I see a lot of people sharing stories so I think I might as well. The first SpaceX launch I watched live was Jason 3 on January 17 2016. The fifth landing attempt and the first one following the first successful RTLS a month before. We didn't get this video until the day after launch. This was the point where I really got interested into spaceflight as a whole. I have highly mixed feelings about the state of the company just over ten years later as they have gone public today but it's been one hell of a ride, that's for sure.
My first SpaceX launch wasn’t even a livestream, it was running outside and seeing a huge jellyfish sprawl across the sky (December 2017) and holy shit it was insane to watch
Before y’all immediately jump me. I am criticizing Elon, not SpaceX. It’s silly to assume what he does diminishes spacex’s accomplishments, but it’s sillier to assume the accomplishments excuse his character
And y’all gotta stop defending him because he does stuff at SpaceX. His accomplishments don’t diminish the shitty things he’s done
It feels like some of y’all genuinely think people hate him because he’s rich or does space stuff. No, he is just an unlikable asshole
People need to realize that Elon didn’t suddenly get hate out of nowhere
It’s the things he says and has done, with spreading constant bigotry, cutting essential aid when he was in the White House, and being an all around immature dick
He is responsible for his own reputation
During their lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew enjoyed the rare opportunity to experience a solar eclipse from their Orion spacecraft.
With the Sun hidden behind the Moon, the astronauts were able to analyze the Sun’s outermost atmosphere, also known as the solar corona.