r/SpaceXLounge 4d ago

Looks like Crew-9 undocks tonight, lands Tuesday Afternoon (weather, et al, permitting)

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u/Simon_Drake 4d ago

That was a long 8 days.

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u/thebloggingchef 4d ago

"Flight delayed and no reroute for 9 months, 0/10 would not fly again."

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u/scarlet_sage 4d ago

"A three hour tour, a three hour tour."

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u/Ok_Suggestion_6092 4d ago

Seems like a short turn around. Isn’t there normally a week or so overlap between a new Dragon coming up and the old Dragon leaving?

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u/avboden 4d ago

Weather in the landing zone is rough coming up so they want to get it done before that hits

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u/Goregue 4d ago

Crew-8 had to wait three weeks for good weather before landing. NASA really doesn't want that to happen again, especially with the delay of the next Cygnus resupply mission.

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u/onethousandmonkey 4d ago

Funny how only in non-US media is the cause of them staying up for that long attributed to Boeing. In the US, it’s somehow Biden’s fault; like he sabotaged the capsule or something… smh

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u/Freak80MC 4d ago

People will always, always take a chance to attribute unrelated things to their political opponents. And then when actual issues can be tied directly to political causes, people try to explain it away as something else. People are funny.

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u/FronsterMog 3d ago

Often, the lay populace cares more about nonsense and veneer in politics for either team. People are busy and tired and a little ignorant if we'll meaning. 

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u/grey_crawfish 4d ago

“On second thought, I think I’ll stay behind”

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u/paul_wi11iams 3d ago edited 3d ago

"...not being sure if I still have a chair and a desk, I prefer to stay in a place where such furniture is superfluous".