Falcon Heavy Launch

[synaesthesia]

This (click to animate):

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Wow.

Keep doing what you're doing Zephram Elon

 

Al

 

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[mikeprice]

OK

 

if anyone ever claims to have done something cool again the question will be

 

was it as cool as launching a tesla car into space - with THAT music, Don't Panic on the dash, a towel in the glovebox and the Starman in such a relaxed post

etc etc

and landing the boosters in syncro like a ballet

 

and the answer is always going to be NO

[XiJ]

Musk is gonna turn out to be a super villain or not from this earth. But man he’ll be the coolest super villain not from this earth ever.

 

I visit Kennedy space centre in 2016 and was slightly saddened that no space space shuttle or really cool, child-like imaginative space ships were around any more. Step up Mr Musk. Inspiring many generations all at once.

[6Foot2]

Link: Elon Musk on Instagram: “Last pic of Starman in Roadster enroute to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt

 

[Ksavage413]

Musk is only a few turns away from achieving a Scientific Victory.

[6Foot2]

Musk is only a few turns away from achieving a Scientific Victory.

He has a smell of success about him.

 

[sted]

Musk is gonna turn out to be a super villain or not from this earth. But man he’ll be the coolest super villain not from this earth ever.

 

I visit Kennedy space centre in 2016 and was slightly saddened that no space space shuttle or really cool, child-like imaginative space ships were around any more. Step up Mr Musk. Inspiring many generations all at once.

 

perhaps his issues with ai are because he is an ai and dosent want the competition lol

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Musk is only a few turns away from achieving a Scientific Victory.

 

Didn't you need to launch the mission to Alpha Centauri to get the scientific victory?

[mavhc]

solves getting car into space and landing spaceships, still has a guy with a microphone on a stick walking around

[mikeprice]

solves getting car into space and landing spaceships, still has a guy with a microphone on a stick walking around

 

Someone asked what he plans to use as test weight in the next version - which can take much bigger stuff

 

any suggestions??

[jthompson]

Someone asked what he plans to use as test weight in the next version - which can take much bigger stuff

 

any suggestions??

 

A blue whale?

[Ksavage413]

This mans car insurance must be astronomical.

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Due to a recent incident logged on your Tesla's black box, we have no choice but to increase your car insurance. Due to reckless acceleration to 25,000 Miles Per Hour we have adjusted your price accordingly.

 

Thank you,

 

[southhamster]

Someone asked what he plans to use as test weight in the next version - which can take much bigger stuff

 

any suggestions??

Boris Johnson?

[mikeprice]

Boris Johnson?

 

I was thinking of maybe outfitting it as an luxury office and arranging a meeting between Boris, Donald and Nigel

[tg12]

The Tesla Roadster is officially in the NASA HORIZONS database as a spacecraft.

 

[Ksavage413]

The Tesla Roadster is officially in the NASA HORIZONS database as a spacecraft.

 

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Sadly doesn't seem to mention the towel-Hitchhikers combo, so maybe that didn't make it into space :c

[tg12]

It may have done, I don't know how complete the description is on that. I believe the page is also estimating positions based on its known speed and trajectory.

[6Foot2]

...I believe the page is also estimating positions based on its known speed and trajectory.

Link 1: HORIZONS Web-Interface

 

Link 2: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#results

 

Starman Ephemerides [198 x 787]

 

[6Foot2]

Link: Falcon Heavy | SpaceX

 

A Falcon Heavy booster with a person standing alongside for scale:

 

[jthompson]

The booster landings were definitely my favourite part, and the real 'wow' moment for me.

 

The car was quite humourous, but feels a bit like space graffiti in comparison.

[Ksavage413]

Where is Starman going to be in the future

 

Website showing the real time location of the Roadster as well as its predicted orbit around the sun. You can watch all the way up to October 13th 2020 as of right now. Orbital information supplied by NASA.

[sonofsanta]

Two minute video of the whole thing, as produced by Jonathan Nolan i.e. creator of Westworld, brother of Christopher. Well worth two minutes of your lunchtime; gave me goosebumps

 

[synaesthesia]

Even now, that landing just makes me go WOW.

[DCUK6]

Yeah, the launch was amazing but i was more amazed at the 2 boosters landing back on land again. Shame about the one on the boat.

Dont know why it has to land on a boat, and havnt looked yet. Seems a unnecessary challenge.

 

Have seen a video of every test from them and its impressive.

[foofighterjim]

Loving the Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy reference on the cars dashboard.