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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #15 on: 07 February 2018, 19:23:03 »

Very impressive but, he does seem like a modern day Bond villain!

Kinda makes me wonder who he put in the driver's seat of the roadster. :-\
Havn,t heard much from Trump since the launch. :D
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #16 on: 07 February 2018, 22:59:50 »

Very impressive but, he does seem like a modern day Bond villain!

Kinda makes me wonder who he put in the driver's seat of the roadster. :-\
Havn,t heard much from Trump since the launch. :D

If only.. and his hands did look a little small on the steering wheel... ;D
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #17 on: 07 February 2018, 23:06:08 »

Than again.. all that Elnett in close proximity to the rocket fuel.. would have been a brave man to have risked it. ;D
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #18 on: 08 February 2018, 08:15:20 »

I note the payload is now not heading quite where it should!  ;D
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #19 on: 08 February 2018, 10:07:25 »

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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #20 on: 08 February 2018, 10:23:33 »

Surely, if you were hoping to win customers for your launch platform, you'd want to demonstrate its accuracy in putting the payload exactly where you say you're going to put it, as this is what your customers will want?

I don't get the "well, we'll just fire up the engine and, if the electronics works, and the fuel hasn't frozen, we'll burn it all and see where it ends up" approach at all. ;D Do they have the capability to put something where they say they will, or are they just amateurs playing with bottle rockets like I did when I was a kid*, but on a slightly larger budget? :-\


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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #21 on: 08 February 2018, 11:29:11 »

I note the payload is now not heading quite where it should!  ;D

For those who've not read it ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-08/spacex-starman-misses-mars-heading-to-asteroid-belt/9407678

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Sounds to me Entwood as though the car will soon be classed as a total write off!! Do you think anyone will make a claim to their insurance company?

Can you imagine the conversation................" Hello, my car has been written off"......."Where did this happen?".............."Somewhere in the Asteroid Belt"............"Where was you travelling to?"........."eh, to Mars".............."Were there any witnesses?"............."No"................"What were the weather conditions like?"................."eh, well, space like; no air, very dry, with excellent visibility".............""Do you need the car recovered?"....................."Yes please"................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)


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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #22 on: 08 February 2018, 12:03:17 »

I note the payload is now not heading quite where it should!  ;D

For those who've not read it ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-08/spacex-starman-misses-mars-heading-to-asteroid-belt/9407678

:)

Sounds to me Entwood as though the car will soon be classed as a total write off!! Do you think anyone will make a claim to their insurance company?

Can you imagine the conversation................" Hello, my car has been written off"......."Where did this happen?".............."Somewhere in the Asteroid Belt"............"Where was you travelling to?"........."eh, to Mars".............."Were there any witnesses?"............."No"................"What were the weather conditions like?"................."eh, well, space like; no air, very dry, with excellent visibility".............""Do you need the car recovered?"....................."Yes please"................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #23 on: 08 February 2018, 12:11:02 »

Absolutely fickin fantastic! I had a tear in my eye when those boosters landed safely. What an achievement.

+1,that was bloody brilliant,shame the other bit didn't quite make it
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #24 on: 08 February 2018, 13:01:18 »

The irony of running the car batteries down playing music on the radio in an environment where sound doesn't travel is not lost on me ;D

I suspect he will have solar panels to charge it Matt. :y
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« Reply #25 on: 08 February 2018, 13:03:47 »

The irony of running the car batteries down playing music on the radio in an environment where sound doesn't travel is not lost on me ;D
In space, no one can hear you sing.
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #26 on: 08 February 2018, 14:16:01 »

The irony of running the car batteries down playing music on the radio in an environment where sound doesn't travel is not lost on me ;D
In space, no one can hear you sing.
.. or Guff, for that matter. :y
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« Reply #27 on: 08 February 2018, 14:20:58 »

The irony of running the car batteries down playing music on the radio in an environment where sound doesn't travel is not lost on me ;D
In space, no one can hear you sing.
.. or Guff, for that matter. :y
No. Be pretty uncomfortable in your space suit though.  ;D
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Re: SpaceX
« Reply #28 on: 08 February 2018, 17:03:55 »

I note the payload is now not heading quite where it should!  ;D
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Was that a female dummy in the driving seat then?  :D
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« Reply #29 on: 08 February 2018, 17:12:12 »

I note the payload is now not heading quite where it should!  ;D
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Was that a female dummy in the driving seat then?  :D
Oh Ronny!!! You can't say that.

Tee hee  ;D
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