WhoTom Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Nine years ago, NASA retired the Space Shuttle fleet. Since then, we've paid Russia to transport our astronauts to the International Space Station. Today, NASA and SpaceX are launching the first manned mission from the Kennedy Space Center since the Shuttle was decommissioned. Watch it live with this link. (It's scheduled to launch at 4:33PM EDT.) https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/video/planetary-society-live.html BTW, the astronauts on this flight are named Bob and Doug, and soon, they'll Take Off. ? (80s pop culture reference.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I've been watching for a while now. Hopefully things go well! I watched the very last shuttle launch with my grandpa at his house on Briarwood in W-S while visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Sounds like they're bailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 minute ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Sounds like they're bailing Stupid weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 It's too bad they couldn't hold off for another ten minutes, but they had a tight launch window. Hopefully they'll get better weather on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: Nine years ago, NASA retired the Space Shuttle fleet. Since then, we've paid Russia to transport our astronauts to the International Space Station. Today, NASA and SpaceX are launching the first manned mission from the Kennedy Space Center since the Shuttle was decommissioned. Watch it live with this link. (It's scheduled to launch at 4:33PM EDT.) https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/video/planetary-society-live.html BTW, the astronauts on this flight are named Bob and Doug, and soon, they'll Take Off. ? (80s pop culture reference.) Hoser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Disappointed but we don't need any new tragedies now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 ....need a Tesla mechanic.......they can even fix the weather............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 When's the next launch window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Saturday 3:22 PM EDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) I like and dislike Musk, but he is undeniably a bad mofo. But I am a space nerd so, go SPACEX!! Apparently we (Tulsa) are in the final round for a potential truck factory. I am pretty far removed from the daily news (self imposed), but this thread led me to the first time I have read this Tesla/Tulsa truck factory thing....and it is comical what my city is doing to lure them. https://www.big*****ingfield.com Edited May 28, 2020 by BUFFALOKIE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said: I like and dislike Musk, but he is undeniably a bad mofo. But I am a space nerd so, go SPACEX!! People who push the envelope tend to be D-bags. Some were that way from a young age, while others - and I think Musk falls into this category - started out with good intentions but eventually got intoxicated by success, money, and power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBillsFan Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I know weather and a gazillion other factors go into the launch day and time. However, a strange part of me says the delay yesterday to Saturday seems like a PR move and a ratings thing. I base this on: 1) They said they would have the complete Yes or No decision by 3:45pm as that was when they needed to start fueling to be a go. The official cancellation wasn't until after 4:00pm. 2) They new date and time is Saturday afternoon at 3:22pm. Right in the middle of a weekend as everyone is sitting at home bored. I know this wasn't the case but it seems a little fishy to me. I bet the ratings on Saturday will be huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: I know weather and a gazillion other factors go into the launch day and time. However, a strange part of me says the delay yesterday to Saturday seems like a PR move and a ratings thing. I base this on: 1) They said they would have the complete Yes or No decision by 3:45pm as that was when they needed to start fueling to be a go. The official cancellation wasn't until after 4:00pm. 2) They new date and time is Saturday afternoon at 3:22pm. Right in the middle of a weekend as everyone is sitting at home bored. I know this wasn't the case but it seems a little fishy to me. I bet the ratings on Saturday will be huge. What ratings? Who's concerned? If that's the case, wouldn't they just schedule it on Saturday to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD4Bills Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 21 hours ago, KD in CA said: Hoser "10 bucks is 10 bucks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: I know weather and a gazillion other factors go into the launch day and time. However, a strange part of me says the delay yesterday to Saturday seems like a PR move and a ratings thing. I base this on: 1) They said they would have the complete Yes or No decision by 3:45pm as that was when they needed to start fueling to be a go. The official cancellation wasn't until after 4:00pm. 2) They new date and time is Saturday afternoon at 3:22pm. Right in the middle of a weekend as everyone is sitting at home bored. I know this wasn't the case but it seems a little fishy to me. I bet the ratings on Saturday will be huge. Exterminate that "strange part of you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: I know weather and a gazillion other factors go into the launch day and time. However, a strange part of me says the delay yesterday to Saturday seems like a PR move and a ratings thing. Given that there are a gazillion factors, why would they waste one of the precious few available launch windows just to pull a publicity stunt? Edited May 28, 2020 by WhoTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 13 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: I know weather and a gazillion other factors go into the launch day and time. However, a strange part of me says the delay yesterday to Saturday seems like a PR move and a ratings thing. I base this on: 1) They said they would have the complete Yes or No decision by 3:45pm as that was when they needed to start fueling to be a go. The official cancellation wasn't until after 4:00pm. 2) They new date and time is Saturday afternoon at 3:22pm. Right in the middle of a weekend as everyone is sitting at home bored. I know this wasn't the case but it seems a little fishy to me. I bet the ratings on Saturday will be huge. The flip side is January 28, 1986. NASA was under extreme pressure to launch Challenger that morning because kids would be in school to see the launch. It was on all the major news networks all morning. If NASA would have waited even an additional hour for the ground temps to warm a little, the shuttle would have launched without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I guess she's still on for 2:00pm tomorrow. I'm like 140 miles south of KSC in Palm Beach County. When satellites launch, we can run out and face N/NE and see the stuff going up quite well, at least at night. It's pretty amazing how clearly and obviously you can see the rockets. I will try to do the same tomorrow if it's a clear day; we have had a ton of rain and gray skies down here for almost a week now. I bet I will be able to see it in daylight if the sky is clear. Anyone else do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 21 hours ago, Nextmanup said: I guess she's still on for 2:00pm tomorrow. I'm like 140 miles south of KSC in Palm Beach County. When satellites launch, we can run out and face N/NE and see the stuff going up quite well, at least at night. It's pretty amazing how clearly and obviously you can see the rockets. I will try to do the same tomorrow if it's a clear day; we have had a ton of rain and gray skies down here for almost a week now. I bet I will be able to see it in daylight if the sky is clear. Anyone else do this? I was in Clearwater once during a shuttle launch. Saw it pretty clearly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, KD in CA said: I was in Clearwater once during a shuttle launch. Saw it pretty clearly. Wow! That's like 150 miles or so more or less across the entire state. Today is a gorgeous day and so I will try to watch it. I'll report back. I guess it's now moved back to 4:30pm for those interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Just now, Nextmanup said: Wow! That's like 150 miles or so more or less across the entire state. Today is a gorgeous day and so I will try to watch it. I'll report back. I guess it's now moved back to 4:30pm for those interested. Yeah, it was pretty cool. Heard the countdown/launch on the car radio and a few seconds saw it coming up over the horizon. Obviously pretty small from that distance, but unmistakable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I was once in Orlando at a TGIF's and saw the shuttle taking off. It was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, Doc said: I was once in Orlando at a TGIF's and saw the shuttle taking off. It was very cool. I saw a night time shuttle launch in Orlando once when I was on vacation — clear as a bell. I didn’t know it was going off so it was freaky to see. It took a couple minutes for me to tell that this fireball was going UP, not down. It was cool to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) On 5/27/2020 at 1:27 PM, KD in CA said: Hoser Take off eh... When it takes off and they don’t “cooo loo coo coo coo coo coo coo! Coo loo coo coo coo coo coo coo!” I’ll be really disappointed. Edited May 30, 2020 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) They’re saying they are on schedule for the launch. It’s showing 38 minutes to launch (it’s currently 2:45pm est). Edit, yep sounds like a go! Edited May 30, 2020 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 4 hours ago, KD in CA said: I was in Clearwater once during a shuttle launch. Saw it pretty clearly. 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: Wow! That's like 150 miles or so more or less across the entire state. Today is a gorgeous day and so I will try to watch it. I'll report back. I guess it's now moved back to 4:30pm for those interested. I saw it very clearly from Sarasota. It wasn’t like anything else you saw up there. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) I went and watched a couple launches in person when I lived in Florida (years ago). They were space shuttle launches. Drove 4 hours to Kennedy to see the launch. It was cancelled. Drove back a week or two later and got to see it. It really is cool to see in person. It’s soo loud. It hits you right in the chest. Edited May 30, 2020 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 So far so good! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Those astronauts aren't six feet apart. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) They didn't show the first stage actually land on the pad... ? Feed cut out and then the rocket was on the pad Edited May 30, 2020 by LeGOATski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 this is so cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: They didn't show the first stage actually land in the pad... ? Feed cut out and then the rocket was on the pad Yeah that was a bummer. I’m hoping they’ll post some videos of the landing on Twitter/YouTube. Its amazing that it landed almost dead center on the landing pad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: They didn't show the first stage actually land on the pad... ? Feed cut out and then the rocket was on the pad I have a feeling that was done on purpose in case is didn't go as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Chef Jim said: I have a feeling that was done on purpose in case is didn't go as planned. Maybe....I think everyone would know if it failed, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) ?? Edited May 30, 2020 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Maybe....I think everyone would know if it failed, anyway. But to have it shown live? Not sure. I imagine there will be video of it. But landing on a ship?? That's ***** awesome regardless!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 The launch as shown on CNN was screwy. They got the audio and video out of sync. They seemed to have a video version that was about 15 seconds behind live. They then switched to ‘live’ video as the countdown got near but they didn’t switch to live audio. The result was seeing the liftoff for about 5 seconds before the final 10 second countdown on the audio. The rocket was pretty high up before the audio caught up announcing liftoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Those astronauts aren't six feet apart. But everyone in Mission Control is, and they're all wearing masks. I pointed that out to my wife and she said, "Not surprising. I'm pretty sure they all believe in science." 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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