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Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-06-10T09:07:09-06:00

I've still got butteflies in my stomach until Bob and Doug get back(Chris too, for that matta!). But this looks like a bright new opportunity, allowing more science to be collected from the ISS for the last few years of it's lifespan.

Statistics: Posted by Bonefish — Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:07 am

Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-06-04T23:03:02-06:00

The launch was awesome, the docking was awesome, and I'm super excited because I got to take my youngest kid outside and watch the space station fly across the sky one evening. We could not believe how large it looks, how bright - I was thinking it might be difficult to identify, but not at all. So cool!

Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:03 am

Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-05-28T04:50:22-06:00

Love the miracle of solid-state...much more reliable, maybe zero moving parts...

One (maybe the only) downside: if it fails, there's only system redundancy to save you...no more cobbling together a solution from spare parts.

Statistics: Posted by bralbovsky — Thu May 28, 2020 5:50 am

Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-05-27T13:08:33-06:00

I'm watching the livestream right now, and one of the things that's amazing is how sleek and high tech the controls look: touch screens and a much smaller amount of displays and buttons and switches than the Shuttle. Which, i mean, it's 2020, not 1979. But, dang, that's a big deal.

Statistics: Posted by Bonefish — Wed May 27, 2020 2:08 pm

Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-05-27T11:50:24-06:00

I'm hoping to watch the launch. We need this. I'm hoping it goes flawlessly and the reduction in launch costs means a more vigorous US space program.

Getting people excited about space again would also be cool

Statistics: Posted by Mike — Wed May 27, 2020 12:50 pm

Re: We're going back to SPACE!

2020-05-27T11:36:13-06:00

Hell yes!

Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Wed May 27, 2020 12:36 pm

We're going back to SPACE!

2020-05-27T09:56:28-06:00

In about 4 or 5 hours, we're going to launch astronauts from american soil, into orbit, for the first time in 9 years! Is anyone else stoked about this?

Statistics: Posted by Bonefish — Wed May 27, 2020 10:56 am