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If you live in SoCal (or even if you're just visiting), definitely take a quick trip by the SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne [1] where they have a Falcon rocket s
by russellbeattie 8y ago
If you live in SoCal (or even if you're just visiting), definitely take a quick trip by the SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne [1] where they have a Falcon rocket sitting outside. From a distance it looks like and industrial chimney, but as you pull up, you can see it's an actual rocket. Standing next to it gives a great sense of scale the next time you're watching a SpaceX video.
1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/SpaceX,+Rocket+Rd,+Hawthorne,+CA+90250/@33.9212982,-118.3277877,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2b5dee46db32d:0x5589bf4232c10232 https://www.google.com/maps/place/SpaceX,+Rocket+Rd,+Hawthor...
- clanrebornsx 8y agoI work there as a Janitor, the one u see is the fake rocket basically.
- e1ven 8y agoWhat do you mean by 'fake rocket'? A prototype built for display, not for launching?
- FrojoS 8y agoFake? Isn't it the first stage that ever landed!?
- jlv2 8y agoIt is -- it's B1019. I suspect that's why they are a janitor.
- clanrebornsx 8y agoSorry I've PhD in Particle Physics. Not able to find any work, so I am doing janitor work. Why do you insult Janitor's intellect?
- elif 8y agoIf you provided supporting reasoning or evidence of any kind I believe you'd have better reception. Your unqualified assertion does not resemble the statement of a scientist, and you should not be surprised that relying on an appeal-to-authority of a janitor drew ridicule.
- thebluehawk 8y agoWhat proof/rational do you have that it's fake?
- ceejayoz 8y agoYou're kinda dodging the important point that your original assertion that it's a "fake rocket" is entirely false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_booster_B1019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_booster_B1019 It wouldn't be shocking if they've removed some ITAR-covered parts so no one can sneak up in the middle of the night and steal rocket tech, but it appears to be the actual booster.
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- dmix 8y agoThe street view: https://www.google.com/maps/place/SpaceX/@33.9206589,-118.3282779,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipP_m588OmCKOeDeZhEx_DECOZTqkZYNvMKWly_i!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP_m588OmCKOeDeZhEx_DECOZTqkZYNvMKWly_i%3Dw203-h135-k-no!7i4608!8i3072!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x80c2b5dee46db32d:0x5589bf4232c10232!2sSpaceX!8m2!3d33.9212982!4d-118.3277877!3m4!1s0x80c2b5dee46db32d:0x5589bf4232c10232!8m2!3d33.9212982!4d-118.3277877 https://www.google.com/maps/place/SpaceX/@33.9206589,-118.32...