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··Ash @ ΩFSo far no Speedmasters to be seen, but they're still suiting up for launch
Edited:
((AGAIN) LIVE NOW) June 5 NASA Starliner Boeing Crewed Test Flight Live Video Launch At 12:25 PM EDT
So far no Speedmasters to be seen, but they're still suiting up for launch
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFLove how they call the seats they sit in “Astro-loungers” when they appear to be standard vinyl incontinence resistant discount recliners.
The new suits sound rather interesting, much lighter and more flexible than recent designs and closer to Gemini era suits with more use of fabrics and fewer hard services.
The new suits sound rather interesting, much lighter and more flexible than recent designs and closer to Gemini era suits with more use of fabrics and fewer hard services.
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Walrus
·This is big for Boeing they really need this to go right
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩF1 hour left until launch
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Walrus
·Oh well the Boeing has another strike
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...And scrubbed.
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pdxleaf
··"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!"
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redpcar
·🙁 Bummer.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Speedy or x-33?
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pdxleaf
··"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!"Wasn't able to tell. I'd put my money on X-33
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flw
··history nerdThis is really not a good look for Boeing.
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··"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!""Given the fact that the spacecraft has never flown with people on board, the teams from NASA and Boeing have said repeatedly that they would proceed with caution and would not attempt to fly the mission until they felt they could do so safely."
-washingtonpost.com
You could say that NASA learned their lessons well from past experiences.
-washingtonpost.com
You could say that NASA learned their lessons well from past experiences.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Not just Boeing, it makes the current space enterprise look weak. Stuff we routinely did over 55 years ago with a lot less technology now seem too challenging for us. The loss of institutional knowledge has been overly severe.
They are moving faster in many ways.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩF35 mins until launch, hopefully no issues this time, the crew is bolted in and ready to go.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩF10 minutes until launch, nothing has fallen off thus far.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFLaunch successful, 5 mins in!
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I saw Event Horizon…. Just saying
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