OldScratch wrote:Wow. It's like something out of an old sci-fi flick, only in color.
What I don't get is launching a Tesla into space. That is lost on me.
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OldScratch wrote:Wow. It's like something out of an old sci-fi flick, only in color.
What I don't get is launching a Tesla into space. That is lost on me.
Chimpanzees don't fly until they know the rocket works. You up for being cargo on the next Heavy flight?OldScratch wrote:...back in my day, they sent up chimpanzees.
CDFingers wrote:OldScratch wrote:Wow. It's like something out of an old sci-fi flick, only in color.
What I don't get is launching a Tesla into space. That is lost on me.
CDFingers
Aside from what's already been posted (the tests conducted, milestones for various requirements, etc.) it appears that before going for the Roadster, SpaceX offered a free ride to NASA and the USAF - and both declined the offer.OldScratch wrote:...What I don't get is launching a Tesla into space. That is lost on me.
https://twitter.com/lori_garver/status/ ... 3963113472SpaceX offered NASA the opportunity to get a free ride on this first launch. But the space agency viewed commercial development of this rocket as "competition" and refused their offer. Instead, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk put his own Tesla Roadster onboard, turning the event into a brilliant cross-marketing event.
Both SpaceX and NASA have missions to Mars as their goals, but only one can actually get there at a sustainable cost.
The wise investments made in commercial space by both the Bush and Obama administrations helped lead to SpaceX’s history making moment today. The plan worked: provide early government seed money into the private space market, let companies compete, lower costs and allow the government to develop new technologies that will expand our reach — and save taxpayer money.
Lori Garver is general manager of the Air Line Pilots Association, International and the former deputy administrator of NASA.
Lori Garver @Lori_Garver
Yup. Air Force too.
I've read about some complaints, but haven't seen any decisions. How can I verify the suggestion that Musk hates organized labor? I've not seen anything that suggests there's going to be a space mining operation from any SpaceX subsidiary. As Tesla's about cars and not space or mining, I'm not sure how to parse the rest of this. Help?ErikO wrote:The real question is will Tesla's Space Mining operation hate organized labor as much as their owner does?
Here's version 1 of your plan:CDFingers wrote: Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:55 pm Faster better cheaper.
I've got like this jar of coins on my dresser, see, for space tickets.
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