SpaceX/NASA - Manned Launch Today

[CagleMtnVol]

Some of you seem to have a hatred of all things SpaceX.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Giving it another go to put those satellites up there.

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.

 

[VolNExile]

Some of you seem to have a hatred of all things SpaceX.

Not at all.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Tuesday night at 9:58pm is the next (unmanned) launch. 47 hours from now.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

launch is in 55 minutes

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Update for 8:40 p.m. EST on March 9: SpaceX is now targeting March 10 at 3:13 a.m. EST for this Starlink launch, citing a desire to perform more prelaunch checks.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

And it’s delayed another 24 hours.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

SpaceX

 

[VolnJC]

9th successful launch and landing for this booster and 60 satellites closer to my new ISP

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Next launch is over 5 days out. But the ISS will fly over Knoxville the next 2 nights. Wednesday (9:23pm) might be too cloudy. Thursday night is at 8:36pm.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Less than 30 minutes and the ISS will be passing from the SW to the NE. But with the steady rain I assume it will be too cloudy. It is very bright though.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

April 5th has a decent ISS fly by before 9pm.

April 7th is another Space-X launch and it’s not in the middle of the night (noon-ish).

Space-X has a manned launch scheduled for 4/22 around 6am.

 

[Tin Man]

I was alive for Mercury and wrote to NASA as a boy. They sent me a big color brochure about Gemini. I’ve witnessed the entire human mission to space, and I’m hopeful for SpaceX and what they may achieve.

 

[VolnJC]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

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It was directly overhead as it appeared. Hauling butt at first and then slowed down as it disappeared to the Southeast.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

The 12:34pm SpaceX launch is still counting down. A bit over an hour away.

 

[VolnJC]

Yay more satellites for my future ISP

 

[VolnJC]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Thursday 4/22/2021 at 6:11am is another manned launch. Less than a week away.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Launch with a crew on board is scheduled for 5:49am.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I don't know if you all ever visit the Politics forum be have a lot of discussion in the Space Exploration thread.

We've talked about SpaceX winning the Lunar lander contract and other Space news.

 

[VolNExile]

Friday: NASA & SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the International Space Station

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Crew 1, launched last November, is about to undock from the ISS.

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