-day-dragon.html

sanman · « **Reply #1084 on:** 05/25/2012 03:40 pm »

Quote from: robertross on 05/25/2012 03:19 pm

Quote from: sanman on 05/25/2012 03:12 pm
So after this mission is over, what's the next big priority? Musk said in that post-launch press conference that he was going to be focused on the Grasshopper testing. But is it reasonable to assume that proving the LAS would be the main priority?

In the grand scheme of things it would be a Cygnus launch, but that's for another thread...

For SpaceX, CRS-1. Take the gloves off and make it routine. That also helps for their paying customers in the satellite market (higher confidence).

And what about FalconHeavy? That would probably excite the market the most, since it can send heavier satellites, as well as more satellites at once.

Has anybody seen this long talk by Gwynne Shotwell? She says that FalconHeavy will first fly around Q2/Q3 of next year:

kch · « **Reply #1085 on:** 05/25/2012 03:42 pm »

Quote from: sojourner on 05/25/2012 03:27 pm

NASA is live though:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

If you're one of the "low-bandwidth people" (like me

), this may work better for you:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-mobile

robertross · « **Reply #1086 on:** 05/25/2012 03:53 pm »

Nominal first stage capture complete, YES!!!!!!!!!!

Lars_J · « **Reply #1087 on:** 05/25/2012 03:56 pm »

Beautiful!!! Congrats, SpaceX & NASA!

And I guess the trunk was white after all.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Dragon is looking shiny and new - even after most of it being exposed during the ascent. It's white look is an interesting contrast to the more reflective ISS.

corrodedNut · « **Reply #1088 on:** 05/25/2012 03:56 pm »

Go Dragon...it's your Berthday!!!

kch · « **Reply #1089 on:** 05/25/2012 03:58 pm »

... and we have a Berth-Day Party!

"Happy Berth-Day to you,
Happy Berth-Day to you,
Happy Berth-Day, dear Dragon,
Happy Berth-Day to you!"

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #1090 on:** 05/25/2012 03:59 pm »

Well done SpaceX!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice to see it is no longer just a computer animation!

Hodapp · « **Reply #1091 on:** 05/25/2012 03:59 pm »

Way to go SpaceX & NASA!!!
Happy Berthday, Dragon!!!

kirghizstan · « **Reply #1092 on:** 05/25/2012 04:01 pm »

The spacex webcast was really a disappointment. Seemed like a complete after thought. They did he bare minimum

spectre9 · « **Reply #1093 on:** 05/25/2012 04:01 pm »

The moment we've all been waiting for

stockman · « **Reply #1094 on:** 05/25/2012 04:03 pm »

Quote from: kirghizstan on 05/25/2012 04:01 pm

The spacex webcast was really a disappointment. Seemed like a complete after thought. They did he bare minimum

They were only rebroadcasting the NASA feed anyway - I am sure they had one or two more important things to focus on this morning...

krytek · « **Reply #1095 on:** 05/25/2012 04:04 pm »

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

robertross · « **Reply #1096 on:** 05/25/2012 04:04 pm »

2nd satge capture complete!!

They did it!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!

Way to go SpaceX

sanman · « **Reply #1097 on:** 05/25/2012 04:05 pm »

Can someone repeat the total elapsed mission time figure?

sojourner · « **Reply #1098 on:** 05/25/2012 04:05 pm »

Feather? check.
Hat? check.

Excellent job SpaceX! Now let's see 12 more just like it!

krytek · « **Reply #1099 on:** 05/25/2012 04:06 pm »

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!