Author Topic: Dragons for everyone! It's another SpaceX Party Thread (CRS-1) (Read 139004 times)

majormajor42 · « **Reply #260 on:** 10/10/2012 11:02 am »

Capture confirmed! That was fun to watch.

robertross · « **Reply #261 on:** 10/10/2012 11:11 am »

Missed capture by 4 min, but great images from the ISS!!

sdsds · « **Reply #262 on:** 10/10/2012 11:21 am »

Wow! Is it too soon to say it looked "routine"? Truly amazing how far they've come so quickly!

rickl · « **Reply #263 on:** 10/10/2012 11:28 am »

Quote from: robertross on 10/10/2012 11:11 am

Missed capture by 4 min, but great images from the ISS!!

It was 26 minutes early. They're getting good at this.

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #264 on:** 10/10/2012 11:28 am »

Was without sound and only with a smartphone - but NASATV streaming without sound and this forum for updates, such as KOS approach, burns etc, made for awesome following.

And woohoo for another dragon!

rickl · « **Reply #265 on:** 10/10/2012 11:57 am »

I told my boss that I would be in late, because I wanted to watch the capture and berthing. At the rate they're going, I may get in at the normal time.

MP99 · « **Reply #266 on:** 10/10/2012 12:03 pm »

Quote from: rickl on 10/10/2012 11:57 am

I told my boss that I would be in late, because I wanted to watch the capture and berthing. At the rate they're going, I may get in at the normal time.

Like woods170, I'm on the right of the pond.

In fact, I'm a bit cheesed off that they captured early when it looked perfect timing that I could watch on my lunch break.

cheers, Martin

rickl · « **Reply #267 on:** 10/10/2012 01:06 pm »

OK, off to work now. A little late, but not nearly as late as I expected.

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #268 on:** 10/10/2012 01:14 pm »

Okay, they're berthed. Now it's time to open that hatch and get that ice-cream!

Orbiter · « **Reply #269 on:** 10/10/2012 01:32 pm »

Welcome back to the International Space Station, SpaceX!

Poole Amateur · « **Reply #270 on:** 10/10/2012 01:37 pm »

Again, an amazing performance by SpaceX, this stuff ain't easy and the glitches of launch...well at least the mission did not end in what Gene Kranz would have described as a BFRC!

rubtest · « **Reply #271 on:** 10/10/2012 03:42 pm »

W e must celebrate also the very important verification test of the launch and orbit
with 1 Merlin taking a surprise vacation under very hot field conditions.
I remember something about a plan to test such event during flight , but surely this was
planned only as a cold test without the cool pyrotechnics.

regards

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #272 on:** 10/10/2012 04:03 pm »

I think that the biggest compliment I can give the rendezvous and docking is this: it was completely routine and without incident. That is what SpaceX needs to be looking for: to make success so routine and boring that, as with ULA, people barely notice.

Retired Downrange · « **Reply #273 on:** 10/10/2012 04:09 pm »

Moving quickly toward Dragon hatch opening

Ice-Cream is a strong motivator... : )

Cherokee43v6 · « **Reply #274 on:** 10/10/2012 04:10 pm »

Quote from: Retired Downrange on 10/10/2012 04:09 pm

Moving quickly toward Dragon hatch opening

Ice-Cream is a strong motivator... : )

Wonder if they slapped a 'Good Humour' sticker on the side of the ice cream cooler?

Retired Downrange · « **Reply #275 on:** 10/10/2012 04:12 pm »

...or if we will hear "Ice Cream truck music" when they open the hatch.

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #276 on:** 10/10/2012 04:13 pm »

"There's a HUGE hunk of cheese in here too!"

Lars_J · « **Reply #277 on:** 10/10/2012 05:05 pm »

Wow, they are really eager to open that hatch... 1 day early.

I missed the grapple and berthing due to pesky sleep requirements, but I'm happy to see it all went so smoothly.

mrmandias · « **Reply #278 on:** 10/10/2012 05:21 pm »

Congrats to Dragon and the ISS crew!

Now here's for a successful down-mass mission.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #279 on:** 10/10/2012 08:59 pm »

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