Spending Time Feature:Omega Speedmaster X-33 in Space Replica Watch Reviews



   Alongside many countless civilian, military, and aerospace actors of the last six decades, the Omega Speedmaster has played its own uniquely influential role in that continued legacy of outer space exploration — and during the excitement of the SpaceX Demo-2 launch, eagle-eyed watch fans would catch multiple glimpses of a Speedmaster X-33 strapped to the suit of astronaut Bob Behnken, confirming that Omega’s participation in America’s space program was still very much alive and well, and would not be relegated only to the anniversaries of yesteryear.

This particular X-33 is hardly a new watch, though — quite the contrary: the feature-rich analog/digital hybrid has been relied upon by NASA astronauts since it was introduced in 1998 (ref. 3290.50.00), its unique feature set and specifications originally drafted for Omega by General Thomas Stafford, whose lengthy resume includes commanding the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. And despite being discontinued in 2006 and replaced in 2014 by the impressive new X-33 codenamed “Skywalker” (ref. 318.90.45.79.01.001), there are still plenty of Gen. 1 X-33 watches in service — including the two now in space with Behnken and fellow astronaut Doug Hurley.


As a former Commander for the ISS, a fighter pilot, and space shuttle test pilot, the bilingual and multi-talented Virts also carries the unique distinction of having taken more photographs in space than anyone else — many of which are featured in his gorgeous photo book View From Above, published by National Geographic (and used with permission in this story). And while we won’t spoil the full contents of this special interview, you’ll definitely want to tune in to learn exactly how a Speedmaster X-33 comes in handy for an orbital photographer trying to snap a shot of the pyramids of Egypt from 250 miles above the earth while hurtling through space at nearly five miles per second. Give the whole thing a watch right here:

Now, as you’ll learn from the interview with Terry, the X-33 watches worn in space have been flight-qualified by NASA for space missions (just as the original hesalite Moonwatch once was), and as issued equipment that’s property of the government, must be returned upon mission’s end. Interestingly enough, the newer X-33 Skywalker has not been flight-qualified by NASA (most likely due to the Space Shuttle Program ending in 2011), so its flight qualifications come from the European Space Agency as denoted on the Skywalker’s caseback, ensuring that Omega’s participation in space exploration for the last decade continues uninterrupted even if America’s space program has been put on the back burner. As Terry pointed out in the interview, this is why unless personal watches were being worn on missions, many American astronauts are still issued the older X-33, while the new Skywalker variant is provided to European crew on the ISS.
Spending Time Feature: How An Astronaut Uses The Omega Speedmaster X-33 in Space Spending Time Podcast  

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