Official Space Thread

I guess it got its firmware update :slight_smile:

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Yeah it did, they did another spin up test after that and then gave the go ahead for the flight test.

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The twitter post seemed to jump in the video.

This one is pretty smooth. Between 6 and 7 fps according to NASA’s livestream.

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That is flipping amazing, all things considered!!!

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Yeah that was the first feed they received. Was waiting for them to post a better one once data processing completed. Which is the video you posted.

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They made breathable oxygen on Mars!

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Noice, what I heard that this device is the proof of concept for a larger one they will send down once we start landing rockets there(cue Starship)

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This is also happening today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW07SN3YoLI

3 hours from now.

EDIT: stupid preview doesn’t want to work

Use the “Share” short link - the youtu.be one with the video code after it. So https://youtu.be/lW07SN3YoLI would get you:

Scrub forward to around 4:27:25 to watch from about 90 seconds before the launch.

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Dankie oom Greg.

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And arrived aboard the ISS safely:

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There were some epic views of the ISS on approach

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Mission commander for Apollo 11, Michael Collins, has passed away.

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Will they launch today? Might happen.

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We hope tomorrow is the day.

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Today please… the date is just perfect for a launch.

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You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.

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Do we know what time?

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No specific time, but restrictions are in place from 12pm Central. NSF guys generally start making some educated guesses when they start closing the pad so will post an ETA based on their guesses when I hear something.

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Well crap.

Scrubbed.

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