OT - Who watched the Space-X launch?

Bruce K · #1 05-30-2020, 02:27 PM

And did anyone see it live?

Actually got a little teary eyed seeing a launch from Cape Canaveral again.

BK

RFC · #2 05-30-2020, 02:33 PM

Watching it now. We need some good news.

Tz779 · #3 05-30-2020, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RFC

Watching it now. We need some good news.

agreed.

Mike V · #4 05-30-2020, 02:37 PM

Yep

I like all the camera views. Thoroughly impressed.

gasman · #5 05-30-2020, 02:42 PM

Watching on tv and computer with different feeds.
I watched the final Shuttle launch in 2011 and been looking forward to this happening.

Spaghetti Legs · #6 05-30-2020, 02:43 PM

I tuned in about 30 seconds too late to see the liftoff. Agree, very good to see something good happen. Too bad video cut out on the booster landing. That is truly and amazing sight.

Bruce K · #7 05-30-2020, 02:46 PM

As a teacher I am hopeful this will inspire a new generation of scientists, mathematicians, innovators, and explorers.

BK

pbarry · #8 05-30-2020, 02:47 PM

Thanks for the heads-up! 🌈

KJMUNC · #9 05-30-2020, 02:49 PM

That was awesome. My 11yr old has been completely geeked out about this....pretty cool to see him experience his first launch.

commandcomm · #10 05-30-2020, 03:10 PM

I love to watch these. I am always in awe of people who are smart, technical and imaginative enough to figure out to make something like this work.

exapkib · #11 05-30-2020, 03:13 PM

Watched it with my boys. Wonderful experience--amazing what they can do with the video these days. So different from watching launches back in the day (I'm from the generation that watched the Challenger tragedy live in class at school.).

Loved watching Stage 1 make its way back to Earth. Incredible.

What a time we live in.

duff_duffy · #12 05-30-2020, 03:16 PM

That was awesome!

duff_duffy · #13 05-30-2020, 03:18 PM

Totally agree.....based on age of many of the support teams and engineers I saw they will be doing amazing things for years to come.

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Originally Posted by commandcomm

I love to watch these. I am always in awe of people who are smart, technical and imaginative enough to figure out to make something like this work.

semdoug · #14 05-30-2020, 03:51 PM

We tried to watch with the naked eye from the Gulf Coast but there was a bit of cloud cover. The shuttle launches were much easier to see, the exhaust trail was much more visible.

Agree with others, cool bit of good news.

gasman · #15 05-30-2020, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Totally agree.....based on age of many of the support teams and engineers I saw they will be doing amazing things for years to come.

Smart young ones.

Did you know that the average age of the Apollo engineers was about 26 ? They did a lot of amazing things then and now.