Space X Dragon launches to Space Station in 5 minutes

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NASA YouTube

[CavemanCharlie]

TurnThePage wrote:
I am awestruck and impressed with the whole thing. The first stage landing itself on a barge, the entire mission being automated with no input needed from humans, including the perfect docking maneuver. Way cool.

I agree.

The reusable first stage is crazy to me. Being able to turn it around, bring it back, and land it upright , almost seems like magic.

[TurnThePage]

I am awestruck and impressed with the whole thing. The first stage landing itself on a barge, the entire mission being automated with no input needed from humans, including the perfect docking maneuver. Way cool.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

As a winter resident on the Space Coast, our condo complex is home to many NASA employees and former employees/affiliates. It's like a tailgater, with residents lining the Intracoastal to watch the launch and telling tales of the early days of the Space Program. I've seen dozens of launches and booster re-entries, and it never gets old 🙂

[RambleOnNW]

time2roll wrote:
I am awestruck that the rocket is orbiting in about 10 minutes from lift off.

As a comparison, Apollo 11 took 12 minutes to reach earth orbit. Then 1-1/2 orbits before trans-lunar injection.

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I am awestruck that the rocket is orbiting in about 10 minutes from lift off.

[YC_1]

Watched it from my daughters front porch. What an amazing sight. Saw the separation of the first part of it too. Incredible still to me and I was in missile command at one time.