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Posted: 8/2/2018 12:33:04 PM EDT
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Barring a major delay it looks like SpaceX will bring home the flag Boeing delays Starline first flight by 6 months |
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Posted: 8/2/2018 5:21:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/2/2018 6:59:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Delays and setbacks are expected. They fly when they are ready. The end of flying on Russian spacecraft is not a driver and I suspect can be extended. |
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:17:40 AM EDT
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announcing the astronauts for both Boeing and SpaceX test flights
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:21:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:24:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:26:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:45:59 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/3/2018 11:59:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 9:25:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 9:39:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 9:52:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 10:07:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 10:26:05 PM EDT
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Love that this is happening. It’s ridiculous the US didn’t have manned space flight for so long. I’m ok with .giv dollars spent on all this.
Why is there only one unscrewed test of the Dragon capsule? Is the crew-capable module just a version with seats of the version that has been bringing cargo back from the ISS? Also, why doesn’t SpaceX have their own astronauts. I understand the crew contract is for NASA. Will SpaceX start flying their own people into orbit at some point? I’m surprised Trump hasn’t started building a Trump property in orbit yet. |
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Posted: 8/4/2018 10:31:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 10:39:47 PM EDT
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NVM, I see the Dragon is able to be configured for crew or cargo so they’ve been testing it for several years now.
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:34:48 PM EDT
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That boeing unit looks sad compared to the Space X unit
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:39:11 PM EDT
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That boeing unit looks sad compared to the Space X unit  We want a window |
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:42:56 PM EDT
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That boeing unit looks sad compared to the Space X unit  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-qEmmpGYvA
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:46:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:54:43 PM EDT
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It wasn't that long ago that SpaceX was planning on an August first unmanned flight. |
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Posted: 8/4/2018 11:59:01 PM EDT
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SpaceX's capsule is at the Cape Now and ready to launch. The problem isn't SpaceX. It is NASA's schedule of other dockings and crew rotation at ISS. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It wasn't that long ago that SpaceX was planning on an August first unmanned flight. |
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Posted: 8/6/2018 3:29:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2018 6:54:22 AM EDT
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In for the first female up in a dragon. Dragon Lady will her eternal nickname.
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Posted: 8/9/2018 9:11:37 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2018 5:01:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/10/2018 3:07:55 PM EDT
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DM-1 first and second stage are at McGregor for testing
Confirmed earlier this year in a quarterly NASA Commercial Crew update, SpaceX assigned Falcon 9 Booster 1051 to Crew Dragon's debut launch. That rocket booster and its complementary upper stage are already at SpaceX's McGregor, TX rocket testing facility undergoing a number of acceptance tests and checkouts as of today, confirming a number of critical facts. Most importantly, the presence of integrated the B1051 booster in Texas appears to imply that SpaceX has successfully fixed slight design flaws in their Merlin 1D engines and composite-overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs), even if the paperwork to officially 'certify' them for flight has not been completed. |
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Posted: 8/10/2018 3:18:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/11/2018 8:09:55 AM EDT
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It was built as a prototype crew Dragon including windows and the same floor rails for cargo or seats. Actual reentry scars smudged my gloves. |
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Posted: 8/13/2018 5:56:08 PM EDT
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there was a commercial crew media day today
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Posted: 8/13/2018 5:58:47 PM EDT
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there was a commercial crew media day today https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkfxrTXU0AQ4zPM.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkgDIdnUUAcIwr4.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkgD9W5UUAIUXZO.jpg |
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Posted: 8/13/2018 6:04:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A golden opportunity was missed when posing that suit. 
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Posted: 8/15/2018 1:10:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/17/2018 11:53:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/17/2018 8:31:22 PM EDT
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Article on the crew walkway.
"The access arm astronauts will transit when boarding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon commercial capsule has arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos of the access arm shared on social media show it arrived at pad 39A earlier this week. SpaceX will raise it to an attach point on the launch pad’s fixed service structure at the correct height to give astronauts and ground crews access to the Crew Dragon spacecraft sitting atop a Falcon 9 rocket. At the end of the arm, a white room will connect to the hatch entry way of the Crew Dragon spaceship, allowing astronauts to crawl aboard a few hours before liftoff on missions to the International Space Station." |
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Posted: 8/18/2018 3:25:33 PM EDT
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NASA, SpaceX Agree on Plans for Crew Launch Day Operations
If all goes according to plan, on launch day, the Falcon 9 composite overwrap pressure vessels, known as COPVs, will be loaded with helium and verified to be in a stable configuration prior to astronaut arrival at the launch pad. The astronauts then will board the spacecraft about two hours before launch, when the launch system is in a quiescent state. After the ground crews depart the launch pad, the launch escape systems will be activated approximately 38 minutes before liftoff, just before fueling begins. SpaceX launch controllers then will begin loading rocket grade kerosene and densified liquid oxygen approximately 35 minutes before launch. The countdown and launch preparations can be stopped automatically up to the last moment before launch. In the unlikely event of an emergency at any point up to and after launch, the launch escape systems will allow the astronauts to evacuate safely. |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 10:16:12 AM EDT
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lifting the walkway today
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Posted: 8/20/2018 10:46:22 AM EDT
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What are the odds we'll get a live crew compartment camera during launch or do you think they will show it after launch in case something goes wrong it won't be seen live?
I'm excited we're about to launch Americans back into space. I miss the Shuttle though. I used to like watch satellite repair missions. I remember watching them work on Hubble. Good stuff. |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 10:58:06 AM EDT
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What are the odds we'll get a live crew compartment camera during launch or do you think they will show it after launch in case something goes wrong it won't be seen live? I'm excited we're about to launch Americans back into space. I miss the Shuttle though. I used to like watch satellite repair missions. I remember watching them work on Hubble. Good stuff. |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 11:07:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/20/2018 11:16:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryNot really a fan of either suit.
Wish they could design something like in the movie The Martian. |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 2:19:07 PM EDT
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The first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon visited the factory to meet employees today. http://instagram.com/p/BmcaC94l1Kz/ (Source: SpaceX Twitter)
 SpaceX employees at HQ in Hawthorne had the opportunity yesterday to meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station next year. (Source: SpaceX Twitter) 
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Posted: 8/20/2018 3:49:48 PM EDT
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The first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon visited the factory to meet employees today. http://instagram.com/p/BmcaC94l1Kz/ (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkh4xmPU4AAWnzK.jpg SpaceX employees at HQ in Hawthorne had the opportunity yesterday to meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station next year. (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkl9gkUU8AEmNLb.jpg I see two that are blue backing/white lettering, one red backing/yellow lettering and one blue backing/yellow lettering |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 4:10:19 PM EDT
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What do the different color wing patches mean? I see two that are blue backing/white lettering, one red backing/yellow lettering and one blue backing/yellow lettering Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon visited the factory to meet employees today. http://instagram.com/p/BmcaC94l1Kz/ (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkh4xmPU4AAWnzK.jpg SpaceX employees at HQ in Hawthorne had the opportunity yesterday to meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station next year. (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkl9gkUU8AEmNLb.jpg I see two that are blue backing/white lettering, one red backing/yellow lettering and one blue backing/yellow lettering Blue/Gold= Navy Red /Gold = Marines Silver/Blue= USAF |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 4:21:10 PM EDT
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Thanks
Branch of service for some reason never crossed my mind |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 4:44:20 PM EDT
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Supposedly the bottleneck for both now is NASA certification paperwork. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Currently not scheduled but assumed to be in between the September DM1 uncrewed flight and the January DM2 first crewed flight. I assume those dates be will slip as well. Any bets on whether SpaceX or Boeing launches Crew first? |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 4:52:10 PM EDT
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Usually what Branch of the military they came from. Blue/Gold= Navy Red /Gold = Marines Silver/Blue= USAF Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon visited the factory to meet employees today. http://instagram.com/p/BmcaC94l1Kz/ (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkh4xmPU4AAWnzK.jpg SpaceX employees at HQ in Hawthorne had the opportunity yesterday to meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station next year. (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkl9gkUU8AEmNLb.jpg I see two that are blue backing/white lettering, one red backing/yellow lettering and one blue backing/yellow lettering Blue/Gold= Navy Red /Gold = Marines Silver/Blue= USAF 
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Posted: 8/20/2018 5:01:00 PM EDT
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Tell us more? Quote History"SpaceX had set up: a Dragon space capsule. Demonstrating that Musk has translated some of his vision into reality, the heavily worn spacecraft has shot into orbit on the tip of a Falcon 9 rocket, then hurtled back to Earth after delivering cargo to the International Space Station." January 16, 2015 http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025480750_spacexmuskxml.html |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 5:08:36 PM EDT
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"Musk told the crowd "all for the purpose of generating revenue to pay for a city on Mars." "SpaceX had set up: a Dragon space capsule. Demonstrating that Musk has translated some of his vision into reality, the heavily worn spacecraft has shot into orbit on the tip of a Falcon 9 rocket, then hurtled back to Earth after delivering cargo to the International Space Station." January 16, 2015 http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025480750_spacexmuskxml.html Quote HistoryQuoted:
"Musk told the crowd "all for the purpose of generating revenue to pay for a city on Mars." "SpaceX had set up: a Dragon space capsule. Demonstrating that Musk has translated some of his vision into reality, the heavily worn spacecraft has shot into orbit on the tip of a Falcon 9 rocket, then hurtled back to Earth after delivering cargo to the International Space Station." January 16, 2015 http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025480750_spacexmuskxml.html |
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Posted: 8/20/2018 5:37:12 PM EDT
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Thanks to all who are keeping this thread posted and updated. Very good stuff.
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Flag on the wrong arm...... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon visited the factory to meet employees today. http://instagram.com/p/BmcaC94l1Kz/ (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkh4xmPU4AAWnzK.jpg SpaceX employees at HQ in Hawthorne had the opportunity yesterday to meet the first four @NASA astronauts who will fly aboard Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station next year. (Source: SpaceX Twitter) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkl9gkUU8AEmNLb.jpg I see two that are blue backing/white lettering, one red backing/yellow lettering and one blue backing/yellow lettering Blue/Gold= Navy Red /Gold = Marines Silver/Blue= USAF Every U.S. astronaut since the crew of Gemini 4 has worn the flag on the left shoulder of his or her space suit, with the exception of the crew of Apollo 1, whose flags were worn on the right shoulder. In this case, the canton was on the left. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States  Attached FileCut and paste of a cut and paste (can’t currently access the .mil site for some reason): The FAQ on the Army Institute of Heraldry website says the following about this issue: The US Flag Code does not address the positioning of the flag patch. It is appropriate to wear an American flag patch on the left or right sleeve. When worn on the left sleeve, the union would appear towards the front and the stripes would run horizontally toward the back. When worn on the right sleeve, it is considered proper to reverse the design so that the union is at the observer’s right to suggest that the flag is flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward."
"Since the law does not specifically address the positioning of the patch, a decision is left to the discretion of the organization prescribing the wear. As many states and cities have ordinances pertaining to the use of the flag, you may wish to contact the Attorney General of your state or the City Attorney’s office regarding this matter." |
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