So, so, so fabulous. Best diversion ever, and we needed it.
Silly observation: Jessica Meir is one of the commentators on CNN right now. I saw televised interviews she gave from the space station. I thought her hairstyle was affected by the lack of gravity. Apparently, that's her regular style.
I always wondered why they couldn't continue and just punch on through.
Jet engines cannot produce the necessary thrust and the air is too thin to produce the required lift to actually pass above the atmosphere. Then there's the issue of return, as orbital re-entry gets quite hot.
But give Elon Musk some time. I'm sure he's working on that next.
Worked at Patrick AFB/Canaveral AFS from '93 - '05 doing cultural/natural resources and NEPA. Got to conduct environmental reviews of the upcoming launches, met a lot of the crews/workers. Shut down one launch that cost us $5M due to an endangered owl (Great Horned Owl) who decided to fly up to the gantry irregardless of the noise. Stopped the launch with full support of the Wing Commander and NASA staff because of an egg on the gantry. We rehabbed the egg and, 8 months later, released Delta, the fledgling GHO that we had rescued.
Got to watch my cousin, CDR John Herrington, Chickasaw, launch on STS-113 - even got to be part of the send off party.
Enjoyed those years - saw many launches - worked with many crews.
Glad ya'll got to see it today. There will be more.
Countdown on.
Hope all goes well.
I didn't know this. They said the spacesuits were designed by Hollywood costume designers.
Quite giddy, I am. I wish my dad were still alive. He would be loving this.
I could never imagine what the people in the capsule are feeling right about now.
"Dear God, please don't let me fuck up."
(I think Neil Armstrong said that years ago.)
I believe they call that Alan Shepard's Prayer from Mercury 7.
He was the first American in space.
That's the one! Thanks for the clarification.
There it goes.
Holy crap!!!!!!!!!
It always looks to me like it isn't going up far enough at first, then it takes off and keeps going.
Yea ! So glad that went well and they are safe.
I love that they've got automated onboard cameras, so that we can see a bit of what they're experiencing, and the view looking back toward Earth.
So, so, so fabulous. Best diversion ever, and we needed it.
Silly observation: Jessica Meir is one of the commentators on CNN right now. I saw televised interviews she gave from the space station. I thought her hairstyle was affected by the lack of gravity. Apparently, that's her regular style.
I needed it. Nice to see something cool.
Now off to infest other planets ! Haha
I didn't see the interview, but yes, her hair definitely defies gravity.
Gotta say, the Earth sure looks quite pretty from orbital view.
I didn't know now Bezos is getting into it. Wants to get people on the moon.
19 hours in the capsule.
Eat, shit and take a nap. Haha
Thanks guys. Enjoy the view !
Missed it, on call today and have been working since 10 this morning.
In less than ten minutes they put two people in orbit and the Satge 1 rocket returned to earth and landed on a ship at sea!
I wonder when they are going to figure out how to recover and re-use the second stages?
I have thought about planes. We have aircraft the can go all the way to the edge of the atmosphere.
I always wondered why they couldn't continue and just punch on through.
Jet engines cannot produce the necessary thrust and the air is too thin to produce the required lift to actually pass above the atmosphere. Then there's the issue of return, as orbital re-entry gets quite hot.
But give Elon Musk some time. I'm sure he's working on that next.
The air is actually too thin for combustion as well.
Which is why jet engines could not lift a plane into space. What's needed is raw rocket thrusting power. Or anti-gravity.
Thanks guys. I am kinda dumb on some of these things. Sounds fairly simple now that you say it.
Armstrong accidentally did it in an X-15 and barely made it back to atmo.
Of course the X-15 did use a rocket engine/s.
Happy to help, and educate, even if just a little.
One could say that made all the difference.
I missed the whole thing. Bummer. Now I will have to find a place to see it on tape!
Worked at Patrick AFB/Canaveral AFS from '93 - '05 doing cultural/natural resources and NEPA. Got to conduct environmental reviews of the upcoming launches, met a lot of the crews/workers. Shut down one launch that cost us $5M due to an endangered owl (Great Horned Owl) who decided to fly up to the gantry irregardless of the noise. Stopped the launch with full support of the Wing Commander and NASA staff because of an egg on the gantry. We rehabbed the egg and, 8 months later, released Delta, the fledgling GHO that we had rescued.
Got to watch my cousin, CDR John Herrington, Chickasaw, launch on STS-113 - even got to be part of the send off party.
Enjoyed those years - saw many launches - worked with many crews.
Glad ya'll got to see it today. There will be more.
That's an awesome story 1st. But the best part is not what we see today, but what we might see tomorrow.