SpaceXCrew Dragon Demo-2 Flight Broadcast started...

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 05/27/2020 at 12:26 • Filed to: SpaceX, NASA, Crew Dragon, Demo-2

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Regardless of your views on Elon Musk, there is a new spacecraft carrying human beings into the black for the first time in it’s history...

...that is just damn cool. The livestream is here if you are interested:

Broadcast just started...la unch is scheduled for 4:33pm EDT.

Livestream for Mission Control Audio is here:

Let’s hope it goes well! :)

Future next gen S2000 owner > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:33

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I feel like the spacesuits have gotten a much needed update.

facw > Future next gen S2000 owner 05/27/2020 at 12:38

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Musk definitely wanted them to look stylish, though they appear more bulky than the prototypes (might also be the wearers, one of these astronauts looks to have a bit of a dad-bod) .

I love the clean white cladding on the spacecraft and suits though.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:39

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This is really exciting stuff, first American to be launched int o space on an American made spacecraft in nearly a decade. STS-135 launched July 21st, 2011.

Godspeed crew!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:40

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Godspeed, colonels.

Future next gen S2000 owner > facw 05/27/2020 at 12:43

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.... one of these astronauts looks to have a bit of a dad-bod).

There is hope for the rest of us!

lone_liberal > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:47

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I really hope the weather holds and they fly today. They have all these live streams and events around it that a delay would be a real bummer, though I could do without the performative patriotism of singing the national anthem.   

For some reason SpaceX Elon is a lot more bearable than Tesla Elon. Probably because it’s a B2B company not a retail one. 

ranwhenparked > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:47

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If this works OK, we basically won't need Russia for anything anymore, since we already have plenty of alternate oil and gas sources. 

user314 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:52

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > facw 05/27/2020 at 12:52

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I’m fine with them being mo re bulky...they need to be for the hardware that is in them, I imagine. Also, these are just flight suits...imagine if actual ‘in-space’ space suits were this sleek!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 05/27/2020 at 12:52

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For sure! Space is cool! :P

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 12:53

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Weren’t the astronauts sort of grumbling about the “touchscreen interface”?

Hope it goes well!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > lone_liberal 05/27/2020 at 12:54

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Nah, it’s because an adult runs the company....

Although I”m sure some nights Gwynne goes home and screams into a pillow.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > ranwhenparked 05/27/2020 at 12:55

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Speak for yourself, bucko...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > lone_liberal 05/27/2020 at 12:55

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Elon is a bit much...but at the same time, I can’t help but respect him. I’m not a fanboi, but he and his companies have accomplished some genuinely impressive stuff. Tesla has come a long way for a car company in a short time, compartivitely , and SpaceX’s technology is phenomenal....I mean. The turnaround on re-flying rockets and capsules for SpaceX is almost unbelieveable compared to the old Sh uttle tech, as awesome as the Shuttle was.

ranwhenparked > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 12:56

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sold!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 13:10

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I wouldn’t be surprised if they were....I would be too! I much prefer physical buttons and switches...

But we wouldn’t be going with a launch if they didn’t find some sort of middle ground, so I guess there’s that! :)

ClassicDatsunDebate > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 13:20

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God speed Bob and Doug!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 13:33

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LOL

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 13:37

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Since this is the SpaceX feed, they mentioned “Tesla” every chance they get. I wish I’d kept count - ha!

Grindintosecond > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 13:46

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I had touch pad mouse interface in the Embraer 170 plane. It was great, until you needed to “click” something in rough turbulence. Then it sucked. A thumb ring or somewhere  to plant your hand for stability would have been nice. But on launch, or, say, a stuck thruster spinning the craft like Gemini had, would be bad for a touch screen.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 13:50

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Yeah...I’ve been glossing over that for the sake of the historic moment, lol!

DipodomysDeserti > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 13:52

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Interesting uniforms for the flight crew.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 13:59

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40% chance of good weather... Fingers crossed they’ll get to fly!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:01

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Does NASA have their own feed, or is it all running through SpaceX?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:11

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I hope so...will be disappointed if not, but their safety is the most important, of course!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:12

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They have a stream, but it seems to be the same feed.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:12

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Are these kids in the NASA jackets actually NASA employees?

I’m kinda doubting it...

DipodomysDeserti > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:12

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Why do all the presenters seem like they’re straight out of a Chevy commercial?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:20

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Ughh I can’t stand Elon and his world, can we see the Boeing people and capsule please? 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:21

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I switched to the NASA channel, I am not an Elon fan. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:22

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Of course - hopefully the person making the decision feels no outside pressure to make it happen if conditions aren’t ideal.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 14:28

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I’m really not either, but I’ll admit it’s fun to hear him talking about inspiring kids to be astronauts/scientists/engineers.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:30

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Yeah I’m all for getting the ball rolling again. Everything he makes looks like Apple, boring smooth white pl astic look . I’ll take the Boeing suit!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 14:31

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Nice! Hadn’t seen that.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:32

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Yeah remember there are two capsules! I am on team blue suit. 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 14:33

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I get annoyed trying to hit a button on the touchscreen in my car, I can’t imagine how hard it is to hit a button on a touch screen while strapped to a rocket. Then again, it probably wasn’t easy to hit a physical switch in the Apollo Capsules or the Space Shuttle.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:34

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The technicians with black suits, hood and masks (I’m guessing virus masks) look like ninja techs. Hell yeah ninja techs! 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:35

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Wait a second,

Are these screens just running Windows? That certainly looks like a Windows task bar on the bottom of those screens.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 14:38

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Elon has been calling himself SpaceX’s chief engineer (as did his PR guy interviewing him & Bridenstine) - that’s complete BS, right?

I guess if you’re the founder, you can call yourself whatever you want, but... come on, man.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 14:44

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Very cool.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:54

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Oh no they have nothing to do with actually designing anything. L eave it to Drumpf to ruin the mood, I was having a nice time not thinking about the orange turd and then he flies by and the comments get MAGA bullshit going. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 14:56

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YouTube comments: not even once.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 14:58

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It’s on full screen now

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/27/2020 at 15:16

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Most of the switch-oriented cockpits use human factors— the throttles on a 747, say, have a unique feel that is distinct from, say, the landing gear lever nearby.

Mostly I believe the human factors research over 50 years runs pretty counter to the “put everything on a touchscreen” movement— which is a Musk fetish.

Add some turbulence, some vertigo and yawing motion?  Ugh.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/27/2020 at 15:24

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With physical controls you can also anchor your hand against something to keep your fingers fixed relative to the control. You can’t do that with a touch screen and have to hit the button accurately without touching the controls next to it. Heck, with a physical control you can even grab the control and then double check that it is the control you want before activating it. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 16:18

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Bummer!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 16:19

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Ahhh scrubbed

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 16:39

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You mean the ones doing th e stream? I think some of them are but most are SpaceX employees.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > DipodomysDeserti 05/27/2020 at 16:40

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Yeah....I understand where you’re getting that vibe from. Needs more Mahk.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kTDwUDoyJBOOgsGH2elcg/videos

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 16:41

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I’m not a huge fanboi, but the Dragon tech is impressive. As much as I love Boeing, I don’t think their launch system is going to be as capable...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 16:42

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Haha, they do! Even the silver fasteners on their suits add to that vibe :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/27/2020 at 16:43

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Naw, it’s their own design AFAIK - high res photo link of the touchscreens in Dragon:
https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?resize=2000%2C2000%2Cshrink&image_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2F676d143caa4a4df5f7ee40c1be95a546%2F206593899%2F0813_spacex-2476.jpg&client=a1acac3e1b3290917d92&signature=ee7d4f1b222182aa4c54779bca3f7027c04cca2b

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 16:45

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Yup...Saturday now!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 16:46

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Yup, it’s a shame...was looking forward to it. Now I have to look forward to Saturday! :)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 16:46

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Yeah, this is what I’m saying. Wearing a NASA jacket in real life, because you like it? Cool, cool...

Wearing a NASA jacket on a nationally publicized livestream of the shuttle launch, although you’re not a NASA employee? Not cool.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 17:15

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I forgot all about it until I saw your post. Yeah it will be cool to see people not launching from Baikonur. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 18:56

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Well, SpaceX is working in collaboration with NASA so I think they wearing NASA logos on their jackets would be OK?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/27/2020 at 18:57

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:)

I’ve always loved space stuff...will be watching the re-try of the launch on Saturday!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/27/2020 at 20:24

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The expectation of someone wearing a NASA logo during something like this is that they actually know what they’re talking about. I got the impression that a couple of these kids were just SpaceX social media folks... 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/27/2020 at 21:38

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Yeah, they were mostly SpaceX PR staff I think.