OT: Orion launch, splashdown

[pk500]

Congrats to everyone at NASA -- including our own F308GTB -- for a successful first launch and splashdown today of the Orion program. In this era of drones, it's nice to see America reach for the stars again with a manned program.

I'm unashamed to admit the Apollo space geek in me bursts with pride today at seeing those red-and-white chutes bring the Orion capsule back to Earth. While the shuttle landings were cool and mind-blowing, there's something nostalgic as hell about seeing those red-and-white chutes floating over the Pacific. It takes me back to 1973, when I was 8, and glued to the TV watching the final Apollo splashdown.

WELL DONE, NASA! Can't wait to see more progress and future success of this mission.

[Danimal]

I got up at 5am to watch this today. History being made, hope I'm around when they send the manned flight to Mars

[Diablo25]

Congrats to everyone at NASA -- including our own F308GTB -- for a successful first launch and splashdown today of the Orion program. In this era of drones, it's nice to see America reach for the stars again with a manned program.

I'm unashamed to admit the Apollo space geek in me bursts with pride today at seeing those red-and-white chutes bring the Orion capsule back to Earth. While the shuttle landings were cool and mind-blowing, there's something nostalgic as hell about seeing those red-and-white chutes floating over the Pacific. It takes me back to 1973, when I was 8, and glued to the TV watching the final Apollo splashdown.

WELL DONE, NASA! Can't wait to see more progress and future success of this mission.

Here, here!!

[F308GTB]

I'll pass the congrats along. I worked briefly for a time on Orion and most recently and am on a independent team trying to resolve some issues that were uncovered during the manufacturing of the heat shield. But many of my coworkers just a few doors down are integral in the design, analysis, and verification of the structural aspects of Orion. No doubt a great day for them. Ironically I missed the whole show. Was in VA this week for a meeting about those heat shield issues and missed the launch while at the airport.

[DivotMaker]

Ditto to all of the above....Congratulations!!

[XXXIV]

Ditto to all of the above....Congratulations!!

Echoing as slow to reading the thread....but damn! Gratz!

That is pretty great!