titch
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It was visible in the southeast as it flew over the UK at 10.15 pm, I was lucky enough to see it.You sure about this ?
I mean, it was a launch from Florida.
It was visible in the southeast as it flew over the UK at 10.15 pm, I was lucky enough to see it.You sure about this ?
I mean, it was a launch from Florida.
Actually the landing on a drone ship happens within a very short time frame, somewhere in the region of 10 - 15 seconds from being about 100ft above the pad, down safe, engines off, smoke blows away. Check this film.
I'm a little surprised it's taken so long.Docking happening real soon now.
They need a few hours after launch to get out of their spacesuits and change their shit stained underpants.I'm a little surprised it's taken so long.
Yeah I used to have a car like that, 19 hours for 250 miles! It’s not just a case of getting up they have to match the orbit of the ISS.I'm a little surprised it's taken so long.
I know. They're synching up slowly, taking extra care. So far, the capsule has performed well.Yeah I used to have a car like that, 19 hours for 250 miles! It’s not just a case of getting up they have to match the orbit of the ISS.
Probably true!They need a few hours after launch to get out of their spacesuits and change their shit stained underpants.
Probably true!
Cos a lot of countries on our longitude are still on GMT.Why do they give it in GMT, when we're on BST?
Cos a lot of countries on our longitude are still on GMT.
It’s daylight so to see things properly that you are interested in the stars are too dim. When they are massively over exposing the shot so we can see the exhaust plumes there are one or two very bright stars that just show up.Well yes, but the BBC is primarily for British viewers, so I was a little surprised they didn't use current British time.
Here's a snap of the final approach from 2 mins ago - always struck me as odd that you cannot see stars in space!
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Excellent!NASA's own live feed of approach and docking here;
https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
C'mon Bill and Ted!
I guess they had to test the seals.Hatch finally open.
This si the sort of shot I wanted to see from yesterday. You can't tell me that the only camera on the landing was on the ship? Hundreds of millions of dollars in developing it and they only put one camera on it? Surely more must come out today.