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anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:12 pm
by dubkitty
and was that the most brilliant thing you've seen in ages or what?
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:41 pm
by goroth
Fuck, I was out. Just got home. Totally putting it on now.
Can't wait to see if all three boosters land.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:59 pm
by Chankgeez
I missed the launch, but managed to catch this:
http://fortune.com/2018/02/06/spacex-fa ... d=sr-link1
The Craigslist ad isn't up anymore though.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:02 pm
by goroth
Holy shit.
That was one of the greatest things I've seen. I literally got goosebumps when it reached max Q
Watching the two side boosters land simultaneously was the icing on the cake.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:49 pm
by Faldoe
It gives me hope. With all the other shit going on in the world. This really brings back in and nurtures excitement.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:33 am
by Animal Rescue
Damn, missed it. Sounds incredible. Have to go hunt the footage down...
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:37 am
by D.o.S.
People getting excited about something that was first done 40 years ago?
Bunch of Blues lawyers in this thread.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:42 am
by UglyCasanova
The boosters landing was the best part. "Don't panic"'was pretty awesome too.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:44 pm
by Lurker13
goroth wrote:Holy shit.
That was one of the greatest things I've seen. I literally got goosebumps when it reached max Q
Watching the two side boosters land simultaneously was the icing on the cake.
Yes, and...
UglyCasanova wrote:The boosters landing was the best part. "Don't panic"'was pretty awesome too.
..yes, and Life on Mars playing in an infinite loop on Musk's Tesla is awesome too.
Being able to safely land booster rockets right where you want them should do wonders for cost efficiency. Hopefully national and multinational organizations like NASA, ESA, etc. will either license that technology or develop a parallel technology, and we'll see an increase in the frequency of space exploration missions, or at least a decrease in cost so they are easier to justify to the penny pinchers.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:55 pm
by Faldoe
D.o.S. wrote:People getting excited about something that was first done 40 years ago?
Bunch of Blues lawyers in this thread.
I'll Paypal you a few bucks so you can buy some rope to hang yourself with.
Re: anybody else watch the Space X launch?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:29 am
by D.o.S.
Faldoe wrote:D.o.S. wrote:People getting excited about something that was first done 40 years ago?
Bunch of Blues lawyers in this thread.
I'll Paypal you a few bucks so you can buy some rope to hang yourself with.
