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Space X Crew
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:56 pm
by rugrat
The next Space X Crew is suposed to lift off into to space tomorrow and meet up with the international space station. I am going to be watching the lift off coverage when it happens, will any else be doing it as well?
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:33 pm
by CT_Shooter
Yup! I'll be watching, too. Watching a SpaceX Dragon liftoff is like watching something right out of Sci-Fi! A salute to the Resilience crew and their mission aboard the ISS.
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:18 pm
by JEBar
we will be watching as well
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:53 pm
by brm4450
Copy that
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:31 am
by JEBar
launch delayed ===> "The instantaneous launch window opens at 7:49 p.m. EST, 00:49 UTC on November 15"
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:20 am
by CT_Shooter
Kenneth Chang; NYTimes wrote:In its latest weather forecast issued on Sunday morning, the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron gives a 50 percent chance of favorable conditions at the launchpad. SpaceX and NASA are also keeping watch farther out in the Atlantic Ocean. The weather and waters there need to be fairly calm in case something goes wrong during the ascent to orbit and the Crew Dragon needs to make an emergency splashdown (adverse weather conditions led to a postponement of the earlier Saturday launch date).
If Sunday’s launch is delayed, there is a backup opportunity on Wednesday.
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:25 am
by Rifletom
Pleading ignorance here; how do I watch it? Thanks.
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:35 am
by rugrat
It is supposed to be aired on Discovery Science Channel (DSC) with coverage starting at 2:00pm CST and lift off was supposed to be at 4:00pm CST but that time has been pushed back a few hours from what I last heard.
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:20 pm
by CT_Shooter
Rifletom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:25 am
Pleading ignorance here; how do I watch it? Thanks.
You can also watch it live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:27 pm
by Rifletom
Awesome! Thanks CT!
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:38 pm
by rugrat
Thanks for that as well! I had forgotten about that option.
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:14 pm
by JEBar
about 15 minutes to launch
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:06 pm
by plr
It was exciting to watch! I was completely on the edge of my seat. I can never watch a launch and not think about or remember the Challenger disaster. Very glad the launch was successful!
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:43 pm
by JEBar
beautiful launch ... understood on Challenger .... most impressed with how they brought the first stage back and landed it while the crew capsule was still on its way up ..
Re: Space X Crew
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:51 am
by rugrat
Yes, another successfull and beautiful launch! Elon Musk and his team have their stuff together!