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This is a neat throwback.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The worm is back! When the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Falcon 9 lifts off carrying <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA_Astronauts</a> aboard <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrewDragon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrewDragon</a>, it will sport the iconic symbol to mark the return of human spaceflight on American rockets from American soil. More: <a href="https://t.co/jQQv5ZcTY0">https://t.co/jQQv5ZcTY0</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheWormIsBack?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheWormIsBack</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Ltk1nMa8j">pic.twitter.com/9Ltk1nMa8j</a></p>— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1245744389692981259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Anyone seen the Atlas comet yet? Should be visible to the naked eye by early May, I think. But is visible through high-powered nocs right now, supposedly.
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Neat.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: On May 27, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA</a> will once again launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil! With our <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> partners, <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Doug?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Astro_Doug</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AstroBehnken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AstroBehnken</a> will launch to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Space_Station</a> on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrewDragon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrewDragon</a> spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Let's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaunchAmerica?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaunchAmerica</a> <a href="https://t.co/RINb3mfRWI">pic.twitter.com/RINb3mfRWI</a></p>— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1251178705633841167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Starlink launch coming up this afternoon.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New T-0 of 3:30 p.m. EDT, 19:30 UTC, for today’s launch of Starlink</p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1252959401901559808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Every time I see this thread I think of this song:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4sr48GrDg8E" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Feed is up
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New cameras/angles? That was great
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Stuck the landing
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Bullseye.
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Got a client call right before launch - bummer. I'll have to go back and re-watch later.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The McGregor team also completed a static fire test earlier this week of Falcon 9’s second stage engine for the Crew-1 mission, which will propel Crew Dragon toward the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@space_station</a> once the first stage separates and reorients to land back on Earth <a href="https://t.co/QYaMgLQeLg">pic.twitter.com/QYaMgLQeLg</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1253831076608225281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NASA news release does not specify award amounts, but here they are:<br><br>• $579 million to the Blue Origin team<br>• $253 million to the Dynetics-led team<br>• $135 million to SpaceX<br><br>NASA chief says awards to not reflect ranking or preference.<a href="https://t.co/XwrB4Xo5F2">https://t.co/XwrB4Xo5F2</a></p>— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1255913091956707329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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I think we're gonna be getting content like crazy for the next few weeks leading up to the launch.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Video recap of Crew Dragon’s in-flight escape test, which verified the system’s capability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent → <a href="https://t.co/R6z6Tc1Su6">https://t.co/R6z6Tc1Su6</a> <a href="https://t.co/C4JEvv2nc0">pic.twitter.com/C4JEvv2nc0</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1256241736613007363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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