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NHL Eastern Conference playoff situation. -- (pic) - Shaun May 27, 13:50 [Attachment] 2
- Yup. It checks out. -- nm - Mop May 27, 13:54 1
  - It'd be great if they won the Cup. Just the ultimate f-u to the league. -- nm - Mop May 27, 13:55
Good explanation on why the window for launch is instantaneous. - TWuG May 27, 13:48 6
- So by design all ISS missions will be instantaneous windows? - spamlet May 27, 13:49 4
  - Not necessarily. This is a Falcon 9 thing. There could be other launch vehicles. The Falcon 9 uses supercooled liquids for better efficiency - JD May 27, 13:55
  - Yes. Orbital mechanics mean that the ISS is only in the right area in relation to the launch pad briefly. - TWuG May 27, 13:53 2
    - Right but with traditional propellants they can wait out a small delay. -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:55 1
      - Will solid rockets, yes. Not sure you get more traditional than LOX and RP1 -- nm - TWuG May 27, 13:57
- add turbo -- nm - Max May 27, 13:49
LYC, looks like my theater company is planning 3 phase reopening. My theater is slated to open end of June. - sycor May 27, 13:47 2
- Would you rather go back or wait a while? -- nm - David May 27, 13:48 1
  - Luckily I'm still working my main job from home (mostly from home). But the extra money would be nice. - sycor May 27, 13:51
Scott Disick & Sofia Richie have called it quits after nearly 3 years together. -- (link) - budice May 27, 13:39
"I think on Saturday I'll do the countdown with an accent." "No go." -- nm - Max May 27, 13:36
Diva, thanks for the post on the backboards about that other site and starbond adjusts ... - call me ishmael May 27, 13:36
So, how does this get blamed on Obama? -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:33
And now they go get drunk and get into a barfight with some old timer astronauts. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:30 8
- Sadly, no. Still under quarantine. They'll do that when they return. -- nm - TWuG May 27, 13:31 7
  - The Apollo astronauts were also under quarantine, because Moon germs. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:34 5
    - I’m pretty sure everyone going to the ISS goes into quarantine to try and make sure they don’t bring anything with them. -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:40 3
      - Never thought about that. They must. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:41 2
        
        Two weeks. There's special crew quarters at Baikonur and KSC specifically for this - JD May 27, 13:50
        
        Even if ISS wasn't the destination (say, just going into orbit) they'd still go into quarantine. You don't want anyone sick while in flight and - TWuG May 27, 13:50
    - Green cheese like substance on the privates. -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:36
  - #ReopenAstronautAmerica -- nm - Max May 27, 13:32
Rev the engines for the crowd at lest. You can always refill the propellant. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:24 2
- Not sure they loaded all of the right stuff to do that. - TWuG May 27, 13:26 1
  - Alt: play some cold-start engine audio for the stream. "It turns over but it just won't catch." -- nm - Max May 27, 13:35
Saturday will be better. -- nm - TWuG May 27, 13:21 8
- but saturdayI have things to do! today I'm stuck chained to my desk. -- nm - amanda May 27, 13:26 4
  - You're ... leaving the house? -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:28 3
    - I'm going to amish country to 1) get three spiderwort 2) get soft pretzel 3) look at used sheds. I go to the amish greenhouse almost every weekend - amanda May 27, 13:30 2
      - Jealous. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:32 1
        
        Amish Paradise -- nm - budice May 27, 13:40
- 2021 will be better -- nm - budice May 27, 13:23
- Better higher faster, baby. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:22 1
  - But on that glorious day in May 1963, Gordo Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other American -- (link) - JD May 27, 13:27 [youtube]
probly for the best, hopefully youknowwho won't be there next time. As Rick Wilson wrote, Everything Trump Touches Dies. #ETTD -- nm - mud May 27, 13:20 8
- You know without a doubt he would be saying "I don't see any reason to abort. I know a lot about these things and it seems fine." -- nm - pmb May 27, 13:27 5
  - His uncle! MIT! -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:28
  - "I probably know more about space than anyone you've ever met." -- nm - Max May 27, 13:28 3
    - "A lot of people are saying we should go. Many, many people." -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:31
    - His head is a vacuum so he may have a bit of personal experience -- nm - TWuG May 27, 13:30 1
      - And, of course... He took up space in school! *rimshot* -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:32
- Could he touch some oil companies asking for a friend kthxbye -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 13:23
- Saturday. He'll be golfing. Actually, I think he will still show. This is one of his predilections. -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:23
*plays national anthem over waving flag and ends the broadcast day* -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:18 1
- *bottle rocket fires and fizzles out* -- nm - budice May 27, 13:19
You will not go to space today. :( -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 27, 13:17 1
- *FOMO* -- nm - Max May 27, 13:17
Now, dammit -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:16 1
- Though that means I'll be able to watch with the kid on Saturday. She's at the doctor right now for yearly checkup. - spamlet May 27, 13:18
You know someone is insisting right now he has the power to order the launch despite the weather safety issues. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:16 10
- I'm absolutely positive there's never going to be launch when weather is a question after Challenger -- nm - JD May 27, 13:19 2
  - I think all would agree, but one. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:20 1
    - Yep. Reality bends to his will. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:24
- Curse you Planned Parenthood! -- nm - Trumptard May 27, 13:18
- That he is being inconvenienced lightens my heart some. -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:17 5
  - he'll probably just hop over to Mar-a-Lago for some golf -- nm - decline May 27, 13:21 4
    - *insert Caddyshack golfer gif here* -- nm - TWuG May 27, 13:23
    - And then order the creation of Weather Force. -- nm - Max May 27, 13:22 2
      - Demanding the phone number for Xavier's School for Gifted Children figuring the African American one can help. -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:24
      - "Can't we control the weather the way the Yakuza do? " -- nm - decline May 27, 13:23
No go. -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:16 3
- Better no go than go bye bye. -- nm - Qale May 27, 13:19
- Launch abort has started. :-( -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:17 1
  - They always get the punctuation wrong on these things. No, go! -- nm - Ba'rona Beast May 27, 13:18
dammit -- nm - prayformojo May 27, 13:15 1
- Wait for it -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:15
Stage 2 RP1 load is complete. But it's looking no-go -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:14 1
- Damn looks like they'll miss by 10 minutes -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:14
STIS: Suggestions for a good desk fan (girls rooms need one) (Good = decent price, quiet, flows good air) -- nm - Beaker May 27, 13:12 1
- I use this one for my office and like it for quiet. No desk clamp though if that's what you mean. -- (link) - Max May 27, 13:15
"Poll: Use NOS? 86% Yes" -- nm - Max May 27, 13:11
lightning within 10m -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 13:10
James Mangold doing a Quarantine Watch of Logan(movie) tonight at 9PM ET. Commentary w/Q&A -- (link) - budice May 27, 13:08 1
- love that -- nm - mud May 27, 13:10
The moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here That’s right. YouTube TV now offers HBO Max as an add-on. For $14.99 per month, you can experience - Spawn May 27, 13:06
Prop Load has begun! -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 12:59 2
- "The weather is trending the wrong way right now" -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 13:02 1
  - They'll reassess at T-20 minutes or so. -- nm* - TWuG TV May 27, 13:06
What would your launch song be, with it ending exactly on ignition:liftoff? -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 12:59 18
- Rocket - Def Leppard -- (link) - Max May 27, 13:46 [youtube]
- Flight of the Valkyries. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 13:37
- Major Tom -- nm - JD May 27, 13:22
- radar love -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 13:19
- Magic Carpet Ride! -- (link) - Remlik May 27, 13:19 [youtube] 1
  - *finger guns* This guy knows! -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:26
- AC/DC Are You Ready? -- nm - Volnelk May 27, 13:12
- Queensryche - Anarchy X -- nm - Jovian May 27, 13:11
- Thuderstruck. "You've been THUNDERSTRUCK" as the engines ignite. -- nm - TWuG TV May 27, 13:10
- John Adams, A Short Ride in A Fast Machine. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 27, 13:10
- Baba O'Riley - spamlet May 27, 13:08
- ELP Fanfare for the Common Man -- (link) - Peglegpete May 27, 13:04 [youtube]
- Anything that covers the sound of me voiding my bowels. -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:02 2
  - I'll mark you down as Donovan - Intergalactic Laxative -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 13:04 1
    - I mean, as a Star Trek fan, it has to be Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride. -- nm - VMan May 27, 13:11
- Kate: -- (link) - mud May 27, 13:02 [youtube]
- n/a I ain't get myself shot off into space on a rocket -- nm - ty97 May 27, 13:00 1
  - So then this -- (link) - Reagen May 27, 13:05 [youtube]
What channel are we watching? -- nm - loosilu May 27, 12:58 12
- Discovery Channel. -- nm - Diva May 27, 13:15
- SpaceX livestream on Youtube. Same as the last three hours. -- nm - spamlet May 27, 13:09 1
  - same -- nm - JD May 27, 13:16
- MSNBC (cnn has a window) -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 13:06
- NASA youtube channel -- nm - decline May 27, 13:00
- I’m watching ABC NewsLive. -- nm - Volnelk May 27, 12:59 1
  - thanks! -- nm - loosilu May 27, 12:59
- TWuG TV -- nm - Spawn May 27, 12:58 4
  - I don't get that one. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 12:59
  - the enthusiasm is palpable. -- nm - Pippy - the pippiest May 27, 12:58 2
    - I am kinda mainlining him right now. -- nm - Spawn May 27, 13:05 1
      - Thank you - TWuG TV May 27, 13:06
Is there a chan or network that I can watch this coverage? I cant deal with CNN atm - Jovian May 27, 12:57 6
- hee. -- nm - loosilu May 27, 12:58
- Here's the stream -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man May 27, 12:58 [youtube] 3
  - ah excellent thank you -- nm - Jovian May 27, 12:59 2
    - Here's the official NASA stream -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man May 27, 13:07 [youtube] 1
      - Space X -- (link) - VMan May 27, 13:08
- Youtube has a good stream -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 12:57
Current status: GO FOR CHILLI. RITZ CRACKER ARM IS RETRACTING. -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 12:55
Launch Escape System is being armed. -- nm - TWuG May 27, 12:52 1
- Crew Access Arm has retracted. Prop load begins in minutes -- nm - TWuG May 27, 12:53
GO WITH PROP LOAD!!!!! -- nm - TWuG May 27, 12:47 3
- Man, I so wish we were there. -- nm - spamlet May 27, 12:50
- GO WITH PROP LOAD BET!!! -- nm - Spawn May 27, 12:49
- Insert *it's happening Office gif* here! -- nm - TWuG May 27, 12:49
Ok, This is cool: SpaceX put a couple pieces of special cargo on board with the astronauts. - decline May 27, 12:44
In important news, Yahoo reviews the Auntie Anne home pretzel kit. -- (link) - Ba'rona Beast May 27, 12:43 2
- "instructions unclear, limbs tied together" -- nm - Reagen May 27, 13:08
- "The secret is the ingredients. You're gonna need a lot of oil. A lot." -- nm - Max May 27, 12:54
About 5 minutes to the range poll for prop load. If it's no-go, the launch is scrubbed for today. -- nm - TWuG May 27, 12:43 7
- stop jinxing it ! -- nm - decline May 27, 12:44 6
  - Seriously. Some of us need the afternoon delight. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast May 27, 12:45 3
    - is it about time to join the 6.5%? -- nm - Pippy - the pippiest May 27, 12:48 2
      - ST is nothing if not an orgy. -- nm - Spawn May 27, 12:50 1
        
        well we know who has the chapstick! -- nm - Pippy - the pippiest May 27, 12:58
  - He just wants to relive this day on Saturday. -- nm - Spawn May 27, 12:45 1
    - yep -- nm - mud May 27, 12:55
Truth -- (link) - TWuG May 27, 12:42 5
- I feel like too many people are focusing how Elon's gonna fuck up the kid when there's plenty of material on how Grimes is gonna fuck up the kid. -- nm - Reagen May 27, 12:56 1
  - Also Truth. - TWuG TV May 27, 13:00
- The child is in biostasis in its growing pod until after the mission. - Elon May 27, 12:45 2
  - The baby's on board to take a quick ride around the planet to get him to fall asleep. -- nm - Max May 27, 12:51
  - Does the kid have a legal name yet? As of yesterday, no. -- nm - Will Hunting May 27, 12:47
LAUNCH -- nm - Spawn May 27, 12:40 7
- "Do it. Do it." -- nm - Max May 27, 12:41 6
  - Make rocket go now! -- nm - VMan May 27, 12:41 5
    - 8 Miles High -- (link) - Peglegpete May 27, 12:44 [youtube] 4
      - Roxy: -- (link) - mud May 27, 12:51 [youtube] 3
        
        Baby, baby, baby, light my fire I want to take you higher -- (link) - zeitgeist May 27, 12:55
        
        Lost in Space -- (link) - Peglegpete May 27, 12:55 [youtube] 1
        
        Space Oddity. In space! -- (link) - VMan May 27, 12:59

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