SpaceX NASA returning human spaceflight to United States today (canceled)

Post by fermienrico » Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:21 PM UTC

thelean12 wrote: post #156

fermienrico wrote: post #138

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Could you please elaborate more on why it is completely incorrect? I think the opposite from what I've seen. Touch screens in a space capsule cockpit with UI and fonts that appear to be more of a pizzaz than functional. I think that SpaceX has leaned too much towards decoration while presumably sacrificing a tremendous amount of functional aspects. I don't know for sure because I've not operated those systems but I'v…

Sure, I'll expand. We both have limited information. I assume that the professionals at SpaceX and NASA have prioritized safety and usability, while also introducing a sci-fi vibe. This is a reasonable position. You, however, take a conspiracy theory (the literal definition) angle that SpaceX have reduced the safety and usability of their module in order to look cooler. Do you see why this is not a reasonable positio…

Post by shkkmo » Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:21 PM UTC

tialaramex wrote: post #169

seph-reed wrote: post #162

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It really warms my heart that the landing pad is called "OF COURSE I STILL LOVE YOU DRONE SHIP" In a consumer era where almost all naming is done by marketing and void of any soul, it really, really makes me happy to see a little bit growing through the cracks in the concrete.

The name is just "Of course I still love you". They're named after vessels from Iain M Banks' "Culture" SF setting. Culture spaceships have AI "minds" and the mind of a large ship-constructing ship will name its offspring. They tend to have an odd sense of humour, there are plenty of sites with lists of Culture ship names, and Banks wrote footnotes excusing the obvious references to 20th century human culture as matt…

Post by inetknght » Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:26 PM UTC

localhost wrote: post #173

FYI the live stream is playing on YouTube right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aymrnzianf0

Post by ardy42 » Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

mchusma wrote: post #124

The production quality of the SpaceX feed is amazing and emotional. Right now (9:40am or so) the bios on the astronauts are great. They have really invested over their launches in making space inspirational, and this feed is clearly something they spent a ton of time on. Very emotionally uplifting, I highly recommend watching the feed now if you like space.

Post by alixanderwang » Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

inetknght wrote: post #176

localhost wrote: post #173

FYI the live stream is playing on YouTube right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aymrnzianf0

I don't understand. What is the difference between that video and this [0] one? They're both by NASA. Then there's also the one by SpaceX [1] for those interested. I know that SpaceX usually has two webcasts going during launches; one for the public-friendly chatter and another for the go/nogo technical chatter I always look for the SpaceX or NASA official links. Don't search for SpaceX on youtube, you'll drown in un…