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#5566 |
Banned!
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201
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Not really space exploration and not really new information, but I appreciate how they talk about rockets utilizing the gravity of wherever we're heading.
StarTalk, BTW. https://fb.watch/u3mtOQ8j9u/ |
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#5567 |
Elway be drinkin' again
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Colorado USA
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NASA is set to determine the fate of two stranded astronauts tomorrow, after their ride home aboard Boeing's Starliner was deemed too risky.
Wilmore and Williams are reportedly unable to hitch a lift with a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which regularly transports humans and cargo to the orbital outpost. ......The spacesuits Wilmore and Williams arrived in are only suitable for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and will not work with the Dragon vessel.The Dragon spacecraft has its own range of spacesuits that it can operate with. Not to sound like an idiot but why couldn't they have suitable spacex suits delivered on an earlier supply flight? I have read they could be up there until February. |
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#5568 | |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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They can and will get suits up to them. The issue with timing is that there's a crew of four who have been up there since March. There aren't extra seats on Dragon, so the priority is getting those four home. Butch and Suni will slot in as members of the next expedition, which would launch in September with only 2 out of 4 originally-planned crew. Then that set of four would come home in March. It's not ideal, but astronauts are trained to be able to do anything they're asked. Butch and Suni have already been doing plenty of work on station and will continue to do so. |
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#5569 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Eric is about as good a space beat writer as there is. This sounds like a done deal to me.
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pie is never free
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: the drivers seat
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Still a big ask of those two astronauts tho, thats why I admire astronauts so much... they're right there with elite James Bond/door kicking spec ops when it comes to selfless guts Amazingly brave people |
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#5571 |
Wheeeeee!!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: In a house
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Normally they have around 6 months worth of stored food onboard, and the various cargo vehicles restock the supplies each time they visit. The intent is to have enough reserves in case some of the supply vehicles are late or crash. Minimum reserves are set at 45 days, at which point they would need to take action.
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#5572 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: RGV TX (via KC & ATX)
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#5573 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: RGV TX (via KC & ATX)
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#5574 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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No surprise at this point. Hopefully Starliner makes it back without issue and they can figure out the valve issue on the ground.
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#5575 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: RGV TX (via KC & ATX)
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#5576 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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#5577 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, August 28 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are two additional launch opportunities within the four-hour window at 5:23 a.m. ET and 7:09 a.m. ET. If needed, backup opportunities are available on Thursday, August 29 at the same times.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 3.5 hours prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Crew-1 to and from the International Space Station, and Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit. This will be the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. MISSION OBJECTIVES During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew will endeavor to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program and participate in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. They will also conduct 36 research studies and experiments from 31 partner institutions designed to advance both human health on Earth and during long-duration spaceflight, and test Starlink laser-based communications in space. The Polaris Dawn crew will combine their expertise, knowledge, and passion for spaceflight to further human space exploration. This will be the first human spaceflight for Mission Pilot Kidd Poteet, Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon. Mission Commander Jared Isaacman previously flew to space as commander of Inspiration4. This will also be the first time two SpaceX employees will be part of a human spaceflight crew, providing valuable insight to future missions on the road to making life multiplanetary. |
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#5578 |
Spiraling down the Drain
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Dante's Ninth Circle
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Anxiety inducing.
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#5579 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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Oops"
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#5580 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: RGV TX (via KC & ATX)
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![]() The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises | Ars Technica |
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