Brilliant, the Tesla being launched into space towards Mars orbit with the spaceman chilling at the wheel and the car radio playing Bowie, just amazing.
I understand your perspective, but I just think It's amazing that a business man has just launched the largest rocket ever, at great expense, and chose to send his old car up, playing Bowie with a dummy spaceman driving it. I think I like it because it is so far removed from the destructive nature of most things that governments use the same for, It's a bit of a slap in the face in my opinion.
I think it’s also to try and get more excitement in space launches again and try and make it cool. NASA launches are basically going unnoticed where as there is a lot more hype around the spacex launches
Half the excitement is waiting for the launch to go wrong. They've had some spectacular fails, all worth it for the advancement of the human race.
Or.......Elon Musk is a real life Bond villain and is planning to put a huge laser on the moon that controls the weather and take over the world.....just saying!
It's the same reason people watch motor sport, yeah the racing can be exciting, but you can't beat a good crash.
Elon Musk himself said "it's either going to be a great rocket launch or the best firework display of all time" got to admire the man.
All round good guy trying to advance the world or secretly a real life James Bond baddie?
Think about it. Space exploration just like Hugo Drax in Moonraker Elon Musk's Falcon rocket soars away and also tunnelling under the US west coast like Max Zorin in A view to a kill
Elon Musk presents LA tunnel plan
You read it here first
Think about it. Space exploration just like Hugo Drax in Moonraker Elon Musk's Falcon rocket soars away and also tunnelling under the US west coast like Max Zorin in A view to a kill
Elon Musk presents LA tunnel plan
You read it here first
It gets worse. He also has an interest in solar energy just like Francisco Scaramanga in The man with the golden gun Tesla shows off solar roof tiles
All the signs are there
All the signs are there
About right, the man has style. I think it’s the same as amazon who will turn into umbrella Corp and make zombies
Without the gimmicks, would he have had such a big audience? Everyone in the office has been talking about this today.
It felt like watching the first shuttle take off as a kid. Make no mistake, this is a massive game changer.
The car live feed is amazing on you tube , sensational and brilliant in HD never seen the earth so clear from the car
This guy has achieved what NASA we’re trying to do at a fraction of the cost, each Apollo mission launch a Billion dollars.....
This is what private enterprise vs public can achieve , if Red Jeremy Corbyn wan involved he would Nationalise SpaceX
Next Cov manager erm yes please !
This guy has achieved what NASA we’re trying to do at a fraction of the cost, each Apollo mission launch a Billion dollars.....
This is what private enterprise vs public can achieve , if Red Jeremy Corbyn wan involved he would Nationalise SpaceX
Next Cov manager erm yes please !
It will, I watched it with my 9yr old Son and he was blown away (he thought it was CGI) when he realised that it was really happening, I could see his brain go into overdrive, he hasn't stopped watching Youtube videos on anything related since, he's even watched all of the Apollo footage he can find, It's amazing when something just clicks in a young mind.
Could Bowie have been in the space suit driving the Tesla? I'd love to think he was. (you heard it here first!)
I'm convinced the footage of the booster rocket landing back on the ship was CGI
Have you read the live chat on the stream? So many people are convinced It's all fakery. Some even still using it to believe the earth is flat cos, y'know. A frisbee is both flat and round.....
There really are some morons out there. Not worth bothering with.
Musk is a visionary. I'm convinced he will put men on Mars, using private money and costing less than HS2. Remarkable. So refreshing to see such ambition and vision working towards something that will unify and inspire humanity.
As for the car, it was a lovely touch. So much could have gone wrong on this first test launch, and they often use blocks of concrete as dummy payloads. They were never going to fill it with expensive equipment when so much could have gone wrong.
On the one hand it is a fantastic achievement with great potential to advance (?) mankind. On the other it has the potential to put more stuff including junk in space...it is only a matter of time before a rocket (manned or otherwise) hits a stray piece of junk!
Also it is a triumph for private enterprise...they will be looking to throw shed loads more satellites up for whatever purpose.
It is also massive self-indulgence in what the guy is so clearly obsessively passionate about. Good luck to him
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He would not be the first person inspired by the movies...although motives are not necessarily the sameIt gets worse. He also has an interest in solar energy just like Francisco Scaramanga in The man with the golden gun Tesla shows off solar roof tiles
All the signs are there
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Can’t get too excited by this new rocket, when you compare it to the Saturn 5 rocket about the only thing that’s better is it’s cheaper. Considering Saturn 5 was designed built in the 60,s this falcon rocket just makes the Saturn 5 seem even more impressive.
