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1 posted on 04/23/2021 5:15:45 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Say what you will about Musk and SpaceX, but they are doing more to forward manned spaceflight than anyone else in the US, and perhaps the world.


2 posted on 04/23/2021 5:19:45 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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Fun lift off to watch, better marketing than NASA did back in the day, much better on board cameras.


3 posted on 04/23/2021 5:30:25 AM PDT by Jolla
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Watched it from Tampa this morning. I have seen quite a few space launches over the years and I have to say that this one was truly an amazing sight.


5 posted on 04/23/2021 5:52:30 AM PDT by bruoz
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Elon and Space X are amazing.


6 posted on 04/23/2021 6:11:23 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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They then boarded three white Teslas for the launchpad, a new tradition established by SpaceX, whose owner Elon Musk also made an appearance.

Soon they'll be able to drive their Teslas to the ISS


8 posted on 04/23/2021 6:32:18 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (The avg 911 response time is 23 mins; the response time of a .357 is 1400 ft/sec)
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What’s the carbon footprint of one of these launches?


10 posted on 04/23/2021 6:52:20 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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Watching it on NASA TV , the crew says they’re cold , the ground says turn up the heat or find a sweater ,LOL


11 posted on 04/23/2021 6:57:33 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Watch Astronauts in orbit tour of the Crew-2 Dragon Endeavor

https://youtu.be/IOW5Yk5kPg0

12 posted on 04/23/2021 7:10:35 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Saw it lighting up the sky here in Orangeburg/St. Matthews, SC. Brightest thing I have ever seen in the pre-dawn sky.
Stopped me in my tracks!


13 posted on 04/23/2021 7:32:54 AM PDT by SavannahWonderer (First do no harm)
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Always bet on Musk.


14 posted on 04/23/2021 8:09:15 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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What’s the takeway here? Public Private Partnerships? Perhaps it should be extended to just about everything the government does.


15 posted on 04/23/2021 8:10:38 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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At T+1:06 you can see it fly thru the sonic boom shock wave.


18 posted on 04/23/2021 8:39:20 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (The claim of consensus is the first refuge of scoundrels.)
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I’m currently reading LIFTOFF, by Eric Berger, which gives the history of Musk’s space business. Good read.


19 posted on 04/23/2021 11:18:47 AM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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Dragon has successfully docked with the ISS.


21 posted on 04/24/2021 2:49:14 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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