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Space exploration: Where do we go from here?

Kepler said:
That was funny. When the mass balances were ejected they must have drifted through the data stream for a moment and it cut out. Everybody in Telemetry **** their pants. It lasted only a couple seconds; everything's fine.
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The worst part has to be that you know that the landing had or had not actually happened by the time the signal that the chutes deployed got here.

But it went well, and pictures are being sent!
 
Watching the control room erupt with joy was a treat to watch. I was struck by how young they were, although my recollections that the control room for say Apollo 11 skewed much older might be misperception on my part.
 
Slap Shot said:
Watching the control room erupt with joy was a treat to watch. I was struck by how young they were, although my recollections that the control room for say Apollo 11 skewed much older might be misperception on my part.
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I envy that enthusiasm. And the SpaceX people do the same.

I don't think the Apollo guys were any older- just that the shirts, ties, and smoking makes them look older.
 
Slap Shot said:
Watching the control room erupt with joy was a treat to watch. I was struck by how young they were, although my recollections that the control room for say Apollo 11 skewed much older might be misperception on my part.
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For one thing they looked older because every one of them was a white midwestern Korean War air force or navy veteran.

But I think these folks are younger. I think they do their dream job early and then cash out with Death From Above Co. when they spawn and worry about MIT tuition.

Not that I would know anything about that.
 
Kepler said:
For one thing they looked older because every one of them was a white midwestern Korean War air force or navy veteran.

But I think these folks are younger. I think they do their dream job early and then cash out with Death From Above Co. when they spawn and worry about MIT tuition.

Not that I would know anything about that.
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SpaceX is the worst (big) company I have come across for work-life balance. Startups are a whole different ballgame. When we moved to Florida, my wife was looking for a job and came across a posting for a position working launches at the cape. Right on the job description, it said to expect 60-hour weeks, minimum. And yet, SpaceX routinely shows up as #1, by far, in lists of companies that STEM undergrads say they want to work for. Most burn out long before they spawn - they never even have a chance to meet someone.

Musk treats his human capital as far more disposable than his rockets.
 
Kepler said:
For one thing they looked older because every one of them was a white midwestern Korean War air force or navy veteran.

But I think these folks are younger. I think they do their dream job early and then cash out with Death From Above Co. when they spawn and worry about MIT tuition.

Not that I would know anything about that.
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This says 28 https://time.com/5623799/apollo-11-...ext=The average age of the,was all on the fly.

And I don't think that includes the computer support from MIT at all- which was vital.

But 28 in 1969 means that few of them were in Korea (which ended almost exactly 18 years prior to Apollo 11 landing).

Astronauts, on the other hand.
 
LynahFan said:
SpaceX is the worst (big) company I have come across for work-life balance. Startups are a whole different ballgame. When we moved to Florida, my wife was looking for a job and came across a posting for a position working launches at the cape. Right on the job description, it said to expect 60-hour weeks, minimum. And yet, SpaceX routinely shows up as #1, by far, in lists of companies that STEM undergrads say they want to work for. Most burn out long before they spawn - they never even have a chance to meet someone.

Musk treats his human capital as far more disposable than his rockets.
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A rich billionaire who exploits labor for his own profit?!? I am shocked!
 
LynahFan said:
SpaceX is the worst (big) company I have come across for work-life balance. Startups are a whole different ballgame. When we moved to Florida, my wife was looking for a job and came across a posting for a position working launches at the cape. Right on the job description, it said to expect 60-hour weeks, minimum. And yet, SpaceX routinely shows up as #1, by far, in lists of companies that STEM undergrads say they want to work for. Most burn out long before they spawn - they never even have a chance to meet someone.

Musk treats his human capital as far more disposable than his rockets.
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On a side note- are there any aerospace companies that are sucking up all of these former SpaceX people? And then treating and paying them fairly? Seems like there would be a glut of huge talent that would not need any re-training. Heck of an investment.
 
LynahFan said:
SpaceX is the worst (big) company I have come across for work-life balance. Startups are a whole different ballgame. When we moved to Florida, my wife was looking for a job and came across a posting for a position working launches at the cape. Right on the job description, it said to expect 60-hour weeks, minimum. And yet, SpaceX routinely shows up as #1, by far, in lists of companies that STEM undergrads say they want to work for. Most burn out long before they spawn - they never even have a chance to meet someone.

Musk treats his human capital as far more disposable than his rockets.
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From what Geoff has posted in the past, that seems to be the norm industry wide. I know he has posted numerous times at how demanding his own schedule can be.
 
I know its nothing special, but the audio of the wind noise into the microphone that they released was amazing to hear. It's the first audio on the surface of another planet!!! My inner geek is screaming! This mission has been amazing, and they're only four sol's into the mission.
 
Kepler said:
These are amazing. The definition of the landing footage is stunning.
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I thought I heard that they used really good commercial cameras for that work. Which would mean space spec GoPros. Or something like that. That's one of the best parts about modern launches is seeing the very clear cameras that are all over the rockets. Seeing this landing like that is... well.. hard to describe how cool that is.
 
Only tangentially related to space, but highly related to nerds:

Did you hear about the two antennae who got married? The wedding was okay, but the reception was amazing!
 
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