Space stuff

[mclaincausey]

@pechelman w00t
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/spacex-got-the-fanfare-but-boeings-first-crew-flight-is-still-historic/

[pechelman]

thanks for sharing @mclaincausey !

We had Suni and Butch around during our design reviews. It really drove home that our work was to keep them safe. I still have their photo hanging up on my bookshelf as a reminder.

While they may not have been able to "capture the flag" everyone should be pretty proud about one quote from the article; "Once Starliner is up, the United States will have two independent orbital-class crew spacecraft in service at the same time."

[Anesthetist]

Aurora Borealis touched down….in St Louis!
X33 seemed the appropriate timepiece

[pechelman]

holy cow!
super cool @Anesthetist that it's visible that far south!

fingers crossed for good viewing tonight for everyone else

[steelworker]

St Louis! Thats crazy!

[pechelman]

Quite the show tonight in the PNW!

[oblivion.sila]

Hampshire UK. Hue kept changing and it was beautiful.

[Brandrea]

I’ve been a space nerd my entire life. It crosses over into many hobbies.

[mclaincausey]

I’m so upset, couldn’t see shit in Denver.

[pechelman]

I saw some photos of it from friends of ours in Golden that looked pretty great. Maybe you were outside at the wrong time? I think there's another good chance tonight too?

[pechelman]

Potential big week ahead for human spaceflight! Fingers crossed for a safe flight tomorrow for everyone and a few more so that boeing can finally figure out its leaky He valve.

[pechelman]

well that was pretty cool. got to see and hear the landing from what seemed to be almost front row seats

[tody]

Is this the right thread for a picture like this?
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS barely visible at the upper edge of the photo.

[endo]

cool @tody

and also pretty cool how the Space X people caught back the booster, were you involved @pechelman?

[pechelman]

That was absolutely incredible to watch @endo but I wasn't involved. I'm really hoping to be able to post some things but we've been very quiet since earlier this summer after a couple of tests we posted short videos.

[mikebarhoot]

i’ve had ties to JSC/NASA my whole life. as indicated by my forum name.

“you mean not every kid grew up playing on Guppies & re-entry pods?”. -BarHoot

[mclaincausey]

A wonderful gift for the space nerd in your life. An old National Geographic book called Our Universe is probably what ignited my lifelong obsession with space. This new book about JWST could provide similar inspiration for a younger generation.

[pechelman]

Just gonna put this right here. Many long days and nights to make this happen; tired but really stoked.

https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1872824935732916265

Edit to add a link with more context but no video
https://x.com/davill/status/1872826008774041719

[SKT]

@pechelman this is awesome. Thanks for sharing with us

[endo]

"When all seven pump fuel and oxygen from the BE-4's common shaft, they produce enough horsepower to propel two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers at full tilt."