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OT: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch - wow!
Cookbook_Chip
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I never get a chance to watch these things launch live, but I did today. My eyes watered watching that rocket fly! So dang cool.
Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA)
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SpaceX makes the nearly impossible look ordinary. Still waiting to see the status of the central core.Coleman, Texas
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SciAggie said:SpaceX makes the nearly impossible look ordinary. Still waiting to see the status of the central core.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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Wow that was amazing!
And the amount of payload it can carry!Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX -
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk
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Great private firm design, development and engineering result. Congrats to them.
And since other than LEO and escape velocity, space doesn't get a whole lotta play here (nor should it) I will take this fleeting opportunity to post one of my pet issues:
Okay- I find the whole drive to send a human to Mars quite an undertaking that needs to be terminated. The expense of engineering the human into the loop versus the robotics and rovers we can get there now is several orders of magnitude more expensive. For what "value add?"
Other than the bragging rights how much is it worth? We can send all the sophisticated hardware we need to achieve all the science we want-other than the buzz factor. And suppose as they are on "final approach" the metric versus English fail to conversion factor comes into play again...auger in.
Off the road-box.
Have a great evening.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
lousubcap said:Great private firm design, development and engineering result. Congrats to them.
And since other than LEO and escape velocity, space doesn't get a whole lotta play here (nor should it) I will take this fleeting opportunity to post one of my pet issues:
Okay- I find the whole drive to send a human to Mars quite an undertaking that needs to be terminated. The expense of engineering the human into the loop versus the robotics and rovers we can get there now is several orders of magnitude more expensive. For what "value add?"
Other than the bragging rights how much is it worth? We can send all the sophisticated hardware we need to achieve all the science we want-other than the buzz factor. And suppose as they are on "final approach" the metric versus English fail to conversion factor comes into play again...auger in.
Off the road-box.
Have a great evening.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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@lousubcap Whether or not they SHOULD be doing this and what value it adds to humanity is a valid debate to have - elsewhere as you point out. That aside, their accomplishments in terms of launch, recovery, and cost reduction are still quite impressive in my opinion.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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Hotch said:Wow that was amazing!
And the amount of payload it can carry!
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
SciAggie said:@lousubcap Whether or not they SHOULD be doing this and what value it adds to humanity is a valid debate to have - elsewhere as you point out. That aside, their accomplishments in terms of launch, recovery, and cost reduction are still quite impressive in my opinion.
If we want our species to ever become an off world species then the expenditures will be necessary.
Guess it just depends on the goal.
In any case "Elon" was over Australia a few minutes ago:
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
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as an engineer I say why not try and go for it all? It may seem expensive to get there just looking at it as getting to mars but with the research development countless things will come out that benefits people every day between medical treatments, water filtration for developing countries and much more. if we send people to mars and they start doing research, and they find cures for diseases with chemicals that we don't have on earth?
2 Large Eggs - Raleigh, NC
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I watched from about 15 miles south of the launch but had a great view of the two boosters landing fairly close. It was much more impressive than the Falcon 9 launches and proves the power of the vision and focus on the mission a great leader brings to an organization! Cheers, Elon=======================================
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lousubcap said:Great private firm design, development and engineering result. Congrats to them.
And since other than LEO and escape velocity, space doesn't get a whole lotta play here (nor should it) I will take this fleeting opportunity to post one of my pet issues:
Okay- I find the whole drive to send a human to Mars quite an undertaking that needs to be terminated. The expense of engineering the human into the loop versus the robotics and rovers we can get there now is several orders of magnitude more expensive. For what "value add?"
Other than the bragging rights how much is it worth? We can send all the sophisticated hardware we need to achieve all the science we want-other than the buzz factor. And suppose as they are on "final approach" the metric versus English fail to conversion factor comes into play again...auger in.
Off the road-box.
Have a great evening. -
lousubcap said:Great private firm design, development and engineering result. Congrats to them.
And since other than LEO and escape velocity, space doesn't get a whole lotta play here (nor should it) I will take this fleeting opportunity to post one of my pet issues:
Okay- I find the whole drive to send a human to Mars quite an undertaking that needs to be terminated. The expense of engineering the human into the loop versus the robotics and rovers we can get there now is several orders of magnitude more expensive. For what "value add?"
Other than the bragging rights how much is it worth? We can send all the sophisticated hardware we need to achieve all the science we want-other than the buzz factor. And suppose as they are on "final approach" the metric versus English fail to conversion factor comes into play again...auger in.
Off the road-box.
Have a great evening.Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL
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As a side note , search for “the impossible drive” on YouTube.
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Impressive. They are a step closer to equaling the power of the Saturn 5
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GregW said:Impressive. They are a step closer to equaling the power of the Saturn 5
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@DoubleEgger - perhaps but then the robotics, computer power and automation weren't quite as advanced as today. Last I checked we have sent scientific data retrieval systems to Mars that have provided data back here.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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HeavyG said:Hotch said:Wow that was amazing!
And the amount of payload it can carry! -
lousubcap said:Great private firm design, development and engineering result. Congrats to them.
And since other than LEO and escape velocity, space doesn't get a whole lotta play here (nor should it) I will take this fleeting opportunity to post one of my pet issues:
Okay- I find the whole drive to send a human to Mars quite an undertaking that needs to be terminated. The expense of engineering the human into the loop versus the robotics and rovers we can get there now is several orders of magnitude more expensive. For what "value add?"
Other than the bragging rights how much is it worth? We can send all the sophisticated hardware we need to achieve all the science we want-other than the buzz factor. And suppose as they are on "final approach" the metric versus English fail to conversion factor comes into play again...auger in.
Off the road-box.
Have a great evening. -
Eoin said:HeavyG said:Hotch said:Wow that was amazing!
And the amount of payload it can carry!
It's not that government lacks the vision, rather, it's the polarized electorate and budgetary pressures/realities and the always problematic political crap of who gets what contracts and what pieces get built where that limit the vision.
The new government funded SLS launch vehicle will be more powerful than the Saturn V if and when it finally launches. I guess the question now is will the SLS fly before the Spacex BFR.
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
regardless of all the opinions (noise) here..
dude is an true innovator..
From Zip2, to X.xom, to Paypal, to launching HIS car (not A car) into space with his own checkbook. I'm sure the "helped" he received from the government ='s payments to some faction therein (still his own checkbook).
Kudos Musk, pretty freakin' cool.Have:
XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
Had:
LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby
Fat Willies BBQ
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HeavyG said:Eoin said:HeavyG said:Hotch said:Wow that was amazing!
And the amount of payload it can carry!
It's not that government lacks the vision, rather, it's the polarized electorate and budgetary pressures/realities and the always problematic political crap of who gets what contracts and what pieces get built where that limit the vision.
The new government funded SLS launch vehicle will be more powerful than the Saturn V if and when it finally launches. I guess the question now is will the SLS fly before the Spacex BFR. -
Agree with most of the generous comments about Musk and SpaceX. What was so thrilling...to me...about the launch was the upright landing of the boosters.
I grew up in an era 50's and 60's when that was the standard fare of science fiction. All rockets came back to earth and landed upright...at which point a beautiful, scantily clad, young woman would emerge hanging off the arm (or tentacle) of green alien.
But for the longest time we never thought that a re-landing (and re-use) could occur. The science was too difficult. Musk and his team have achieved the "impossible." Hats off to them.
It's a big deal. at least to my generation--just to see the rocket descending and the struts deploying...it wows me everytime.
It signals the real beginning.
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DWFII said:Agree with most of the generous comments about Musk and SpaceX. what was so thrilling...to me...about the launch was the upright landing of the boosters. I grew up in an era 50's and 60's when that was the standard fare of science fiction. All rockets came back to earth and landed upright...at which point a beautiful, scantily clad, young woman would emerge hanging off the arm (or tentacle) of green alien.
But for the longest time we never thought that a re-landing (and re-use) could occur. The science was too difficult. Musk and his team have achieved the "impossible." Hats off to them.
It's a big deal. at least to my generation--just to see the rocket descending and the struts deploying...it wows me everytime.
It signals the real beginning.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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DWFII said:Agree with most of the generous comments about Musk and SpaceX. what was so thrilling...to me...about the launch was the upright landing of the boosters. I grew up in an era 50's and 60's when that was the standard fare of science fiction. All rockets came back to earth and landed upright...at which point a beautiful, scantily clad, young woman would emerge hanging off the arm (or tentacle) of green alien.
But for the longest time we never thought that a re-landing (and re-use) could occur. The science was too difficult. Musk and his team have achieved the "impossible." Hats off to them.
It's a big deal. at least to my generation--just to see the rocket descending and the struts deploying...it wows me everytime.
It signals the real beginning.
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CarolinaCrazy said:DWFII said:Agree with most of the generous comments about Musk and SpaceX. what was so thrilling...to me...about the launch was the upright landing of the boosters. I grew up in an era 50's and 60's when that was the standard fare of science fiction. All rockets came back to earth and landed upright...at which point a beautiful, scantily clad, young woman would emerge hanging off the arm (or tentacle) of green alien.
But for the longest time we never thought that a re-landing (and re-use) could occur. The science was too difficult. Musk and his team have achieved the "impossible." Hats off to them.
It's a big deal. at least to my generation--just to see the rocket descending and the struts deploying...it wows me everytime.
It signals the real beginning.
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
Interesting amateur video of the two boosters landing. Love the sonic booms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_kfM-BmVzQ
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
Wow! That was louder than I expected.Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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