OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!

[QuantumG]

Isn't the party over yet?

Not until splashdown?

Not even then.. this is the party thread.. if you want to naysay, there's plenty of threads for that.

[spectre9]

Since when was I a naysayer?

I had better go sink the boot through ULA some more 

I love SpaceX and have very much enjoyed the last week or so.

Just trying to say this party would be much bigger if they were launching crew.

Cargo flights are going to get boring fast.

[SpacexULA]

Since when was I a naysayer?

I had better go sink the boot through ULA some more 

I love SpaceX and have very much enjoyed the last week or so.

Just trying to say this party would be much bigger if they were launching crew.

Cargo flights are going to get boring fast.

I still expect aborts, explosions, impacts, fuel lines not releasing, & 2nd stages spinning out of control every time I see a rocket with SpaceX on the side of it launch.

I have been pleasantly surprised 5 times now, hope to continue to be surprised.  SpaceX launches will always be dramatic for my paranoid brain.

[spectre9]

I would expect failures from SpaceX.

Just not when they're launching once every 18 months.

Flight rates can cause slip ups. They're in no danger at that right now.

[wolfpack]

I still expect aborts, explosions, impacts, fuel lines not releasing, & 2nd stages spinning out of control every time I see a rocket with SpaceX on the side of it launch.

I have been pleasantly surprised 5 times now, hope to continue to be surprised.  SpaceX launches will always be dramatic for my paranoid brain.

F'ing up is the best way to learn.

[DaveH62]

I still expect aborts, explosions, impacts, fuel lines not releasing, & 2nd stages spinning out of control every time I see a rocket with SpaceX on the side of it launch.

I have been pleasantly surprised 5 times now, hope to continue to be surprised.  SpaceX launches will always be dramatic for my paranoid brain.

F'ing up is the best way to learn.

Planning and testing is a better way to learn. F'ing up is not without merit, but it is in third place at best.

[mlorrey]

Hey everybody, I took several months off from the forum to keep from spamming my annoyance at the continued OldSpace curmudgeon BS. I haven't bothered to hunt for it, but have any of the usual suspects done a mea culpa yet or have they drawn new lines in the sand and denied the existence of the old ones?

[mlorrey]

wrong again.  ULA is part of Boeing, which does have the capability

Sorry Jim, I must call you out on this. Boeing does not currently possess the capability of berthing to the ISS and returning.

It has multiple vehicles capable of rendezvous and docking with other vehicles.  ISS capability on matters to NASA and not to others
[/quote]

Oh LOL, WOW, Jim, just WOW. I could, I suppose, go hunting for a quote of you saying something to the effect that capabilities undemonstrated are fiction, but I will just satisfy myself with an irony dance... 

C'mon, show me ONE Boeing vehicle that is capable RIGHT NOW of going to orbit that isn't just a 40 years obsolete museum display.

[QuantumG]

C'mon, show me ONE Boeing vehicle that is capable RIGHT NOW of going to orbit that isn't just a 40 years obsolete museum display.

1. Not on this thread.. I'd prefer you and Jim go fight outside.. this is a party!

2. X-37B, now shut up.

[FinalFrontier]

This is the SpaceX party thread, not the "I've come to your party and I don't like the brand of ice cream you have so I'm going to stick my bottom lip out" thread.

Good to know the X-37 has docked with the ISS. Must have missed that memo.

It must be aliens stealing your memos.

[mlorrey]

C'mon, show me ONE Boeing vehicle that is capable RIGHT NOW of going to orbit that isn't just a 40 years obsolete museum display.

1. Not on this thread.. I'd prefer you and Jim go fight outside.. this is a party!

2. X-37B, now shut up.

X-37B is not a manned or even man ratable vehicle....

I'm partying, I'm partying! See? Happy ironic dancing underway....

(I believe in Karma, and this week, Dragon is her metaphorical hammer)

[sanman]

I want a sample of that Dragon New Car Smell, so that I can market it as a scent to all the space-hungry nerd masses. Seriously, I think it could become a top-seller on ThinkGeek.

Oh, it's probably one of those things you hang from your rearview mirror...

That's exactly what I meant - it would make a great scent freshener for the car.

[FinalFrontier]

C'mon, show me ONE Boeing vehicle that is capable RIGHT NOW of going to orbit that isn't just a 40 years obsolete museum display.

1. Not on this thread.. I'd prefer you and Jim go fight outside.. this is a party!

2. X-37B, now shut up.

X-37B is not a manned or even man ratable vehicle....

I'm partying, I'm partying! See? Happy ironic dancing underway....

(I believe in Karma, and this week, Dragon is her metaphorical hammer)

You said show me one vehicle that is capable of going to orbit right now that is by Boeing and he did.

You mentioned nothing about manned flight capabilities.

Which is ridiculous anyway because X37 was not built to ever be manned and never will.

[mlorrey]

Good to know the X-37 has docked with the ISS. Must have missed that memo.

Black operation. Secret, you know.
You never asked yourself why there are all these LOS conditions? Blackout zones, yikes, you are soooo naive

Yes, good to see those trusty Russians are so good at keeping America's secrets..... I'll have to congratulate Putin on his cosmonauts American patriotism....

[mlorrey]

Where you guys for the first launch of Delta IV and Atlas V? No different than Falcon 9.  The companies spent 2.5 billion and the gov't 1 billion, so the cost sharing was similar.  Everybody was hopped up about the internet in the sky and all the launches.

Lessee, SpaceX invested $300 million, which, last time I checked, was... multiply by 8.167, carry the 3.... significantly less than what the oldspacers spent.... same goes for NASA spending on this too... C'mon Jim, time to man up and drink the kool aid.

[sanman]

Yes, good to see those trusty Russians are so good at keeping America's secrets..... I'll have to congratulate Putin on his cosmonauts American patriotism....

Those are actually clones of Russian cosmonauts. The real ones are floating in the upper atmosphere along with Scotty's ashes.

[FinalFrontier]

fuel lines not releasing, & 2nd stages spinning out of control

My personal favorites.

[Rex Chan]

Jim I really wish you'd post longer responses. You're clearly one of the most knowledgable people on here and you always have interesting things to say but I need to spend a lot of time reading tea leaves. Not so much this post but in general, comparing SpaceX fans to American Idol fans and things like that. Thanks anyway, back to lurking. 

Those SpaceX fans, who think that this flight as equivalent Apollo 11 and STS-1, are those who I compare to American Idol fans.  This achievement, which is no where close to those two mission, still warrants acknowledgement and there is a rightful place in the NASM for a Dragon capsule.  Much like SS1, this mission is a milestone, but it is not an major one. 

For those of us in our 20's, we weren't alive to see Apollo or STS-1.  We've only read about that in books and watched videos of it long after the fact.  In the context of our lives, what SpaceX is doing is our Apollo.

^^ This is exactly how I feel. Great quote!

[beancounter]

Yep, time to suck it up Jim

Well done to SpaceX and all who sail in her.  Looking forward to the next developments:
FH
Dragon Crew
Reusable LV

And Bigelow/SpaceX on the way to Mars with or without NASA.  Let's dream a little.

[sanman]

Here is a longer comment.

Those SpaceX fans, who think that this flight as equivalent Apollo 11 and STS-1, are those who I compare to American Idol fans.  This achievement, which is no where close to those two mission, still warrants acknowledgement and there is a rightful place in the NASM for a Dragon capsule.  Much like SS1, this mission is a milestone, but it is not an major one. 

This is a cost revolution, Jim - and the passing of the torch to a new generation. Look at the youngsters in this new company. Do you see that kind of generation at LockMart or Loral? Maybe as gofers getting coffee.

These people are going to bring down the cost of space access, and that's going to stampede the market in their direction, at some point not too far down the road.

This is One Small Step, which will lead to the Next Giant Leap.