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AckSed Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Well now. I look forward to its career with great interest. Let's hope for 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Just went live for a launch supposedly in ~38 minutes. Which means ignore for 37.5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On some endless hold. I'll likely miss it as it's in a muted tab. And pasted X links not embedding again. https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1792193887945052424 The link url has to be twitter.com, not x.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) Just happened to look at this thread about 20 seconds before ignition. It's kind of cringe inducing. "Astronauts" going to "space"... yeah whatever. More like some rich [diminutive of Richard]s going on a glorified carnival ride in a rocket that looks like a [diminutive of Richard]. I mean "Let’s light this candle"? Give me a break... Using a phrase of that historical significance for this flight is super pretentious. Edited May 19 by PakledHostage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 7 minutes ago, PakledHostage said: I mean "Let’s light this candle"? Give me a break... Using a phrase of that historical significance for this flight is super pretentious. To be fair, "Fix your little problem and light this candle" is an Alan Shepard quote—before his suborbital spaceflight. It's actually appropriate here, and the rocket is literally named for Shepard. But yes, the coverage is cringe inducing. I suppose it is part of what the actual customers are paying for, however. To THEM, it's cool, not cringe, and a record of their flight. They had a chute not fully deploy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 9 minutes ago, tater said: To be fair, "Fix your little problem and light this candle" is an Alan Shepard quote—before his suborbital spaceflight. It's actually appropriate here, and the rocket is literally named for Shepard. Fair enough, but there's a lot of historical context associated with the original usage of that phrase that doesn't apply here, and that's what makes using it pretentious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 13 minutes ago, PakledHostage said: Fair enough, but there's a lot of historical context associated with the original usage of that phrase that doesn't apply here, and that's what makes using it pretentious. Well, nearly all of them have unplanned holds, so sort of applies One of the customers should say that after sitting around an extra half hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 One chute didn't open, but the ship had insurance, and the prayers of the insurance agency have put it softly on ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 14 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: One chute didn't open, but the ship had insurance, and the prayers of the insurance agency have put it softly on ground. As I understand one chute is backup, landing will be rougher but fine if one fails. Reason to have 3-4 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 53 minutes ago, magnemoe said: As I understand one chute is backup, landing will be rougher but fine if one fails. Reason to have 3-4 of them Yes. Better 4. Spoiler For luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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