SPACE TAXIS: NEXT STOP MARS?

Discovery News ^ | 05/21/12 | Irene Klotz

[KevinDavis]

Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is poised to make a test run to the International Space Station early Tuesday, but visiting the orbital outpost is just the beginning of the company's grand plan to give humanity a toehold on Mars.

"Our goal is to revolutionize space transport, so we'll be doing every kind of space transport, except for suborbital. We'll launch satellites of all shapes and sizes, service the space station with cargo and crew, and then the long-term objective is to develop a space transport system that will enable humanity to become a multi-planet species," company founder and chief executive officer Elon Musk said in an interview with SpaceflightNow.com.

[Tucker39]

A more fitting and factual title would have been:

NEXT STOP: Automatic Shutdown and Mission Scrub,
(Due to faulty valve not detected by anyone until seconds before blastoff!)/S

Everything appears normal at NASA. SNAFU!

[garjog]

How Olympus Mons Compares to Everest and Earth’s largest volcano Mauna Kea (Hawaii)

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[ETL]

If you’re ever in New York, there’s a bench in Central Park dedicated to Guy Williams (Prof John Robinson). It’s behind the statue of Columbus. I mention it because I was just by there recently.

[markman46]

I have ask myself that same question

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks KevinDavis. An “extra, extra” ping to the APoD list members.

[hattend]

Mrs. FD and I continue to discuss why they didn't space or at least strand Dr. Smith.

My question was pretty much the same. Who wants a pedophile on board?

Oh and, looking at that model, where is the downstairs living space with it's 8 foot ceilings?

The Jupiter 2 was like a TARDIS. Bigger inside than it was outside.

[martin_fierro]

Meh, been there. Done that.

[real saxophonist]

I know it's a day late. But it's funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CeiPJaHuoQ