SpaceX Splashdown

[elfenix 34331]

[Neonmoon 38130]

Do we scan for aliens first?

[Trey3216 15351]

6 minutes ago, RPM said:

This phase seems highly problematic

The sand in your vag on this thread seems highly problematic.  

[RPM 26336]

 

1 minute ago, Trey3216 said:

The sand in your vag on this thread seems highly problematic.  

If my vag was re-entering from orbit I'd take your opinion into advisement.

[RPM 26336]

Why don't they just do a washdown?

[Guest Lobo]

They like saying "purge" 

[CycleTex87 2980]

NASA channel could use some higher resolution cameras. Looks like the same cameras from the Apollo days. 

[RPM 26336]

4 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

NASA channel could use some higher resolution cameras. Looks like the same cameras from the Apollo days. 

That's the same feed everyone is getting, but you're not wrong.

Edited August 2, 2020 by RPM

[Pato del Muerto 52554]

Either everyone needs to be in SCBA or nobody does 

[washparkhorn 9939]

Why is NTO inside the capsule (not the cabin)? 2x safe levels. 

[Captainant 27722]

Hypergolic fuels are bad bad shit, but also super reliable and have good specific impulse. I wonder if they're going to be able to work out a better solution for purging and cleaning the capsule

[RPM 26336]

Did everyone's audio just drop?

Edited August 2, 2020 by RPM
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[Pato del Muerto 52554]

Also, disco guy, please quit calling them oxygen masks. It’s breathable air. 

[Captainant 27722]

1 more minute of purging and then they should be able to resume opening the hatch

[RPM 26336]

I'll reiterate, they need to expedite this phase. Get them out of the capsule toot sweet.

[RPM 26336]

They should have a washdown system installed on the ship to clear the area. Maybe that will be in the future.

[washparkhorn 9939]

No NO2 or MMH detected in cabin. Whew.

 

[atomheartbevo 89774]

never mind

 

 

Edited August 2, 2020 by atomheartbevo

[Texas Jeff 1945]

Do you think one of the astronauts has to just sit there and wait while the other guy struggles to get his crap out of the overhead bin?

[RPM 26336]

They should have just pointed them into the wind, make 20 knots, do a washdown then crack the hatch.

This needs improved on future flights.

[RPM 26336]

LOL, NASA commenting on "Do they have Netflix to kill the time?"

[zork 629]

46 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Dumb fucks in private vessels circling around the capsule. 

video of one of the aforementioned private vessels:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-chSpUy5mz4

(won't embed)

 

 

[washparkhorn 9939]

sweet - hatch open

[Pato del Muerto 52554]

‘Bout time you hosers.

-bob and Doug, probably 

[atomheartbevo 89774]

Talking about getting reintroduced to gravity and Earth's atmosphere.

Scott Kelly is like

[RPM 26336]

Finally! Welcome Home Boys!!!

Seriously, they need massive improvements on the landing procedures. This was not good (other than they survived). Had there been any problems after splashdown, those guys would be dead.

[C-Man 27247]

Rachel Crane on CNN suffers from severe case of verbal diarrhea.

[washparkhorn 9939]

Agree. Work the problem (eliminate DTO/MMH residue).  

[Trey3216 15351]

2 minutes ago, RPM said:

Finally! Welcome Home Boys!!!

Seriously, they need massive improvements on the landing procedures. This was not good (other than they survived). Had there been any problems after splashdown, those guys would be dead.

Ladies and Gents, someone here is suffering from immediacy syndrome.  
 

Good Lord dude, it’s been fine.  That’s why it’s called a test flight. 

[CycleTex87 2980]

I mean, let’s not get melodramatic here. Everything went perfectly it appeared from my living room.  In the Apollo days, they got out of the capsule in the water. 

[RPM 26336]

Just now, Trey3216 said:

Good Lord dude, it’s been fine.  That’s why it’s called a test flight. 

And why it points out areas for improvement.

[Trey3216 15351]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

And why it points out areas for improvement.

Your ridiculous amount of angst is embarrassing.   

[atomheartbevo 89774]

4 minutes ago, RPM said:

Finally! Welcome Home Boys!!!

Seriously, they need massive improvements on the landing procedures. This was not good (other than they survived). Had there been any problems after splashdown, those guys would be dead.

If they needed to get them out quickly, they could have done so - they were in airtight suits.

Right now, we need to focus on crafting our conspiracy theories that when the video onboard the ship was blocky, they were switching in body doubles, and when the video of the capsule landing was blocky, they were substituting another capsule that was dropped by a helicopter (that the camera cut off).

[atomheartbevo 89774]

Blonde on NASA YouTube is crying.  Neckbeard recovered nicely.

[RPM 26336]

5 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

I mean, let’s not get melodramatic here. Everything went perfectly it appeared from my living room.  In the Apollo days, they got out of the capsule in the water. 

I'm not getting melodramatic. I don't expect them to extract them 5 minutes after splashdown, but this was a shitshow. Civilian boats surrounding the spacecraft. Big delays in getting the craft onboard and extracting the crew. There's lots of room for improvement, but it was a significant achievement.

Edited August 2, 2020 by RPM

[Neonmoon 38130]

8 minutes ago, RPM said:

I'm not getting melodramatic. I don't expect them to extract them 5 minutes after splashdown, but this was a shitshow. Civilian boats surrounding the spacecraft. Big delays in getting the craft onboard and extracting the crew. There's lots of room for improvement, but it was a significant achievement.

The announcer said it would take an hour to extract them. 

[royiv 9334]

Why wasn't the Coast Guard out there setting a perimeter? There was a GD Trump boat rally going on in the splashdown area.

[RPM 26336]

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

The announcer said it would take an hour to extract them. 

Unacceptable

Just now, royiv said:

Why wasn't the Coast Guard out there setting a perimeter? There was a GD Trump boat rally going on in the splashdown area.

Exactly

[washparkhorn 9939]

They have the ability to extricate the crew quickly, if needed. Apollo 1's oxygen fire was tragic, but we learned from it. RIP Grissom, White and Chaffee.

As for the pleasure craft - Coast Guard and Navy can use it as a training exercise. 

[atomheartbevo 89774]

22 minutes ago, royiv said:

Why wasn't the Coast Guard out there setting a perimeter? There was a GD Trump boat rally going on in the splashdown area.

I saw something that said they were trying to organize a bunch of those boats to go through the splashdown area, but some kind of law enforcement (Coast Guard?) was working to prevent it.

[Armybrat 40865]

2 hours ago, Captainant said:

Hypergolic fuels are bad bad shit, but also super reliable and have good specific impulse. I wonder if they're going to be able to work out a better solution for purging and cleaning the capsule

The Wash Tub does a pretty good job.

They offer a 10 wash/vacuum service coupon booklet for $100.

[Braff Zacklin 13644]

2 hours ago, RPM said:

Seriously, they need massive improvements on the landing procedures. This was not good (other than they survived). Had there been any problems after splashdown, those guys would be dead.

Agreed but ...

[dcar00 14323]

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

If they needed to get them out quickly, they could have done so - they were in airtight suits.

Right now, we need to focus on crafting our conspiracy theories that when the video onboard the ship was blocky, they were switching in body doubles, and when the video of the capsule landing was blocky, they were substituting another capsule that was dropped by a helicopter (that the camera cut off).

we need OJ Simpson somewhere.  maybe Will Smith can take his spot.

[dcar00 14323]

3 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

The announcer said it would take an hour to extract them. 

well they had to disinfect for space Covid.  that takes some time.

[Armybrat 40865]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

It would be very on brand for 2020 to have a venom/carnage style symbiote hitch a ride to earth. 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52554]

41 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

well they had to disinfect for space Covid.  that takes some time.

It would be very on brand for 2020 to have a venom/carnage style symbiote hitch a ride to earth. 

[atomheartbevo 89774]

 

[BlueGreySky 1026]

Merica. Fuck yeah.

[4th_and_18 687]

I'm not getting melodramatic. I don't expect them to extract them 5 minutes after splashdown, but this was a shitshow. Civilian boats surrounding the spacecraft. Big delays in getting the craft onboard and extracting the crew. There's lots of room for improvement, but it was a significant achievement.

They got the craft onboard 7 minutes ahead of schedule iirc. If not for an abundance of caution over a .4 parts per billion reading of toxic fuel leaking then they would’ve been out way ahead of time. The civilian boats part was insane though. Hard to believe there wasn’t some kind of security preventing that. Also important to note the weather was perfect. No waves and no wind.

[Sam Lin 3560]

7 hours ago, RPM said:

I'm not getting melodramatic.

I'd hate to see you get melodramatic then.