justidutch Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, katateochi said: I actually did a little jump of joy when I saw "Don't Panic" on the Tesla dashboard. Yeah, that made me giggle like a bugblatter beast not looking at his next meal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llanthas Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Leszek said: It should have said Moar Boosters! omg that would be funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, DAL59 said: ALL YOUR SPACE ARE BELONG TO MUSK That's already my screen background at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Leszek said: It should have said Moar Boosters! No, No... Don't Panic is a much better reference for a car in space. I betcha there's a towel in the trunk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Kerbal7 said: No guy or gal has the 400 billion+ you'd need for a Human landing on Mars. You'd need taxpayers and they won't pay. Like how taxpayers aren't currently paying for Tesla, SolarCity and more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, DAL59 said: He's planning on 2024. How could something get delayed by a factor of 5, especially now that he just proved the FH works? Mind you i'm not even saying it will be spacex. And aren't FH and BFR completely different things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElWanderer Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Gargamel said: No, No... Don't Panic is a much better reference for a car in space. I betcha there's a towel in the trunk too. Hopefully that displays properly... (you may have to click into the tweet, then the left-hand image to see the towel reference) Edited February 6, 2018 by ElWanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Gargamel said: No, No... Don't Panic is a much better reference for a car in space. I betcha there's a towel in the trunk too. And a tea pot, of course. Y'all can't prove one isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Industries Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Camacha said: Like how taxpayers aren't currently paying for Tesla, SolarCity and more? Perhaps we should avoid that particular subject. Edited February 6, 2018 by KerbalSaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Canopus said: Mind you i'm not even saying it will be spacex. And aren't FH and BFR completely different things? Well, they're both rockets..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Camacha said: Like how taxpayers aren't currently paying for Tesla, SolarCity and more? It's amazing how, even in the midst of what may be SpaceX's greatest event this year, people in this thread still manage to wander off topic. But man, what great views on that webcast. Too bad the video team screwed up a little by accidentally putting the view from the same booster into both camera slots, but I can only assume that their fingers were shaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Gargamel said: Well, they're both rockets..... That much is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 The core is likely toast. Doesn't matter, they want block 5 FH stuff, anyway. Just now, Camacha said: Like how taxpayers aren't currently paying for Tesla, SolarCity and more? All the various subsidies combined and counted towards SpaceX still make SpaceX a bargain for NASA. Their own cost calculation formula puts the dev cost of Dragon 1 and 2 and the F9 to deliver to station at more than 10X what they actually spent. SLS is an example of NASA cost models actually sorta working, or indeed underestimating costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 So... should I cue up MeatLoaf’s “Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad?” Things do not bode well for that core, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenteb07 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Streetwind said: It's amazing how, even in the midst of what may be SpaceX's greatest event this year, people in this thread still manage to wander off topic. But man, what great views on that webcast. Too bad the video team screwed up a little by accidentally putting the view from the same booster into both camera slots, but I can only assume that their fingers were shaking Especially funny when they said it is definitely footage from two different boosters and seconds later you see them "both" going to same pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Streetwind said: It's amazing how, even in the midst of what may be SpaceX's greatest event this year, people in this thread still manage to wander off topic. But man, what great views on that webcast. Too bad the video team screwed up a little by accidentally putting the view from the same booster into both camera slots, but I can only assume that their fingers were shaking I don't see anyone going off-topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemetal Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Holy cow. I think I have a new favourite launch. Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupperRobin6394 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Rip the center core, I guess? Outside of whatever happened to the core, the launch was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Odd that they didn’t come back to stream that part..l Edited February 6, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katateochi Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, ElWanderer said: *tweat snip oh no way, I didn't realise Scott Manley suggested that! That's so cool, the KSP community had an impact on the payload! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringkeeper Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jenteb07 said: Especially funny when they said it is definitely footage from two different boosters and seconds later you see them "both" going to same pad yeah.. i also was like what what do they do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Gargamel said: No, No... Don't Panic is a much better reference for a car in space. I betcha there's a towel in the trunk too. and an tea pot wrapped in the towel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Camacha said: And a tea pot, of course. Y'all can't prove one isn't. This, this, 1,000 times this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastleKSide Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 But what about the Core?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, tater said: The core is likely toast. Doesn't matter, they want block 5 FH stuff, anyway. All the various subsidies combined and counted towards SpaceX still make SpaceX a bargain for NASA. Their own cost calculation formula puts the dev cost of Dragon 1 and 2 and the F9 to deliver to station at more than 10X what they actually spent. SLS is an example of NASA cost models actually sorta working, or indeed underestimating costs. Be careful not to take my quote out of context. I just pointed to the fact the public is paying for Musk's other projects, so stating he isn't rich enough to go to Mars and that the taxpayer won't pay to make it happen doesn't seem to be accurate. Musk seems to be very good at getting funds for his projects. I'm not criticizing it, which people seem to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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