Posted on 09/22/2021 7:48:35 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The unusual silence from the crew led many to believe it was due to the private nature of the mission. Or was SpaceX’s leadership interfering? Or did a toilet malfunction render the interior of the craft too horrifying for public consumption?
But now, two days after the capsule returned safely back down to Earth, we may finally have an answer from the mission commander himself.
“The actual answer is that we only had so many ground station passes to transmit video,” commander and billionaire funder of the expedition Jared Isaacman wrote in a early Monday morning tweet, responding to Berger’s original comment.
The live video broadcast on Friday had to be relayed through the International Space Station.
It’s a rather unusual limitation to the mission, given the fact that SpaceX has sent over 1,600 Starlink broadband-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit — and shows that even with near-infinite resources, space-Earth communication remains a tough nut to crack.
Over the weekend, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised that there will be “free wifi next time,” while also apologizing for pizza being served cold.
(Excerpt) Read more at futurism.com ...
Color me not impressed if Musk can only communicate with ground stations...
Oh, they probably didn’t go anywhere. Probably just drove around on the interstate for a while. Pics!! Or it didn’t happen!!
Like driving Hwy 50 in NV. Long stretches with ZERO cell service. 🚀😂😲
Isaacman cut a deal with Netflix for a mini-doc and the last episode airs on September 30th which will have lots of footage taken during the mission.
“Or did a toilet malfunction render the interior of the craft too horrifying for public consumption?”
Funniest thing I will read today.
/I was hoping
I am guessing it’s because the video footage was “X” rated. Perhaps the crew was trying to get into the “350 mile high club”???
I am guessing it’s because the video footage was “X” rated. Perhaps the crew was trying to get into the “350 mile high club”???
“Hey, baby, wanna practice docking maneuvers?”
Epstein didn’t kill hizself. He built a new space station.
you can say that again.
LOL
*gag*
The *only* reason I would ever want to go into space is to have my hair float straight up.
/cyber punk rocker
My favorite Astro-Babe.
Too horrifying for public consumption?
They’ve never been in a service area on an NYS interstate.
I suspect that 3 of the 4 were barfing non-stop and it doesnt bode well for similar trips in the future.
Its NOT "zero-g". You are falling down an elevator shaft all the time and a few trips on the vomit comet are hardly an adequate preparation.
“How’d all these Tootsie Rolls get in here floating around, Captain?”
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