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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1300 on: May 31, 2022, 02:11:07 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1301 on: May 31, 2022, 03:28:52 PM »
*expletive deleted*ck the charlatan environazis.

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1302 on: May 31, 2022, 03:43:09 PM »
it is still my opinion that SpaceX will not be allowed to succeed.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1303 on: May 31, 2022, 05:56:26 PM »
it is still my opinion that SpaceX will not be allowed to succeed.

Agreed.  They will be forced to move flight testing and operations to Cape Canaveral.  Once they relocate those operations from Boca Chica, the Brandon administration will throw more road blocks in their way.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1305 on: June 01, 2022, 04:56:42 AM »
Once Boeing kills it's crew the first time, SpaceX will be in a better negotiating position with fed.gov.

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1306 on: June 01, 2022, 08:27:42 AM »
Once Boeing kills it's crew the first time, SpaceX will be in a better negotiating position with fed.gov.

Probably not.  Musk allowing union organizing of his businesses is far more important than astronaut safety.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1307 on: June 03, 2022, 12:22:09 PM »
it is still my opinion that SpaceX will not be allowed to succeed.


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Note in the video how Biden emphasizes "Union Employees" when bringing up other companies

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#BREAKING: President Biden responds to Elon Musk's "super bad feeling about" the US economy and wants to cut 10% of workforce: "Lots of luck on his trip to the moon."
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1308 on: June 04, 2022, 09:18:30 AM »
Meanwhile some $$$$ tourists are riding Jeff's P Rocket this morning

 Blue Origin New Shepard NS-21 Launch | Suborbital space tourism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LSerY2W3nY
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1309 on: June 04, 2022, 09:23:17 AM »
Looks like they're having issues getting it up. Holding.
Someone running to the rocket with a big blue pill
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1310 on: June 04, 2022, 09:23:26 AM »
So, some dicks taking a ride on a dick's dick rocket.

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1311 on: June 04, 2022, 09:25:18 AM »
Quit calling them astronauts!
Like calling every passenger on a plane pilots
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1312 on: June 04, 2022, 09:29:00 AM »
It seems that thing stayed on the pad for a few seconds longer than normal after engine ignition.  Maybe the blue pill took longer to take effect.  It also gimbaled out and away from the pad farther than it has before.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1313 on: June 04, 2022, 09:31:56 AM »
May be just me but it looked like they separated way late
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1314 on: June 04, 2022, 09:34:16 AM »
It seems that thing stayed on the pad for a few seconds longer than normal after engine ignition.  Maybe the blue pill took longer to take effect.  It also gimbaled out and away from the pad farther than it has before.

Yeah, I noticed that. It wobbled a bit
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1315 on: June 04, 2022, 09:35:14 AM »
May be just me but it looked like they separated way late

I thought so, too.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1316 on: June 04, 2022, 09:36:02 AM »
They said the capsule was "re-entering".  Re-entering what?  They didn't make it to space, much less orbit.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1317 on: June 04, 2022, 09:36:10 AM »
"Oh look at those big windows"

This guy is killing me
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1318 on: June 04, 2022, 09:36:51 AM »
Yeah, I noticed that. It wobbled a bit

Wobbled quite a bit before it touched down on the landing pad, too.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1319 on: June 04, 2022, 09:38:27 AM »
Wobbled quite a bit before it touched down on the landing pad, too.

Seemed to take longer than normal.
Maybe just getting used to watching to F9 landings
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1320 on: June 04, 2022, 09:41:43 AM »
Stop calling them astronauts!
Even NASA said stop

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1321 on: June 04, 2022, 09:48:18 AM »
"Our newly minted astronauts"

minted?

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1322 on: June 04, 2022, 12:45:08 PM »
May be just me but it looked like they separated way late

I thought so, too.

Looked at it again and it appeared they didn't separate until well after separation was marked on the progress bar and fa after I remember from past flights. Camera angle maybe?
Had me wondering what they were going to do if they couldn't get a separation. That is if they could do anything. Not sure the booster can land with the weight of the capsule still on top. Seems like it should but not sure what effect the extra top weight would have.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1323 on: June 04, 2022, 12:45:42 PM »
Meanwhile

NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights
https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-buy-five-additional-crew-dragon-flights/
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1324 on: June 04, 2022, 01:29:53 PM »
Looks like the FAA can designate someone as an astronaut...

https://www.space.com/faa-commercial-astronaut-wings-rule-change
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