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There will be a press conference at 11:30 AM (ET) on https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive by the way. One thing that is clear is that th

There will be a press conference at 11:30 AM (ET) on https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive by the way. One thing that is clear is that the phrase of launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil will be used. Multiple times. That's as sure as SpaceX livestream hosts using the formulation 'Historic' Launch Complex 39A ;)

rrmm 7y ago
All smiles at the press conference, so seems like things went well. Elon says, Hardware for first launch will be ready end of Feb, but lots of double checks have to happen before launch and schedules lined up for ISS. Expect launch to happen in 2Q. Elon adds that they need to get the space craftback and check it over to make sure all is well and there is nothing to address. Elon teases trying to catch the dragon on re-entry to remove some of the constraints a splash down imposes.
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- growlist 7y ago
  I love this idea - caught gently with the ship immediately turning back for home, like something out of James Bond.
  - NeutronStar 7y ago
    Electron has been trying to do this with their own rocket.
- rbanffy 7y ago
  > Elon teases trying to catch the dragon on re-entry Worth remembering the Crew Dragon wouldn't need a major redesign to do a powered landing. That's one of the reasons why the escape system uses liquid fuel - it needs to be throttlable - instead of a simpler solid fuel design.
ericcumbee 7y ago
I've noticed its only "Historic" Launch Complex 39A, when SpaceX is doing something that could be considered "Historic", for every day SpaceX Launches they seem to revert back to it just being "Launch Complex 39A"
- callesgg 7y ago
  History is in the past the present will be history in the future.
- Animats 7y ago
  For some years, it was "historic" because the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, and it wasn't being used for anything. Now 39A is leased by Space-X. 39B is going be used by NASA's Space Launch System. Boeing finally shipped a booster last week.

rrmm 7y ago

All smiles at the press conference, so seems like things went well. Elon says, Hardware for first launch will be ready end of Feb, but lots of double checks have to happen before launch and schedules lined up for ISS. Expect launch to happen in 2Q. Elon adds that they need to get the space craftback and check it over to make sure all is well and there is nothing to address. Elon teases trying to catch the dragon on re-entry to remove some of the constraints a splash down imposes.

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growlist 7y ago
I love this idea - caught gently with the ship immediately turning back for home, like something out of James Bond.
- NeutronStar 7y ago
  Electron has been trying to do this with their own rocket.
rbanffy 7y ago
> Elon teases trying to catch the dragon on re-entry Worth remembering the Crew Dragon wouldn't need a major redesign to do a powered landing. That's one of the reasons why the escape system uses liquid fuel - it needs to be throttlable - instead of a simpler solid fuel design.

ericcumbee 7y ago

I've noticed its only "Historic" Launch Complex 39A, when SpaceX is doing something that could be considered "Historic", for every day SpaceX Launches they seem to revert back to it just being "Launch Complex 39A"

callesgg 7y ago
History is in the past the present will be history in the future.
Animats 7y ago
For some years, it was "historic" because the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, and it wasn't being used for anything. Now 39A is leased by Space-X. 39B is going be used by NASA's Space Launch System. Boeing finally shipped a booster last week.