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#980
by
Star One
on 03 Mar, 2019 12:47
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Mostly people trying to be ironically funny, accusing things like the astronauts' hands of being 'fake'.
Wouldn’t it better for no comments at all? Why does everything need commenting on these days?
Blimey I am sounding like an old codger today.
I mean, why are you on this forum? You want to be able to talk to other people about what you're talking about. It's the same thing. BTW in Asia they have comments literally scroll across their videos on top of the videos as on-screen text in China and Japan when you write a comment.
Don’t think I didn’t see the irony of my comment after I posted it. I think I more meant that a lot of social media comments seem ‘empty’.
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#981
by
punder
on 03 Mar, 2019 12:48
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Just glad this is finally happening.
And going so smoothly! So far.
Got up about 10 minutes before docking. So glad I did, this is exciting! Pretty graphics replaced by reality.
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#982
by
Star One
on 03 Mar, 2019 12:54
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I think the time line is interesting.
2010. First Dragon test launched on first F9
2012 Cargo deliveries start to be berthed at ISS
2019 First docking of crew rated Dragon to ISS
7 years from first arrival of a Dragon at ISS.
I'd love to know where most of that time went. Specifically who raised the lions share of the complaints, issues and questions.
My guess is either ASAP or the Russians, for different reasons.
ASAP couldn't believe an aerospace company that didn't exist during Mercury, Gemini, Apollo or Shuttle could be any good and the Russians because they know their era of charge-whatever-they-like is coming to an end.
TBH I doubted if NASA would give SX the first go at launching to the ISS, but they did.
Congratulations to all at SX for their perseverance.
I don’t think there is any need to engage in looking for people to blame. Just that these things are hard, and probably more difficult than outsiders appreciate.
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#983
by
Razer
on 03 Mar, 2019 12:59
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I do not know if the subject was discussed but you know why the porthole near Ripley was sentenced ?
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#984
by
mlindner
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:00
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Ground controllers now turning on the fans to mix the air between the two spacecrafts and to allow the air inside the spacecraft to pass through the filtration system of ISS in order to make sure no foreign objects or debris could harm the crew members during activities inside VV.
I'm having to turn on the fans for my home entertainment system to keep it cool as it's getting cranky for having been on for like 6 hours straight.
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#985
by
ThereIWas3
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:12
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Is this the first non-Russian visiting vehicle that 1) docked axially to the end of ISS and 2) has substantial thrust capability along the central line of ISS? How does the thrust of D2's SuperDracos compare to the engines on the Progress docked at the opposite end?
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#986
by
Yellowstone10
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:19
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How does the thrust of D2's SuperDracos compare to the engines on the Progress docked at the opposite end?
The S5.80 main engine on the back of the Progress can generate 660 pounds of thrust. A SuperDraco can generate about 16,000 pounds of thrust.
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#987
by
mlindner
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:24
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How does the thrust of D2's SuperDracos compare to the engines on the Progress docked at the opposite end?
The S5.80 main engine on the back of the Progress can generate 660 pounds of thrust. A SuperDraco can generate about 16,000 pounds of thrust.
And it has 8 SuperDracos so a total of 128,000 pounds, so a little over half the thrust of a Merlin 1D.
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#988
by
hektor
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:34
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Disassembling the foot rests and sticking them in a corner with duct tape?
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#989
by
hektor
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:35
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I wonder how long before the microgravity indicator ends up stuck somewhere with duct tape.
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#990
by
Johnnyhinbos
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:38
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I wonder how long before the microgravity indicator ends up stuck somewhere with duct tape.
At least he’s on a leash...
He just wants attention
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#991
by
hektor
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:42
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I wonder if the crew, once crammed in the Soyuz in a few months, will have thought for this empty Dragon flying back this week.
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#992
by
hektor
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:43
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Installation of window screens
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#993
by
woods170
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:46
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I wonder how long before the microgravity indicator ends up stuck somewhere with duct tape.
At least he’s on a leash...
He just wants attention
And he'll probably be selling by much higher numbers this week:
https://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Buddies-Earth-Plush/dp/B005ESB6PGSold by a "just launched" seller who goes by the name "Zero-G indicators". That was to be expected...
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#994
by
hektor
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:46
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Anne McClain has a new friend...
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#995
by
mlindner
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:49
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#996
by
woods170
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:50
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#997
by
ThereIWas3
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:51
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#998
by
mlindner
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:52
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#999
by
woods170
on 03 Mar, 2019 13:54
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I wonder how long before the microgravity indicator ends up stuck somewhere with duct tape.
At least he’s on a leash...
He just wants attention
And he'll probably be selling by much higher numbers this week:
https://www.amazon.com/Celestial-Buddies-Earth-Plush/dp/B005ESB6PG
That's the scalpers. Original price is much better https://www.celestialbuddies.com/store/c2/Celestial_Buddies_.html
"EARTH - TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK DUE TO HIGH DEMAND $21.99"
No Kidding.....
Someone on Reddit emailed the site and the VP responded that they're sold out till April, and that was yesterday.
That VP is probably going to send a gold-plated one over to SpaceX for quadrupling Celestial Buddies' revenue in a single day...