Author Topic: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread! (Read 478997 times)

bolun · « **Reply #1100 on:** 05/25/2012 04:06 pm »

Berthed! Well done Dragon!

Congratulations SpaceX!

mr_magoo · « **Reply #1101 on:** 05/25/2012 04:06 pm »

That's it! Crazy.

Congrats to SpaceX, NASA and Canada...again! And great coverage NSF.

kirghizstan · « **Reply #1102 on:** 05/25/2012 04:06 pm »

Quote from: stockman 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...

they did a wonderful job for the launch so you can't say they were busy. They could have done something similar to the launch with minimal effort. They barely had their webcast up before taking it down. They didn't even bother to takeover it up till flyer berthing

Maciej Olesinski · « **Reply #1103 on:** 05/25/2012 04:08 pm »

Now we should force Elon to make account on NSF

Very nice day - new job, Dragon berthed!

jimvela · « **Reply #1104 on:** 05/25/2012 04:08 pm »

They caught a dragon by the tail, and to the ISS they hooked it…

Happy berth-day, dragon!

Lurker Steve · « **Reply #1105 on:** 05/25/2012 04:08 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/25/2012 03:13 pm

NASA.gov doing some happy clapping.

NASA ‏@NASA
Why is #Dragon trending? @SpaceX became 1st private company to reach #ISS. A new era for U.S. & commercial space!

Unfortunately, it didn't trend worldwide or US when I was looking

Most of the MSM media reported that the Dragon had "Docked" when it was just captured by the SSRMS. That even came from a headline / report from a guy @ the Orlando Sentinel, whom I assume should know better. I can forgive the MSM for the Docking / Berthing confusion, but at least wait until the CBM hatches are adjacent to each other.

mduncan36 · « **Reply #1106 on:** 05/25/2012 04:10 pm »

While this is certainly a happy occasion I'm not going to get too excited until Dragon is on the barge. I never honestly expected to get this far this fast without an F9 launch failure, Dragon sw problem, etc. I'm really beginning to believe that Spacex is indeed not only "the real thing" but may be holding more cards than we can see.

rickl · « **Reply #1107 on:** 05/25/2012 04:10 pm »

Congratulations, SpaceX! It was definitely worth using a vacation day for this.

krytek · « **Reply #1108 on:** 05/25/2012 04:10 pm »

I bet you even that guy with the folded arms from the launch video is jumping happy.

Garrett · « **Reply #1109 on:** 05/25/2012 04:10 pm »

Congrats to the SpaceX team, especially their two great leaders, Elon and Gwynne!

flymetothemoon · « **Reply #1110 on:** 05/25/2012 04:11 pm »

wow. wow. wow...

Massive congratulations to all

krytek · « **Reply #1111 on:** 05/25/2012 04:14 pm »

Quote from: sanman on 05/25/2012 04:05 pm

Can someone repeat the total elapsed mission time figure?

3 days 8 hours and 18 minutes

rickl · « **Reply #1112 on:** 05/25/2012 04:16 pm »

Quote from: Lurker Steve on 05/25/2012 04:08 pm

Most of the MSM media reported that the Dragon had "Docked" when it was just captured by the SSRMS. That even came from a headline / report from a guy @ the Orlando Sentinel, whom I assume should know better. I can forgive the MSM for the Docking / Berthing confusion, but at least wait until the CBM hatches are adjacent to each other.

I've been a member here for awhile, and I didn't understand the difference between "docking" and "berthing" until very recently. It isn't reasonable to expect the media and general public to know it, since the term "docking" has been in widespread use since the 1960s. That's the term the vast majority of people understand.

Heck, I'd be happy to find people who have even heard of Dragon. So far I'm not doing too well. Most people I mention it to have no idea what I'm talking about. $:-\$

oldAtlas_Eguy · « **Reply #1113 on:** 05/25/2012 04:17 pm »

Orbital now has a lot of pressure to do the same.

Congratulations to the SpaceX and NASA teams.

sanman · « **Reply #1114 on:** 05/25/2012 04:18 pm »

Does anybody else think that CAPCOM guy looks a bit like Bill Gates?

sojourner · « **Reply #1115 on:** 05/25/2012 04:20 pm »

Now we have to wait 3+ years for SpaceX's next similar first: Dragonrider's first docking.

sanman · « **Reply #1116 on:** 05/25/2012 04:22 pm »

But how long until the 1st manned Dragon flight?

If you watch that long talk by Gwynne that I posted, she says that SpaceX personnel will be on the first manned flight, and not NASA people.

simonbp · « **Reply #1117 on:** 05/25/2012 04:24 pm »

Just for fun, the original simulation Elon posted way back in 2006 (right after being awarded COTS):

www.spacex.com/Dragon_ISS_Rendezvous.mpg

There have been some changes, but not too much...

Rocket Science · « **Reply #1118 on:** 05/25/2012 04:24 pm »

Houston, ISS: “We’ve been bitten by a Dragon”…

(Parody)

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #1119 on:** 05/25/2012 04:26 pm »

Quote from: sojourner on 05/25/2012 04:20 pm

Now we have to wait 3+ years for SpaceX's next similar first: Dragonrider's first docking.

I think there will be plenty of high interest firsts before Dragon Rider Docking. FH, Grasshopper hops, LAS tests etc not the same as docking but very exciting stuff.