Remember, if everything goes as planned, the first private rocket will launch American astronauts into space and the first launch since the shuttles were retired, at 4:30 pm EST today! Godspeed crew!
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I read some buzz about this on another radio forum I'm on. I can't imagine the, um intestinal fortitude of strapping ones self into a rocket and blasting off into the sky. I don't even care for roller coasters.
You can see the Cape Canaveral launch pad from my Dad's Condo in Cocoa Beach. I've seen a couple of launches on visits. It really is an impressive sight. One time,we were playing golf at Patrick Air Force Base when a launch was scheduled. It is pretty close to Canaveral. I was amazed how everyone on base stopped what they were doing to watch. I thought they might be "tired" of such things.
Mike S.
Mike S.
I must admit, its a good feeling to able to once again launch our own astronauts into space and not be reliant on other countries.
I’m glad I saw this! I really hope our space exploration keeps vamping up. We were born to explore!
and many more options to watch ?
How to watch SpaceX's historic 1st Demo-2 astronaut launch live online
There are so many ways to watch on Saturday.
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Thanks for this link...I'll be glued to it starting at noon!
and many more options to watch ?
How to watch SpaceX's historic 1st Demo-2 astronaut launch live online
There are so many ways to watch on Saturday.www.space.com
On this note June 21 will be an unprecendented galactic solar eclipse - unfortunatley only able to see it from of all places Wuhan and Tibet
I'd be scared sh**less too have my fat ass strapped on to a rocket. Nothing good would come of that.
I do hope everyone is watching because this is AWSOME! USA USA USA 
By the way, for those of you that want to watch it on TV but don't have NASA TV on Cable, you can view it on C-SPAN2.
As someone working with satellite imagery for a living I am very excited for all things space The Dragon capsule really looks like a science fiction prop, inside and out... Best of luck guys!
The Dragon capsule really looks like a science fiction prop, inside and out... Best of luck guys!
Isn't it amazing! Look at those space suits...nothing like they were in the old days.As someone working with satellite imagery for a living I am very excited for all things space
Space exploration is a crowning human enterprise. I'm glad to have some of the cost taken off the back of the tax payer. I'm not admiring of Elon Musk's personality, but he does interesting things, provocative and otherwise. It seems the heavy lifts into "space" will require extremely fit and intelligent people to spend years in a vehicle the size of a double-wide mobile home, which seems like a cruel circumstance for the people involved. Despite the seeming adventure, the daily routine seems pretty drab. I hope the efforts result in improved peace and wellbeing on Earth. I'm dubious this will take us to wonderful pleasing colonies in deep space. Have you contemplated the Mars-scape? It ain't really pretty. It looks like the badlands only much worse. Now about the range and recharging of these electric cars ... ahem.
Doesn't matter in my opinion what Mars looks like...the west didn't look much better when tens of thousands loaded wagon trains to go there either. It took capitalism to make that happen just like it took capitalism to make this happen. I would love to see "Space Station Mars" in my lifetime.
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