I keep thinking that it must have been half a meter and there was a mistake somewhere, but that's what the source tells us! Insane.
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That's so cool!!
First crew dragon launch from SLC40!
I wish them best of luck! These are big projects which could truly transform our exploration around the earth/moon system.
So excited for attempt number 2!
It's time to start taking this stuff seriously. Glad to hear it's in the works.
Bill Nelson jump scare is so real lol. Can't wait.
I LOVE that already there are enough commercial space missions happening that it's easy to get confused which one is which! The more the merrier imo :)
Thanks for sharing the video! I'm always interested in seeing mainstream coverage of this stuff. However, they really don't know what they're talking about. For example, the host says they're going to higher altitudes than the Apollo program, which is just utterly baloney. Really throws a wrench into the credibility of this news outlet, in my view at least.
As for whether this mission is risky, yes it absolutely is. However, all manned space missions are risky and this one doesn't really have anything that makes it fundamentally unsafe.
Look, NASA sets objectives to accomplish its missions to the ISS, and they work with the engineers at SpaceX to figure out how to accomplish them as safely as possible. These Polaris missions are fascinating in that the objectives are set jointly between the SpaceX team and a paying customer.
The customer is interested in a few things, but it probably comes down to fame for doing new things. SpaceX is interested in developing the technologies and raising funds to get to Mars. Where their goals overlap is how we get the Polaris missions. I think that's pretty cool!
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That was a fun read! I really like the Spaceport Readiness Level scale. Makes me excited for the future.