Administrators Eric Posted March 4, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 4, 2021 There were obviously some problems, but they made it happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 That crazy SOB did it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Fog said: That crazy SOB did it! Dude's cool as ****. I ain't buying his coal powered hoopties, but more he has more good ideas than the rest of his level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Reminds me of the time I first watched "oo7 - You Only Live Twice" a long time ago as a kid. When they landed the rocket I just thought "Yeah right! What a fake ass show. That ain't gonna happen!" At the end you can even see the wire they used to let the rocket down. 50 years later and here we are... Edited March 4, 2021 by crockett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I look forward to our robot overlords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 4, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted March 4, 2021 Mars is inhabited entirely by robots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Eric said: Mars is inhabited entirely by robots. So, you're saying Mars is void of hookers and blow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 4, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted March 4, 2021 I wasn’t aware of this until just now, but SN10 exploded on the pad, several minutes after landing successfully. There was a fire under the skin as it landed, which must not have been fully extinguished. Still, it landed successfully. That is a hell of a step forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Is Bezos still working toward space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xromad Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 18 hours ago, Al Czervik said: So, you're saying Mars is void of hookers and blow? Robot hookers and synthesized blow. Der. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 18 hours ago, Eric said: I wasn’t aware of this until just now, but SN10 exploded on the pad, several minutes after landing successfully. There was a fire under the skin as it landed, which must not have been fully extinguished. Still, it landed successfully. That is a hell of a step forward. It was burning after touchdown and they turned on some big water cannons on the pad. Didn't really look like they could reach the fire inside the rocket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 4, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted March 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, Fog said: It was burning after touchdown and they turned on some big water cannons on the pad. Didn't really look like they could reach the fire inside the rocket. There was a fire under the skin of the craft before touchdown. It looked like a fairly violent one. I'm surprised that it took so long to explode, although I am very glad they were able to land it successfully first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xromad Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The similarities with that Bond flick are a bit.......scary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMag Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Man. This is SO amazing. This is science in action, watching those dudes get better and learn from their prior lessons. I've been fascinated with this kinda stuff for as long as I can remember, which is EARLY Space Shuttle time period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Is Bezos still working toward space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Some big space event was to be celebrated at the offices of JPL. Bigwigs and the press had been invited into the inner sanctum. The general public was allowed to sit in the auditorium. Robert A Heinlein was in the auditorium, not having been invited into the inner sanctum. Imagine how embarrassed and annoyed the organizers were when the press went to interview Heinlein rather than bigwigs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Is Bezos still working toward space? He's running out of places to ship things on Earth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, xromad said: The similarities with that Bond flick are a bit.......scary? They nailed that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Historian said: He's running out of places to ship things on Earth. Saw one of those purple vans today. Just thinking... Didn’t the Tesla guy send one of his cars into space? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 That'll buff out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Saw one of those purple vans today. Just thinking... Didn’t the Tesla guy send one of his cars into space? Yep, 2018 ; it's circling the sun now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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