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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Readies First Astronaut Launch by Private Firm
- dgritsko 6y agoI'm just a fan of SpaceX and have no skin in the game whatsoever, and I get butterflies whenever I think about this launch. I still remember the sinking feeling I had watching the CRS-7 livestream like it was yesterday, but having human lives at stake is a whole different ballgame. All the best to SpaceX tomorrow (or whenever the launch actually happens).
- redis_mlc 6y ago> have no skin in the game whatsoever Well, aside from your taxes being blown on an orbiting astronaut aquarium. Virtually no science, or anything else of value, is done on the ISS.
- avmich 6y agoCome on :) . How we're supposed to learn how to fly to space. It could be done way more effective, yes. Yes, it's a political question.
- redis_mlc 6y ago> How we're supposed to learn how to fly to space. Space is too big for people to go anywhere within human lifespans. Hoping for human space exploration isn't a strategy. This is similar to the current corona lockdown. Hoping for national US testing and tracing doesn't get you there, so give it a rest.
- redis_mlc 6y agoOh, another junket to the ISS, the ultimate money pit. Don't forget to take a chain saw, guys!
- valuearb 6y agoIt once had a use. Remember Skylab? Only 20 or 30 times cheaper. We blew $200B on the Shuttle instead of keeping it in orbit.
- avmich 6y agoFirst generation of stations. Can't bring supplies other than with the crew's ship - no transport spacecrafts docking. ISS is a couple of generations ahead. Robotic arm, massive solar panels, modular construction, adaptation for unforeseen tasks, reliability in the face of a loss of some transportation options, international cooperation...