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Final image

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/system/r...NALIMAGE_2.png

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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.


https://i.imgur.com/6B9ZsDp.jpg

Something useful to do on this AFL Grand Final friday holiday, even though the match isn't till tomorrow :blink::huh::confused:

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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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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 ......

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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

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Chill

Airliner travel is massively routine

Rocket flight is still anything but

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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

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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.

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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

https://ecelebrityfacts.com//images/...1485919935.jpg

will be going to Mars, early next year.

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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

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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

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRezf3BU8AASJRT.jpg:orig

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRezf3EVAAAqm2s.jpg:orig


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRezf3DUEAAubA3.jpg:orig

Elon's Roadster obviously hasn't been added yet, but is going to look pretty small.

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https://i.imgur.com/A4YSU6R.png

Elon's Roadster, ready for the top of that rocket, and either fiery destruction, or the great beyond.

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Another (official) view, inside the fairing

https://i.imgur.com/1SFy1PE.jpg

https://imgur.com/a/J68Ij

Could have taken the bus instead...

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SpaceX launch in 1.5 mins

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Nice composite image showing all phases of launch.

http://johnkrausphotos.com/wp-conten...al-website.jpg