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Jeff Bezos' Spaceship Takes Flight
Forbes ^
| 4/30/2015
| Alex Knapp
Posted on 04/30/2015 8:47:14 AM PDT by repentant_pundit
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Photo says it all. Calling Austin Powers ?
To: repentant_pundit
Austin Powers or Flesh Gordon...
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posted on
04/30/2015 8:54:21 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Is a crunchy spicy tuna roll with eel sauce too much to ask for?)
To: repentant_pundit
In other news...
“Amazon announced it intends to start 2-day delivery to the Moon for Prime customers in 2 years.”
To: repentant_pundit
Looks like a remarkably frugal launch facility.
To: repentant_pundit
There is quite a nice video at the Forbes link. I encourage all to view it.
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posted on
04/30/2015 8:58:28 AM PDT
by
Blennos
To: null and void
After heavy vibration at launch, the ship will be capable of deep space penetration
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posted on
04/30/2015 9:00:22 AM PDT
by
repentant_pundit
(Sammy's your uncle, but he behaves like a spoiled rotten kid.)
To: repentant_pundit
To: repentant_pundit
But hey...they got it up.
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posted on
04/30/2015 9:06:28 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: repentant_pundit
Sometimes a rocket is more than just a rocket.
To: SunkenCiv
Very cool stuff at the link
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posted on
04/30/2015 9:28:41 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: repentant_pundit
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posted on
04/30/2015 9:30:46 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: hoagy62
But hey...they got it up. Was that meant to be tongue in cheek.................considering how remarkably phallic the spaceship appears?
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posted on
04/30/2015 10:19:43 AM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: repentant_pundit
"Hey, that looks like a big..."
"Willie!"
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posted on
04/30/2015 10:44:02 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: Mastador1
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posted on
04/30/2015 11:09:03 AM PDT
by
repentant_pundit
(Sammy's your uncle, but he behaves like a spoiled rotten kid.)
To: BenLurkin; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Straight up, straight down, but over 300K feet, nice job! Thanks BenLurkin!
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posted on
04/30/2015 11:11:25 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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posted on
04/30/2015 11:14:08 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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posted on
04/30/2015 1:15:02 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
Interesting, their current engine is a cryo- hydrogen / oxygen burner, but like SpaceX, they’re headed off to a much more powerful methane-burner. Sensible.
https://www.blueorigin.com/technology#engine_stories_2
[snip] The BE-4 uses oxygen-rich staged combustion of liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas to produce 550,000 lb. of thrust. The BE-4 is currently under development and will be flight-ready in 2017. [/snip]
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posted on
04/30/2015 1:22:08 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: SunkenCiv
That is truly a space hotrod !
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posted on
04/30/2015 2:15:08 PM PDT
by
repentant_pundit
(Sammy's your uncle, but he behaves like a spoiled rotten brat.)
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posted on
04/30/2015 2:15:55 PM PDT
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hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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