Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 : May 30, 2020 : DISCUSSION (Read 138538 times)

Comga · « **Reply #180 on:** 05/31/2020 01:36 am »

Quote from: trekkie604 on 05/30/2020 10:42 pm

Dragon capsule is Endeavour.

Yawn 😴
Is there a historic name with less connotation?

wolfpack · « **Reply #181 on:** 05/31/2020 01:38 am »

I think it’s noteworthy that every single entity that has sent humans to space started with airplanes. Until now. These guys started with rockets. There’s some “wow” in there somewhere.

Lars-J · « **Reply #182 on:** 05/31/2020 01:43 am »

Quote from: Comga on 05/31/2020 01:36 am

Quote from: trekkie604 on 05/30/2020 10:42 pm
Dragon capsule is Endeavour.
Yawn
Is there a historic name with less connotation?

Well it was their personal choice, so it has a lot of connotation for *them*. Both of them had their first space flight on the Shuttle Endeavor.

Orbiter · « **Reply #183 on:** 05/31/2020 01:49 am »

Quote from: Comga on 05/31/2020 01:36 am

Quote from: trekkie604 on 05/30/2020 10:42 pm
Dragon capsule is Endeavour.
Yawn 😴
Is there a historic name with less connotation?

Yawn?

As a diehard shuttle nerd, I got giddy when I heard that was the name.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #184 on:** 05/31/2020 01:51 am »

Real "spacey music" on the live feed right now....

niwax · « **Reply #185 on:** 05/31/2020 01:56 am »

"As you can see, these are somewhat tight quarters" they say as they fly around in all the open space in the capsule. What an improvement over Soyuz.

Hog · « **Reply #186 on:** 05/31/2020 02:00 am »

Tally ho. I just saw ISS pass over my house with "Endeavour" about a hands width behind. Endeavour was barely visible.

deadman719 · « **Reply #187 on:** 05/31/2020 02:08 am »

Just watched the ISS and Endeavour pass overhead, outside of Boston. Took a couple of pictures but just looks like streaks. The ISS was very bright and Endeavor was spotted easily trailing by about 30 seconds to 1 minute.

This was the first Dragon I have spotted in orbit. The last time I saw something similar was in 2007. Then, it was with the shuttle Endeavour and the ISS passing overhead Misawa, Japan.

Respectfully,
Rob

tommy099431 · « **Reply #188 on:** 05/31/2020 02:08 am »

Spotted Dragon outside, it was amazing and beautiful, it was low in the atmosphere cause of its inclination but it made it looked so close, bright, and fast!! Crazy to see it fly by and knowing I watch it launch today and the fact that two people are in it, in space, currently sleeping haha. - South New Jersey

jgoldader · « **Reply #189 on:** 05/31/2020 02:10 am »

ISS going into sunset (lower right) with Dragon Endeavour following in the upper left, a few minutes ago from SE Pennsylvania.

JMS · « **Reply #190 on:** 05/31/2020 02:10 am »

Quote from: Lars-J on 05/31/2020 01:43 am

Quote from: Comga on 05/31/2020 01:36 am
Quote from: trekkie604 on 05/30/2020 10:42 pm
Dragon capsule is Endeavour.
Yawn
Is there a historic name with less connotation?
Well it was their personal choice, so it has a lot of connotation for *them*. Both of them had their first space flight on the Shuttle Endeavor.

All space geeks will have an opinion. I'm totally happy with Endeavour.
The guys who made the choice are the ones who strapped their pink fannies on the pointy end of a Falcon 9.
Go Endeavour!

Moonwatcher · « **Reply #191 on:** 05/31/2020 02:13 am »

Quote from: Hog on 05/31/2020 02:00 am

Tally ho. I just saw ISS pass over my house with "Endeavour" about a hands width behind. Endeavour was barely visible.

Same here from mid-Michigan. Dragon Endeavour flared bright for a few seconds when I first saw it, but was otherwise quite dim. My iPhone was able to capture the ISS on video, but not Dragon.

Citabria · « **Reply #192 on:** 05/31/2020 02:15 am »

Just saw it from Michigan! Bright enough to see naked eye in the dusk sky as it trailed the very bright station. That's three for me: Shuttle; Soyuz; Dragon.

flexbuffchest · « **Reply #193 on:** 05/31/2020 02:41 am »

SpaceX finally has actual experience in human spaceflight

niwax · « **Reply #194 on:** 05/31/2020 02:45 am »

Does anyone have a recording of the manual flight test? It shows some brilliant stuff in the touch screen. They run the checklist on the center screen and get notification for each item. Just to top it off, they end by adjusting some capsule settings while Bob takes photos on his tablet.

Alfred Centauri · « **Reply #195 on:** 05/31/2020 02:51 am »

Looked around a bit to see if anyone else mentioned this but didn't see it (may have missed it). Has anyone else been reminded of Apollo 15? (CSM: Endeavour, LM: Falcon)

sauerkraut · « **Reply #196 on:** 05/31/2020 02:56 am »

Quote from: Alfred Centauri on 05/31/2020 02:51 am

Looked around a bit to see if anyone else mentioned this but didn't see it (may have missed it). Has anyone else been reminded of Apollo 15? (CSM: Endeavour, LM: Falcon)

Great Catch !!

Scylla · « **Reply #197 on:** 05/31/2020 03:05 am »

Quote from: niwax on 05/31/2020 02:45 am

Does anyone have a recording of the manual flight test? It shows some brilliant stuff in the touch screen. They run the checklist on the center screen and get notification for each item. Just to top it off, they end by adjusting some capsule settings while Bob takes photos on his tablet.

Here ya go. View from inside Dragon starts at 12:11.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #198 on:** 05/31/2020 03:05 am »

Wonderful article, thank you Thomas!

daveglo · « **Reply #199 on:** 05/31/2020 03:45 am »

Caught a brilliant pass of the ISS being chased by Endeavor at ~10:25 CDT, flying over St. Louis. Endeavor was about 1 minute behind, and obviously dimmer than ISS, but clearly visible.

I waved, but I didn't shout, because I knew they are sleeping.