Space Exploration

[Grand Vol]

Yeah, news says it missed.

Two out of three ain't bad.

 

[rjd970]

Two out of three ain't bad.

Pretty cool.

INSANE! SpaceX Falcon Heavy Side Boosters Landing Simultaneously at Kennedy Space Center - YouTube

 

[lawgator1]

Two out of three ain't bad.

Yup. Starman in the car is beyond cool. He can license that video to an auto company for its commercials and make back 20 times his investment.

 

[VOLALUM]

Yeah, news says it missed.

Apparently it lost an igniter on one of its 3 landing rockets. Hit at 300mph.

 

[twoffo]

Where you gonna watch?

Watched it from Jetty Park pier in Cocoa Beach.

 

[IPleadInsanity]

Yup. Starman in the car is beyond cool. He can license that video to an auto company for its commercials and make back 20 times his investment.

Isn't that capitalism? He is lucky Repubs are in power otherwise he would need to pay 90% in tax on the 20x return.

 

[zeppelin128]

Two out of three ain't bad.

 

[Grand Vol]

Okay, this is awesome.

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[hog88]

Okay, this is awesome.

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Yeah, I don't get this. Isn't there enough junk floating around up there now?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Yeah, I don't get this. Isn't there enough junk floating around up there now?

Its not staying in LEO its on a track for Mars to test the SpaceX tech for use on a mission to the Moon or Mars etc..

 

[LouderVol]

Read that there wasn't enough fuel in the 3rd to land properly. it also may have ended up in the water.

that being said they are clearly wrong/lying in the video about the two vids on the boosters being different shots. they come down on the same platform.

 

[Grand Vol]

Yeah, I don't get this. Isn't there enough junk floating around up there now?

It's on a heliocentric orbit. Won't add to the crap we have in orbit right now.

 

[Grand Vol]

LG, you were saying something about a marketing campaign?

 

[LouderVol]

LG, you were saying something about a marketing campaign?

this is so cool.

 

[golfballs]

US wants to privatize International Space Station: report

 

[Grand Vol]

US wants to privatize International Space Station: report

Depending on the price tag, someone will probably bite.

I can't wait to see it on the DRMO website lol

 

[Grand Vol]

Okay, this is cool. Science fiction turning into science fact.

Yes, NASA Is Actually Sending a Helicopter to Mars with 2020 Rover

NASA will include a small, autonomous helicopter in the agency's upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission, officials announced today (May 11).

The craft will undergo a 30-day test campaign once it reaches the Red Planet to demonstrate the viability of travel above the Martian surface with a heavier-than-air craft.

"NASA has a proud history of firsts," NASA's administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said in a statement. "The idea of a helicopter flying the skies of another planet is thrilling. The Mars Helicopter holds much promise for our future science, discovery and exploration missions to Mars."

The Mars Helicopter's development began in 2013 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. It's just under 4 lbs. (1.8 kilograms), and its body is about the size of a softball, NASA officials said in the statement. It will carry solar cells to charge up in the light of the sun and a heating mechanism to endure cold nights on the Red Planet.

 

[Obsessed]

Okay, this is cool. Science fiction turning into science fact.

Yes, NASA Is Actually Sending a Helicopter to Mars with 2020 Rover

I was going post this earlier. NASA is also set to spend about 10 million on new investigation in ET.
(Mainly radio signals and the like)

 

[LouderVol]

SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket - BBC News

SpaceX starting to test a rocket that they hope they can reuse 10 times with no maintenance between. just refuel and launch. they even talked about the possibility of reusing the same day.

 

[IPleadInsanity]

SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket - BBC News

SpaceX starting to test a rocket that they hope they can reuse 10 times with no maintenance between. just refuel and launch. they even talked about the possibility of reusing the same day.

Hate to be the guy flying the 10th mission!

 

[Grand Vol]

SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket - BBC News

SpaceX starting to test a rocket that they hope they can reuse 10 times with no maintenance between. just refuel and launch. they even talked about the possibility of reusing the same day.

If they could pull that off, pricing for launches will go down bigly.

They could about put Boeing out of the commercial space game until they build their own.

 

[82_VOL_83]

We should be mining the moon right now.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

We should be mining the moon right now.

I agree with this...and if we don't, someone else will...like China, and soon. Does Russia even have a space program any more?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I agree with this...and if we don't, someone else will...like China, and soon. Does Russia even have a space program any more?

If you count their Uber service to the ISS for us.

 

[hog88]

We should be mining the moon right now.

We should have already put men on Mars.