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First manned launch of the SpaceX Falcon rocket. First time US astronauts have been launched into space from the USA since 2011. Watch live here:
 

As an aside, the side-by-side landing of the two Falcon Heavy boosters is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen...

 

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The Real Maroonblood
16 minutes ago, trotter said:

First manned launch of the SpaceX Falcon rocket. First time US astronauts have been launched into space from the USA since 2011. Watch live here:
 

As an aside, the side-by-side landing of the two Falcon Heavy boosters is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen...

 

Is there’s a place on it for Trump?

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been here before

The weathers not looking too great. Update or a decision in about 6 minutes.

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Bugger. Imagine getting psyched up for that and then having to get off and get out all that gear again. 

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Just now, graygo said:

Meant to ask, what speed does this fecker go at that it can go from Florida to Edinburgh in 15 minutes? 🥺

 

17,000mph in space. 

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11 minutes ago, graygo said:

 

It's not slow then.

still see a white van man in the rear view mirror tailgating

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Space Force has started on Netflix,  ‎Steve Carell‎ and John Malkovich‎ starring.

 

On Trump - His words, boots on the Moon in 2024. Actually, he said boobs on the Moon, but we believe that to be a typo. Amusing so far.

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Stage one back on the drone ship Of Course I Still Live You   :lol:

 

 

Those things landing is utter rocket porn.

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On 30/05/2020 at 20:33, been here before said:

Stage one back on the drone ship Of Course I Still Live You   :lol:

 

Those things landing is utter rocket porn.

 

The name is a nod to the science fiction of Iain M Banks whose Culture novels had them naming ships things like "So Much For Subtlety", "Just Read The Instructions" and "Of Course I Still Love You".

 

https://theculture.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series

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AlimOzturk
13 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said:

Is there a point to this or is it just Musk's massive ego?

 

Can't think of anything other than positive in this. Humanity and space travel will be what ultimately saves the human race from going extinct one day or another. 

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2 hours ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

Can't think of anything other than positive in this. Humanity and space travel will be what ultimately saves the human race from going extinct one day or another. 

 

Its a funny thing Space travel. You see them blasting off in these massive rockets into 'space' and think its all Star Wars and travelling to the ends of the univerese, going these massive distances. 

 

Its quite a thing to think the ISS is only 253 miles up which is pretty much the length of the 5hr drive from my house to Derby. Or up to Elgin and back.

 

When you consider the lives, time, cost, expertise and effort gone into that its quite mind boggling what lies ahead.

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I've watched it fly "over" my house the last two nights. Pretty cool to watch it coming over at 17,150 miles an hour. At the exact time and direction posted.

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6 hours ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

Can't think of anything other than positive in this. Humanity and space travel will be what ultimately saves the human race from going extinct one day or another. 

 

Very much this. We need to expand off this planet in order to ultimately survive.

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4 hours ago, redjambo said:

 

Very much this. We need to expand off this planet in order to ultimately survive.

By sheer chance I saw a YouTube video last night about the effect space has on your body even after a matter of weeks. The obvious things like the effect weightlessness has on your skeleton and muscles, but more surprising is that it damages your eyes as they have a very specific pressure in them that is effected. I guess we’ll have to wait until we reach the science fiction ability if anti gravity devices. 

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