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malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:05 PM May 2020

2030 Zulu (4:30 pm EDT): American astronauts to return to space.

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Screw politics, coronavarus, and your dear Aunt Minnie, I'm gonna watch the launch of Demo-2.

Ah, well, weather didn't cooperate. Try, try again.

-- Mal

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2030 Zulu (4:30 pm EDT): American astronauts to return to space. (Original Post) malthaussen May 2020 OP
I might watch it too. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #1
Yes, liftoff at 4:33 PM Eastern TreadSoftly May 2020 #3
im watching the whole thing.. its so educational! and chilling.......msnbc guest said trump* samnsara May 2020 #2
Yeah, Trump is defiling Kennedy Space Center... malthaussen May 2020 #4
The Trump spawn are there too. fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #6
I'm so stoked about private business getting into space! RainCaster May 2020 #5
I wonder who designed the support staff uniforms... malthaussen May 2020 #7

TreadSoftly

(219 posts)
3. Yes, liftoff at 4:33 PM Eastern
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:34 PM
May 2020

On internet, they have coverage now on youtube -- here is one link [link:

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Hatch is closed -- hour or two early.

I am watching without sound because I cannot stomach Elon Musk.

samnsara

(17,570 posts)
2. im watching the whole thing.. its so educational! and chilling.......msnbc guest said trump*
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:17 PM
May 2020

..is there with a mask? I saw pence but not trump*

What I thought was cool was that the astronauts wives are astronauts as well...

malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
4. Yeah, Trump is defiling Kennedy Space Center...
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:31 PM
May 2020

... they showed Air Force One coming in on the feed. Reminds me of Nixon taking credit for Apollo.

-- Mal

malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
7. I wonder who designed the support staff uniforms...
Wed May 27, 2020, 05:02 PM
May 2020

... they look like something out of "Dr No." And the astronauts look like Star Wars Storm Troopers. Black boots? What's that all about?

-- Mal

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