Elon Musk launches 2 astronauts in 7 man capable Dragon

[F-22Raptor]

 

[imran rashid]

For what purpose?

Only to made further proxy wars around the world by spying

 

[F-22Raptor]

2 hours

 

[Ali_Baba]

God Speed !!! I hope it goes well. I am watching the live SpaceX feed right now. I hope the weather does not let us down today!!!

 

[Constantin84]

USA!! USA!! USA!!

 

[F-22Raptor]

15

5

Perfect launch!!!!

 

[truthfollower]

#LaunchAmerica

 

[F-22Raptor]

Falcon 9 has landed!

 

[Ali_Baba]

Excellent Launch, brilliant Falcon 9 landing. I am quite impressed. Lets hope Dragon finds it way to ISS safetly. I can't remember the last time i was this nervous. Phew.

 

[Gomig-21]

That was definitely pretty exciting and a nice distraction from all the crap going on down here, for sure.
Those space suits look so flimsy and almost like a fake, space TV show or something lol and I'm waiting for all the detractors who'll be claiming this was all fake and computer-generated and none of this actually happened!

 

[Ali_Baba]

They still having some burns to do, so hopefully they all work ok now. Not fully out of the woods yet.

 

[Yaseen1]

unless they are able to send high payload manned mission they cannot be considered as low cost option for manned mission as salaries of employees in russia are much less as compared to u.s making manned mission to space station from russia much feasible and that might be one reason u.s not send manned mission to space from 2011.Starship of spacex is repeatedly failing in tests and now seems very far from reality

 

[F-22Raptor]

unless they are able to send high payload manned mission they cannot be considered as low cost option for manned mission as salaries of employees in russia are much less as compared to u.s making manned mission to space station from russia much feasible and that might be one reason u.s not send manned mission to space from 2011.Starship of spacex is repeatedly failing in tests and now seems very far from reality

SpaceX is really good at failing, fixing, and launching fast. Starship failures are expected, but each one they learn and improve. SN5 is already near completion and SN6 is under construction. Don’t be surprised if Starship and Super Heavy are stacked by next year and Starship is launched into orbit.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

unless they are able to send high payload manned mission they cannot be considered as low cost option for manned mission as salaries of employees in russia are much less as compared to u.s making manned mission to space station from russia much feasible and that might be one reason u.s not send manned mission to space from 2011.Starship of spacex is repeatedly failing in tests and now seems very far from reality

Just a few years ago the only thing people here talked about was US dependence on Russian RD-180 engines for US rockets and Soyuz spacecraft for US manned launches.

Then out of nowhere small SpaceX:
1) 2010 Launches their first Falcon 9 rocket which is so powerful that it surpassed China's capabilities. (Only their recent Long March 5..which failed twice..has slightly better lift capabilities).
2) 2010 Launches the first reusable supply ship to the international space station
3) 2015 Successfully lands Falcon 9 giving it a reusabilty no other program has
4) 2018 Launches Falcon Heavy - which completely obliterates ALL active rocket program capabilities...then also lands it.
5) 2020 Launches 2 astronauts on a 7 man space ship exceeding the current active abilities of Russia (3) and China (3). The Space Shuttle did 8.

Next up Starship...which with a 100 person capacity is at least a decade ahead of any plans by anybody else.

Russian and Chinese spacecraft still use crude 1960's stick-pressing-buttons tech.

Space Shuttle 1970's early generation glass-cockpit tech


Meanwhile in 2020 SpaceX using glove compatible customizable touchscreens...

Hello 21st Century!!

 

[Ymir]

unless they are able to send high payload manned mission they cannot be considered as low cost option for manned mission as salaries of employees in russia are much less as compared to u.s making manned mission to space station from russia much feasible and that might be one reason u.s not send manned mission to space from 2011.Starship of spacex is repeatedly failing in tests and now seems very far from reality

It cost the US $86 million per seat for a ride on a Soyuz... SpaceX does that for a fraction of the cost. A ride on SpaceX's Dragon is reported to cost just $55 million per seat (Boeing's Dreamliner is estimated to cost $70 million per seat). Oh, and SpaceX can recycle and reuse their launchers saving on both cost and resources. The cost of these launches are invested back into the US space sector, supporting US labor, research and innovation, not to prop up Russia's dying space program. It's well worth the cost.

Simply stunning. Godspeed Bob and Doug.

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Speaking of Bob and Doug.