SPACE Thread
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We did it, boys. The SpaceX rocket launched into orbit, separated its second stage (which them deployed all its satellites), then fell back to Earth and LANDED undamaged.
REUSABLE SPACE ROCKETS
>>13653870
That's nice and all, but let's move onto more important subjects, like me telling you how much I dislike G-Reco and IBO.
>>13653870
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYui8ByASsg
>>13654062
That chart is outdated now. They landed back at the launch site this time. Go SpaceX!
Pictures from Elon's twitter.
When will SpaceX start the first colonies at side 5?
>>13654234
I realize you're joking but they actually are planning on going to Mars.
soon
>>13654234
According to Gundam 00XX Revisionist Zeonwank, we can't create the space colonies until we find a marginalized group on Earth to forcibly shunt into space as slave labor.
>>13654289
In our reality, it will be the last white flight. As all the white people leave earth with the Japanese and Koreans.
Then we drop Axis on them.
>>13654227
Any mention of the volcano lair this time?
>>13654334Planned for Olympus Mons
>>13654289
That is what convict are for.
Fucking awesome!
>>13653870
>>13654216
>>13654227
>>13654231
This has genuinely got me incredibly happy and excited. Praise be to based Space X. This is great day for mankind.
Now we wait for the space elevator.
>>13653870
That's cool as fuck and the fact that this thread is so low on the board is a testament to /m/'s shittiness.
This is going to be so goddamn difficult to recreate in Kerbal Space Program, I know it.
yay
semi-related there's a rocket launch coming up Feb 7, 4pm on a Sunday according to http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
might be a good target to look at for that Florida /m/eetup idea. I'll start digging around about how the weather that day usually is, not that it'll be relevant this year so much. When was the last big El Nino?
>>13656369
okay, checked a few nino-ated years' Feb 7ths, they seem to all come up with no rain in Melbourne at least
sage for 2x
>>13653870
Does anyone know how long it took to design and build this rocket system?
It's Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a7clqqbHZI
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-suspends-2016-launch-of-insight-mission-to-mars
>After thorough examination, NASA managers have decided to suspend the planned March 2016 launch of the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission. The decision follows unsuccessful attempts to repair a leak in a section of the prime instrument in the science payload.
>“Learning about the interior structure of Mars has been a high priority objective for planetary scientists since the Viking era,” said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “We push the boundaries of space technology with our missions to enable science, but space exploration is unforgiving, and the bottom line is that we’re not ready to launch in the 2016 window. A decision on a path forward will be made in the coming months, but one thing is clear: NASA remains fully committed to the scientific discovery and exploration of Mars.”
But can their reusable space rockets be launched en masse and do Itano Circuses?
>>13659574
it's like when the Rocket Punch flies back on the arm, they itano out, smash the other guy, the itano back in
>>13659596
>yfw juzo kabuto invented reusable rocket technology in the 70's
space x are you even trying
he built it in his basement
>>13659627
And you can move Mazinger around and it'll connect back nicely with no problems.
Meanwhile, they can't land a rocket on a ship because the ship is rocking.
>>13654463
Do you seriously want a Space Australia?
>>13654463
>> According to Gundam 00XX Revisionist Zeonwank, we can't create the space colonies until we find a marginalized group on Earth to forcibly shunt into space as slave labor.
> That is what convict are for.
Let's hope the Moon isn't an harsh mistress...
That is awesome.
To tell the truth I am still completely skeptical of the feasibility of their FULLY REUSABLE ROCKET
Especially with video which make me cringe with their arrogant music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSF81yjVbJE
It remind me of naives morons who believe of Mars as a future american NEW FRONTIER for PIONEERS fleeing the EVIL GOVERNMENT !
But anyway...
I'm more skeptical of the economic behind than the technology. I don't believe they'll achieve all that AND keep it cheaper/more reliable than Expendable Launch System.
However, that's because I expect Airbreathing SSTO spaceplane to ultimately achieve better, and if it is harder than I thought to achieve hypersonic SCRAMJET the SpaceX way might stuck in.Don't dare dream about Space Elevator, for Earth at least it is a dead end.
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>>13659691
eh, just think of it as a stepping stone. If the cost to stick stuff in space gets cheaper, we'll stick more stuff out in space including our selves. This'll need more infrastructure and support which will ultimately spawn the growth and development of more economic launch systems to increase profit margins on the ever increasing volume and competition of the market
>>13659637
Why not? Australia is a great country that is neither belligerent or troublesome in anyway internationally and mostly just keeps to itself while enjoying a good economy. It's doing pretty well for itself considering how it started out.
>>13659802
This your reminder that a nuclear warhead detonating in the air between Perth and Sydney would completely wipe out 99% of all shitposting.
>SpaceX
>based
A company so inept, that their rockets blow up seconds after launch in our current era.
>>13659830
When the worst thing your country does to other countries is shitpost on their weeaboo image boards you have a pretty nice country
>>13659845
you say that like literally any space company hasn't had colossal fuckups during launches
>>13659846
Research has shown that Aussie shitposting is literally the reason SJWs exist as they do today.
They pulled a slaneesh, and shitposted them into existence.
>>13659856
>in our current era
Those mistakes have been made so many times in the past.
SpaceX is just a laundering front for Musk.
Wait... anti SpaceX smearing ?
I didn't knew shitposter diversified their activity
I'm more Skylon anyway
>>13659988
Space X is overrated.
>>13659845
>>13659865
>>13660050
>they're so inept they made history
Nice one, faggot
>>13660199
NASA killed a bunch of people by this point.
It's like SpaceX isn't even trying
>>13660220
Out of 17 deaths in space, 14 are NASA's fault.
On the other side, those 14 all kind of blew up pretty quickly, while the other 3 died of decompression in their cabin.
>>13660220
When SpaceX managed to rack up as many launches then you can shit on NASA. It's still one of the better ran government agencies out there. Don't forget most of the business they are getting will be from NASA anyway. It's good to have another competitor from the traditional big aerospace companies, but let's not hype this like another unicorn web 2.0 company.
>>13659646
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch , so yup she is a harsh mistress.
>>13660263
> NASA. It's still one of the better ran government agencies out there.
Funny way to spell ESA.
The only reason we aren't launching crewed mission with Ariane 5 is that we don't need it, plus it wouldn't be friendly to compete with Soyuz.
>>13659802
Aren't they carving an empire for themselves in the pacific islands like Nauru to dump boat people?
Its only a matter of time before they go East India Company on the neighbourhood.
