Elon deserves his own thread

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indo-dreaming started the topic in Saturday, 15 Apr 2023 at 1:16pm

What you need to see

What the BBC want you to only see.

And everything

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indo-dreaming Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 at 6:27pm

Another Space X rocket launched this one to bring back the two stranded on the space station, four go up two come back.

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Supafreak Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 at 6:36pm

Pretty impressive , some classic comments

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indo-dreaming Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 at 6:54pm

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

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mikehunt207 Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 at 11:45pm

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....

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Roadkill Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 7:13am

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.

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indo-dreaming Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 7:54am
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.

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Roadkill Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 7:53am

Or on the other hand…Musk looks to be gone soon. Trump might cut him adrift..or he might not. Interesting times.

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Supafreak Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 8:08am

Americans have really lost the plot on both sides.

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GuySmiley Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 8:28am

Jackasses

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blackers Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 12:50pm

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.

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Supafreak Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 9:25pm

Mars by 2026 , he’s not dragging the chain on getting there .

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blackers Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 9:57pm

Yup, cept they keep blowin' up.

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southernraw Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 10:08pm
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? ;-)

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GuySmiley Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 10:22pm
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tubeshooter Sunday, 16 Mar 2025 at 11:31pm

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.

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Supafreak Monday, 17 Mar 2025 at 8:17am

Love the gravity free hair . These two would be pretty stoked and look to be in fairly good shape .

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tearymasseuse Monday, 17 Mar 2025 at 8:31am

& from the mothership playlist

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GuySmiley Monday, 17 Mar 2025 at 9:04am

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...

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Hiccups Monday, 17 Mar 2025 at 10:09am
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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.

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campbell Monday, 17 Mar 2025 at 10:17am
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