SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule docks to the International Space Station

SpaceX's latest cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – CRS-32 – just docked to the orbiting outpost, bringing extra crew supplies, which resulted in the deferral of several science payloads. The Falcon rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in …

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Musk Bad

SpaceX Bad

Twatter Bad

Tesla Bad

How very dare you report on BAD™ person company unless its in a negative manner

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

Re: Musk Bad

Username checks out.

[Gary Stewart]

Re: Musk Bad

Musk Bad, yep.

SpaceX Bad, nope.

Twatter Bad, yep.

Tesla Bad, I'd settle for just not well made, fit, finish, and overall quality wise. However the CyberTruck is Bad, very Bad.

Post Bad, I'll settle for just not well thought out.

[Anonymous Coward]

Off-topic but ...

"Zebulon Scoville, deputy manager of the Transportation Integration Office for NASA's ISS Program [...]"

Zebulon Scoville. I thought that had to be a totally made up name, but babynamespedia.com says it's a name of Hebrew origin; "Zebulon is an uncommon baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1979, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Zebulon. It was #776 in rank then. The baby name has seen a loss in popularity since then, and is now of infrequent use."

Zebulon apparently means “exalted house,” “dwelling,” “lord,” or “prince”, and Scoville of course is the unit of spiciness by which chili pepper heat is measured, so all hail the Chili Prince, I guess.

[Anonymous Custard]

Re: Off-topic but ...

I was wondering more if his parents were fans of Douglas Adams...

[An_Old_Dog]

Re: Off-topic but ...

Upvote for the research.

I was thinking "Zebulon" sounds like the name of a 1950s science fiction alien character, or the name of some new drug.

[Peter Gathercole]

Re: Off-topic but ...

I don't know about Zubulon, but Zebulun was Jacob's 10th son, and Joseph's (half) brother. Anybody who knows Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat should recognise the name from the opening song!

[Stevie]

Bah!

Four 20-something DOGE guys immediately jumped out and shut down the life-support systems as they were the most expensive thing on the ISS.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Bah!

Quick! Remove the ISS solar panels and replace them with a battery backup and a load of extension cables.

[Eclectic Man]

1,262 tortillas

My question is how do they get them up there without breaking them? In my (admittedly small) experience of tortillas, they are not the most high-G resistant of foodstuffs.

[Richard 12]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

Tortillas are soft and flexible.

You're thinking of tacos.

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

Ackshually...the hard tortillas are for shitty gringo hard tacos, usually filled with unseasoned hamburger meat. Soft tortillas are the real thing.

[Gary Stewart]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

You obviously never had a taco in Texas. They actually do TexMex seasoning of the meat using chili powder, cayenne powder, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt. The exact ingredients of the seasoning do vary but those are usually the basics. Some of us top the toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, this can also vary), with a variety of salsas that can range anywhere from very mild to burning down the house. As far as I know your comment about hard shell corn tacos being "gringo" (which by the way is a racial slur) tacos is correct. So if you want a real "gringo" taco, come to Texas. Top them with some habanero salsa or grim reaper salsa or even no salsa and enjoy.

[Eclectic Man]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

You are right.

I hang my ignorant gringo* head in shame.

*Yes, I looked it up to make sure it is not a rude word. Seems to be a contraction of 'Green Go Home' referring to the Americans' wearing green coats during the Mexico-American war of 1846-1848.

[HereIAmJH]

1,262 tortillas

That's going to be some Cinco de Mayo party up there. It has to be tortillas, so they can make burritos. The filling would float out of tacos.

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

No wonder NASA was keeping mum about the other cargo; they didn't want to say anything about the gallons of tequila being sent up to the station.

[Gary Stewart]

Re: 1,262 tortillas

Who's bringing the limes and salt?

[David Newall]

ACES

Fun to focus on foodstuff but the timepieces are much more interesting. I'd enjoy reading more about relativistic effects at close quarters, what they'll do with two clocks on ISS, and more. Something written for a precocious 11 year old.

[Spherical Cow]

Time to rug up, it's getting chilly.

"meals flown on this flight will ensure the crew has sufficient supplies to last through the summer"

Summer? Winter? The ISS spends half its time in the northern hemisphere and half in the southern hemisphere. If you want to specify from the point of view of someone living down on the ground then FWIW it is currently autumn where I am.

Brrr. I'll get my coat.