A Big Day On Space TV
Earlier in the day NASA performed a spectacular live test of the Launch Escape System for the Orion Capsule intended to fly on SLS - I missed it live due to being on a train, but it looked like a success. Yes, it was intentional that they were going to drop the capsule into the ocean without parachutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNEcNj2uLYs
A bit further south than Florida there's going to be a solar eclipse that will get live coverage on NASA TV so if you want to follow along it's worth tuning in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
Alternatively, the Exploratorium has its own livestream:
https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse
As of right now my European voyages have brought be to Amsterdam for a short stay, even after Europe's train system tried to confuse us every time we used them.
Comments (3)
Kinda feels like an argument for vinyl over streaming :D
It's got many changes, but the basic concept has much in common for good reasons.
Does anybody else think it's kind of sad that they're testing a launch abort system which is theoretically equivalent to the one on the Saturn V? Makes the whole Apollo 50 celebration sad, because they haven't advanced in 50 years.