NSF SpaceX DM-2 Crew Demo Mission Booster 1058.1 Landing Bingo

[will1364]

N-26 please

[Comga]

Would the last person to get a square inside the yellow circle PLEASE read the first post in its entirety?

[BennettN]

J-16 please!

[guyw]

H18

[marbettoni]

M-13

[kdhilliard]

Would the last person to get a square inside the yellow circle PLEASE read the first post in its entirety?

You mean the part where we are supposed to go back and edit our posts to add our thoughts on DM-1? 

Edit: No!  Not for real!

[lrk]

G-20

I've been following HSF closely since the Columbia RTF, watching almost every Shuttle launch.  Got to see STS-125 in person from the NASA causeway, one of my favorite memories of growing up.  I've been watching almost every SpaceX launch since the second flight of Falcon 1, it's been so amazing to see how this company has grown from struggling to reach orbit to being a dominant player in the aerospace world and finally returning humans to orbit from American soil! 

[kitmatthews]

L-29

[dgates]

H-22

[CorvusCorax]

Since the first post asks for it (and I will surely not edit my original post) What's the meaning of life, universe and most peculiarly this DM-2 launch ?

I think SpaceX doesn't need words of support right now. They know best whats at stake, for the Astronauts, for NASA, for the United States, for Mankind, and especially for SpaceX. DM-2 if it goes flawless rings in a new era of spaceflight.

Yes, it's a test mission under tight NASA supervision, with NASA test pilots, but it's SpaceX spacecraft that's getting tested. NASA is "only a customer" -- if this goes well, SpaceX has a private man-rated space vehicle at their own disposal and at their own discretion.

They could as well fly a manned mission on their own, for any customer - even before Commercial Crew 1 launches - if they really wanted.

That theoretical and hypothetical and most certainly won't happen. NASA has more or less made sure of that with the planned timing of DM-2 reentry with just barely enough time to finish the qualification paperwork and data reviews for Crew1 - but it doesn't really matter. SpaceX will, after all, be very happy to have NASA as their ongoing prime customer.

But nevertheless, from May 27 (more likely 30 (edit: actually looks better now ), considering the weather report) the world will have 3 entities with a man rated space vehicle:

- China (for the very very brave -- Chinese Taikonauts only)

- Russia ( old but robust and reliable -- but will fly for money -- lots of money *spoken with Russian accent* )

- SpaceX ( the future -- book your ticket to space on-line now! )

This will change. In a year or so, Boeing will add their own vehicle to the list, and China is working on an upgraded capsule, and even India is afaik still working on a manned space program. And at some point NASA will once again join the club with the Artemis maiden flight, too.

In a way paying SpaceX for seats is not that different from paying Rokosmos for seats. NASA get's more insight, and pays less, and it's more patriotically appropriate to fly with a local provider. But its still SpaceX who's flying.

Commercial spaceflight is around for a long time. But sending people up there and bringing them back down savely. This is what really counts.

And I'm pretty sure, every single SpaceX employees knows that and is so super hyped for that launch right now, they don't really need words of support or encouragement. They are on a roll right now. And boy will they be on a roll if..., no..., once this launch succeeds.

Once that launch is in the bag, SpaceX will be the undisputed world leader in spaceflight.  No one - in their right mind - would doubt Mars or SpaceX anymore. There will be setbacks, as always, but they will be overcome. ... I'd like to say overrun ...SpaceX style.

So, yeah. Once DM-2 succeeds, all eyes will turn to Boca Chica. Starship is the new Apollo, and Crew Dragon is its Gemini.

Yes, there's Artemis, and Artemis is a nice (but expensive) hommage to the past. And it will make some Senators happy if it succeeds.

But SpaceX is the future, and the future is SpaceX.

On May 27 (well, more likely 30 hopefully)  the world will see the future become now.

[joseph.a.navin]

G-21

[MrHollifield]

M27

So excited to see 39A getting back to the business of launching astronauts. It has been too long.

[envy887]

E-30

[erv]

G-20

[NX-0]

Q-20

[weepingdragon]

Q-28


and reread instructions and saw missed that edited post invalid  created new post same choice, hope scraper picks up (now on page 8 instead of six, but didn't see anyone else choosing this)

edited couple times, was q28 or q 28 and seemed almost all used - so copied that. scraper was showing, them checked later and my msg is currently last and refresh of scaper and other browsers don't show my choice anymore??

[RaptorVinni03]

J- 22

[CorvusCorax]

Q-28


edited couple times, was q28 or q 28 and seemed almost all used - so copied that. scraper was showing, them checked later and my msg is currently last and refresh of scaper and other browsers don't show my choice anymore??

you know, if you "edit" - you forfeit. No editing of posts is allowed. If the scraper doesn't pick it up for syntax reasons, just make a second post. If you edit, the scraper discards it.

try again

[Naty747a]

Could I please have P-15

[kessdawg]

H-24