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  1. @phalanx How did you know that's where I was going with that? ;-) about 12 hours ago via web in reply to phalanx
  2. Lots of other things may bite us long before the collision becomes a concern. (Not the least of which is we wipe ourselves out first!) about 12 hours ago via web
  3. RE: The imminent Milky Way/Andromeda collision: 4 billion years is approx age of Earth & the sun may not even last that long. Bottom line: about 12 hours ago via web
  4. OTD 1907, one of the 2 fathers of jet propulsion is born: Sir Frank Whittle. He patentted his idea in 1930 and it flew in 1941. about 12 hours ago via web
  5. Breaking News Alert: Milky Way & Andromeda on imminent collision course! (If you define 'imminent' as 4 billion years...) Happy B'day CNN! about 12 hours ago via web
  6. ..is derive a list of everything that you think can go wrong. When you see that list you think "It'll be a miracle if it flies!" 11:20 AM May 31st via web
  7. Elon is precisely correct: When you deal intimately with rocket & spaceship design & build, one of the things you do... 11:19 AM May 31st via web
  8. Congratulations SpaceX! What an incredible accomplishment! I'm Rocky_Sci, and I approve this message. 8:53 AM May 31st via web
  9. I'm gonna stop tweeting - gotta watch! 8:34 AM May 31st via web
  10. DRAGON SPOTTED! 8:33 AM May 31st via web
  11. The plasma surrounding Dragon as it re-enters is blocking any communications from the spacecraft. 8:30 AM May 31st via web
  12. Standing (cooly) by waiting for entry interface. I just like saying 'entry interface'... 8:23 AM May 31st via web
  13. ..catch the very top of Earth's atmosphere. Drag, thermodynamics & physics take care of bringing it all the way down. 8:18 AM May 31st via web
  14. Orbital mechanics 101: The dorbit burn does not lower the Dragon's orbit to intersect with the ground, it only lowers it enough to... 8:17 AM May 31st via web
  15. 10 minutes until the heating starts... 8:14 AM May 31st via web
  16. Dragon now needs to be in a very precise orientation to survive re-entry. It's about to get 'warm' around the Dragon... 8:14 AM May 31st via web
  17. Ladies & Gentlemen: Dragon is coming home! Deorbit burn complete and so is trunk separateion. 8:13 AM May 31st via web
  18. BTW, Dragon de-orbit burn will occur at 10:51 am EDT. This is crucial for a safe re-entry. Dragon is currently S of Africa heading ESE 4:24 AM May 31st via web
  19. On-board the ISS when Kibo launched was astronaut Garrett Reisman who is now working with SpaceX. An historical intersection. 4:11 AM May 31st via web
  20. Happy 4th birthday to the ISS' "Kibo" module which launched on STS-124 (Discovery) OTD in 2008. 4:02 AM May 31st via web
  • Name Jon Cowart
  • Location Kennedy Space Center
  • Bio Post Modern NASA guy. Nurturer of the Commercial Crew dream. Pursuer of Mars. Husband, father of Buzz & Squirrel. Braves/Yellow Jackets/Gunners/Smoke fan
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