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Similar - about 18-19hrs before docking. You should be able to watch it live tomorrow morning. It's funny that it takes that long, since they could theoretical
by martythemaniak 6y ago
Similar - about 18-19hrs before docking. You should be able to watch it live tomorrow morning.
It's funny that it takes that long, since they could theoretically make it up there in like half an hour or so. Here's a good overview of what's gonna happen today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_zfpzGxQQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_zfpzGxQQ
- elteto 6y agoThanks, that was a really good mission rundown. On a separate note, it's amazing how Tim has built such a brand in such a short time, I remember when he started out a couple of years ago.
- iso1631 6y agoHe's been culturing the persona for about 5 years, and youtubing since 2017
- futureproofd 6y agoHe said exactly what I was thinking: Initiate ludicrous mode on the way to the launch site.
- fanf2 6y agoHalf an hour is very optimistic! The Soyuz expedited rendezvous takes hours. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/21819/how-did-soyuz-ms-04-reach-the-iss-in-only-6-hours https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/21819/how-did-soyu...
- ceejayoz 6y agoIt's possible physics-wise, I believe. They do a couple orbits gentle approach first because a) it's not a great idea to barrel towards the ISS at speed and b) it gives an opportunity to check for things like "did our solar panels deploy" and "do we need to land because the air is leaking out".