Space Exploration

[OrangeTsar]

They just turned off the toilet. They are committed to returning now for sure

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

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[StarRaider]

come home safe

 

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[CagleMtnVol]

Just crossed under 4k miles from Earth

 

[StarRaider]

36,000 ft/sec

 

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3 minutes to splashdown

 

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[CagleMtnVol]

SPLASHDOWN!!!

 

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[OrangeTsar]

The difference between NASA directed flights and SpaceX always amazes me. SpaceX recovery consists of one medium sized ship and three speedboats.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

The difference between NASA directed flights and SpaceX always amazes me. SpaceX recovery consists of one medium sized ship and three speedboats.

Yeah the Navy ship seems a bit much. Looks like the USCG would be sufficient?

 

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[OrangeTsar]

Yeah the Navy ship seems a bit much. Looks like the USCG would be sufficient?

Navy ships made a lot more sense in the Apollo days when capsules sometimes came down miles away from target. Now they can pretty much land on a dime

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Much overdue

 

[NorthDallas40]

I wish I could find a freaking channel that didn’t have a bunch of damn news people flapping their gums. I just want the video feed and comms FFS

 

[OrangeTsar]

I wish I could find a freaking channel that didn’t have a bunch of damn news people flapping their gums. I just want the video feed and comms FFS

NASA live pretty much did that. I kept my phone on commentary and big screen on NASA. Kind of like watching the Vols on TV while having Mike Keith on the broadcast