As for this:
Funny, but inaccurate / made up fantasy. Photo should be captioned "Photoshop of Starman leaving Earth and a made up character from a fake show, which was never in the Tesla to begin with, pretending to return to Earth". The Tesla Roadster wasn't carrying anything else (Yeah, I know "But it's a joke". But some people here see things like this and lack the sense of humor required to get it).
I should also remind people who post things like this here, that this is a SpaceX Falcon History thread. NOT funny meme or LOL thread. Please create your own for that.
Easy Frances. This is a community forum and although this thread was created for the purpose of one topic there are no rules that say others can't inject something off track. If you or others want that then you're free to start your own little dedicator forum and police until your heats content.
Man that was dry, well at least you got the Frances reference.Please see post number 2730, and lighten up yourself. [emoji38]
I would hate to think what the cost of those grid fins is. At about 4' x 5' I have heard that they are the largest titanium forging in the world.
"The construction of a third drone ship, named A Shortfall of Gravitas, was announced by Elon Musk via Twitter on February 12, 2018.[10] It is named after the Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall, a ship mentioned in Look to Windward and Matter."
While Musk takes a lot of credit for his vision, in Shotwell he found the perfect executive to run SpaceX like a finely oiled machine. She is one of the most admired and respected executives in our industry, and an inspiration for young women around the world.
It is 09:30 a.m. on her ranch in Texas, and we are talking to the 30th Via Satellite Executive of the Year, Gwynne Shotwell about everything from her history at SpaceX, her relationship with its founder and CEO, Elon Musk — the man she still calls “the boss” — and what it means for her to be the recipient of our award in its 30-year anniversary. Shotwell talks honestly, will answer the tough questions, and you feel like it is a genuine conversation, rather than a series of scripted answers that have gone through an entire communications department before you are allowed to be on the phone.
We know SpaceX is a great company. We know they are the “cool kids” of space right now and, while Elon Musk obviously takes a lot of credit for his vision and bravery to come up with SpaceX, in Shotwell he found the perfect executive to run it like a finely oiled machine. In 2016, SpaceX suffered a huge setback when a high-profile test failure led to the loss of the Spacecom satellite Amos 6, making headlines across the world. It is said we learn more about ourselves when we deal with adversity, and this would be the case with Shotwell and SpaceX. She fronted up, and led the team back from this demoralizing setback to unprecedented heights in 2017. She is one of the most admired and respected executives in our industry, and an inspiration for young women around the world. When it came to selecting our 30th Satellite Executive of the Year, there was really only one choice this time around, SpaceX President and COO, Gwynne Shotwell is our Satellite Executive of the Year 2017.
[for much more, read the article at the link: https://interactive.satellitetoday....ar-gwynne-shotwell-president-and-coo-spacex/]
I was able to lay my hands on the Hot Wheels roadster I already had in my collection last night. I started thinking about what size tubing would be the same scale...
hmm, lets see. a pair of E18s in the boosters and an F12 in the central core?
Rex
Feb 18, 2018 on reused Falcon 9 (booster 1038.2) from Vandenberg. Launch time reported as 1416 UTC, 0616 PST. First stage may be expended. PAZ is 1400kg and going to a 514-km polar orbit. SpaceX is expected to launch their demonstration satellites, Microsat 2a & 2b (a little under 400kg each, plus dispenser?), for the internet constellation on this flight.
That's a good video location.
But soo much shrieking. I was trying to hear the rocket and all I could hear was their hollering
It's a great supplemental angle, from a different direction than most of the other videos I've seen, so appreciated. Loved the landing angle too.
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