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Elon Musk unveils assembled SpaceX Starship and it's glorious
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| 10JAN19
| by Amanda Kooser
Posted on 01/13/2019 12:01:55 AM PST by vannrox
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To: vannrox
W/o Elon Musk, just ONE guy:
None of this new excitement about space would be happening.
The entire world space effort would still have that ponderous Post Office/DMV feel about it.
I’d say as far as gummint PORK goes, I’d give ole Elon a pass.
Elon is just amazing and he’s going to keep doing amazing things.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:10:27 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: vannrox
i have a hard time believing that thing can get off the ground with three bells that size
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:27:27 AM PST
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: vannrox
Musk got those fins of a ‘62 Cadillac El Dorado. BTW, there doesn’t seem to be any evidence of control surfaces or steering rocket nozzles. I seriously doubt that this thing would even be capable of accurately entering low Earth orbit. But then, He’s the engineering genius. Just listen to him for 10 minutes, he’ll tell you.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:30:01 AM PST
by
Tallguy
To: TalBlack
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:41:57 AM PST
by
Rio
To: gaijin
Yep, like tail landing rockets with 3D printed engines are a dime a dozen.
All the sour grapes and poo-pooing on someone actually doing things?!?
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:52:39 AM PST
by
Delta 21
To: Karl Spooner
3-5 times longer than the V-2 depending on configuration.
Its YUGE
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:55:43 AM PST
by
Delta 21
To: Moonman62
When they get their Hugh and Series 3D printer running, the picture on the right will be the real rocket and the one they are building today will be the relic test bed.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:58:18 AM PST
by
Delta 21
To: vannrox
Thought the same thing...a 50s sci-fi rocket...
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posted on
01/13/2019 1:06:55 PM PST
by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: Ozark Tom
That was Musk's claim last year, heh, the crucial test for practicality on that is, can the craft (or any craft) achieve orbit, then return to Earth (with or without propulsive landing) and be able to be recycled back to the launch pad.
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posted on
01/13/2019 1:38:50 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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posted on
01/13/2019 2:34:44 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: 60Gunner; AnotherUnixGeek; aquila48; BobL; Chode; Cvengr; carriage_hill; central_va; Delta 21; ...
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posted on
01/13/2019 2:38:07 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: Tallguy
The three main rockets are steering rockets.
https://youtu.be/XVgEKBwE2RM?t=499
“This is for suborbital VTOL tests. Orbital version is taller, has thicker skins (won’t wrinkle) & a smoothly curving nose section.”
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posted on
01/13/2019 2:50:09 PM PST
by
Delta 21
To: vannrox; SunkenCiv
Gee, every boy’s dream! .............................in 1932.............................
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posted on
01/14/2019 6:12:48 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: vannrox; SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/14/2019 6:14:51 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: vannrox; SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/14/2019 6:16:07 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: vannrox; SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/14/2019 6:17:02 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: vannrox
Looks familiar... "Project Moonbase", 1953
To: Ozark Tom
Oh, don’t discourage the Never-Musks!
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posted on
01/15/2019 9:39:24 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(Disarming Liberals...Real Common Sense Gun Control!)
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