Posted on 02/07/2018 10:04:13 AM PST by rktman
Elon Musk is the worlds greatest showman. His Tesla Roadster and a dummy astronaut blasts off on a super-giant rocket called Falcon Heavy, headed for Mars orbit with David Bowies Space Oddity blaring on the car radio. The astronaut is dubbed Starman, after another Bowie song. The words Dont Panic! are on the dashboard.
Musk said that it took his team over three years to develop the space suit, because it not only had to be functional, it had to look good. To Musk, the spectacle is as important as the accomplishment. He understands that to be truly successful, you not only need to produce successful results, you need to excite peoples imaginations.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
No. That was 4.29 minutes of pure mind numbing stupidity. Do you really think the Earth is flat?
Wow! Thank you for the link, incredible. She has some real advanced gear, and will go far in life as a scientist! I couldn't do that.
I must be deficient in orbital mechanics. The Tesla was launched on an Eastern trajectory but the video has it orbiting to the West. What am I missing?
It was orbiting from west to east and you’re blind?
Then it was doing it in reverse.
Doing what in reverse? It’s moving from west to east throughout the starman webcast, and it matches simulations of its trajectory just fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl9nqLn9gpM
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