Author Topic: Big Ass Rocket Launch (Read 22805 times)

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #60 on:** February 07, 2018, 07:45:00 AM »

Quote from: tris on February 07, 2018, 06:09:50 AM

I think its a fantastic achievement, but one point of comment

They claim on their web site that its "THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET"

They should insert the word "TODAY" at the end of that sentence I think

The Saturn 5 would lift double the Falcon Heavy payload into low earth orbit and that was designed on the back of fag packets, stand drawing boards and slide rules

Old Wernher knew his stuff

PS - I'm off to watch the vid again

Yes, my friend Ed the Rocket Scientist, was one of the principle scientists on the Lunar missions. He told me that the guys that strapped in *knew* it was a calculated risk. But.. If they knew just how much calculating was actually going on, they never would have gotten on that rocket.

He was still using his slide rule when I first met him in the late 70s.

rdbandkab · « **Reply #61 on:** February 07, 2018, 08:09:15 AM »

Quote from: Phang on February 07, 2018, 06:22:09 AM

this marks a new era in rocket science

That looks so surreal.. It's almost too perfect!

guzzisteve · « **Reply #62 on:** February 07, 2018, 08:19:16 AM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on February 07, 2018, 05:56:33 AM

Must be at a low point for a trade in, cheaper to launch it. Maybe he's waiting to get a pic of someone as a passenger.

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #63 on:** February 07, 2018, 08:53:53 AM »

"It appears the super-strong rocket, with twice the firing power of any before it, overshot that trajectory and is has now pushed the Tesla into an orbit which extends into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter."

"Right now, a bright red sports car is careering through space on a journey that has taken it from Florida out into space, where it will travel beyond Mars and toward the Asteroid Belt. The whimsical payload of yesterday's SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, CEO Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, is hoped to fly through space for a billion years or so.

Unfortunately for Musk, radiation from the sun and a barrage of space junk might make that dream impossible. According to Indiana University chemist William Carroll, the car may not even make it through a single year, LiveScience reports."

tris · « **Reply #64 on:** February 07, 2018, 08:55:00 AM »

Quote from: rdbandkab on February 07, 2018, 08:09:15 AM

That looks so surreal.. It's almost too perfect!

Even more so when you think about the engineering behind it

Those 2 boosters start (say) 20 foot apart at high altitude, separate from the main booster, do a loop so that the're upright, land I guess 1/2 mile apart and all without crashing into each other in between

Remarkable

cbrider · « **Reply #65 on:** February 07, 2018, 09:28:46 AM »

Yeah, watching those two boosters landing together was almost like a science fiction movie. Just incredible what those people have accomplished.

And that roadster is farther from a re-charge station than any electric vehicle ever!

Phang · « **Reply #66 on:** February 07, 2018, 09:39:01 AM »

I have this question since many years ago

If we (human) keep on sending earth matters and elements in the form of spacecrafts and fuel out from the earth to outter space, will it cause something bad in the long run?

oldbike54 · « **Reply #67 on:** February 07, 2018, 11:59:25 AM »

Quote from: Phang on February 07, 2018, 09:39:01 AM

I have this question since many years ago

If we (human) keep on sending earth matters and elements in the form of spacecrafts and fuel out from the earth to outter space, will it cause something bad in the long run?

You mean some alien race is gonna get mad at us for littering up their neighborhood and send out a clean up crew made up of creatures that resemble giant Komodo Dragons ?

Dusty

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #68 on:** February 07, 2018, 12:55:15 PM »

Quote from: kirby1923 on February 07, 2018, 12:32:40 PM

I'd bet that car probably won't last a year out there. Musk has a good sense of humor.

:-)

I thought it was hilarious..

JJ · « **Reply #69 on:** February 07, 2018, 01:04:02 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on February 07, 2018, 11:59:25 AM

You mean some alien race is gonna get mad at us for littering up their neighborhood and send out a clean up crew made up of creatures that resemble giant Komodo Dragons ?

Dusty

I like what the great Physicist, Dr. Stephen Hawkins says...something to the affect:

"The day in the future when an alien species finally visits our earth...will not be a good day..."

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #70 on:** February 07, 2018, 01:10:35 PM »

We're not very far from being assimilated by the silicon based life forms anyway.. all the kids have them now.

Aaron D. · « **Reply #71 on:** February 07, 2018, 01:20:58 PM »

Each booster made a triple sonic boom-all of which arrived about 30 seconds after landing!

Antietam Classic Cycle · « **Reply #72 on:** February 07, 2018, 01:40:27 PM »

Quote from: JJ on February 07, 2018, 01:04:02 PM

I like what the great Physicist, Dr. Stephen Hawkins says...something to the affect:

"The day in the future when an alien species finally visits our earth...will not be a good day..."

We just need to have Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call" ready and waiting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfTORdsPspw

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #73 on:** February 07, 2018, 02:28:34 PM »

Did anyone else notice, almost zero news coverage?
Nothing on the 7 o'clock news.

Aaron D. · « **Reply #74 on:** February 07, 2018, 03:18:29 PM »

You need better news, it was all over the place!

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #75 on:** February 07, 2018, 05:55:10 PM »

Or this...

photo gallery online

GliderJohn

oldbike54 · « **Reply #76 on:** February 07, 2018, 06:09:53 PM »

^^^ That's funny John

Dusty

Phang · « **Reply #77 on:** February 08, 2018, 03:49:00 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on February 07, 2018, 11:59:25 AM

You mean some alien race is gonna get mad at us for littering up their neighborhood and send out a clean up crew made up of creatures that resemble giant Komodo Dragons ?

Dusty

please let me know if you captured one, I am sure it worth one thousand times more than a rhino horn or shark fins over here

if we sent a ton of metal out of the earth, the earth will have a ton of that material lesser. I would imagine the earth as a closed system like a closed eco system, it is in equilibrium since the birth of earth and one thing will affect the other

DorsetBlue · « **Reply #78 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:11:44 AM »

Quote from: Phang on February 08, 2018, 03:49:00 AM

please let me know if you captured one, I am sure it worth one thousand times more than a rhino horn or shark fins over here

if we sent a ton of metal out of the earth, the earth will have a ton of that material lesser. I would imagine the earth as a closed system like a closed eco system, it is in equilibrium since the birth of earth and one thing will affect the other

Firstly, its all relative. 1 tonne (or even all of the tonnes that have been launched so far) are insignificant against the mass of the Earth. Secondly, the Earth may be gaining more than that mass back via Meteorites (or it might not be):

https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/15/is-earth-gaining-mass-or-losing-mass

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #79 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:23:13 AM »

It will be interesting to see how the car 'weathers' without any protection from solar radiation. Anyone know if there was special surface protection put on the satellite-car?

Phang · « **Reply #80 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:23:36 AM »

Thanks for the link, it is an interesting read

KiwiKev · « **Reply #81 on:** February 08, 2018, 05:09:37 AM »

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on February 07, 2018, 02:28:34 PM

Did anyone else notice, almost zero news coverage?
Nothing on the 7 o'clock news.

It was on the news here Roy though we were down at Harry’s so saw it on the small screen.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #82 on:** February 08, 2018, 06:43:17 AM »

From Nic:

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Anyone know if there was special surface protection put on the satellite-car?

Probably only the dealer "add on protection" that they try to sell you. Bottle of Scotchguard?
GliderJohn

LowRyter · « **Reply #83 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:24:14 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on February 08, 2018, 06:43:17 AM

From Nic:
Probably only the dealer "add on protection" that they try to sell you. Bottle of Scotchguard?
GliderJohn

That Trucoat......... they install it at the factory ya know. .... you betcha.

https://youtu.be/E5gwc4UizUc

oldbike54 · « **Reply #84 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:42:00 PM »

The Tesla was dipped in Yak Fat , that stuff will last forever

Dusty

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #85 on:** February 08, 2018, 06:08:11 PM »

From Dusty:

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The Tesla was dipped in Yak Fat , that stuff will last forever

Ah! Cosmoline.

GliderJohn

twowings · « **Reply #86 on:** February 08, 2018, 06:33:03 PM »

'He's fleeing the interview!'

LowRyter · « **Reply #87 on:** February 08, 2018, 07:00:47 PM »

Oh Geez!

Darren Williams · « **Reply #88 on:** February 08, 2018, 08:22:08 PM »

Truth is Musk sent his roadster to outer space to get rid of it, when he found out how much it would cost to replace the dead batteries.

rodekyll · « **Reply #89 on:** February 08, 2018, 08:55:42 PM »

Quote from: Darren Williams on February 08, 2018, 08:22:08 PM

Truth is Musk sent his roadster to outer space to get rid of it, when he found out how much it would cost to replace the dead batteries.

Well, he loses on the insurance then, because there's too much evidence that it wasn't really stolen.

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