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[Onyrlef]

Rocket Scientists, experience required, preferably gained in the 60’s. Crew cut and short sleeve white shirt and thin tie required.


Today’s launch didn’t undergo an unscheduled sudden disassembly ( blow up ) until just above the Indian Ocean on re-entry

 

[Larry N.]

It went very well indeed. The booster had some engine that failed to relight the second time, so it wasn't a soft splashdown, but they got some incredible video of the reentry, including a lot of the hottest period with plasma interfering with the video on occasion before finally losing all telemetry over the Indian Ocean. They were ecstatic, judging by the reactions on the video.

 

[jackiemac]

They appear to learn from each failure and next time its better.

 

[Chef Duane]

Rocket Scientists, experience required, preferably gained in the 60’s. Crew cut and short sleeve white shirt and thin tie required.

Can I wear my pocket protector and slide rule with holster?

 

[Skookum]

Can't fault them for trying. I can only imagine how much an effort like that costs.

 

[Tulecreeper]

Can I wear my pocket protector and slide rule with holster?

That slide rule won't work with common core math.

 

[Onyrlef]

I think they’re also working on an airplane that can fly non-stop from NYC to LA.

 

[Tulecreeper]

I think they’re also working on an airplane that can fly non-stop from NYC to LA.

Non-stop to Laos is 22+ hours.

 

[Onyrlef]

Can't fault them for trying. I can only imagine how much an effort like that costs.

It’s actually not that much, the entire project is expected to cost 2-10 billion. Which in gov’t speak means 50-100 billion. According to Space X each launch runs in the tens of millions. Of course 90 million is in the tens of millions.

 

[Lou Schneider]

There's nothing wrong with the way SpaceX is doing it. Build a prototype and fly it. Analyze the results, fix what went wrong and fly again. Automakers have been this for the past 100 years - build a prototype and run it around a test track. Analyze the weak points, fix them and run it again. SpaceX is no different, just that their test track is actually launching the beast.

All of their missions return telemetry until the end and they're making progress on every launch. It's amazing they are as far along as they are considering they only started 22 years ago.

It wasn't that long ago the idea of soft landing a rocket and reusing it with minimal processing was considered science fiction. Now it's routine and they've successfully launched over 300 times, re-using the same rockets up to 17 times so far. How did they get there? Try and try again.

Don't forget NASA threw away the entire spacecraft after each launch. The only exception was the Shuttle and it's solid fuel boosters, both of which required extensive rehab after each mission.

As far as cost, SpaceX is currently charging about 1/10th what NASA wants to get a payload into orbit. $2 million vs $60 million per launch.

 

[Larry N.]

Can't fault them for trying. I can only imagine how much an effort like that costs.

And how little time (and probably money) it takes, compared to the NASA approach. Also, given that the Falcon 9 and its predecessors were developed in the same fashion, check the performance record and current costs and frequency.

 

[SeilerBird]

Right there is a hold for SpaceX is launching 23 satellites from Florica. View it on Yout. 7:07.
Well it has been on hold for the last hour.

Well maybe tomorrow night.

 

[Isaac-1]

Can I wear my pocket protector and slide rule with holster?

Oh what was that movie, Falling Down with Michael Douglas

 

[Chef Duane]

Gates, Bezos, Musk, Wozniak, and Jobs were all tech nerds at some point.

 

[SeilerBird]

Yes but Gates is the one who looks like one.

Would You Have Invested?

A photograph shows eleven original staff members of Microsoft back in 1978.

www.snopes.com

Scroll down to the bottom for a 30th reunion.

 

[NY_Dutch]

The SpaceX "motto" has always been "Fail and fix". It worked well for the Falcon 9 series, and I suspect it will for the Starship as well.

 

[Professor David]

I think they’re also working on an airplane that can fly non-stop from NYC to LA.

Exactly, why take a manned flight to the moon again? Makes no sense as far as exploring the universe. The first "moon shot" back in 69 was essentially about fighting the cold war. It succeeded, along with other approaches, to bleed the former Soviet Union to extinction. Grotesque rich guys that can do one thing well (producing a good EV or selling lots of of stuff online) trying to show they can do the rocket/space thing too out of pure ego gratification and over compensation.

 

[SeilerBird]

I love Musk. He is doing exactly what I would be doing if I was a billionaire, building rockets and cars. He has positively influenced millions of people.

 

[Chef Duane]

I love Musk. He is doing exactly what I would be doing if I was a billionaire, building rockets and cars. He has positively influenced millions of people.

Rockets, cars, hookers, and blow. Work hard play hard I always say.

 

[John From Detroit]

They appear to learn from each failure and next time its better.

Yes. Yes they do every failure teaches them something.

This is the biggest ship ever launched into space designed to re-enter.. They are going to need to keep identifying problems till they get it right... Eventually it will be safer than flying on commercial airlines.