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Posting Leader
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:17 PM
Just watched live the launch of Elon Musk's BFR. It was amazing!!! Perfect launch, then the two detached booster rockets returned to Earth and landed vertically. 
WOW!!!
Onboard is Elon's personal Tesla. It will go into orbit around the sun. Since there is no commercial purpose of this mission, I consider it one BIG toy rocket.
Elon Musk...."Big Rocket Man"
Keeper Of Odd Knowledge
Posted 06 February 2018 - 04:22 PM
Bill Botjer
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Posted 06 February 2018 - 05:56 PM
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 06 February 2018 - 06:15 PM
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Checkered Flag in Hand
Posted 06 February 2018 - 06:30 PM
For sale: Tesla Roadster, high miles.
As is, where is.
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 06 February 2018 - 06:38 PM
Somebody will buy it, remember when the dummies use to buy stars. 
Jim "Butch" Dunaway
I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do it's because I missed my exit.
All my life I've strived to keep from becoming a millionaire, so far I've succeeded.
There are three kinds of people in the world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.
No matter how big of a hammer you use, you can't pound common sense into stupid people, believe me, I've tried.
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Checkered Flag in Hand
Posted 06 February 2018 - 08:17 PM
John Warren
Slot cars are my preferred reality
On The Lead Lap
Posted 07 February 2018 - 10:06 AM
Now we have individuals who have the ability to have rockets launched.
Makes you wonder where the technology for that rocket launch came from plus was it taxpayer funded research that aided the launch because I'm quite sure it wasn't a youtube video that enabled that launch and what happens if this technology gets hacked and into the wrong hands? Musk may have ties to NASA but he is getting way to much information as far as I'm concerned and there are some things that need to be guarded.
The landing is just as disturbing as the launch, if that rocket went off course and crashed into a major city who would have been held accountable and the publicity stunt with the car shows a out of control ego that needs to monitored very closely.
Scary times folks...very scary.
Bob K.
Body Painter Extraordinaire
Posted 07 February 2018 - 10:10 AM
Actually, it's headed for a slingshot around Mars is what I read. There and back will take 6 months.
It was a solid test of the systems and therefore, not a toy.
I believe there will be a line up to his office after this.
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Posted 07 February 2018 - 11:09 AM
You could almost hear the cheering of the SpaceX employees from our shop.
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Posting Leader
Posted 07 February 2018 - 01:42 PM
It will be interesting to see who's story on where the Tesla is going is true. I've seen several versions on TV and the "Tube".
The most believable to me is that it is in permanent earth orbit, with the stereo blaring "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
So who is going to hear it? If a tree falls in the forest........
Posting Leader
Posted 07 February 2018 - 02:59 PM
In a Tesla how long can you play the stereo before the battery runs down?? 
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 07 February 2018 - 03:17 PM
Mike Swiss
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Posting Leader
Posted 07 February 2018 - 03:49 PM
Maybe there is a solar array to charge the batteries. I haven't seen a picture of the entire car in orbit. Anyway, I wonder
how long the disc player can run before wearing out.
Body Painter Extraordinaire
Posted 07 February 2018 - 04:00 PM
Jairus H Watson - Artist
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Grand Champion Poster
Posted 07 February 2018 - 04:47 PM
That's one way to get rid of an electric car battery without putting it in a land fill.
Jim "Butch" Dunaway
I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do it's because I missed my exit.
All my life I've strived to keep from becoming a millionaire, so far I've succeeded.
There are three kinds of people in the world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.
No matter how big of a hammer you use, you can't pound common sense into stupid people, believe me, I've tried.
2000 Jackasses
On The Lead Lap
Posted 07 February 2018 - 05:21 PM
Now we have individuals who have the ability to have rockets launched.
Makes you wonder where the technology for that rocket launch came from plus was it taxpayer funded research that aided the launch because I'm quite sure it wasn't a youtube video that enabled that launch and what happens if this technology gets hacked and into the wrong hands? Musk may have ties to NASA but he is getting way to much information as far as I'm concerned and there are some things that need to be guarded.
The landing is just as disturbing as the launch, if that rocket went off course and crashed into a major city who would have been held accountable and the publicity stunt with the car shows a out of control ego that needs to monitored very closely.
Scary times folks...very scary.
Bob K.
The Government has quite a number of research documentation concerning Thorium nuclear reactors from the 1950's and 60's..This is totally different technology than is presently used...The U.S. granted complete access the to Chinese just recently while we sit on it
