YO303 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I cannot believe this is real more info here - http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-roadster-starman-live-video-feed-from-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-2018-2 It goes without saying this makes life worth living Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Starman has gone dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavinsky Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) best car commercial ever !jokes besides this is an incredible achievement especially when the 2 thrusters land at the same time at 9:31 and also the core part of the rocket managed to land at sea on a platform. Edited February 7, 2018 by Kavinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlisuite Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I watched the launch live and felt very proud. Especially how the whole thing landed back on Earth like some sci-fi stuff. Future on its way. However, i didn't catch... did they bring the car back or left it in orbit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 jesus take the wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 I watched the launch live and felt very proud. Especially how the whole thing landed back on Earth like some sci-fi stuff. Future on its way. However, i didn't catch... did they bring the car back or left it in orbit? The car will not go into orbit around Mars. Rather the second stage of the Heavy is to fire three times to send the car on an elliptical orbit around the sun that extends as far out as Mars, and that car could remain in orbit for hundreds of millions of years. At times, it might pass very close to Mars, and Mr. Musk said there was an “extremely tiny” chance that it could crash into Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 this has 2 be the dumbest shit ever in mankind, i wish i was in the trunk of that car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I watched the launch live and felt very proud. Especially how the whole thing landed back on Earth like some sci-fi stuff. Future on its way. Man, I watched the launch but did not see the landing. Holy hell that was a sight to see. To quote my friend I think I got a glimpse of the excitement past generations had with the space race of the 60s. Really inspiring stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid1 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 this has 2 be the dumbest shit ever in mankind, i wish i was in the trunk of that car lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Coolest thing ever and it gives me hope for the future. This is important because it's the first test of the Falcon Heavy which will dramatically cut launch costs for putting big things into orbit like satellites and ISS components. The car was just a cool added touch - they weren't going to launch anything important because this is just a test and they wanted to prove they can launch heavy things as big as the car safely. People are complaining about it with tweets about the US's healthcare and shit but this is a private company, the US's healthcare situation has nothing to do with SpaceX. And this will save money in the future so this is a net gain for everyone in the world, and for SpaceX. We always have to move forward and progress is always asymmetrical. Look at this beautiful double landing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobDobalina Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 People are complaining about it with tweets about the US's healthcare and shit but this is a private company, the US's healthcare situation has nothing to do with SpaceX. And this will save money in the future so this is a net gain for everyone in the world, and for SpaceX. OK, I'll jump on this Zeffgrenade for the teem. Let's say you're the supreme decider, what u sending up to space niBBa? And for what purpose / to what end? And at what expense? Accounting of course for the finite nature of Earthen resources (not necessarily monetary, but tangible), how those resources could be more humanely allocated elsewhere )and how our current hypercapitalist economic systems provide no incentive for doing so, etc. Last time I checked you could build a solid gold replica of Neil Armstrong for around the cost it'd take to send himself into space. We always have to move forward and progress is always asymmetrical. On this point I will agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 People are complaining about it with tweets about the US's healthcare and shit but this is a private company, the US's healthcare situation has nothing to do with SpaceX. And this will save money in the future so this is a net gain for everyone in the world, and for SpaceX. OK, I'll jump on this Zeffgrenade for the teem. Let's say you're the supreme decider, what u sending up to space niBBa? And for what purpose / to what end? And at what expense? Accounting of course for the finite nature of Earthen resources (not necessarily monetary, but tangible), how those resources could be more humanely allocated elsewhere )and how our current hypercapitalist economic systems provide no incentive for doing so, etc. Last time I checked you could build a solid gold replica of Neil Armstrong for around the cost it'd take to send himself into space. We always have to move forward and progress is always asymmetrical. On this point I will agree Communications satellites, GPS satellites, climate monitoring satellites, ISS components for doing immunology research in zero gravity environments, you know, science shit. I don't support doing it as some international dick-waving competition of who's the coolest - I support doing it for important reasons that have longterm impact. How are we going to redirect meteors without a well developed space program? What about asteroid mining to limit our dependence on raping the Earth for metals? How are we going to enter the Star Trek socialist utopia without reaping the benefits of being a multi-planetary civilization first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) And by the way - of course it's going to start out as self indulgent capitalist bullshit like "trips to space for $1m" and "round trips around mars for $100m" Don't think of that as decadence and a priority of billionaires over the common people - think of that as billionaires donating money to the development of cheap space travel for all of these purposes I mentioned, which are all meant for increasing the efficiency of humanity This stuff used to be extremely expensive, now it's way way way cheaper - you just have to keep doing it. Edited February 7, 2018 by Zeffolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marian Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) i'm a big fan of space exploration of any kind. but i hate elon musk more than any living being ever existing. and shit like that is the reason why this has 2 be the dumbest shit ever in mankind seriously, fuck venture capitalist tech bros Edited February 7, 2018 by marian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Dumb question; did he name his car after David Bowie? Edited February 7, 2018 by ambermonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Coolest thing ever and it gives me hope for the future. This is important because it's the first test of the Falcon Heavy which will dramatically cut launch costs for putting big things into orbit like satellites and ISS components. The car was just a cool added touch - they weren't going to launch anything important because this is just a test and they wanted to prove they can launch heavy things as big as the car safely. People are complaining about it with tweets about the US's healthcare and shit but this is a private company, the US's healthcare situation has nothing to do with SpaceX. And this will save money in the future so this is a net gain for everyone in the world, and for SpaceX. We always have to move forward and progress is always asymmetrical. Look at this beautiful double landing The Falcon Heavy is estimated at $90 million per launch, while the SLS Ares V Heavy is over $1 billion per launch. So he's definitely created a market, although Ares is a much larger vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Great, more space junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I am all for sending billionaires into space and leaving them there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 A giant step for car commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iococoi Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 A giant step for car commercials. That's one small step for peoplekind , one giant leap for car commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) i'm a big fan of space exploration of any kind. but i hate elon musk more than any living being ever existing. and shit like that is the reason why this has 2 be the dumbest shit ever in mankind seriously, fuck venture capitalist tech bros lol so negative in this thread If this was a commercial he'd launch the most up to date shiny Telsa Model 3 or something with the logo prominently displayed. Instead he sent his own personal older model from years ago with funny references to Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy inside car, and playing A Space Oddity There is literally nothing to hate here, this is a test launch and he is decreasing the amount of waste products produced by space launches by making reusable rockets, and he decided to do it in a fun way Killjoys Jesus Christ, whatever A billionaire with massive visions for a sustainable future of humanity and you for some reason decide to hate on him for doing something in a ROCKET TEST LAUNCH which was EXPECTED TO EXPLODE ANYWAY but they got lucky and it didn't. I hate crony capitalism and environmental waste as much as the next guy, but this is purely 100% positive and great Edited February 7, 2018 by Zeffolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 We have populated the lands and we are filling the oceans and space full of shit junk. What a scourge we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (living 20 minutes from that spot, I can't emphasize enough how huge these stairs are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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