Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab

[canefan]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@NTA said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@Kirwan rad.

This shit is blowing my mind. As a kid watching shuttle disasters and being told these were the reusable spacecraft of the future, you had to ask whether we were ever getting off this planet on a meaningful basis.

Musk isn't perfect, but he's driven people to achieve some amazing shit.

Yeah, exactly how I feel. They have landed their rockets 35 times now.

I still can't get over the fact that the rocket can land back on a platform when it's done. Puts the space shuttle to shame. I wonder if the docking computer can play music too?

[Paekakboyz]

@canefan so fucking cool aye. We are just past the cusp of a sea change in tech, knowledge and ambition. Imagine if govts had pulled finger with legit funding earlier, rather than leaving it to the private sector. Although in saying that these guys have a good relationship with NASA no?

[Kirwan]

@Paekakboyz said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

@canefan so fucking cool aye. We are just past the cusp of a sea change in tech, knowledge and ambition. Imagine if govts had pulled finger with legit funding earlier, rather than leaving it to the private sector. Although in saying that these guys have a good relationship with NASA no?

Very much so. Just watched Elon talking about the co-design roll NASA took on. Certainly wouldn’t be a success without them.

The key is SpaceX is not acting like a normal contractor like Boeing, and sucking at the tax payer teat. They are actively trying to reduce launch costs.

[NTA]

@Kirwan cost-plus is a wonderful thing until you realise there's fuck all in the way of efficiency to be had

[Kirwan]

Docking;

Hatch opening;

[NTA]

Hopefully now we see some kind of acceleration toward the lunar programs and unmanned Mars rockets.

Get the feeling we're going to need Small Modular Reactor tech to come along and help power any Lunar/Martian colony tho.

[canefan]

Stuff

Docking went smooth. That vehicle looks quite smart, much more refined than NASA ships of old

[NTA]

Loved watching the retro rockets firing as the computer brought it in.

Quoted as something like 30 buttons and touch screens versus the Space Shuttle's 2000 switches and circuit breakers

[Kirwan]

Not even the ones of old, look at what SpaceX competitors are throwing together. Switches everywhere.

[canefan]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

Not even the ones of old, look at what SpaceX competitors are throwing together. Switches everywhere.

30 buttons and touchpads? CF jnr could almost manage that.....

[Kirwan]

This beast is due to fly again in the next few days

[canefan]

@Kirwan said in SpaceX Crew Demo:

This beast is due to fly again in the next few days

Between Space X and Rocket Lab, space seems cool again

[Kirwan]

Live now, launch as early as 30mins away. They are trying to land all three boosters this time so should be pretty awesome

[Kirwan]

5mins

[NTA]

@Kirwan home sick today. Feeling like shit but this should soothe my misery. Fuck yes.

[Kirwan]

Never gets old watching those synchronised boosters land. All three down safe!

[NTA]

Only just got to separation??

Anyway the fucking ads on this feed are bullshit

[Kirwan]

@NTA you must not be live?

[Hooroo]

I had an advert right on take-off, that was a bit stink. Every other part of that was wicked! Cheers for posting @Kirwan Really cool

[Kirwan]

I didn’t have ads on mine, I might have given you guys a dud link.