Posted on 04/26/2022 9:59:40 PM PDT by Paul R.
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew-4, Dragon’s fourth science expedition mission to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, April 28.
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Thank you for the reminder!
T -8 minutes
Watching now.
BUMP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5vPrrnb6tw
RUSH (the music group) did a song about the launch of the space shuttle.
“Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, T minus nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount”
One minute
Thank you SO much for the reminder. Unbelievable how everything has to be just right.
Thank you! I was able to see the red plume from my front yard, 70 miles from KSC.
First stage just landed. I will never ever get over space missions.
And the first thing they do when they hit zero G is start playing with stuffed animals -one being a turtle.
So, naturally, I start getting flashbacks when Gamera was flying next to the kids in space in the Gamera movies.
One small step for Doc. one giant leap for Doc”s DNA.
Heh, pretty cool.
Amazing that this is getting so routine as to only get a few replies, even given the time. But, that (the routine) is a good thing.
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