** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Scramz]

What is scientific purpose of launching a car into space? It is useless junk, a pr strunt and marketing for his company. It's great he has a rocket that can send 6 tonnes into space, but not that he sent junk hurtling through space.

Your insults doesn't validate anything.

And to let aliens know the Tesla was made on earth by humans?

https://www.instagram.com/p/Be31IJxgOoK/

EDIT: Joint post glaucus!

 

[ZG002]

Very impressive stuff.

 

[Narj]

Elon Musk and his ilk are the best of humanity - shame the rest of us are *****.

 

[Scramz]

Spoiler

SCIENCE!

 

[RSR]

Its getting there..... Just to think how many people live on that blue bit of rock and call it home. Amazing!

 

[FortuitousFluke]

I've never seen anything quite like that, absolutely incredible. Even my wife was glued to the livestream and she could give two ***** about spaceflight. I'm genuinely excited to see what comes next.

 

[Combat squirrel]

Well in the words of Mark Watney, they scienced the **** out of that !! lol

 

[sityeuropa]

If this was test 1, how long is it usually for another?

 

[Glaucus]

If this was test 1, how long is it usually for another?

Elon said 3-6monts. So probably 6-12months

 

[sityeuropa]

What is scientific purpose of launching a car into space? It is useless junk, a pr strunt and marketing for his company. It's great he has a rocket that can send 6 tonnes into space, but not that he sent junk hurtling through space.

Your insults doesn't validate anything.

You have to simulate a payload.

Would you rather a concrete slab orbiting? Or something to catch the attention of the wider world and inspire more people?

The Tesla car probably puts it on most newspapers front pages.

 

[Combat squirrel]

Some cool stuff is appearing on the live feed - possible radiation banding on the sensor, looks like northern lights sort of colours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M

Gone now earth in view

 

[TonyTurbo78]

Mind blown with that landing, just absolutely incredible. Had Hans Zimmer Interstellar soundtrack playing for background, fantastic feels.

 

[physichull]

It is there for an engineering reason - they needed a test load. So *something* would have gone up, the fact it is a Tesla Car is a nice PR benefit.

They said in the commentary that they didn't want to risk sending up anything expensive...soo....they sent a car!

 

[Combat squirrel]

Post flight news conference starting shortly on space x page.

 

[Glaucus]

Lol, flat earth on Reddit is hillariouse at the moment.

 

[RSR]

 

[Glaucus]

Centre core hit at 300mph. The sound is so bad. Something about the outer two engines not relighting and mono propellent.

Also nice photo showing scale.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Be36GWVAcR5/

 

[Kutter]

he can put a car in space but cant sort out the volume on his press conference

 

[Glaucus]

Now the microphones are sorted.

 

[Rannoch]

Lol, flat earth on Reddit is hillariouse at the moment.

Check this thread lol

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1009045.0