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hnthomps
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OCT 10, 02:34 PM
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I thought that this was to be a suborbital flight. Does Blue orbital currently have orbital capability? The only current orbital flight capacity that I remember is Space X (not counting China and Russia).
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maryjane
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OCT 13, 11:36 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by hnthomps:
I thought that this was to be a suborbital flight. Does Blue orbital currently have orbital capability? The only current orbital flight capacity that I remember is Space X (not counting China and Russia).
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Yes, it was sub orbital. Went up this morning and just returned. All went 'nominal' but I wish the Bezos bunch would stop referring to the passengers as astronauts.
https://www.cbsnews.com/liv...origin-space-flight/
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williegoat
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OCT 13, 02:18 PM
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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OCT 13, 05:16 PM
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It's nice that he went up, but the whole scene after they landed was kinda cringy. You couldn't hear Shatner at first due to those two somen laughing and screaming, then Bezos walked away (to get champagne) as Shatner was in the middle of speaking, thatw as kinda awkward... there were a lot of hugs and proud moments, but it kinda felt like it was an amusement park ride...
But it was a nice little distraction from "the rest of the stuff"...
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maryjane
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OCT 14, 02:41 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
It's nice that he went up, but the whole scene after they landed was kinda cringy. You couldn't hear Shatner at first due to those two somen laughing and screaming, then Bezos walked away (to get champagne) as Shatner was in the middle of speaking, thatw as kinda awkward... there were a lot of hugs and proud moments, but it kinda felt like it was an amusement park ride...
But it was a nice little distraction from "the rest of the stuff"...
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The post flight scenario after bezos and the other 3 went up was the same way.
Yesterday with the post flight interview wqith Shatner looked more like a PR stunt than anything else, and once Bezos had what he wanted, he abruptly split.
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cliffw
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OCT 14, 07:26 AM
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Heh, a few days before the "amusement ride" Shatner was asked what he would do up "there". He responded "look out the window at the vastness of space and down on the fragility of Earth".
Is he a Trekie or a Greenie ?
A shot when they were at high altitude shows everyone floating in weightlessness, except Shatner. Why ?
Back on Earth he claimed that was the most profound experience of his life. Duhh. I felt the same way when I rode my first roller coaster.
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randye
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OCT 17, 07:14 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Heh, a few days before the "amusement ride" Shatner was asked what he would do up "there". He responded "look out the window at the vastness of space and down on the fragility of Earth".
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maryjane
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NOV 13, 12:18 AM
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Things that make ya go 'hmmmm..
I wonder..is this the beginning of a "Bezos curse" ?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11...ies-death/index.html
One of Capt Kirk's Blue Origin flying buddies was killed in a plane crash yesterday..
Gravity..it's a beatch..[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 11-13-2021).]
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williegoat
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NOV 13, 02:07 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Things that make ya go 'hmmmm..
I wonder..is this the beginning of a "Bezos curse" ?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11...ies-death/index.html
One of Capt Kirk's Blue Origin flying buddies was killed in a plane crash yesterday..
Gravity..it's a beatch..
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Tragic irony.
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maryjane
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NOV 13, 02:22 AM
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