Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) FD4 UPDATES (Read 294000 times)

Oersted · « **Reply #540 on:** 05/25/2012 04:32 pm »

Tillykke, Parabens, Congratulazioni, Zum Glückwunsch SpaceX!

As we watched this coverage I was providing a foothold for my 7-weeks old daughter so she could push herself along on our bed. Baby steps for her but a giant leap for SpaceX and the Dragon Capsule!

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #541 on:** 05/25/2012 04:32 pm »

Thanks for the excellent, excellent coverage here on NSF.

And congratulations to SpaceX and NASA and all partners that worked to make today possible. Very exciting, and a historical day!

dcporter · « **Reply #542 on:** 05/25/2012 04:33 pm »

Good work SpaceX! Next stop: Mars! (Actually, Vandenberg. Mars later.)

Peter NASA · « **Reply #543 on:** 05/25/2012 04:33 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 05/25/2012 04:26 pm

By the way, with just the presser to go before the end of the main events of the day, I know a lot of you want to post your congrats to SpaceX in this main thread, as opposed to being stuck in the Party thread (used to keep this clean for updates).

So if you want to post congrats in this historic thread, I'll let you post once in here. Seems only right!

I'll start. Well done SpaceX. The more I read about this mission the more complicated it seems. Big, big deal to pull this off!

Nice touch. Nearly 100,000 views of this thread in what, 12 hours, amazing. Great coverage, we had it on in the office!

Well done SpaceX!

Rik HS · « **Reply #544 on:** 05/25/2012 04:33 pm »

Stunning achievement, and on just the third F9 flight too! As ever, the coverage has shown what a remarkable place this website is.

wechose · « **Reply #545 on:** 05/25/2012 04:34 pm »

If I may on a live update thread,just so full of praise for all on NSF for guiding me through todays events as I watched as much live coverage as possible

Chris used the word 'historic', Space Pete it must have been a very special time for you too,it cannot be repeated enough what a fine job this site does of explaining the jargon and capturing the images for history.
from launch to berthing i have found all my answers here,nothing has been as exciting for me since STS-135,thank ya'll

not forgetting Elon and his team for putting hope back into spaceflight,risk-takers are the one's who will always be the people to inspire us to look beyond the gutter towards the stars!
I must learn to type more quickly =)

Davie OPF · « **Reply #546 on:** 05/25/2012 04:35 pm »

Congratulations SpaceX. Get America flying again. Don't let our legacy down.

drdave · « **Reply #547 on:** 05/25/2012 04:35 pm »

Indeed, Chris. It has been quite thrilling to follow the Dragon. Congratulations to all involved at SpaceX and NASA.

simonbp · « **Reply #548 on:** 05/25/2012 04:35 pm »

Four and half years from awarding a contract to a harebrained California startup to actual delivery at station. Pretty awesome!

Joffan · « **Reply #549 on:** 05/25/2012 04:35 pm »

Fantastically smooth performance for a new system. Great work by SpaceX and all praises are well earned.

bolun · « **Reply #550 on:** 05/25/2012 04:36 pm »

Congratulations SpaceX!

Great work!

SebastianB · « **Reply #551 on:** 05/25/2012 04:37 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX and thanks to NSF for the great coverage in this thread! I wasn't able to watch the live streams but your posts always kept me up to date! Some excellent pictures about a great historic event are archived in this thread!

DigitalMan · « **Reply #552 on:** 05/25/2012 04:37 pm »

Congratulations SpaceX, it has been quite a ride to get to this point.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #553 on:** 05/25/2012 04:38 pm »

It is a rare occasion when one is present to witness history in the making. Congratulations to SpaceX, NASA and all the teams on the ground and on orbit on ISS that made it possible. Good luck for the remainder of the mission!

gospacex · « **Reply #554 on:** 05/25/2012 04:38 pm »

Wooooohoooo!
SpaceX puts all nay-sayers to shame!
Go SpaceX!

sojourner · « **Reply #555 on:** 05/25/2012 04:40 pm »

To Quote Schoolhouse Rock, "The shot heard 'round the world was the start of the revolution".

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #556 on:** 05/25/2012 04:40 pm »

Congratulations to Spacex, NASA, and all the teams involved on a successful mission thus far and a massive success at docking.

Today represents a historic first in spaceflight, and marks the proverbial "return to flight" of american vehicles to ISS.

To emphasize what has been done here today, as in the past America has had to "return to flight" after tragedy's or the end of previous programs, following the end of STS we had nothing. This time around, the private industry and the entrepreneur in typical American style, have returned us to flight instead.

Were back people, commercial did it, let that sink in.

Want to thank all the folks at NASA in particular for their contributions to this mission. Despite all of the ongoing policy issues at the agency and the abrupt end of STS they still kept at it, and did their best to provide SpaceX with everything needed (as well as to expedite the process of test flights) in order to make today possible.

And now history has been made.

Can't wait for commercial crew!

seawolfe · « **Reply #557 on:** 05/25/2012 04:40 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX!

Thanks for the coverage NSF while I'm at work sneeking a peek at this forum once in a while.

Poole Amateur · « **Reply #558 on:** 05/25/2012 04:41 pm »

This has been a truly historic day. I cannot believe Space X managed to pull all this off on the first "full up" dragon and only their third Falcon 9 flight. By any measure, a breathtaking achievement.

May I thank all of you for your posts. I have thoroughly enjoyed your expertise and insight.

Congratulations Space X, and thank you Chris for NSF.

Orbiter · « **Reply #559 on:** 05/25/2012 04:42 pm »

Excellent seeing the collaboration during the On-Orbit operations between SpaceX and NASA. We've still got a few more steps to go, but right now everything's a go.

No stop until wheels stop. Or in this case, splashdown

Orbiter