SpaceX/NASA - Manned Launch Today

[VolnJC]

Watched the launch with my autistic son and mentioned that Temple Grandin said that Elon Musk is probably on autism spectrum...he got a big smile on his face

 

[Matt2496]

Thats disappointing...they sell those at Lowe's...wonder what they set Elon back?

Elon Musk touts low cost to insure SpaceX rockets as edge over competitors

According to this article, the boosters themselves cost $37 million and are 60% of the cost of the rocket.

 

[VolnJC]

Elon Musk touts low cost to insure SpaceX rockets as edge over competitors

According to this article, the boosters themselves cost $37 million and are 60% of the cost of the rocket.

Dang that's not cheap

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

The live narration will be back in 5-10 minutes. I assume there will be an update on the Stage 1 re-entry malfunction.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Missed her statement. Won’t be back on live for an hour.

 

[VolnJC]

Missed her statement. Won’t be back on live for an hour.

Do they have video of them actually deploying the satellites? I always wondered if they released them all at once

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Do they have video of them actually deploying the satellites? I always wondered if they released them all at once

At 1:04 after the launch they are deployed as a group and drift away. I don’t know if there are any cameras to show them being distributed over the next few days.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Next launch is at 12:55am.

 

[VolnJC]

I can now sign up for pre delivery in summer or fall service for 99 dollars down. We really have nothing to lose...right now our options are slow DSL, which won't work for us homeschooling and working from home or Viasat.. which is 150 a month for 100gbs of 20mbps and a ping of around 500ms

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

It appears that tonight’s launch has been delayed by 2 days.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Now the next launch is showing as 2/24. They might be working on not losing another stage 1 propulsion system.

They have a countdown running for a manned launch on 4/20/2021. Appropriate date for Elon.

 

[Regulator]

I can now sign up for pre delivery in summer or fall service for 99 dollars down. We really have nothing to lose...right now our options are slow DSL, which won't work for us homeschooling and working from home or Viasat.. which is 150 a month for 100gbs of 20mbps and a ping of around 500ms

I’m signed up also. Pretty stoked.

 

[BenGrimm]

I can now sign up for pre delivery in summer or fall service for 99 dollars down. We really have nothing to lose...right now our options are slow DSL, which won't work for us homeschooling and working from home or Viasat.. which is 150 a month for 100gbs of 20mbps and a ping of around 500ms

Do they actually charge you for the equipment? That’s gonna be an entry barrier for a lot of folks in rural areas.

 

[Regulator]

Do they actually charge you for the equipment? That’s gonna be an entry barrier for a lot of folks in rural areas.

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I look at it this way. My Viasat is $180/mo and it’s not good. This pays for itself in less than 6 months.

 

[BenGrimm]

I look at it this way. My Viasat is $180/mo and it’s not good. This pays for itself in less than 6 months.

That is a fair point. I have a friend that lives on a rural farm. He has to use Verizon Hotspot and even that is shaky. Plus has a data cap so pretty much eliminates any video streaming.

Sent him the link and he signed up.

 

[VolnJC]

Do they actually charge you for the equipment? That’s gonna be an entry barrier for a lot of folks in rural areas.

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I look at it as a deterrent for the people with better options getting it because its Elon Musk brand...Us Viasat folks its an investment that will pay for itself in a few months and hopefully the end of the little circle when streaming

 

[VolnJC]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Aborted at 1:24. Next launch opportunity is Monday at 8:15pm.

 

[VolNExile]

Aborted at 1:24. Next launch opportunity is Monday at 8:15pm.

What was it this time?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

What was it this time?

No reason given.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

What was it this time?

The narrator said that there are a thousand ways a launch can go wrong and only one way for it to be right. Taking no chances.

I wonder if that stage 1 from the previous launch has been retrieved from the ocean floor yet.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Pushed back nearly 24 hours. Now counting down to Tuesday at 7:53pm.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Pushed back again to 3:24am on Thursday morning.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Giving it another go to put those satellites up there.

 

[VolNExile]

I’ve gotta say, as much as I’ve been hooked on humans exploring space, I’d be getting cold feet for traveling on SpaceX for now. I’m glad they have these automatic aborts, but they sure seem to happen a lot.