🚀 👨‍🚀 Space X - Mission to Mars

Musk says travel to Mars will be like “Battlestar Galactica,” cost around $100,000

Thing is , I believe him. He delivers on his visions. This isn’t a whack job with an idea pulled out of the air - they have been working towards this since 2002

He is a whack job but a whack job with serious wedge.

I believe!

I will never look at a King Edward in the same way again!

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For those who are extremely geeky I’m sure you will join me in a squeal of self indulgent joy at the fact that there will be 42 engines and he wants to call the first ship 'heart of gold’

This pleases me :lou_smiley:

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Why they spend all this money is beyond me.

Cheaper alternatives.

In which case, if you can get a faster upload / download speed on Mars I nominate you as the first Sotonian on Mars…good luck and all that

:lou_lol:

Rocket launch in a bit.

An Aussie mate is working for Electron Rocket Lab in Auckland https://www.rocketlabusa.com/electron/

He’s flying out to Chatham Island on Thursday to help set up a launch.

Hmm. Would like to see the footage of stage one landing. Cut out right before, and then we’re treated to a fully landed rocket.

Looked a bit dodge. Not sure if they’ve worked that part out.

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Well, that was cool.
Well done to all,memories of all piling in to the Physics Lab at school back in tge day to watch Apollo 11.

Ah, so that’s where he got the design from

Bugger twitter not posting the video clips

Here’s one I prepared earlier

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Ah ffs @saintbletch another one

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Fair play to Elon Musk - the bloke might be unhinged but I love his vision and the fact he manages to deliver against it

I also love his lament that the greatest minds of his generation are selling advertising

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Once upon a time I was at an annual sales meeting at Corporate in Rhode Island.
I made a “Ted Talk” about getting incremental revenue & ended with a dig at marketing saying " come on guys this isn’t Rocket Science.
The bitch who ran it responded yes it is it is far too complex to implement.
At which point my Russian Boss stepped in with
"Actually I can confirm Philip IS correct. It is NOT Rocket Science. I know this because my PhD is in Rocket Science & I have launched 4 Spaceships.

Ah magic moments putting down MBAiots.

Mentioned because Mrs P_F asked a dumb question at launch & I replied with “you wouldn’t understand its Rocket Science”
I got a slap tonight & Salesman of the year Europe in Rhode Island.

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I’m glad Elon respected canon & named his ship Endeavour not private Enterprise

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
So they opened the hatch the world watches & the Endeavour pilot hurtles out of control, whacks his head & is now bleeding live on global tv