Space Space Baby
Sep 15th 2017, 12:46 pm
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Final image
Sep 29th 2017, 3:23 am
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Elon Musk presentation on where he's at on Mars and the big rocket, live stream from Adelaide in 1 hour from now. Looks like he'll be going to Moonbase Alpha before Mars.
Something useful to do on this AFL Grand Final friday holiday, even though the match isn't till tomorrow
Something useful to do on this AFL Grand Final friday holiday, even though the match isn't till tomorrow
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Sep 29th 2017, 5:29 am
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He's ambitious, you have to say that...
- He's planning to start building the BFR next year, and stop development on everything else.
- He's planning to go to the moon and build a base.
- He's planning to send two cargo missions to Mars in 2022.
- He's planning to send four missions, two cargo and two manned, in 2024 - that's 2 years earlier than previously planned for boots on Mars.
- He's planning/looking at using the same system for suborbital hops - anywhere on the planet in 30-40 mins.
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Sep 29th 2017, 7:51 am
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Oh, and the bit he forgot to mention on that suborbital hop?
He's targeting a fare similar to a full fare economy ticket in an aircraft.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZnVfWxgdLe/
So maybe hopping back home to Blighty in under an hour might be a possibility for thee and me ......
He's targeting a fare similar to a full fare economy ticket in an aircraft.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZnVfWxgdLe/
So maybe hopping back home to Blighty in under an hour might be a possibility for thee and me ......
Oct 6th 2017, 1:40 am
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Interesting Shotwell, the SpaceX second in command, has been talking overnight. She says that the BFR is being designed for point-to-point travel, and it's first flights are likely to be suborbital hops.
So that 'replace the long distance airliner' seems to be a significant focus and looking quite likely from the early 2020s onwards.
BTW two SpaceX launches this weekend, 9th Oct @ 12:37 UTC and 11th Oct @ 20:30 UTC
So that 'replace the long distance airliner' seems to be a significant focus and looking quite likely from the early 2020s onwards.
BTW two SpaceX launches this weekend, 9th Oct @ 12:37 UTC and 11th Oct @ 20:30 UTC
Oct 6th 2017, 9:05 am
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He's ambitious, you have to say that...
- He's planning to start building the BFR next year, and stop development on everything else.
- He's planning to go to the moon and build a base.
- He's planning to send two cargo missions to Mars in 2022.
- He's planning to send four missions, two cargo and two manned, in 2024 - that's 2 years earlier than previously planned for boots on Mars.
- He's planning/looking at using the same system for suborbital hops - anywhere on the planet in 30-40 mins.
Airliner travel is massively routine
Rocket flight is still anything but
Oct 8th 2017, 1:05 pm
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SpaceX are killing it right now. I know there are other players on the pitch, but SpaceX is the one we're all talking about. I can't get my mum on a 'plane to fly to Oz, maybe she'll get on a rocket instead... #fatchance
Oct 9th 2017, 12:29 pm
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SpaceX launch in 7mins ...
Edit : Successful landing of the first stage in the night, bang on target.
Second stage into LEO.
Edit : Successful landing of the first stage in the night, bang on target.
Second stage into LEO.
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Dec 2nd 2017, 1:54 am
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Elon has said that he was going to do something silly for the payload of the first Falcon Heavy launch (given the high chance of failure). He now tweeted what that is :
eg something like
will be going to Mars, early next year.
eg something like
will be going to Mars, early next year.
Dec 2nd 2017, 6:41 am
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For those interested, and not worried by maths, this probably refers to the approach to be used.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1410.8856
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1410.8856
Dec 20th 2017, 9:41 pm
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Test and launch of the Falcon Heavy continues to get closer, even as it continues to slip into Jan. Photos have emerged of rocket in the hanger
Elon's Roadster obviously hasn't been added yet, but is going to look pretty small.
Elon's Roadster obviously hasn't been added yet, but is going to look pretty small.
Dec 22nd 2017, 6:29 am
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Elon's Roadster, ready for the top of that rocket, and either fiery destruction, or the great beyond.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 8:40 pm
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Another (official) view, inside the fairing
https://imgur.com/a/J68Ij
Could have taken the bus instead...
https://imgur.com/a/J68Ij
Could have taken the bus instead...
Jan 7th 2018, 11:58 pm
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SpaceX launch in 1.5 mins
Jan 8th 2018, 5:28 am
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Nice composite image showing all phases of launch.
