Spacex makes another piece of history

[Suff]

Yesterday Spacex completed their launch to the International space station. This marked the return of the US to being able to take their own crew to space and also the first time, ever, that a commercial rocket carried humans into space.

It went flawlessly and was quite Interestingly modern. Display panels, tablets, very few switches, new suits and no ancient toggle switches or indecipherable red green and amber lights.

Another step in the human journey to the stars has begun.

At least the software didn't dump them in a lower irbit (boeng take a bow).

Mind you Spacex failures tend to be more dramatic fireball events. They blew up their latest starship last week. You win some....

[TheOstrich]

Indeed, it was a noteworthy, flawless achievement by any definition, not least the hands-free docking system.

I just wish it hadn't been Elon Musk behind it.

[Workingman]

I had a sense of foreboding when it was cancelled then delayed and delayed. I was much relieved to wake up and find it had all gone well.

Next step Mars, then that will be it. We will do ourselves in long before we get the chance to leave the solar system, never mind reach the stars. We are now in the 20% part of the 80:20 Pareto principle and we do not have the resources left to break that down into another 80:20 session.

Star Wars, Star Trek and Stargate are not documentaries.