Space and Science BS Thread

Wow. That is absolutely stunning. I'd be glued in the cupola

 

Weather strikes again..

https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1457303995593207811?s=21

 

Folks in the know- Endeavor is at 198 days of it’s 210 day certification.

What are the consequences as it approaches or exceeds 210 days on orbit?

in advance.

 

I didn't fly over it but I was able to be under it.

The most spectacular show of northern lights I've ever seen. I just happened to wake up around 2am and knew the forecast was pretty good so I got up to check it out. Glad I did. I took a few shitty cell phone pictures but they don't truly show what it was like.

 

Amazing! Thanks for posting!!

Welcome to the thread

 

I had no idea there was something like this. So cool!

 

No Dragon specific knowledge here, but generic industry knowledge...options are write a waiver or scrap the spacecraft. I'm guessing these circumstances would call for a waiver

 

Short but neat nonetheless:

https://twitter.com/lostinsk/status/1456887755963867148?s=21

 

Today’s the day for Crew-2!

https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1457723980165615616?s=21

Here’s to all systems being nominal through recovery and that all have a good transition back to gravity

 

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1457790091548454913?s=21

 

Gave me the chills…

https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1457790500409208834?s=21


The Dragon 2 must have a Twitter button…

 

$450,000!!! How long is a VG flight??

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1457819812160229380?s=21

 

First time I noticed the conference table upgrade at SpaceX Mission Control:


Now they need to hang oversized mission patches from the walls! Just the crewed ones would be awesome, add in the CRSs and CRS-2s would be awesomer!!

Edit:
I guess it is a new set up as posted on Reddit:

 

https://twitter.com/babymonoxide/status/1457919105563045890?s=21

 

https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1458072622013554698?s=21

 

Anyone watch the splashdown last night?

One of the four parachutes took longer to fully inflate. Although it did after a bit, I was thinking something would come of it. Here’s one:

https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1458097745101791239?s=21

 

https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1458099483078762508?s=21

 

What, Rogozin creating FUD about SpaceX? Nooooooooooo.

Realistically, I'm guessing it won't amount to anything - it did eventually inflate in plenty of time, and the speed and forces in the descent were all fine.

 

From Starbase..
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1457922815353446405?s=


https://twitter.com/space_station/status/1458173402296950790?s=21

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/09/spinlaunch-completes-first-test-flight-of-alternative-rocket.html