The NBC reporter who normally covers aviation news, said the capsule with the astronauts...

[surfered]

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...returning from the International Space Station is expected to "Splash down in the Gulf of Mexico....sorry the Gulf...or whatever you want to call it."

Well OK, then I want to call it the Gulf of Surfered.

[Polybius]

1. Interesting

I just read that it's supposed to be late tonight.

[SheltieLover]

2. Glad they're back safe!

Gawd I can't even imagine how terrifying it would be to have to ride in on or in one of fleaon's death mobiles.

[Polybius]

14. They're not

The OP was wrong and was correctly edited. Tonight is when they land.

[SheltieLover]

16. Oh gawd.

I hope they land safely!

[Polybius]

24. Absolutely

However we feel about Musk, I hope that today's mission is a complete success.

[SheltieLover]

31. Me too!

[ChazII]

34. That makes three of us

[SheltieLover]

35. ...

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[BidenRocks]

25. There are no problems with Dragon

Flight proven hardware.
Save the doom and gloom for Boeing.

[dem4decades]

30. Not safe yet, if they land in the Gulf of Mexico the navy won't be there to pick them up.

The Navy will be in the Gulf of America.

[wendyb-NC]

3. He's correct

It is the Gulf of Mexico. You could call it the Gulf of Splashdown, today, too.

[dchill]

17. It's the Gulf of Golf.

[boonecreek]

19. Wish I could rec this more than once.

[Joinfortmill]

4. Thanks for this

[malaise]

5. Love it

Rec

[H2O Man]

7. In this house,

we call it the Gulf of H2O Man. At least when I'm here alone, we do.

[Sneederbunk]

6. They, TSF and Eloon, along with SpaceX rockets,

will soon be on their way to White House driveway.

[dumbcat]

8. Splashdown isn't until about 6 PM EDT today

Someone has their timeline confused.


March 17 - March 18 Event
11:20 p.m. | March 17 Dragon Hatch Closure
1:05 a.m. | March 18 Dragon Autonomously Undocks from the International Space Station
1:05 a.m. | March 18 Departure Burn 0
1:10 a.m. | March 18 Departure Burn 1
1:58 a.m. | March 18 Departure Burn 2
2:44 a.m. | March 18 Departure Burn 3
5:06 p.m. | March 18 Trunk Jettison
5:11 p.m. | March 18 Deorbit Burn
5:22 p.m. | March 18 Nosecone Closed
5:53 p.m. | March 18 Drogue Parachutes Deploy
5:54 p.m. | March 18 Main Parachutes Deploy
5:57 p.m. | March 18 Dragon Splashdown

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=crew-9-return

[LuckyCharms]

9. Let's name it after Trump. Gulf of Fuckface.

[erronis]

23. Slight variation (based on the AUV contest): Golf of Fuckie McFuck Face.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface

[yorkster]

10. I think he said splashdown was scheduled

for 5:57pm tonight. I was glad to hear him say Gulf of Mexico., but the sorry was a little strange to hear.

[surfered]

13. Thanks for the correction . I edited the post

[BamaRefugee]

11. Gulf of FAFO

[Blues Heron]

12. Trump is such a monumental asshole

They need to impeach his ass eight ways to Sunday

[stoned]

15. Praying hard for their safe return

[Gore1FL]

18. Gulf became Chevron

So maybe it should be the Chevron of Mexico.

[Pinback]

20. Today in the grocery store,

I saw a guy wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering saying simply “GULF OF MEXICO.”

I want one!

[Grammy23]

22. I saw a black tee shirt

With a picture of Denali on it. Slowly but surely, the people will decide what we call these places that tRumpolini insists on renaming.

[Deep State Witch]

21. Gulf of Margaritaville

I think we can all agree on that!

[chouchou]

26. Gulf of Maggots

[Tickle]

27. I can't imagine

what it must have been like to be in outer space for 9 months with one other person.

I would have gone crazy. I'm glad they are finally coming back

[adnoid]

33. ISS astronaut count was 7

There were a total of 7 people in the ISS. There are now 11 because 4 went up, soon it will be back to 7 when 4 come back down tonight.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. For this thread

[GreenWave]

29. How about the Gulf Oil of Gulf?

[Initech]

32. I'm going to call it the Gulf Of Voices In Trump's Head.