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redharry

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Anyone else just watched Bezos and his crew (oldest and youngest people ever) fly into space ?
Incredible live footage, all returned safe and sound and the launch vehicle returns and lands Thunderbird style about 10 feet from where it took off. Amazing stuff.
 
Fantastic stuff. “Felt” more of a Space mission in comparison to Virgin for me.

They’re in a capsule, strapped to a rocket and then float back down to earth with parachutes. Looked great.
 
Felt a bit underwhelmed to be honest, not that I’d decline a seat if offered. Having grown up in the 60’s and followed Mercury, Gemini and Apollo avidly, space to me is going into orbit with the excitement of a re-entry.
 
Ivyhouse said:
Felt a bit underwhelmed to be honest, not that I’d decline a seat if offered. Having grown up in the 60’s and followed Mercury, Gemini and Apollo avidly, space to me is going into orbit with the excitement of a re-entry.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. The excitement as a kid in the 60's culminating in the moon landings was great and watched worldwide. In some ways it feels like we have gone 50 years to try and reinvent the wheel. For me the best part is the rocket landing on the same pad so they can use it again (after an MOT of course).
Will they get to Mars, not any time soon I don't think.
 
Ivyhouse said:
That is an extraordinary development. Imagine trying it with a Saturn 5.
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Now that would be something !!!!!
I saw a Saturn 5 in the Kennedy Space Centre museum in Florida and that is a serious piece of kit.
Also lucky enough to witness a space shuttle night time launch about 15 years back, the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Turned night time into near daylight, followed by the engine roar followed by a pressure wave, and that was from 5 miles away.
 
redharry said:
Now that would be something !!!!!
I saw a Saturn 5 in the Kennedy Space Centre museum in Florida and that is a serious piece of kit.
Also lucky enough to witness a space shuttle night time launch about 15 years back, the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Turned night time into near daylight, followed by the engine roar followed by a pressure wave, and that was from 5 miles away.
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Very envious. We tried 3 times for. Shuttle launch over 12 years and each time it was aborted due to adverse weather at one of the emergency landing areas. Perfect blue skies at Canaveral. Very frustrating.
 
redharry said:
Now that would be something !!!!!
I saw a Saturn 5 in the Kennedy Space Centre museum in Florida and that is a serious piece of kit.
Also lucky enough to witness a space shuttle night time launch about 15 years back, the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Turned night time into near daylight, followed by the engine roar followed by a pressure wave, and that was from 5 miles away.
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Also very fortunate to say I’ve seen a Shuttle launch.

A special experience.
 
DJ said:
Fantastic stuff. “Felt” more of a Space mission in comparison to Virgin for me.

They’re in a capsule, strapped to a rocket and then float back down to earth with parachutes. Looked great.
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I felt the opposite. The one today was northing but a glorified home made rocket that threw them up like a rock and they came straight back down again. The virgin one was a controlled and sustained (relatively) flight.

Both of them hardly compare to SpaceX.
 
At the risk of sounding like Brian.... I wouldn't open my curtains if there was a rocket launch in my back garden and I certainly wouldn't go to space if there was a spare seat.

I wonder if it's a generational thing. I don't think NASA did much when I was a kid and it wasn't much of a talking point among my social group.
 
SlowDownDerek said:
At the risk of sounding like Brian.... I wouldn't open my curtains if there was a rocket launch in my back garden and I certainly wouldn't go to space if there was a spare seat.

I wonder if it's a generational thing. I don't think NASA did much when I was a kid and it wasn't much of a talking point among my social group.
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Ive always had to balance the obscene amount spent on increasing the CO2 levels with the idea that we should be exploring our solar system. The idea of visiting mars and setting up a base is an incredibly exciting prospect.
 
Lucky enough to see a Falcon 9 launch in 2018. Absolutely awesome sight.

I'm in total awe of the technology Branson and Bezos have developed but do find it a bit pointless.
 
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