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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions

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How to Watch a Live Launch
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Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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Hog's Gone Fishin 08:39 PM 05-29-2020
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I seriously doubt that they care in the least. It's a completely different vehicle that is nowhere near production.
Well, if it were me I'd be wanting to know who engineered that thing. Also one reason I chose Hogs over being an astronaut
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DaFace 08:58 PM 05-29-2020
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Well, if it were me I'd be wanting to know who engineered that thing. Also one reason I chose Hogs over being an astronaut
Probably the same people who engineered all these.


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mr. tegu 08:30 AM 05-30-2020
One thing about those attempts that seems funny to me is that they all end in an actual Hollywood style explosion. The movies love to portray any little impact as resulting in a big explosion but typically that’s not reality. Apparently with these rockets it is though. I guess that just shows how many different pieces of equipment are involved with a wide variety of sensitive combinations of explosives and combustable materials.
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Donger 08:41 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Probably the same people who engineered all these.

Never gets old. And I just noticed that on the first successful drone ship landing, the leg on the right deploys much later than the other two.
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Donger 08:44 AM 05-30-2020
Updated weather:

https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/1...-30-083923-853
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Donger 09:11 AM 05-30-2020

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Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan 09:13 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
One thing about those attempts that seems funny to me is that they all end in an actual Hollywood style explosion. The movies love to portray any little impact as resulting in a big explosion but typically that’s not reality. Apparently with these rockets it is though. I guess that just shows how many different pieces of equipment are involved with a wide variety of sensitive combinations of explosives and combustable materials.
I suspect rocket fuel is a tad more explosive than your average E85 we put in our cars. A car explosion is very rare, but that would be boring on screen, so Hollywood juices it up a bit.
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DaFace 09:36 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan:
I suspect rocket fuel is a tad more explosive than your average E85 we put in our cars. A car explosion is very rare, but that would be boring on screen, so Hollywood juices it up a bit.
Yep. And the explosion yesterday was liquid methane. Big boom.
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jd1020 09:37 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by Donger:
Updated weather:

https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/1...-30-083923-853
Damn. Thought I heard them talking Wednesday if it didnt work out today then Sunday was almost a lock yet this shows that it's just as unlikely as it was Wednesday.
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Donger 10:19 AM 05-30-2020
Feed is live:



T-3 hours (and a bit)
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Hog's Gone Fishin 10:33 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
So, let's be honest. Watching a rocket blast off is about as entertaining as watching water drip from a faucet. We ALL watch hoping deep down inside that suckers gonna explode and of course nobody gets hurt.
See, yesterday was just what we needed. Big Boom and nobody hurt.
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Hog's Gone Fishin 10:40 AM 05-30-2020
Shouldn't those astronauts chairs be 6 feet apart??
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LiveSteam 11:16 AM 05-30-2020
Weather going to cooperate today?
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chefsos 11:54 AM 05-30-2020
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Shouldn't those astronauts chairs be 6 feet apart??
Probably better call ahead to see if ISS is dine-in or drive thru, too
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Donger 12:25 PM 05-30-2020
T-1 hour
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