The wonders of socialism (and a bit of competition).With his billions and modern tech can't even get get into space. Makes you wonder how they managed to land on the moon some 50 years ago...
Although I like all things space I just love to see Musk fail.Interesting to see how quickly they can go with the second attempt. The launch pad was pretty much destroyed by the power of the rocket. They will find the cause of the six failed engines and the second stage separation problem but it might be that they need to redesign the launch pad to cope with the power of the thing.
Sometimes it seems like SpaceX just like blowing stuff up for fun and giggles.
Whilst my earlier remark was slightly tongue-in-cheek (slightly) the fact that Musk has had $billions in subsidies from the US Govt for SpaceX makes having him as a figurehead even worse.Although I like all things space I just love to see Musk fail.
Because he's a knob?How on earth are Musk and his team claiming the rocket exploding is a success?!
Data. They already have a replacement ready as they were expecting there to be problems. This stuff rarely works first time in real life no matter how good the simulations are.How on earth are Musk and his team claiming the rocket exploding is a success?!
NASA have been given the Moon-landing brief.Surely we use the tech that got us to the Moon in 1969? If you think how far we have advanced technology wise on earth since then, it doesn't make sense we've not officially been back yet. Musk would be all over that if it were possible surely?
NASA was always looking to be torn down from its days with the Space shuttle as it struggled to change its ways on finance and Space programs.Data. They already have a replacement ready as they were expecting there to be problems. This stuff rarely works first time in real life no matter how good the simulations are.
NASA have been given the Moon-landing brief.
Musk is doing what NASA would be doing in any sensible nation but too many right-wingers decided that NASA was a government entity and therefore needed defunding.
The USA is a very strange nation!
The US governments explanation via NASA chiefs (possibly - I can't be bothered looking it up).NASA's explanation for not going back to the moon is lack of financial benefit
There was a definite push after the Cold War to cut spending on what was seen as a competitive bragging rights exercise by mainly right-leaning politicians. The scientific benefits were still huge but the thought of "big government" was too much. The Challenger disaster was a timely excuse but the wheels were in motion (as I remember it).NASA was always looking to be torn down from its days with the Space shuttle as it struggled to change its ways on finance and Space programs.
The test was to launch it off the pad .. anything after that was a bonus .. thus, the test was a successHow on earth are Musk and his team claiming the rocket exploding is a success?!
Damn you Expat. Your job sounds amazing. I'm very jealous. NASA's explanation for not going back to the moon is lack of financial benefit. Musk has said many times he doesn't need any more financial benefit, so why has he not just copied 1969 and landed? If he could, I can't help thinking he would.
Didn’t we go back several times in the 70s?Surely we use the tech that got us to the Moon in 1969? If you think how far we have advanced technology wise on earth since then, it doesn't make sense we've not officially been back yet. Musk would be all over that if it were possible surely?
It would probably cost just as much to build a new Saturn 5 and everything that went with it. So there would be little saved. You wouldn't learn anything. (I believe I'm right to say that your phone probably has more processing power than all the computer systems that ran the Apollo program!)Surely we use the tech that got us to the Moon in 1969? If you think how far we have advanced technology wise on earth since then, it doesn't make sense we've not officially been back yet. Musk would be all over that if it were possible surely?