SpaceX successfully launches first crew to orbit, ushering in new era of spaceflight

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  1. Dutch

    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are on their way to the space station

    After nearly two decades of effort, Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, successfully launched its first two people into orbit, ushering in a new age of human spaceflight in the United States. The flight marked the first time astronauts have launched into orbit from American soil in nearly a decade, and SpaceX is now the first company to send passengers to orbit on a privately made vehicle.

    The two astronauts — veteran NASA fliers Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — rode into space inside SpaceX’s new automated spacecraft called the Crew Dragon, a capsule designed to take people to and from the International Space Station. Strapped inside the sleek, gumdrop-shaped capsule, the duo lifted off on top of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:22PM ET on Saturday. The rocket dropped the Crew Dragon off in orbit about 12 minutes later. Now, the pair will spend roughly the next day in orbit before attempting to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday morning.

    https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/30/21269703/spacex-launch-crew-dragon-nasa-orbit-successful

    OK, so how 'bout we' take a break from bickering, jointly wish our space-people Godspeed and congratulate America, Elon Musk, President Trump and NASA on the job well done? :applause:
     
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    Space - the only place where you can go to escape progressives.

    I kid. Congrats to Elon and his team. This is pretty epic.
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    For 10 years we rode the russkies; no more. Democrats should be ecstatic at the news :D
     
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    You think? We have a "liberal scientists and engineers" to thanks for the entire space program from day 1.
     
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    HereWeGoAgain Banned

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    I would ask that all of you science deniers please be consistent and deny that this event ever took place. Surely this is just another liberal conspiracy and fake news.
     
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    I admit, I was clenching my teeth. Astronauts have some one of a kind courage in my opinion.
     
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    I guess they're not too fond of Elon as of late, but at least he's not "influencing elections".
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Did that, and kept my fingers crossed, too. Good day to be an American :applause:
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Why.. 'cos it happened on Trump's watch? :D
     
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    YES! Hopefully, now the last vestige of the Obama era's total neglect and rejection of the American space program is in our national 'rear view window'. The Dragon has roared!
     
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    Well said. Thank you Elon Musk and President Trump! :applause:
     
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    Well that lasted one whole post, good job.


    Elon is one determined man though — he will see his goal of reaching Mars.
    I wish everyone that had his level of funding and influence used it to such noble pursuits and not what we typically see.
     
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    It's nice to have a reminder from time to time that there's more to this country than stupid criminals and even stupider cops.

    What a day! It made me feel young again -- back like when America could actually DO something truly great.... My God, are those chill-bumps on my arms...? :flagus:
     
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    The left has a bad habit of confusing Fake Science with science.

    Fake Science cannot launch a rocket into orbit. Elon Musk has to rely on science - not Political Science.
     
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    elon musk relied on government subsides to build his company and launch a rocket.

    the moon landing was done with the consent of taxpayers.
     
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    That is what NASA wanted....It has nothing to do with blacks, whites, the sun, aristotle, political parties..NASA wanted to do an international space station and wanted countries to contribute and they also wanted private enterprise to create a space program...Wow..now we can conquer the vacuum that is space...
     
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    But it takes a bunch of liberal scientists to get it done. ;)

    I know, I work with a bunch of 'em...
     
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    Sorry, science deniers are not allowed to celebrate. You are not a part of this.
     
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    Well yes because conservatives still want to live in caves.
     
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    Elon Musk had to succeed to get the subsidies. Fake Science could not generate a gain for him.
     
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    Aren't you a science denier?
     
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    And we have a liberal who shut down the Space Shuttle.
     
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    NASA/USG "conquered the vacuum that is space" in 1969,and sent up a huge space station after.
    What happened?
     
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    it was handed to him on a platter, he could not fail.

    that is fake science.
     
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    It burned up in the atmosphere after its mission had been completed.
     
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