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1 posted on 01/13/2019 12:01:55 AM PST by vannrox
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The more things change...


2 posted on 01/13/2019 12:06:46 AM PST by Free in Texas (Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
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More cucumber than falcon.


3 posted on 01/13/2019 12:09:37 AM PST by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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*ping*


4 posted on 01/13/2019 12:14:27 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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Very similar to the old v2 rocket.


5 posted on 01/13/2019 12:20:31 AM PST by Karl Spooner
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Yeah, I was thinking it’s straight out Space Patrol or Commander Cody using 70 year old technology. Interesting.


6 posted on 01/13/2019 12:27:33 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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Somewhere, Robert A. Heinlein is smiling.I’m


7 posted on 01/13/2019 12:34:00 AM PST by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.”)
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I don’t care what Musk has done. This totally redeems him in my eyes. This rocket is finally the one I’ve waited for since all that 1950s sci-fi.

Very cool


8 posted on 01/13/2019 12:37:53 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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Just a few months ago, this rocket was going to built out of composites. Now it’s going to be built out of shiny stainless steel and not have a heat shield.

It’s amazing how quickly SpaceX can make changes and get things done compared to the government.


11 posted on 01/13/2019 1:09:26 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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Seems like there was a Twilight Zone or such with something similar. Looks very familiar.

Nice and shiny.


16 posted on 01/13/2019 1:31:37 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Very cool. I continue to be impressed by Musk’s ability to swing for the fences - of all the Silicon Valley barons, his companies are the ones doing the most exciting work, while Google and Facebook keep coming up with new ways to intrude on privacy.


18 posted on 01/13/2019 1:37:40 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Perfect


19 posted on 01/13/2019 2:13:58 AM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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I’m curious if the tail fins are sufficient to keep that rather wide fuselage stable in flight. The V2 was narrower in design.


21 posted on 01/13/2019 2:27:53 AM PST by ScottinVA (The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party.)
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I was gonna say it looks like something from a 1950’s era comic book.


22 posted on 01/13/2019 2:45:41 AM PST by monkeyshine
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It only takes 2000 hours to charge up.


23 posted on 01/13/2019 3:12:21 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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Unbelievable, I was drawing rockets like that in 1954. They were bad drawings, but...


24 posted on 01/13/2019 3:22:14 AM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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I like the American flag on that beauty.


25 posted on 01/13/2019 3:30:20 AM PST by HighSierra5
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Now *this* is the 21st Century!


27 posted on 01/13/2019 3:49:31 AM PST by Flick Lives
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29 posted on 01/13/2019 4:02:00 AM PST by Eddie01
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I swear I’ve seen something like that someplace before, now let me think...


33 posted on 01/13/2019 4:13:15 AM PST by Eddie01
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SpaceX Layoffs to Affect 10% of Workforce Across U.S.
37 posted on 01/13/2019 4:50:06 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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