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Old 02-05-2018, 2:10pm   #1
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It's frankly amazing how much private industry has done since taking over the space program.
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Elon tweeted he will have the radio playing Space Odyssey over and over on the cars radio as it is sent adrift.
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fingers crossed ... it might not go so well ...
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Elon tweeted he will have the radio playing Space Odyssey over and over on the cars radio as it is sent adrift.
They're leaving the batteries in? I was wondering about that. Seems to be playing with fire, literally.
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They're leaving the batteries in? I was wondering about that. Seems to be playing with fire, literally.
They want to prove they can lift heavy loads, and yes, Elon said that it should remain in orbit "for a billion years as long as it doesn't explode on ascent"

He really is a funny guy. If you haven't been following the latest on the flamethowers he has been selling, several countries said they were going to confiscate any packages labeled as "flamethrowers" so he tweeted that all of them will be listed as "not a flamethrower" on the customs declarations.
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It's frankly amazing how much private industry has done since taking over the space program.
Uh, private industry has not taken over the space program. For years there have been private industry partners within the program - Boeing, Lockheed, Harris, etc. NASA has opened up the Space Center and is partnering/overseeing companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin for launching private interest payloads as well as Space Station supply runs and placing satellites in orbit. NASA and our Space Program is at the forefront leading towards exploration of Mars within the next few years.
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NASA and our Space Program is at the forefront leading towards exploration of Mars within the next few years.
Not for long....The unfortunate part of NASA and ULA is they depend too much on the government subsidies to operate where people like Musk and Bezos have the cash and investors ready to become a partner.

I love NASA and the fact that their track record is so good (because of their testing and due diligence for safety) proves that they are still at the forefront of the space programs. However, there are some new cowboys in town and they have the financial backing to support their risk taking egos.
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T-minus 15 minutes.

Falcon Heavy Test Flight | SpaceX
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Hmmm, I think they probably lost the center core. Drone ship not sending a signal.
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So....do you think the "X" cloud formation is an accident?
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That's my take too. Moderators almost let it slip, and I think they were told to STFU.
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That's my take too. Moderators almost let it slip, and I think they were told to STFU.
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It's not so much what happened to the center core, the question now is why aren't they telling us?
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Seems maybe they don't know yet?

https://heavy.com/tech/2018/02/space...what-happened/
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38:30 in the video "We lost the center core".
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engines failed to ignite and it came in hot....
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/6/16...failed-landing
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engines failed to ignite and it came in hot....
If the cameras from the ship survived, it could be quite the video. I hope they release THAT video. You can learn as much from a failure (if not more) as you can from a success.
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