Elon deserves his own thread
Another Space X rocket launched this one to bring back the two stranded on the space station, four go up two come back.
Pretty impressive , some classic comments
Shit didnt see the booster landing bit that's pretty crazy.
Here's just that bit.
Goes to show how different and more complex the rocket's aimed at going to mars are compared to just these rockets
Wonder why they don't just use one of those old style1960,s rockets that "got" astronauts to the moon and back with no problems....
Trump has said we’re going to Mars.
I guess the US taxpayer will be funding that with Musk being the recipient.
Musk has already received $80b from the taxpayer…will be interesting to see if Trump is onboard with Musk.
mikehunt207 wrote:Wonder why they don't just use one of those old style1960,s rockets that "got" astronauts to the moon and back with no problems....
The rockets used by space X for this mission or launching satellite's etc are very different to the ones space X are developing to go to mars.
Those rockets blow up because they are pushing the limits of what's possible, no different to how we all fall pushing our surfing to the limit especially when learning a new manoeuvre even though we could surf safe and just do a few safe turns or wiggles to the beach.
Comparing the rockets from the 60s to now is like comparing a 60s car to a prestige modern car, these rockets are much more efficient and id expect these rockets are also much safer as of the 459 missions* 457 have been successful. with zero mission deaths (19 people have died on space missions in history)
*Note missions are different to development/testing./trials of mars development rockets, missions are just more basic rocket launches for satellites etc
But the biggest difference is these rockets like the one launched yesterday are also reusable, while the rocket that went to the moon were not, so a huge cost difference
The first reusable rocket was the space shuttle in the 80s, and space X hold the record for times a rocket has been reused 26 times.
Or on the other hand…Musk looks to be gone soon. Trump might cut him adrift..or he might not. Interesting times.
Americans have really lost the plot on both sides.
Jackasses
Great news about the fact the astronauts stuck on the Space Station will hopefully be coming back safely soon. But as a reality check to the Thunderbirds fanboy schtick above, they have been up there for an extended period due to equipment failure on the Boeing built craft and budget considerations. The current mission is referred to as a normal crew rotation one.
“ NASA officials have said the two astronauts have had to remain on the ISS to maintain adequate staffing levels, and that it did not have the budget or the operational need to send a dedicated rescue spacecraft.”
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/nasa-spacex-try-again-launch-ro...
Can’t see these budget considerations improving under DOGE oversight, unless of course the beneficiary of any funding largesse is the chief Doge himself. Good luck to them all.
Mars by 2026 , he’s not dragging the chain on getting there .
Yup, cept they keep blowin' up.
mikehunt207 wrote:Wonder why they don't just use one of those old style1960,s rockets that "got" astronauts to the moon and back with no problems....
Actors strike? ;-)
One thing I think is a pretty weak act is people vandalising privately owned Teslas.
I don't like Elon, or Teslas that much for that matter, but I hope that shit isn't happening here.
Love the gravity free hair . These two would be pretty stoked and look to be in fairly good shape .
& from the mothership playlist
?si=J1sP3v9Ih_YPkYNS A poetic way with words
But was it ever thus? Did it just take the unalloyed unpleasantness of Elon Musk to make us see ourselves as we always were, toilet paper people fluttering on the whims of wealthy men’s media outlets, 8 billion dogshit golems, Frankingsteins made of farts?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/16/if-youre-reading-t...
GuySmiley wrote:A poetic way with words
But was it ever thus? Did it just take the unalloyed unpleasantness of Elon Musk to make us see ourselves as we always were, toilet paper people fluttering on the whims of wealthy men’s media outlets, 8 billion dogshit golems, Frankingsteins made of farts?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/16/if-youre-reading-t...
"And so digital media surges right towards the money and JD Vance calls it freedom of speech, as if a barely sentient tapeworm reaching towards a clump of rotten offal was acting with some kind of moral imperative."
Oh, Stewart. Magic as always.
southernraw wrote:mikehunt207 wrote:Wonder why they don't just use one of those old style1960,s rockets that "got" astronauts to the moon and back with no problems....
Actors strike? ;-)
Thanks Southern, glad someone got it
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