Might stay up for this one!

;)

I have to leave at like 6am to get up to the mountains for a volunteering thing, so I may be exhausted, but I'm sure gonna try to watch.

Whats the profile? Is it going to dock with ISS?

Yep. It'll seem pretty much like any other CRS launch to the ISS except the capsule is different and has a dummy inside. When it actually gets to ISS, it will DOCK on its own rather than BERTH like Dragon 1 does (where the Canadarm grabs it and guides it into the port).

For what it's worth, the dummy's name is a "Stargal" and is named...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ripley <a href="https://t.co/Z9Ztram8Ai">pic.twitter.com/Z9Ztram8Ai</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1101370880486076416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Also, LC-39a is looking damn sexy with its new cladding and crew access arm.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All systems and weather are go ahead of Crew Dragon&#39;s first test flight tomorrow morning at 2:49 a.m. EST, 7:49 UTC → <a href="https://t.co/gtC39uTdw9">https://t.co/gtC39uTdw9</a> <a href="https://t.co/eSAiI9ZyJ2">pic.twitter.com/eSAiI9ZyJ2</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1101579851461550082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Oh, very nice! Almost 21st century! And, Ripley...

LMAO

I just realized that this event is literally the reason I started this thread back in 2014. Here's the original OP:

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...04&postcount=4

Almost gets me a little emotional just thinking about it.

:clap:

So will we ever so nuclear powered vehicles?

I really can't get over how much cooler the pad looks. I know that shit doesn't matter, but I can't deny that SpaceX's preference for making shit look neat is a nice bonus. Compare the before:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/wp-con...3-1024x576.jpg

to the after:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are vertical on historic Launch Complex 39A <a href="https://t.co/5MarVJTVYK">pic.twitter.com/5MarVJTVYK</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1101299837322944513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Time to try and sleep for a couple hours!

Anyone else awake?

Welp, maybe just me. I'll still post cool shit for posterity.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpaceX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DM1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DM1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaunchAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaunchAmerica</a> T- 22:00 Minutes A look inside firing room 4 at .<a href="https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASAKennedy</a> Both NASA and SpaceX teams controlling launch at this venue. <a href="https://t.co/M8XeGjOMqU">pic.twitter.com/M8XeGjOMqU</a></p>&mdash; Gene J. Mikulka, CC (@genejm29) <a href="https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1101746333831041029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The big T-20 minute vent. Always a good sign. <a href="https://t.co/3XIxHWRCqZ">pic.twitter.com/3XIxHWRCqZ</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1101746309277597696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Venting, less than 10 minutes away <a href="https://t.co/NVOT9Q7gS6">pic.twitter.com/NVOT9Q7gS6</a></p>&mdash; Loren Grush (@lorengrush) <a href="https://twitter.com/lorengrush/status/1101749013911617536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway <a href="https://t.co/TY5CT14g7g">pic.twitter.com/TY5CT14g7g</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1101752190790586368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">those colors <a href="https://t.co/0irDVcBSKn">pic.twitter.com/0irDVcBSKn</a></p>&mdash; Loren Grush (@lorengrush) <a href="https://twitter.com/lorengrush/status/1101753451795628032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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