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Why do people try to launch random stuff into orbit
by izietto 4y ago
Why do people try to launch random stuff into orbit
- codetrotter 4y agoCause we need to expand beyond Earth
- Robotbeat 4y agoOn a Test launch? Because failure is the most likely outcome for a first launch:
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- stametseater 4y agoWould you rather they launched a block of concrete? Rocket tests need cheap throwaway payloads.
- izietto 4y agoMakes sense, thanks
- abudabi123 4y agoMore publicity was needed for SpaceX's Falcon Heavy first launch of a Tesla.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoBecause that manhole cover still makes people laugh when they think about it. Not sure if it was ever found and tracked.
- WJW 4y agoThe manhole cover from the nuclear test (if that's what you're referring to) most likely evaporated from air friction, sadly. From the time between video frames we can infer that it did achieve orbital velocity, but it would have been going too fast in the denser parts of the atmosphere to survive. Rockets don't go that fast until they're already quite high up, so they suffer much less.
- metal_am 4y agoLikely vaporized, unfortunately... https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488151/could-the-end-cap-of-the-pascal-b-1-survive-its-trip-through-the-atmosphere https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488151/could-the...