SpaceX Demo-2 Manned Mission - Also general SpaceX happenings

[Sam Losco]

OP updated.

 

[spiritofamermaid]

Ahhhhhh so hype!!!!

 

[Xenomorph]

I like people are excited about space launches again, its nice

 

[Zig Zag]

T-3 minutes!!!

 

[Jimothy]

Could you imagine if a woman was in charge of this? They would have cancelled in solidarity with BLM.

 

[Jaded Optimist]

1 minute! So exciting.

 

[AJneedsElocution]

Positive happenings

 

[SilkGnut]

Wow the mods are working overtime in Twitch chat.

 

[murgatroid]

Must feel good leaving the tards throwing bricks on earth. It's inspiring to see how far humanity has come.

I wish they kept the live cam on the astronauts during launch. I was hoping to see some face peeling

 

[Miller]

The ENT theme is the best.

 

[Xenomorph]

With all of the darkness we have gone through in the past few months, pandemics, death, riots, job losses, uncertainty for our futures it's nice we have something to see that is good

 

[Disheveled Human]

Shit got cut out before landing then magically appeared shit is a scam lmao

 

[Ledian]

Glad some good shit is happening, been a long time but America is back in the space game for real now. Wish this got more focus but some violent protests matter more to media and social media.

 

[AJneedsElocution]

how long are they staying in orbit before re-entry?

 

[April Ryan]

So the first stage is coming in to land on the drone ship. The drone ship camera signal shows an empty deck then cuts out for about 5-10 seconds, then come back in with the stage 1 sat on the deck.

Not to conspiracy tard, but the signal loss just happens to cover the entirety of the rocket landing, the most complex and unique aspect of spacexs whole operation?

 

[Sam Losco]

how long are they staying in orbit before re-entry?

Unknown exactly. They are going to dock with the ISS and spend some time there, but I can't find anything saying how long. NASA just says it's TBD.

So the first stage is coming in to land on the drone ship. The drone ship camera signal shows an empty deck then cuts out for about 5-10 seconds, then come back in with the stage 1 sat on the deck.

Not to conspiracy tard, but the signal loss just happens to cover the entirety of the rocket landing, the most complex and unique aspect of spacexs whole operation?

That happens a lot because the vibration shakes the antenna out of alignment. But it doesn't happen all the time. You can find clips where it didn't cut out.

 

[Miller]

Another victory for Trump and Musk.

Not to conspiracy tard, but the signal loss just happens to cover the entirety of the rocket landing, the most complex and unique aspect of spacexs whole operation?

The landing platform is at sea so the force of the rocket probably jammed the signal for a few seconds.

 

[Zig Zag]

how long are they staying in orbit before re-entry?

They will spend 19 hours in orbit before connecting with the ISS. The two crew members will join the scientists there for science experiments. Mission duration will depend on conditions on the ISS. They can stay up there for minimum 110 days, maximum 210 days. Edit: I was wrong. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dm2/

Edit:

There is no minimum time in orbit, you're misreading or misinterpreting. This mission can stay up for a max of 110 days, but after this, normal operational missions will be a max of 210 days.

You're correct, I was misreading the NASA website. Here's what they have to say.

 

[FAQnews Correspondent]

Glad some good shit is happening, been a long time but America is back in the space game for real now. Wish this got more focus but some violent protests matter more to media and social media.

I'm glad I can be proud and happy about a current event.

 

[Sam Losco]

They will spend 19 hours in orbit before connecting with the ISS. The two crew members will join the scientists there for science experiments. Mission duration will depend on conditions on the ISS. They can stay up there for minimum 110 days, maximum 210 days. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dm2/

There is no minimum time in orbit, you're misreading or misinterpreting. This mission can stay up for a max of 110 days, but after this, normal operational missions will be a max of 210 days.