Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 The first UK pass of the spacecraft will take place shortly after take-off, but it will be too light to see in the skies above the UK. A second pass at around 10.15pm will be visible to anyone facing south-west with a clear view of the horizon, so long as the skies stay clear. 1 Quote
Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 And the ISS passes just before at 22:11 😎 1 Quote
corsechris Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 @Andy M Scott Manley did a good analysis (educated gueeswork!) on the Starship SN4 fail. He reckons it was a ground systems failure. weather looking more likely now, keep the boy awake!! It’ll be his Apollo 11 memory. He’s lucky to be young now as I think he’ll see more in the next 50 years than we have since Apollo. 2 Quote
corsechris Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 So far so nominal. How can it look so mundane!! I know Mr Musk has a few quirks (understatement alert) but good grief, he certainly can get stuff done. Quote
IanD Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 Was amazing, but at the same time all seems so mundane as you say. is it just me that thinks the look inside is just science fiction. All glossy white and big touchscreens. Amazing! Quote
corsechris Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 It's a far cry from Soyuz and Apollo era kit isn't it. Then again, it was bound to look a lot like a Tesla S in there wasn't it! I wonder if they included any 'easter eggs' in the OS?? Half expect Elon to have insisted on it having the fart app installed. 1 Quote
Captain Colonial Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 Where do they pull over and recharge the batteries on the way to the ISS? That lead will be ridiculously long. Quote
XTR2Turbo Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 On 28/05/2020 at 08:25, Alan France said: Houston is worth a visit and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Compared to Kennedy I thought Houston a bit of a disappointment. Yes they have a Saturn V and mission control but it felt a bit ‘empty’ now Quote
ajpearson Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 I've just seen both go over Helston, I miss being in the middle of a desert when they were much easier to see Quote
Hemsley Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 Glad I stayed up to see that. Passed over East Devon at about 22:13. The white dot between the top of the conifer and the star in the top right. 2 Quote
Warren Till Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 I’m not sure if I just saw the ISS or the module. It was travelling East to West and was bright for a while then faded - engines firing/reflection? Quote
Warren Till Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hemsley said: Glad I stayed up to see that. Passed over East Devon at about 22:13. The white dot between the top of the conifer and the star in the top right. I guess it was the module then. Yay! Quote
IanD Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 I saw the ISS but didn't see the module. I think it may have been too low for me as I had trees and houses in the way. ISS was about 10:10 - 10:12 and the module should have been about 5 mins later Quote
Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator Posted May 30, 2020 Posted May 30, 2020 Saw the ISS go under the moon but didn’t see the dragon, not quite dark enough and also it only has solar panels one side facing the sun so no bright reflection for us like the ISS Quote
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