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NASA - SpaceX Crew-2 Mission
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As much as I am a huge SpaceX fanboy I really was hoping for more private companies to be at this level right now.It's still insane to me that a) there's a private company successfully shooting people into space basically propelling space travel to a next level and b) everything is livestreamed on the internet in HD.
So cool.
so nervous as always60 seconds!
and we go!!
Theres plenty of smaller companies who are building interesting approaches to commercial rocketry. As for manned space flight however.....the real other competitor just hasnt pushed things or taken the chances needed to competeIt's still insane to me that a) there's a private company successfully shooting people into space basically propelling space travel to a next level and b) everything is livestreamed on the internet in HD.
So cool.
Probably yesCould we see humans on Mars in our lifetime ?
80th landing I thinkBooster landed
delay after delay still have to do unmanned successfullyProbably yes
btw. what is Boeing doing, shouldn't they have a crew test as well already?
I want a nice HQ screenshot, that was gloriousthe sunlight hiting those 2 stages was amazing
yeah I'd pay for thatI want a nice HQ screenshot, that was glorious
Unless something tragic happens to SpaceX or Elon Musk, I think Starship will get it done in another 5-8 years.Could we see humans on Mars in our lifetime ?
What a time to be aliveUnless something tragic happens to SpaceX or Elon Musk, I think Starship will get it done in another 5-8 years.
Starship testing today and flight soon and most of them are streamed so keep an eye on the development it is fun to see that thing get builtWhat a time to be alive
enjoyyeah I'd pay for that
A bit of an update with post-launch press briefing
I was dead ass asleep most of the week if I was not up last night working on something I would have not noticed the launch was delayed to this morningMan why they got to launch while I am dead ass asleep. Congrats though. Making it seem like just another day at the office.
I had no idea. That is awesome to know.I was dead ass asleep most of the week if I was not up last night working on something I would have not noticed the launch was delayed to this morning
It seems most of the launches to the ISS have a chance of being at weird times because the path they must take is extremely limited they can't risk dropping stuff over island nations near Florida so they fly to a north east direction. They also take the long slow right up 23+ hours because the Dragon is roomie so they don't have to rush and meet the ISS in 3 hours like they did with the Russian rocket because it was tiny and cramped.
Right now they are sleeping during the ride.
I'm skeptical of that timeline. Specifically, I'm not sure how many people want to make a 1-way trip for a few weeks/months of remaining life. I say this, because I don't know if getting there is the biggest hurdle, so much as getting back. Ignoring the difficulty of surviving on the planet for the return window, they'd need to figure out a way to produce enough fuel for the return trip in that time. That means building any necessary infrastructure, and then getting production going without too many hurdles.Unless something tragic happens to SpaceX or Elon Musk, I think Starship will get it done in another 5-8 years.
That means building any necessary infrastructure, and then getting production going without too many hurdles.
I'm skeptical of that timeline. Specifically, I'm not sure how many people want to make a 1-way trip for a few weeks/months of remaining life. I say this, because I don't know if getting there is the biggest hurdle, so much as getting back. Ignoring the difficulty of surviving on the planet for the return window, they'd need to figure out a way to produce enough fuel for the return trip in that time. That means building any necessary infrastructure, and then getting production going without too many hurdles.
I'm hoping they can do it, but I think there are some enormous questions that need to be answered once they literally stick the landings.