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SpaceX lands orbital rocket on barge in Atlantic

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sampsihoyos
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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/08/spacex-crs-8-mission-status-center/

Good for them!

Discuss?
Apr 8 2016 7:48PM
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saskskier
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Nifty
Apr 8 2016 7:52PM
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2_fadez
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I can land a stomp rocket on my neighbors roof
Apr 8 2016 9:27PM
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zakattack66
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2_fadezI can land a stomp rocket on my neighbors roof


I once stomped one onto a barge in the Atlantic.
Apr 8 2016 9:48PM
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e.littt
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I had trouble understanding the scale of everything untill I went on reddit lol..

The barge itself is roughly the size of a (American) football field without the endzones and the rocket is like 21 stories tall.

That's crazy!
Apr 8 2016 10:00PM
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Dddsz
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So how does this help the world? The space program is meaningless. I understand satellites... But putting people in space is a collosal waste of money.
Apr 8 2016 11:31PM
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SconnieSo how does this help the world? The space program is meaningless. I understand satellites... But putting people in space is a collosal waste of money.
I guess you missed out on all the wonders of the universe and marvels of engineering as a kid? Did you not build lego space ships? Space, the final frontier... none of that? You might might be right to have some concern if this wax taxpayer money but SpaceX is private, Musk can spend his money however he wants, he earned it.
http://freakonomics.com/2008/01/11/is-space-exploration-worth-the-cost-a-freakonomics-quorum/
I'm not too ornate when it comes typing so let those guys handle it.


And you could at the actual cost, if the numbers are right on there and Americans actually spent like $140,000,000,000 (140 billion dollars) on alcohol for that single year, if everyone could hold off on drinking for a SINGLE DAY, that'd be like 400 million dollars per day on booze.

I use the top of line Nikon laser scanning confocal microscope for science and I'm not exactly sure how much it costs. But if I decked it out, and while I'm at it, I'll buy a second one, I think it'd still cost less than 2 million dollars. You could give 200 labs two of these things with all the money from JUST ONE DAYS WORTH OF BOOZE MONEY money. By the end of the year there probably wouldn't be a lab in the country without one which would be great, it's a lovely instrument. High school biology classes would probably get the extras and shit, I'd like one for my house.
Apr 9 2016 12:27AM
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Drail
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SconnieSo how does this help the world? The space program is meaningless. I understand satellites... But putting people in space is a collosal waste of money.


Humans explore. It's what we do. Entertainment is a waste of money. Unneccesary possessions are a waste of money. Exploration and getting a better understanding of how things are is part of what makes us human.
Apr 9 2016 2:24AM
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byubound
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Glad to see them get it done after so many tries. Lol'd at the ship name, it was 'just read the instructions,' repainted to 'i still love you' after all the crashes.
Apr 9 2016 2:50AM
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saskskier
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SconnieSo how does this help the world? The space program is meaningless. I understand satellites... But putting people in space is a collosal waste of money.


But it's cool.
Apr 9 2016 2:59AM
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sampsihoyos
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Alright! Let me break this down: Mars is the best chance for microbial life. If Mars had accumulated just like 50% more mass over the past couple billion years it would have developed an ATMOSPHERE which is a big deal, even if it was dissimilar to our composition on Earth. Still there is a wispy cloud of an atmosphere and all the elements we find on earth. Those who say space is a waste of money equals you think Louis and Clark expedition was a waste. We will end up using any resources we find there.

As for this beautiful piece of hardware in the Atlantic: its legs are welded to the deck of the barge and shipped back to land where the company will conduct hold down firings, consisting of igniting the engines 10 times in a row while monitoring performance on computer screens. If they function then that motherfuckin masterpiece of titanium hardware gets refueled with cryogenically cooled liquid oxygen and ROUND 2 for the first time in human history. This will happen again and again. The big difference between Bezos' BO program is that they are far from producing a rocket design efficient enough to take a useable payload to orbit. So eyes on SpaceX as you are basically seeing the only airplane design able to fly orbitally ever. It seems that no other design can return to earth because only 2% of rocket take off mass is payload.
Apr 9 2016 10:44AM
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sampsihoyos
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Mic drop
Apr 9 2016 10:46AM
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Apr 9 2016 11:01AM
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Crispy.
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SconnieSo how does this help the world? The space program is meaningless. I understand satellites... But putting people in space is a collosal waste of money.


By this logic almost all science is useless.
Apr 9 2016 11:10AM
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Dddsz
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Crispy.By this logic almost all science is useless.


Good for you
Apr 9 2016 2:29PM
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Drail
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a_pla5tic_bagAmericans actually spent like $140,000,000,000 (140 billion dollars) on alcohol for that single year


I was very impressed with that number until I did some quick math and found out that it's only $438/person/year. 8.43/week, or - about the same price as a nice 6 pack or a cheep bottle of wine per week.

In conclusion, we should drink more in celebration of this amazing achievement!
Apr 9 2016 3:51PM
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Crispy.By this logic almost all science is useless.


What logic is that?
Apr 10 2016 4:06PM
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Peter.
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the moon landing was filmed in a studio
Apr 10 2016 4:28PM
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Crispy.
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YungBuoyWhat logic is that?


Look at the post i quoted?
Apr 10 2016 6:47PM
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pussymaster
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fuck this shit

these cock suckers dont have the right to be doing this shit

talk about environmental damage


ya who gives a fuck u knoiw?? pollute the fuck out of our planet with carcinogenic fumes, but hey lets go fucking live on mars


let me tell u Elon Musk is the biggest mother fucking troll there is, the guy doesnt have a clue about how physics work

" oh ya we just gotta shoot nukes at the fucking poles of Mars, a magnetic reversal will occur and we can make life on mars"--Elon Musk

r u fucking kidding me? this guy is nothing but a troll. ya go the fuck ahead and pollute our planet with ur bullshit and are ur queer little cars, but hey lets live on Mars
Apr 11 2016 1:52PM
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KravtZ
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Ultimately we need to leave the solar system if we hope to have a future. When the sun explodes mars won't save us
Apr 11 2016 2:04PM
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Peter.
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pussymasterfuck this shit

these cock suckers dont have the right to be doing this shit

talk about environmental damage


ya who gives a fuck u knoiw?? pollute the fuck out of our planet with carcinogenic fumes, but hey lets go fucking live on mars


let me tell u Elon Musk is the biggest mother fucking troll there is, the guy doesnt have a clue about how physics work

" oh ya we just gotta shoot nukes at the fucking poles of Mars, a magnetic reversal will occur and we can make life on mars"--Elon Musk

r u fucking kidding me? this guy is nothing but a troll. ya go the fuck ahead and pollute our planet with ur bullshit and are ur queer little cars, but hey lets live on Mars


someone's mad
Apr 11 2016 4:01PM
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sampsihoyos
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pussymasterfuck this shit

these cock suckers dont have the right to be doing this shit

talk about environmental damage


ya who gives a fuck u knoiw?? pollute the fuck out of our planet with carcinogenic fumes, but hey lets go fucking live on mars


let me tell u Elon Musk is the biggest mother fucking troll there is, the guy doesnt have a clue about how physics work

" oh ya we just gotta shoot nukes at the fucking poles of Mars, a magnetic reversal will occur and we can make life on mars"--Elon Musk

r u fucking kidding me? this guy is nothing but a troll. ya go the fuck ahead and pollute our planet with ur bullshit and are ur queer little cars, but hey lets live on Mars



Mad and stupid here. The Musk has and IQ of 200 and never condoned the nuking on Mars poles. You may shoot yourself or read more but don't procreate for future sake. Good day
Apr 11 2016 5:42PM
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Campeador
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KravtZUltimately we need to leave the solar system if we hope to have a future. When the sun explodes mars won't save us


To think humans will even be around in any real capacity, by the time the Sun becomes a factor, is a very optimistic outlook.

Furthermore, the Sun is not a large enough star to go nova, it'll grow to the size of a Red Giant and vaporize Earth in the process, and then most likely shrink down into a white dwarf.
Apr 11 2016 6:33PM
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