Space X Launch

[ninjarabbi]

Bloody awesome! Did you all see the launch? Kudos to Mr Musk for this one and seeing the booster rockets returning back to Earth under control was pretty amazing.

Drinks all round!

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

The commanders words before the launch "Light the Candle!", straight out of the words said by Al Shepard before the launch of the first US man in a can. Only 3 other maiden manned space craft flights by the US inbetween. Awesome to see a Falcon 9 as a manned booster.

 

[busby1971]

Love the glass cockpits, not so sure about the space suits.

Noticed that Oakhanger Ground Station was on the tracking maps, not heard of that place since my 12 SU days.

 

[Tin basher]

Watched the launch and then around 10.15 watched it cross the sky as a bright white fast moving object. Impressive stuff

 

[SAXAVORDIAN]

Waited to see here in Manchester but to bright. I try again when it raining next to see if this passes over.

 

[unruly1986]

Watched the launch and then around 10.15 watched it cross the sky as a bright white fast moving object. Impressive stuff

Quite possibly the ISS. Dragon was almost indivisible (but kudos if you saw it!).

 

[Tin basher]

Your probably right about the ISS with my eyesight spotting something as small as the Dragon capsule would be more luck than judgement.

 

[SAXAVORDIAN]

I would be worried about the return flight and landing safely. Besides I am sure SPECTRE had their spacecraft out ready to grab them if they went astray. Still waiting for SPECTRE agency with their new rocket in the guise of Richard Branson cover story. We know who you work Beardy