OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!

[cycleroadie]

Congrats to SpaceX!

If the KSC gift shop would put the Dragon t-shirts online, I'd buy one.

http://www.thespaceshop.com/spacextee.html

[dcporter]

(from the update thread)... this one finally got me choked up.  Congrats everyone in Hawthorne!

[wolfpack]

http://www.thespaceshop.com/spacextee.html

Thanks! Done. I put in a comment asking for white, the picture shows black which is gonna be too hot to wear here soon.

And someone tell Elon that KSC's online store doesn't take PayPal. 

[gladiator1332]

Congrats to SpaceX! Staying up for the launch was well worth it!

[Rik HS]

I'm sure it's already been said, but I thought the SpaceX webcast coverage for the launch was first rate and a masterclass in how to do it. The pre-launch discussions were well informed and interesting and then they just bowed out and let the launch / mission control loop tell the story. Showing the cheering at the end was such a nice way to end it and again, told the story more eloquently than any amount of rambling.

Most exciting live event since STS-135.

[FinalFrontier]

(from the update thread)... this one finally got me choked up.  Congrats everyone in Hawthorne!

Listen to that cheering. What a day. This really gives me hope for the future, these guys right here, they remind me alot of the shuttle team (bit choked up hearing this video too).


Despite all the infighting, all the politics, all the nonsense from the last few years this mission happened anyway. There is hope yet.

[jongoff]

(from the update thread)... this one finally got me choked up.  Congrats everyone in Hawthorne!

Listen to that cheering. What a day. This really gives me hope for the future, these guys right here, they remind me alot of the shuttle team (bit choked up hearing this video too).

Count me in on that list, but I think I get choked up easier than Charlie Bolden, so I may not count. :-)

~Jon

[corrodedNut]

I guess they're on Houston time. Briefing should begin in 45 minutes.

That was my other guess… who knows?? 

There's definitely something weird going on...

[kirghizstan]

(from the update thread)... this one finally got me choked up.  Congrats everyone in Hawthorne!

Listen to that cheering. What a day. This really gives me hope for the future, these guys right here, they remind me alot of the shuttle team (bit choked up hearing this video too).

Count me in on that list, but I think I get choked up easier than Charlie Bolden, so I may not count. :-)

~Jon

I wish this was viewable on my ipad

[Lars_J]

(from the update thread)... this one finally got me choked up.  Congrats everyone in Hawthorne!

Listen to that cheering. What a day. This really gives me hope for the future, these guys right here, they remind me alot of the shuttle team (bit choked up hearing this video too).

Count me in on that list, but I think I get choked up easier than Charlie Bolden, so I may not count. :-)

~Jon

I wish this was viewable on my ipad

Try to paste this link into the iPad browser, the vimeo site (not embeds) usually works on iOS devices: vimeo.com/42614475   (for some reason this forum tries to embed all vimeo links)

[kevin-rf]

Looks like a weird flash thing, I get that a fair amount streaming video on one of my home laptops. (it happens most watching fox shows, go fig)

[gospacex]

WOOOOOOOooooooooooooooHOOOOoooo!!!

My nick wasn't too optimistic after all!

[Idiomatic]

Shit. Talk about steely eyed.

[GBpatsfan]

crap. Talk about steely eyed.

He didn't blink or show any emotions whatsoever.

[FinalFrontier]

crap. Talk about steely eyed.

He didn't blink or show any emotions whatsoever.

Exactly what an engineer should do. Listen to the Hawthorne crowd in the back. Wow.

[dcporter]

He didn't blink or show any emotions whatsoever.

He did!  His eyebrows went up slightly at liftoff.

[jongoff]

crap. Talk about steely eyed.

He didn't blink or show any emotions whatsoever.

Honestly, with the amount of stress he was under, I wasn't surprised at all.

~Jon

[VatTas]

crap. Talk about steely eyed.

You should check his heart rate - it's clearly above 120 (watch his neck).

Sorry for such stupid first post

[Lars_J]

Fun facts - With this launch, SpaceX has now flown 33 Merlin engines successfully in a row:
- 30 Merlin 1C
- 3 Merlin Vacuum

[ugordan]

You should check his heart rate - it's clearly above 120 (watch his neck).

Sorry for such stupid first post

Ha! Good catch and welcome to the forum!