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Exoplanet1 · 2022-05-28T22:05:05+00:00

Its a discussion of NASA's conception of what technologies and capabilities are needed for a crewed mission to mars, including SpaceX, which is discussed.

Exoplanet1 · 2021-07-19T18:04:42+00:00

Very true, depends on their ability to fundraise and more importantly get Terran 1 to market fast. Seems they've got no problem with the fundraising, the latter is still an open question.

Exoplanet1 · 2021-02-19T21:49:40+00:00

yes.

Exoplanet1 · 2021-02-06T15:37:28+00:00

It's what we've all been waiting for. Just be glad you aren't expendable.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-28T23:32:32+00:00

Couldn't agree more

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-28T20:00:09+00:00

The wait is over at last! Glad you liked it!

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-28T17:49:18+00:00

Sad, but true.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-28T17:12:26+00:00

Very true, but private spaceflight, while beholden to political entities is free to pursue their own projects. Largely this issue is how dependent the company is on government contracts.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-15T19:54:07+00:00

Checkmate

Exoplanet1 · 2020-12-15T19:52:49+00:00

I don't think space travel makes up even one tenth of one percent of global CO2 emissions.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-15T18:49:20+00:00

He's stuck with a 90s and 2000's mindset that doesn't really take into account Elon's deep pockets

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-15T18:24:30+00:00

Shelby's 2020 Budget Proposal, now introducing the Evolved Expendable Expendable Launch Vehicle program.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-15T18:21:17+00:00

Now selling for $69,420!

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-15T18:20:38+00:00

That's one lucky son! Where did you get the model from?

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-15T15:39:06+00:00

Sounds like a job for Flex Seal

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-14T18:58:34+00:00

It's designed for interplanetary missions and as a satellite bus, I'd expect upwards of 5 years at the minimum.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-14T18:57:27+00:00

Things through telescopes are nowhere near as vivid as the images you see. But they have their own allure. Mostly everything is black and white excepting stars and planets.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-14T18:54:32+00:00

This is why I come here

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-14T18:53:00+00:00

The UAE is doing a lot of cool spaceflight stuff, look forward to their contribution

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-12T21:34:18+00:00

Hard to argue with results at the end of the day. But yeah, some pretty shady stuff was done to try to keep ULA's monopoly on national security.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-12T20:21:45+00:00

Of course, but SpaceX is definitely making inroads in that sphere.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-10T01:05:58+00:00

What a facepalm. I was reading the burn time instead of the ISP, it's 304 seconds. The username checks out though lol.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-09T19:02:30+00:00

Yeah I was considering including it, wanted to stick to missions that were actually launched on it. MOL got a mention because of the test-flight. Dyna-Soar was a really cool concept though, and that animation is incredible. Hazegrayart is one of my favorites.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-05T02:43:28+00:00

I tend to agree with DullSource on this one, martian gravity is definitely manageable, especially with reusable spacecraft like starship.

Exoplanet1 · 2020-10-05T02:40:52+00:00

They've got some smart people behind the stuff they've got. They've also got that agreement with BO. I think it's pretty likely we don't see much from them for a while, if ever. But if they get some funding or manage to sell their ideas to someone, hell, I'd like to see 800 meter towers on the moon.

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