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Always great to see the rivians racing across the desert to the blue origin capsule. Had some great wide shots of them this time. Hopefully good press for the company since this particular launch is very PR related with the All-Star cast on board.

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I was also watching this closely to see if this would be a "Rivian-only" astronaut pickup, but alas there was ICE involved. Rivians were the first 2 of 3 vehicles that arrived at the capsule.

I guess we'll take what we can get :)
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"Astronauts"? , so by that metric people flying in commercial aircraft are "aviators" then 😆

With all the screaming, laughing and cavorting from inside the capsule, it was more of a $$$$$ amusement park ride vs somehow contributing to the advancement of human spaceflight.
 
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as a previously longtime resident of the "Rocket City" (Huntsville AL)
our most reported and visible "space exploration" is more "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" instead of "For All Mankind"
 

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I missed the start of the launch, and looks like there was lots of name dropping for "Rivians", so it was a bigger deal for Rivian than I thought. Looks like Jeff Bezos even chauffeured them in the R1S.

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cheerleaders and pom-poms?
 

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"Astronauts"? , so people flying in commercial aircraft are "aviators" then I guess 😆

With all the screaming and laughing from inside the capsule, it was more of a glorified amusement park ride vs somehow contributing to human spaceflight.
Yeah count me among the few who don't find the press coverage to be particularly... newsworthy. Yes, it's an all-female "crew"... a first for BO. But it's not like they went up there to conduct a very important experiment to advance all humankind. Let's be honest, they're very wealthy tourists who paid for a very brief amusement ride. Nothing more. Maybe the news has been so dire that the press just needed something and anything bright for a change?
 

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The should have the "Astronauts" pack the drogue and main chutes... now that landing I'd be interested in seeing!
 

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What an insult to real "Astronauts" :confused:
 

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What an insult to real "Astronauts" :confused:
Agreed, this thing is like a "VIP Only" ride at Six Flags... including the screaming. Just like real Astronauts only minus the months/years of training, etc.. :mad:

Next all-female "crew" could be the cast of The View?
Plenty of people would love to see them all leave the planet 😆
 

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let's not go there - it hasn't a damn thing to do with male/female or religion or politics (well some, I digress on this point) or (insert your own biased pet peeve here)
it has to do with the US Space Program being obfuscated for commercial, monetary, personal gain
 
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I mean, I agree with everything you guys are saying, but I'm pretty excited that Amazon is moving ahead with Kuiper to compete with Starlink and...

... I just like seeing the Rivians get good press

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