Going into space is hard, and having rockets explode in just the right ways are hard. The first launch with humans on board adds an extra layer to goodbyes.
Can one of you please ask who selected the zero gravity indicator plushie? It’s often one of the astronaut’s kid’s who picks it out, sometimes even from their personal collection.
I’d also like to know if Tremor has a name.
It’s deeply inappropriate to casually claim "spirit animal" as rhetorical tactic. I pass this along if it hasn’t crossed your path yet.
“Kin" works everywhere, as does
“role model”.
“patronus” works in geekier circles.
“#goals” works for the online snark set.
I love every single McKenzie brother joke in my mentions.
It’s very subversively Canadian that Bob & Doug are on the very patriotic much American rah-rah launch.
Here’s hoping for a safe day, whatever that looks like.
A:
This is an instantaneous launch window. It either goes on time or not at all with a scrub until Saturday.
Commenting the spacecraft and rocket look good for an “on time” launch is nonsensical.
A: Wind can push off trajectory. Wind shear adds stress & can be too rapid for jets to compensate. Hail impacts are damage. Lightning strike impairs electronics (& exhaust creates ionized path attracting strikes). Turbulence can overload pressure.
This thread is for you:
My father, a pilot, always told me it’s better to be in the ground wishing you were in the air than in the air wishing you were on the ground.