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SpaceX Continues Its Dance with Dragons: CRS-17 Launch Now May 3
CRS-17 Mission Patch (Courtesy: Wikipedia) SpaceX planned to launch its 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force...
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SpaceX Channels the Browncoat Spirit with Upcoming Starlink Launch
For the past seven years we here at Take Back the Sky have been focusing our efforts to get a real-life manned spaceship named Serenity on SpaceX and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk. If you want to...
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Second Firefly Novel from Titan Books Is Another Enjoyable Read for Browncoats
I recently flew out to Los Angeles and back on a bargain airline. I’m sure you know the type– the seats don’t recline, there is no such thing as free snacks on board, and the idea of “in-flight...
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CRS-18: SpaceX Dragon Takes Flight for the 20th Time
It’s hard to believe that the SpaceX Dragon capsule will be heading out to the black for the 20th time this coming week. It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we experienced the excitement of that...
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One Browncoat’s Opinion: Please DON’T Bring Back “Firefly!”
If you spend any time at all online, you’ve probably seen speculation every so often about a possible return of Joss Whedon’s space western Firefly, the Fox series that was cancelled in 2002 after only...
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SpaceX Rockets into the New Year with Starlink Launch, Crew Dragon In-Flight...
2020 is shaping up to be a big year for SpaceX, and a pivotal one for Take Back the Sky as well. Elon Musk and company are ringing in the New Year with two launches in quick succession on Florida’s...
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No Rest for SpaceX: Next Starlink Launch Comes on the Heels of Successful...
Earlier today, SpaceX successfully conducted an in-flight abort test of Crew Dragon. In the words of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, “… This critical test puts us on the cusp of once again...
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A Rough Road Leads to the Stars
“Take me out to the black, tell ’em I ain’t comin’ back…” — Joss Whedon, The Ballad of Serenity On this date 53 years ago, a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station...
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Scheduled Launch of CRS-20 on March 6 Marks Swan Song for OG Dragon
image: commons.wikimedia.org When a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in the waning minutes of March 6, it will mark not...
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“Firefly: The Sting” Original Graphic Novel Is a Tale That Didn’t Need Tellin’
If you are a fan of Joss Whedon who has been starved for more tales of the thrilling heroics of Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his crew, then the past few years have been a good time to be a Browncoat....
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Stakes Are Higher Than Usual for Next SpaceX Starlink Launch
SpaceX will launch its next batch of 60 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket NET 3:16 PM EST (19:16 UTC) Thursday, April 23 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
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The Browncoats Launch Party That Could Have Been
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news these days, excitement and buzz continue to mount for the crewed demonstration flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon (DM-2), which is scheduled to launch on...
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“May Have Been the Losing Side…”
COMMANDER HARKEN: “Seems odd you’d name your ship after a battle you were on the wrong side of.” MALCOLM REYNOLDS: “May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.” —...
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Latest Release from Titan Books Is Perhaps the Best Firefly Novel Yet
Firefly: Generations is the fourth original Firefly novel from Titan Books, and the first by an author other than New York Times bestselling author James Lovegrove. For this novel, Titan called upon...
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When Your Star Falls Right Out of the Sky
For eight years, we here at Take Back the Sky lobbied SpaceX to name their first Crew Dragon spacecraft after Serenity. While our campaign ultimately wasn’t successful, the process was a labor of love...
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Boom! Studios “Watch How I Soar” a Surprisingly Fitting Tribute to Serenity’s...
by Chris Tobias I have a confession to make. When I sat down to read Watch How I Soar, the latest original Firefly graphic novel from Boom! Studios, I was expecting to be disappointed. The last...
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