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Post by racingteatray on Feb 7, 2018 12:26:24 GMT
I've never been a huge Musk fan but this is just brilliant:
www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-americancars/first-car-in-space-obviously-had-to-be-a-tesla/37524
"Destined for the same heliocentric orbit that sent the Mariner missions on their way, the Roadster will in fact voyage beyond the Red Planet - carrying into the solar system its 'Starman' mannequin driver, a looped copy of Space Oddity by David Bowie, a copy of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the glovebox (accompanied by a towel) and a sign on the dashboard which reads: Don't Panic."
I'm loving all of that.
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Post by michael on Feb 7, 2018 12:29:19 GMT
Who'd have though the door mirrors of a metro would travel so far?
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 7, 2018 12:47:20 GMT
Have you seen the two rocket boosters landing? It's like something from the Space Age...
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 7, 2018 13:17:48 GMT
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Post by grampa on Feb 7, 2018 13:36:17 GMT
Have you seen the two rocket boosters landing? It's like something from the Space Age... That was amazing - reminded me of Thunderbird 3 |
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Post by Tim on Feb 7, 2018 13:45:33 GMT
Have you seen the two rocket boosters landing? It's like something from the Space Age... That was amazing - reminded me of Thunderbird 3
That was the most impressive bit. Wasn't there a third rocket that was meant to land on a drone ship somewhere far out to sea?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 7, 2018 13:59:53 GMT
That was amazing - reminded me of Thunderbird 3
That was the most impressive bit. Wasn't there a third rocket that was meant to land on a drone ship somewhere far out to sea?
It was, but it was unable to slow its descent by lighting all its engines and crashed into the sea. |
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Post by LandieMark on Feb 7, 2018 14:21:04 GMT
Fascinating stuff.
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Post by michael on Feb 7, 2018 16:20:05 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 7, 2018 16:25:24 GMT
That last one's a nipple. You're not fooling me.
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Post by michael on Feb 7, 2018 16:27:22 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 7, 2018 18:11:51 GMT
Pancake/nipple. Nipple/pancake. Who here has not been confused? |
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Post by PG on Feb 8, 2018 9:33:34 GMT
I hope NASA feel suitably humbled by the fact that a private individual has managed to advance rocketry to new levels and all they have done is retired the space shuttle and replaced it with nothing.
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Post by Tim on Feb 8, 2018 10:11:12 GMT
I think NASA are working on something but I saw a figure of $1 Billion per flight.
There was also reference to some new drive system that might be closer to hyperdrive but I'm not sure if that was in the same article so may not be why their option is so expensive.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 8, 2018 10:14:45 GMT
I hope NASA feel suitably humbled by the fact that a private individual has managed to advance rocketry to new levels and all they have done is retired the space shuttle and replaced it with nothing. I hope the American taxpayer asks for a massive refund. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2018 10:39:15 GMT
I think NASA are working on something but I saw a figure of $1 Billion per flight. There was also reference to some new drive system that might be closer to hyperdrive but I'm not sure if that was in the same article so may not be why their option is so expensive. In the 'for other science geeks out there', thread. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2018 11:37:17 GMT
Fake
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Post by Tim on Feb 8, 2018 11:44:46 GMT
I think NASA are working on something but I saw a figure of $1 Billion per flight. There was also reference to some new drive system that might be closer to hyperdrive but I'm not sure if that was in the same article so may not be why their option is so expensive. In the 'for other science geeks out there', thread.
That's probably where I read it!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 7:25:05 GMT
Fakex have edited their "live feed" of the launch. Totally against YouTube rules...rewriting history.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Feb 9, 2018 7:40:09 GMT
Have you seen the two rocket boosters landing? It's like something from the Space Age... That is, without doubt, the coolest thing, ever. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 8:15:03 GMT
Have you seen the two rocket boosters landing? It's like something from the Space Age... That is, without doubt, the coolest thing, ever. How come there is all kinds of smoke coming off the near one and nothing from the rear one? |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 9, 2018 10:32:09 GMT
That is, without doubt, the coolest thing, ever. How come there is all kinds of smoke coming off the near one and nothing from the rear one? Not sure if you are watching the same feed as me but on this one you can clearly see both boosters landing and kicking up dust and smoke, albeit the smoke from the furthest away one becomes obscured by the closest one. Truly impressive stuff - I've seen them land single boosters on drone ships at sea but to coordinate a landing like that was superb. |
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Post by PG on Feb 9, 2018 10:45:46 GMT
Those boosters landing is incredibly cool. Real Thunderbirds / Sci fi stuff.
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Post by Andy C on Feb 9, 2018 11:04:19 GMT
Those boosters landing is incredibly cool. Real Thunderbirds / Sci fi stuff. Isn’t it just . Amazing stuff I saw Atlantis take off from a beach near the Kennedy space centre back in 2007. The noise and speed was breathtaking |
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Post by alf on Feb 9, 2018 12:15:22 GMT
I hope NASA feel suitably humbled by the fact that a private individual has managed to advance rocketry to new levels and all they have done is retired the space shuttle and replaced it with nothing. I expect the people that will be the most upset by the successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch will be the Chinese and the Russians. A Capitalist democratic country has seen a private company launch the most capable rocket ever, without it costing the government untold billions in taxes - indeed it makes them money. No doubt both will be throwing their considerable online weight behind any conspiracy theories surrounding the launch as a result of their displeasure - that it happened at all is a massive vindication of a political and social system they do not aspire to. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 12:21:55 GMT
How come there is all kinds of smoke coming off the near one and nothing from the rear one? Not sure if you are watching the same feed as me but on this one you can clearly see both boosters landing and kicking up dust and smoke, albeit the smoke from the furthest away one becomes obscured by the closest one. Truly impressive stuff - I've seen them land single boosters on drone ships at sea but to coordinate a landing like that was superb. The clip you link to is a copy of the original "live" feed. You will hear the commentator say that the two booster feeds look the same but they are in fact from each booster. If you watch it you will see that they are indeed identical but the right hand one is one frame behind the left. They then go on to land on the same landing spot (the white target). |
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Post by michael on Feb 9, 2018 12:25:34 GMT
Lots of other videos like this from other angles.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 9, 2018 16:23:02 GMT
Flat earthers are already claiming the whole thing was faked.
I used to feel sorry for Flearthers, but now they're just getting irritating.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 9, 2018 16:38:30 GMT
Flat earthers are already claiming the whole thing was faked. I used to feel sorry for Flearthers, but now they're just getting irritating. All pretty pathetic considering their hero failed to even get off the ground with his rocket designed to prove the earth is flat. |
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Post by Blarno on Feb 9, 2018 16:49:16 GMT
I'm surprised he thought he needed a rocket. Most Flearthers don't believe in gravity.
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