Thought I'd fire a thread up.
Tonight, at 21:33 UK time a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket will blast off from NASA's Cape Canaveral Florida.
The mighty rocket will be carrying two Astronauts to the International Space Station inside a new Crew Dragon Spacecraft. This is the first ever commercial launch of Astronauts into space by a private company, SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2.
You can watch the launch live on the links above. After lift off, you may be able to see the Crew Dragon spacecraft around 15 minutes later passing over the United Kingdom. An unmissable and historic sight!
The launch is planned for 21:33 UK time. This may change, so stay up to date on launch timings with @VirtualAstro on twitter and Facebook. @VirtualAstro will also post up to the minute alerts on spotting the Spacecraft as it passes over the UK and Western Europe.
Discuss Space, Stargazing and the Night Sky in the TalkCeltic Pub area at TalkCeltic.net.
Page 1 of 15
-
Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy Gold Member
- Joined:
- May 11, 2014
- Messages:
- 40,278
- Likes Received:
- 39,505
- Location:
- Hill Valley
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Henrik
- Fav Celtic Song:
- The Celtic Rap 1988
Lilac Wine, Davbhoyinoz, Doogs. and 1 other person like this. -
paulie walnuts Gold Member Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2008
- Messages:
- 8,116
- Likes Received:
- 9,926
- Location:
- edinburgh
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Neil lennon
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Just cant get enough
Watching this with great interest. Fascinated by this kind of thing.
Great to see President Trump has time to attend as well. -
muffitO'tea
- Joined:
- Mar 22, 2011
- Messages:
- 10,112
- Likes Received:
- 1,082
- Location:
- Scotland
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Lubo
Love this stuff. It's fascinating
-
muffitO'tea
- Joined:
- Mar 22, 2011
- Messages:
- 10,112
- Likes Received:
- 1,082
- Location:
- Scotland
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Lubo
That was a let down
-
Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy Gold Member
- Joined:
- May 11, 2014
- Messages:
- 40,278
- Likes Received:
- 39,505
- Location:
- Hill Valley
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Henrik
- Fav Celtic Song:
- The Celtic Rap 1988
Aborted :54:
-
Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off
Booo
-
paulie walnuts Gold Member Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2008
- Messages:
- 8,116
- Likes Received:
- 9,926
- Location:
- edinburgh
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Neil lennon
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Just cant get enough
You would think NASA would have accurate weather forecasting equipment ffs :56:
-
Gyp Rosetti Gold Member
- Joined:
- Apr 30, 2010
- Messages:
- 52,893
- Likes Received:
- 38,673
- Location:
- Govan
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Rogic
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Celtic symphony
-
Be as nice a night on Saturday to get out for a swatch.
I was on a plane to Florida the last Shuttle flight, we seen it from the plane. Then we went to Kennedy the following day, a retired astronaut was there speaking to folk walking about and taking pics etc...
My mind was absolutely blown by it, didn’t bother my shirt before it and suddenly became a massive space geek.
They have the absolute best, that’s why it was postponed? :97:Marty McFly likes this. -
Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy Gold Member
- Joined:
- May 11, 2014
- Messages:
- 40,278
- Likes Received:
- 39,505
- Location:
- Hill Valley
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Henrik
- Fav Celtic Song:
- The Celtic Rap 1988
-
paulie walnuts Gold Member Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2008
- Messages:
- 8,116
- Likes Received:
- 9,926
- Location:
- edinburgh
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Neil lennon
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Just cant get enough
-
Weather is ever changing mate, it’s not a fixed thing :56: there was lightning in the direction it was heading.
-
paulie walnuts Gold Member Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2008
- Messages:
- 8,116
- Likes Received:
- 9,926
- Location:
- edinburgh
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Neil lennon
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Just cant get enough
Thanks for explaining. I’d no idea. -
FATLAZYBHOY Born in the steamie Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2011
- Messages:
- 13,347
- Likes Received:
- 6,519
- Location:
- Glasgow
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Samaras
- Fav Celtic Song:
- CELTIC SONG (CLASSIC)
Hurricane bawbag was approaching
Oops, seems trump was already there.Lilac Wine and Peter T. Lawwell Esq like this. -
My da seen one taking off in Florida about 15 year ago,i was in Florida with the family the year before that takeoff, then the year after I was not allowed to go,coz I was a bad boy:56::frown:was gutted I didnt get to go that holiday.
-
Anno exactly lol,although I was watching a doc about the Bermuda triangle recently, the weather's really unpredictable in Florida and surrounding regions,there's a ton load of weather anomalies n phonemenea that I did not know even existed and can appear from nowhere.
-
Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy Gold Member
- Joined:
- May 11, 2014
- Messages:
- 40,278
- Likes Received:
- 39,505
- Location:
- Hill Valley
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Henrik
- Fav Celtic Song:
- The Celtic Rap 1988
Not quite the night sky but
Anyone else catch that A330 that flies over every day around 3pm?
It's a Beijing to Dublin flight, I get pure excited every time as the sky is so clear just now and there are so few flights, pretty * loud considering its 40,000 feet upMarkos1972 likes this. -
paulie walnuts Gold Member Gold Member
- Joined:
- Mar 10, 2008
- Messages:
- 8,116
- Likes Received:
- 9,926
- Location:
- edinburgh
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Neil lennon
- Fav Celtic Song:
- Just cant get enough
It flew directly over me yesterday. An impressive sight in the blue sky.
Still find it strange though that you can fly to Beijing with a bunch of strangers but can’t enter the home of a family member :39:Gyp Rosetti and Marty McFly like this. -
Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy Gold Member
- Joined:
- May 11, 2014
- Messages:
- 40,278
- Likes Received:
- 39,505
- Location:
- Hill Valley
- Fav Celtic Player:
- Henrik
- Fav Celtic Song:
- The Celtic Rap 1988
Aye Mrs and I just had that very conversationGyp Rosetti and paulie walnuts like this. -
Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off
Buster, hiphopaddict, ArchiePelago and 5 others like this. -
Page 1 of 15