Ace-Garageguy Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, moparfarmer said: All on the American taxpayers dime..Hope you enjoyed that. All PRIVATELY FUNDED. And if it HAD been "taxpayer" dollars, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER USE FOR THEM. But PRIVATE INDUSTRY is taking over with a level of efficiency that bloated bureaucracy-laden taxpayer-funded NASA lost decades ago. https://amgreatness.com/2018/01/31/nasas-safety-bureaucracy-tips-scales-private-space/ Edited February 9, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 10 hours ago, moparfarmer said: All on the American taxpayers dime..Hope you enjoyed that. If you mean the moon landings, yes, I enjoyed them immensely. And has been pointed out many times, the technological spinoffs from the space program, have paid for it many times over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Why? BECAUSE WE CAN, THAT'S WHY! We're America and we're AWESOME! We sent a man to the moon to play golf! We invented a cannon that shoots T-shirts! We invented a vehicle called the El Camino that's BOTH a pickup truck AND a musclecar! We have a giant big-box store that sells nothing but STAPLES! WE'RE AMERICA AND WE'RE AWESOME! BOO-YAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Why? BECAUSE WE CAN, THAT'S WHY! We're America and we're AWESOME! We sent a man to the moon to play golf! We invented a cannon that shoots T-shirts! We invented a vehicle called the El Camino that's BOTH a pickup truck AND a musclecar! We have a giant big-box store that sells nothing but STAPLES! WE'RE AMERICA AND WE'RE AWESOME! BOO-YAH! Well, it ain't really "we", any more than "we" invented the airplane. It's a tiny fraction of the best and brightest. Thankfully (for the time being, at least) we live in a country where significant achievement like this is still possible. And hopefully, it will inspire others to aspire to accomplish something exceptional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I would be more impressed if they could fix a pothole up here in Michigan than if the could allegedly put a car in space that has no use. Better yet go to a Planet that can't support human life, there is another good use of research and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, 1930fordpickup said: I would be more impressed if they could fix a pothole up here in Michigan than if the could allegedly put a car in space that has no use. Better yet go to a Planet that can't support human life, there is another good use of research and money. Gotta love the human spirit of adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, 1930fordpickup said: I would be more impressed if they could fix a pothole up here in Michigan than if the could allegedly put a car in space that has no use. Better yet go to a Planet that can't support human life, there is another good use of research and money. And imagine if all the time and money spent on plastic models was put into something useful. Or the hundreds of millions that gets spent on some pointless blockbuster so that people can kill a couple of hours in a darkened theatre. Or for that matter, any of the other useless stuff we buy and do every day. Funny how none of that ever gets questioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 7:38 PM, unclescott58 said: I like the display on Starman's GPS screen in the middle of the dash. It states, "DO'NT PANIC!." The Space X folks have a great sense of humor in my opinion. I wonder if he knows where his towel is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 9 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said: I would be more impressed if they could fix a pothole up here in Michigan than if the(y) could allegedly put a car in space that has no use. Better yet go to a Planet that can't support human life, there is another good use of research and money. And, who is "they"? Because "they" are private investors, not beholden to any government agency. And there, they use their own funds. Not yours, or mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Deano said: I wonder if he knows where his towel is. Why does he need a towel? I don't understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 NASA predicts that the roadster will be going orbit around the sun as shown in the diagram below. It sound make one complete orbit every 19 months. Because of its size, they predict that the next time it will be able to be seen with earth bound telescopes will be sometime around 2173. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, unclescott58 said: Why does he need a towel? I don't understand? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Never leave home without your towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Deano said: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Never leave home without your towel. Oh! I forgot about that. I do hope they sent one up with Starman then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, unclescott58 said: ???? Red '36 Ford pickup truck. Who sent a '36 Ford pickup into space? I'm assuming this is a pop culture reference I know nothing about. Or maybe I knew, but have forgotten about? By the way, I now understand this one too. It has to with an episode of Star Trek Voyager, where they find a '36 Ford pickup floating in space. It was a pretty good episode dealing with aliens abducting people from the late 1930's. Including Amelia Airhart. So Musk's Tesla is the first car put in space by humans. Aliens put the '36 Ford in space. I don't think that then counts. Edited February 10, 2018 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Dan. Was the conspiracy movie you were thinking of Capricorn One? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said: Dan. Was the conspiracy movie you were thinking of Capricorn One? Yup, that's the one. I love cheesy 70s movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Some model company needs to make a kit(s) of this event like the Apollo moon rocket and lunar lander! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Now that's funny. ☝️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: Fabulous! I wonder if Musk himself thought of that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/10/2018 at 3:05 AM, unclescott58 said: By the way, I now understand this one too. It has to with an episode of Star Trek Voyager, where they find a '36 Ford pickup floating in space. It was a pretty good episode dealing with aliens abducting people from the late 1930's. Including Amelia Airhart. So Musk's Tesla is the first car put in space by humans. Aliens put the '36 Ford in space. I don't think that then counts. Especially since one is fiction and the other is fact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, highway said: Especially since one is fiction and the other is fact! Whoa! We're going to start using facts here? Darn. That may get in my way of my opinions. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) On 2/8/2018 at 8:50 PM, ChrisBcritter said: Pulled this still from the live feed: What is that?! Earth is supposed to be flat! The Earth's apparent roundness is caused by the distortion of the thick spacecraft windows and camera lanes. Um, but this video is not taken through a spaceship window! And why don't some things in the car look distorted? Something doesn't add up! We never landed on the moon - it is a hoax exposed many times. Edited February 12, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) JohnU. The Apollo mission rocket and lunar landing modules were kitted many years ,ago. Airfix and Revell come to mind and I think that there may be some others. Maybe a quick look on EBay might turn some names up for you. Peteski..........Photoshop? Edited February 14, 2018 by Bugatti Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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