DAL59 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 "I am going to bring artists with me to the moon" Everyone on ksp forum: buys paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) On 9/18/2018 at 1:37 AM, tater said: The thrust might be the engine tested. Expand Flight engine? Hopefully. I wonder how many seconds of test firing they are at.... Moon guy has been smoking blunts with Elon. Edited September 18, 2018 by RedKraken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:37 AM, tater said: He bought all the seats. Expand Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 The website (dearmoon.earth) is already live. No need to wait until the end of the presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:45 AM, IncongruousGoat said: The website (dearmoon.earth) is already live. No need to wait until the end of the presentation. Expand Blocked by the school! Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 New SpaceX timeline: 2019: Hops 2020-21: Orbital flight 2022: Unmanned moon and mars flights? 2023: The manned moon flyby It seems the manned Mars missions have been pushed back a few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) On 9/18/2018 at 1:45 AM, razark said: Who? Expand Yusaku Maezawa, an art collector and philanthropist. He's inviting 6-8 artists to accompany him. Edited September 18, 2018 by Mitchz95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasty McBlastblast Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Inviting artists, musicians, and film makers along is fiendishly clever! How better to reach into the dreams & aspirations of the masses than by co-opting the very people who already control what we see and hear all day long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:48 AM, Mitchz95 said: Yusaku Maezawa, an art collector. He's inviting 6-8 artists to accompany him. Expand Ah, thanks. (And, after seeing the name, I still say "Who?" Never heard of this person. Taking artists, though. Interesting.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:48 AM, Blasty McBlastblast said: Inviting artists, musicians, and film makers along is fiendishly clever! How better to reach into the dreams & aspirations of the masses than by co-opting the very people who already control what we see and hear all day long? Expand Hey, if it gets the public interested in space again, more power to them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hey I was right! It was tintin!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 "Tin-tin rocket design" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:47 AM, DAL59 said: 2023: The manned moon flyby Expand Well, have to check the board at work and see who won that bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) First orbital flight in 2-3 years! Will "probably" try an unmanned lunar flyby before sending people. Edited September 18, 2018 by Mitchz95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 "First BFS to orbit in 2 or 3 years" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasty McBlastblast Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 @Mitchz95 exactly! this might be the most brilliant piece of PR that mankind will ever see! also: I hope SpaceX sticks with the "body flaps" terminology, makes my body-flaps seem awesome now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:53 AM, Mitchz95 said: First orbital flight in 2-3 years! Expand Didn't he say that in 2016? Please don't be a JWST... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ho Lam Kerman Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:54 AM, DAL59 said: Please don't be a JWST... Expand Run tap water over burned area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Maezawa is just nodding with everything Musk says and I find that extremely amusing for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 He's the same person that bought the Dragon mission around the Moon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) I may have misheard, but I think Elon just confirmed that Yasuka was one of the two people who commissioned the Dragon 2 moonshot. Edited September 18, 2018 by Mitchz95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Kerman Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Will Elon be on the flight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 1:58 AM, James Kerman said: Will Elon be on the flight? Expand No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKraken Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 "moon mission : spare parts ... just in case" .....the musicians can do some quick repairs....fire up the lem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 2:00 AM, RedKraken said: "moon mission : spare parts ... just in case" .....the musicians can do some quick repairs....fire up the lem. Expand They'll probably do basic training. Plenty of time to learn the basic systems of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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