WOW: SPACE X & A PERFECT LAUNCH!!!!!!

[Wry Catcher]

If you didn't watch it live, watch the replay.

 

[Care4all]

it was incredible! just awesome!

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

 

[miketx]

If you didn't watch it live, watch the replay.

Fake news. All that happened was Mars repoed one of those junk cars he makes.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

If we are serious about our environment, then we should already be mining H3 on the moon.
Because America dumped our space program indefinitely, it will be China. Who is well on their way to having first moon habitats by 2040, and mining for H3 by 2050 or sooner. H3 is purported to be worth 100's of $Trillions and be an enormous benefit to the environment since it is the only real chance of replacing coal and other fossil fuels.
But hey....let's ooh and ahh over a single rocket.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

A bit of a cynical response ^^^ to what was amazing. But, did you watch the launch and how the two side rockets returned to the exact landing spot at nearly the same time?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

A bit of a cynical response ^^^ to what was amazing. But, did you watch the launch and how the two side rockets returned to the exact landing spot at nearly the same time?

Yay! And this is what we have accomplished in the past 30 years? The ability to make reusable launch rockets?
It is not cynical. It is true.
We gave up our space program. A program that, if remained active and funded, we would most likely by now be planning the first habitats on the moon and reaping $trillions of revenue from a super clean energy source.
Just how concerned are we about global warming when the best, most realistic source of clean energy stares down on us every single night and we are doing absolutely nothing to get it. But, China is.

 

[Wry Catcher]

If we are serious about our environment, then we should already be mining H3 on the moon.
Because America dumped our space program indefinitely, it will be China. Who is well on their way to having first moon habitats by 2040, and mining for H3 by 2050 or sooner. H3 is purported to be worth 100's of $Trillions and be an enormous benefit to the environment since it is the only real chance of replacing coal and other fossil fuels.
But hey....let's ooh and ahh over a single rocket.

There is still time for our nation to once again lead the race to space. It cannot happen unless We the People elect a proactive Congress, and those members of Congress are well educated in Science and not solely in law (or in keeping their own job).

We desperately need a dynamic leader in the White House, one with a wide range of knowledge, curiosity and a desire to put our planet and its people as job #1. One who is motivated to putting together the resources of our nation with the technical genius we saw today in the private sector.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

If we are serious about our environment, then we should already be mining H3 on the moon.
Because America dumped our space program indefinitely, it will be China. Who is well on their way to having first moon habitats by 2040, and mining for H3 by 2050 or sooner. H3 is purported to be worth 100's of $Trillions and be an enormous benefit to the environment since it is the only real chance of replacing coal and other fossil fuels.
But hey....let's ooh and ahh over a single rocket.

There is still time for our nation to once again lead the race to space. It cannot happen unless We the People elect a proactive Congress, and those members of Congress are well educated in Science and not solely in law.

We desperately need a dynamic leader in the White House, one with a wide range of knowledge, curiosity and a desire to put our planet and its people as job #1. One who is motivated to putting together the resources of our nation with the technical genius we saw today in the private sector.

And yet, last election we put up perhaps one of the most corrupt politicians in Washington, and a Real Estate Billionaire.

 

[Baz Ares]

LOL! Riding in a little red convertible in SPACE!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It was a nice launch, very awesome for the private sector.

The Falcon Heavy though, still doesn't have the thrust of a Saturn V that first came in to service over 50 years ago.

 

[Baz Ares]

FIRST SPACE DRIVE-BY. Unarmed btw...

 

[Baz Ares]

 

[Darkwind]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

A bit of a cynical response ^^^ to what was amazing. But, did you watch the launch and how the two side rockets returned to the exact landing spot at nearly the same time?

Yay! And this is what we have accomplished in the past 30 years? The ability to make reusable launch rockets?
It is not cynical. It is true.
We gave up our space program. A program that, if remained active and funded, we would most likely by now be planning the first habitats on the moon and reaping $trillions of revenue from a super clean energy source.
Just how concerned are we about global warming when the best, most realistic source of clean energy stares down on us every single night and we are doing absolutely nothing to get it. But, China is.

Well, in all honesty, reusable launch engines are HUGE in cutting costs for space exploration. It is a step forward on par with the space shuttle being more advanced than the Mercury program.

If NASA bothered to try and perfect the technology to allow for reusable launch engines, they may have been able to do much much more in the way of recon missions to the resource fields in the solar system. One thing for sure, we'd be a few decades ahead of our space station by now.

 

[Baz Ares]

It was a nice launch, very awesome for the private sector.

The Falcon Heavy though, still doesn't have the thrust of a Saturn V that first came in to service over 50 years ago.

I think Elon rocket spec's out better. As half the size.

Let's look at the basic statistics. The Falcon Heavy stands 230 ft (70 m) tall, its core has a diameter of 12 ft (3.66 m), and when fully assembled with its side boosters is 40 ft (12.2 m) wide and weighs 3,132,301 lb (1,420,788 kg). The Saturn V with its three stages in place, tops out at 363 ft (110.6 m) tall, has a diameter of 33 ft (10.1 m), and tips the scales at 6,540,000 lb (2,970,000 kg).

On the other hand, the two-stage Falcon Heavy has nine Merlin 1D main engines in each of its first stage elements burning supercooled liquid oxygen and kerosene to produce 5,548,500 lb of thrust. Then the second stage takes over with its single Merlin 1D engine to punch 210,000 lb of thrust

That's remarkable when compared to the Atlas and Ariane rockets of today, but now let's look at the Saturn V. Its S-IC first stage has five Rocketdyne F1engines that, when set loose, generate a staggering 7,610,000 lb of thrust as it burns kerosene and liquid oxygen.
Falcon Heavy vs. the classic Saturn V

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

A bit of a cynical response ^^^ to what was amazing. But, did you watch the launch and how the two side rockets returned to the exact landing spot at nearly the same time?

Yay! And this is what we have accomplished in the past 30 years? The ability to make reusable launch rockets?
It is not cynical. It is true.
We gave up our space program. A program that, if remained active and funded, we would most likely by now be planning the first habitats on the moon and reaping $trillions of revenue from a super clean energy source.
Just how concerned are we about global warming when the best, most realistic source of clean energy stares down on us every single night and we are doing absolutely nothing to get it. But, China is.

Well, in all honesty, reusable launch engines are HUGE in cutting costs for space exploration. It is a step forward on par with the space shuttle being more advanced than the Mercury program.

If NASA bothered to try and perfect the technology to allow for reusable launch engines, they may have been able to do much much more in the way of recon missions to the resource fields in the solar system. One thing for sure, we'd be a few decades ahead of our space station by now.

But we are not

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Elon Musk is a real life Zefram Cochrane

 

[Darkwind]

Yeah it's just fantastic that we have essentially went back 50 years in technology concerning space.
Since NASA was slashed out of existence....we instead have a $billionaire playing in space.
America has had nothing but a few L.E.O. launches the past decade.
There is nothing to be excited about here. The 2010's is a lost decade, let's hope it doesn't lead to another lost decade. But it probably will.

A bit of a cynical response ^^^ to what was amazing. But, did you watch the launch and how the two side rockets returned to the exact landing spot at nearly the same time?

Yay! And this is what we have accomplished in the past 30 years? The ability to make reusable launch rockets?
It is not cynical. It is true.
We gave up our space program. A program that, if remained active and funded, we would most likely by now be planning the first habitats on the moon and reaping $trillions of revenue from a super clean energy source.
Just how concerned are we about global warming when the best, most realistic source of clean energy stares down on us every single night and we are doing absolutely nothing to get it. But, China is.

Well, in all honesty, reusable launch engines are HUGE in cutting costs for space exploration. It is a step forward on par with the space shuttle being more advanced than the Mercury program.

If NASA bothered to try and perfect the technology to allow for reusable launch engines, they may have been able to do much much more in the way of recon missions to the resource fields in the solar system. One thing for sure, we'd be a few decades ahead of our space station by now.

But we are not

I know. That sucks a pussy hat wearing, tiny cock lesbian with Trump issues, diseased vajayjay.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Next time you think "I can't do this". You're wrong.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It was a nice launch, very awesome for the private sector.

The Falcon Heavy though, still doesn't have the thrust of a Saturn V that first came in to service over 50 years ago.

I think Elon rocket spec's out better. As half the size.

Let's look at the basic statistics. The Falcon Heavy stands 230 ft (70 m) tall, its core has a diameter of 12 ft (3.66 m), and when fully assembled with its side boosters is 40 ft (12.2 m) wide and weighs 3,132,301 lb (1,420,788 kg). The Saturn V with its three stages in place, tops out at 363 ft (110.6 m) tall, has a diameter of 33 ft (10.1 m), and tips the scales at 6,540,000 lb (2,970,000 kg).

On the other hand, the two-stage Falcon Heavy has nine Merlin 1D main engines in each of its first stage elements burning supercooled liquid oxygen and kerosene to produce 5,548,500 lb of thrust. Then the second stage takes over with its single Merlin 1D engine to punch 210,000 lb of thrust

That's remarkable when compared to the Atlas and Ariane rockets of today, but now let's look at the Saturn V. Its S-IC first stage has five Rocketdyne F1engines that, when set loose, generate a staggering 7,610,000 lb of thrust as it burns kerosene and liquid oxygen.
Falcon Heavy vs. the classic Saturn V

No question it's a big leap in technology. However what is always fascinating to me is the technology and the speed of the technolgy that went into the Saturn V when you consider it was over 50 years ago.
In fact when you consider the pathetic pace of todays space achievments, it is absolutely mind blowing to realize that in just a space of 8 fucking years we went from a mere sub-orbital flight to putting men on the moon.