OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!

[oiorionsbelt]

I'll take Dragon as a name over CST 100 any day
Dream Chaser is OK

Orion Lite, yawn.

Blue Origin ? Biconic ......

[oiorionsbelt]

And Dragon will be apt if it ever does powered landings

[tigerade]

I'll take Dragon as a name over CST 100 any day

I am pretty sure they will eventually rename CST100 when it becomes more mature in development.  I agree that CST 100 is a bland name.

[QuantumG]

If it was D&D-ish, it'd be Gelatinous Cube rather than Merlin.

TBH. are names from Greek mythology that much better? Atlas, Saturn, etc.

It's all Greek to me.

[rickl]

And Dragon will be apt if it ever does powered landings

As has been pointed out before, the Super Draco fairings look like noses.  Fire Breathing Dragons.

[Mongo62]

This has been discussed a bit already. One thing to note Merlin is a type of falcon and not necessarily the Magician

Not to mention Falcon and Raptor.  I admit I had originally thought that Elon had a fascination with predatory birds.

[Idiomatic]

This has been discussed a bit already. One thing to note Merlin is a type of falcon and not necessarily the Magician

Not to mention Falcon and Raptor.  I admit I had originally thought that Elon had a fascination with predatory birds.

Falcon was named after Han Solo's ship.

[cosmicvoid]

The fear of asking a question that is stupid or already has been answered made me educate myself on the basic stuff very fast.

And drives away everyone who is unable or unwilling to do so.

Some might consider that a good thing, I don't.

I am really getting weary of reading posts that ask "what time is ...(fill in the blank)... scheduled for"?  It's obvious that the posters haven't bothered to read the thread(s), or seek out the info which has been published.  A few times is tolerable, but I think this redundant asking has happened dozens of times in the Updates and other C2+ threads.

[tigerade]

I'm off to bed folks.  Please don't bombard the LIVE thread.  I want to be able to read and catch up with it in the morning.

[manboy]

The fear of asking a question that is stupid or already has been answered made me educate myself on the basic stuff very fast.

And drives away everyone who is unable or unwilling to do so.

Some might consider that a good thing, I don't.

I am really getting weary of reading posts that ask "what time is ...(fill in the blank)... scheduled for"?  It's obvious that the posters haven't bothered to read the thread(s), or seek out the info which has been published.  A few times is tolerable, but I think this redundant asking has happened dozens of times in the Updates and other C2+ threads.

A lot of the events have shifted from their original schedule, many timelines do not reflect these changes.

[QuantumG]

I am really getting weary of reading posts that ask "what time is ...(fill in the blank)... scheduled for"?  It's obvious that the posters haven't bothered to read the thread(s), or seek out the info which has been published.  A few times is tolerable, but I think this redundant asking has happened dozens of times in the Updates and other C2+ threads.

Get off your high horse.. some people just want to know when the interesting stuff is going to happen! No-one is forcing you to reply.

[Idiomatic]

If Update threads were kept clean and 1st post edited the most important bits of information into it people wouldn't ask silly questions.   

[beancounter]

If Update threads were kept clean and 1st post edited the most important bits of information into it people wouldn't ask silly questions.   

Good point.  Since this is the party thread, anyone got any SpaceX party photos?

[manboy]

If Update threads were kept clean and 1st post edited the most important bits of information into it people wouldn't ask silly questions.   

Even if that was the case there would still be a number of pages someone would have to go through just to find the basic timeline for tomorrow's mission.

[jcm]

If Update threads were kept clean and 1st post edited the most important bits of information into it people wouldn't ask silly questions.   

Agreed. It's hard to search through a 20 page thread for info - maybe for events like this we should have a special place (first post or separate thread) for just timeline of events with planned and (updated) actual times of events,
plus summary of basic parameters. The current  'NSF resources' links on first post doesn't really provide a way to get to that sort of info quickly, although it's great for reading up on background if you have a few hours spare.

Of course it's easy for me to say that, I should really create such a table on my own web page but that ain't going to happen...

[Tcommon]

Since this is the party thread, anyone got any SpaceX party photos?

how about a video?

[Bubbinski]

Whatever the time is I hope it's not zero dark thirty as I sneaked a peek at some Dragon fly under coverage around 5 AM Mountain and woke up a little bleary eyed at 7:35.  I'm gonna try to get to bed real soon and maybe get up in time to see the action without risking falling asleep at my cubicle later

ISS is flying over at 3:40 am Mountain but I doubt my body will let me get up for it.

[MadameConcorde]

I am so busy with a different kind of party - the Formula 1 Grand Prix here in Monaco - so I haven't had time to follow the mission much at all.

Wonderful being so close to the cars.

Thank you all for the updates. Happy to see that the Space X are being successful with the capsule getting it to the ISS. Will check on the news again whenever I can.

Good luck to the Space X with the rest of the mission.

:-)

[A_M_Swallow]

Dragon Lance should be a Sticky Boom

:-)

Our arms could be twisted...

~Jon

That sounds more like Dragon Tongue.

[sanman]

Since this is the party thread, anyone got any SpaceX party photos?

how about a video?

[snip]

You sure that wasn't Tony Stark's Xmas party?