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Astronauts aim to splash down in the Gulf, avoiding the storm.
New York Times ^ | August 2/2020 | NASA

Posted on 08/02/2020 10:16:23 AM PDT by yoe

Two long-haul travelers taking a red-eye flight from the International Space Station are on track to land in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida panhandle on Sunday, working their way around Isaias’ rough weather.

Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, the astronauts who blasted off to the space station in May in the Crew Dragon capsule built and operated by SpaceX, the rocket company started by Elon Musk, pushed off from the orbiting outpost on Saturday night. They are ( scheduled to splash down at 2:48 p.m. Eastern time.)

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crewdragon; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; spacex; trumpflag
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1 posted on 08/02/2020 10:16:23 AM PDT by yoe
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To: yoe

My waters

When I’m down there


2 posted on 08/02/2020 10:18:38 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you run the tra)
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To: yoe

3 posted on 08/02/2020 10:19:09 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: yoe

Live FR Thread
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3870813/posts?page=1


4 posted on 08/02/2020 10:23:12 AM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: yoe; flaglady47
C-Spam is covering the whole thing live without ads and interruptions.....it's on the preliminaries right now.

Leni

5 posted on 08/02/2020 10:26:51 AM PDT by MinuteGal (MAGA !!! MAGA !!! MAGA !!!)
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To: yoe

Spaceflightnow coverage:

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/01/crew-dragon-demo-2-return-mission-status-center/


6 posted on 08/02/2020 10:30:43 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: yoe

I’m still surprised that NASA didn’t have a black or a woman as one of the two. Will BLM and Antifa riot?


7 posted on 08/02/2020 10:33:33 AM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: MinuteGal

Thanks!


8 posted on 08/02/2020 10:35:14 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: libertylover

Well, as long as the black female can do this kind of work, NASA might have a problem explaining themselves:

http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/preprints/rlb96-phd.pdf

But I doubt there will be that kind of problem.


9 posted on 08/02/2020 10:46:14 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: libertylover

Just wait until Artemis takes off. I suspect it will get real political then.


10 posted on 08/02/2020 10:47:29 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: yoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-l6f4wcv2I


11 posted on 08/02/2020 11:00:06 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: yoe

As I was scanning channels I happened to see a program about the splashdown.

I have been watching for maybe 10 minutes and have learned that they are going to splash down near Pensacola. Everything else is just noise.

Well as I am writing this they finally are saying something.


12 posted on 08/02/2020 11:11:35 AM PDT by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: libertylover

NASA has already said the next moon landing will have a woman.

Hopefully they have on hand a black Muslim lesbian to check a lot of boxes all at once.
/s


13 posted on 08/02/2020 11:14:00 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: yoe

The name is Isaiah, not Isias. There is no such name anywhere in any literature. The name Isaiah exists ONLY in Old Testament literature.
The mispronunciation of Isaiah in Islam is Isias. Is this a muzzie terrorist storm? Isaiah does not deserve such approbation.


14 posted on 08/02/2020 11:24:47 AM PDT by Lou Foxwell (It takes a deep level of stupidity to believe Trump is stupid.)
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“Isaias, pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs, is the Spanish-Latin derivative of the Hebrew name Isaiah, a prophet in the Old Testament tied to both Jewish and Christian religions.”

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-ne-isaias-name-orgin-20200801-ljbolal6tvadtox3bhu4kkwmvu-story.html


15 posted on 08/02/2020 11:32:43 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: yoe

They made it back safe and sound!!!!!
Thank You Lord God for keeping them safe!


16 posted on 08/02/2020 11:59:03 AM PDT by Patriot777 ("When you see these things begin to happen, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.")
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To: Patriot777

Just saw a Boat go by the Capsule with a Big TRUMP Flag. LOL


17 posted on 08/02/2020 12:07:48 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Patriot777

Did anyone else see the private boat passing near the Dragon capsule? They were flying a Trump 2020 flag!!!


18 posted on 08/02/2020 12:09:39 PM PDT by Kolb (Compone Accomoda Supera)
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To: Kickass Conservative

I caught that also! I counted at least 5 private boats in the area.


19 posted on 08/02/2020 12:11:12 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (Winning not whining!)
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TRUMP-2020-08-02
20 posted on 08/02/2020 12:24:17 PM PDT by Kolb (Compone Accomoda Supera)
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