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Who else has prepared snacks and beer? I can feel blood in my ears how excited I am. Good luck SpaceX & NASA!
by NiceWayToDoIT 6y ago
Who else has prepared snacks and beer?
I can feel blood in my ears how excited I am.
Good luck SpaceX & NASA!
- 0x8BADF00D 6y agoIt is quite an achievement. This paves the way forward for eventual space colonization.
- ReptileMan 6y agoAgree with it being an achievement. And watching the first stage land was amazing. But chemical engines can get us only to the asteroid belt.
- elliekelly 6y agoAnd 116 years ago an engine could only fly us from the top of a hill to the bottom. Don’t underestimate how quickly technology can change what’s possible :)
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- ReptileMan 6y agoSo far the technology hasn't changed the energy of chemical reactions. And there is the problem that we have stalled quite a bit in engine development.
- elsonrodriguez 6y agoChemical engines can only get us to the asteroid belt in the same way that a taxi can only get me to the airport.
- anonymousab 6y agoGetting to the asteroid belt would be a pretty cool achievement too. Maybe we'll get further, maybe not. It feels worthwhile to try.
- jackcosgrove 6y agoThe asteroid belt is where the money is. And I mean this in the best possible way.
- runawaybottle 6y agoDoes anyone know how on schedule crew dragon was? Apparently: Musk plans to send a SpaceX rocket to Mars, with cargo only, by 2022, according to the SpaceX website. A second mission, which would take more cargo and crew, is targeted for 2024 So, realistically, 2030?
- noir_lord 6y agoLess than a year behind after the issue they had in Aug 2019. However the mission to Mars isn't a direct linear descendant of this so it may slip more or less.
- phkahler 6y agoI would expect Elon to push really hard to send something to Mars in 2022 aboard Starship, even if it's just an empty ship. They need to try navigating with precision and landing. It's a 2 year delay if they miss that window.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThey could continue the tradition and drop a Cybertruck to Mars.
- trhway 6y agowell, if adapted for Mars conditions that dropped Cybetruck would be very useful for the landed crew of the next mission. The Mars trucks are going to be electric, not ICE :)
- jacoblambda 6y agoI'd imagine they'd probably send a modified cybertruck with some non-perishable supplies of some kind in the hope that there'll be some useful supplies on the planet for future missions even if stuff doesn't go smoothly.
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- NiceWayToDoIT 6y agoI am soooooo happy I am going to cry!!!
- tiborsaas 6y agoI popped a Gulden Draak 9000 for this to be stylish :)
- Insanity 6y agoHa, not sure if people get how great that choice is if they don't know the beer. For those who don't, Gulden Draak is a Belgian beer which translated would be "Golden Dragon"
- spike021 6y agoOoooh haven't had that in a while. Great choice!
- zoomablemind 6y agoMust keep on drinking it till the crew is safely back. No time to relax :)
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y agoI slammed a 40 of OE800
- Darmody 6y agoSome chips and a wheat beer. I haven't drank one in a year. No better time that this to drink one again.