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Coverage of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Launch
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostI'll be watching it live with several coworkers.
I just heard a marine fighter pilot quip..... "No pilot wants to fly "model A" of any plane, but test pilots love it!"
(to the aeronautically impaired, military aircraft are designated with a letter that shows what level of advancement the plane is --- P51-D --- would indicate that plane has been through several versions and is deemed reliable)The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAnd hoping/praying for the best.
I just heard a marine fighter pilot quip..... "No pilot wants to fly "model A" of any plane, but test pilots love it!"
(to the aeronautically impaired, military aircraft are designated with a letter that shows what level of advancement the plane is --- P51-D --- would indicate that plane has been through several versions and is deemed reliable)
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostIt's going to be exciting. I'm glad NASA is going all out on the live streaming.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI love the new Astronaut Suits --- much less Apollo looking and much more Star Wars looking!
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostThey look sleek and amazing, but getting details about them has been difficult. The orange suits were very well documented, and had a lot of features such as the ability to act like floatation devices and keeping astronauts alive at sea in case of a landing there. It remains to be seen whether the new suits are up to spec, but NASA has gone with them so they probably pass muster!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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One of the things I love about this project is that it's the kind of cooperation between governments and private companies that we love in my country. NASA has provided the mission profile and funded the bill, but it's been private companies developing the technology and launching the rockets. This has allowed a lot more innovation, than if NASA had also designed the rocket. SpaceX managed to crack the problem of reusing the first stage of the rocket, which is amazing.
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostOne of the things I love about this project is that it's the kind of cooperation between governments and private companies that we love in my country. NASA has provided the mission profile and funded the bill, but it's been private companies developing the technology and launching the rockets. This has allowed a lot more innovation, than if NASA had also designed the rocket. SpaceX managed to crack the problem of reusing the first stage of the rocket, which is amazing.
Competition is a wonderful thing!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI loved that about military aircraft - that Northrup and Boeing and North American and other companies actually competed in design competition, risking their own futures to secure a contract to build the nation's next fighter, bomber, pursuit plane, etc...
Competition is a wonderful thing!
I also enjoy that Russia's Cosmodrome and USA's NASA have an agreement on sharing rides in the future.
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostIt's how you do it.
I also enjoy that Russia's Cosmodrome and USA's NASA have an agreement on sharing rides in the future.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI'm just glad the Russians will no longer have a monopoly on space flight, and we'll actually be able to help each other should there be a reason to delay either country's flight, for example, to supply the Space Shuttle.
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostThe new capsule looks super sleek.
Yeah, this thing looks sleek and even comfy!!! No doubt, that has a lot to do with miniaturization of computers, components, and new alloys in metal, along with other composite materials.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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