America's manned space program to return to native soil 4:33:33 pm 27 May 2020. First manned flight since 2011. Capsule seats modified to accommodate size of balls.
Great to see......




Edited: 05/25/2020 at 01:41 PM by RocketSurf

They are getting ready for one large ass crowd. Hopefully this low won't botch things up.

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Whos got the inside scoop... Is it gonna blast off today??? What say you.....

Per Spaceflightnow.com

Tropical Storm Bertha has formed over the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of South Carolina. The storm is near the Falcon 9 rocket's ground track as it will fly northeast from the Kennedy Space Center to align with the orbit of the International Space Station.

Officials are tracking downrange weather conditions and sea states, and plan to meet at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) to discuss whether the conditions are acceptable in the event the Crew Dragon spacecraft has to perform a launch abort maneuver

Scrub it. No need for a risk.

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yeah big bolts comin down here


but seems like they are still goin for now?

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Edited: 05/27/2020 at 09:30 AM by fishkller

10:26
An updated weather outlook from the 45th Weather Squadron shows a 50 percent chance of conditions being favorable for launch today at 4:33 p.m. EDT (2033 GMT).

This does not take into account conditions downrange in the Crew Dragon's abort zones, which are a significant concern today after the formation of Tropical Storm Bertha off the coast of South Carolina

12:22
Dragon astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are receiving a weather briefing at this time to get an update on evolving conditions at the Kennedy Space Center and at downrange abort sites.

I wondered about that.....

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1428: Dragon's side hatch has been closed.

Keep chuggin'. Dry runs don't hurt........

I would not want to be sitting on top of that bottle rocket during all this lightening......

TV feed on 68-3 (OTA)

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1602: SpaceX reports nominal flow rates for RP-1 fuel and liquid oxygen.

Pretty serious about launch.

seems risky..

is Trump in town?

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Edited: 05/27/2020 at 01:13 PM by fishkller

Bob and Doug... McKenzie? who scripted this? + thanks , elon.

Edited: 05/27/2020 at 01:24 PM by StirfryMcflurry

sooo.. saturday, eh? nice. waves & a launch. great combo!

Edited: 05/27/2020 at 01:23 PM by StirfryMcflurry

scrubbed to may 30th.

saturday will be better. that is if Elon Musk doesn't move SpaceX to Texas over this LOL

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I had to wait to get across 3rd North in Cocoa Beach. The back up begins at Pineda. lol

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Ok, 2nd times a charm?
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday for a launch at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but there's a threat stormy weather could stymie the launch attempt