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History has been made.. For the first time in human history, a rocket has landed after successfully delivering a payload to orbit. The primary mission, the depl

For the first time in human history, a rocket has landed after successfully delivering a payload to orbit. The primary mission, the deployment of the 11 sats, was 100% successful. The secondary objective however, landing the 1st stage of the rocket, was also a success.
They have been trying this for quite some time now, and once they start re-using the rocket, the cost of spaceflight will be lowered substantially.
Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team, and to Elon Musk for making this dream a reality. The world has changed forever.

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#7 - casinoer [OP](12/22/2015) [+] (6 replies)
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#1 - thearcher (12/22/2015) [-]
So they sent the rocket up with a payload, deployed said payload in space, then returned the rocket to earth in 1 piece with a controlled landing that basically meant it was mostly untouched and ready for use in the future again?
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User avatar #160 to #1 - andriod (12/23/2015) [-]
Yes, Pretty much.

Being able to reuse it drops the cost of getting items to space my like 3/4's. Its a very big deal for mankind
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#95 to #1 - anon (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
**anonymous used "*roll picture*"**
**anonymous rolled image**Its re usable within hours after landing.
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User avatar #126 to #95 - omicronperseieight (12/22/2015) [-]
butter lettuce
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User avatar #166 to #95 - xxjmacxx (12/23/2015) [-]
That show is fantastic
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#2 to #1 - roannoke (12/22/2015) [-]
Exactly
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User avatar #3 to #1 - norkasthethird (12/22/2015) [-]
yes
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#4 to #3 - thearcher (12/22/2015) [-]
**** me, nice - honestly, the busier we are in space the better I think, the resources and land on this planet won't last forever, not even for a population of this scale
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#26 to #1 - anon (12/22/2015) [-]
Went to the bathroom with my payload, deployed said piss payload in toilet, returned the rocket in 1 piece back in my pants, and then still managed to dribble the last 3 drops down my leg... mission failure.. aborted...
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#27 to #1 - anon (12/22/2015) [-]
The rocket consists of two stages. The first one boosts the entire rocket to a great deal of speed and altitude. The second one detaches and boosts the payload into orbit.
What they have done today, is to control the first stage as it falls, not taking damage from reentry (Which is easy, since it is not moving nearly orbital speeds) and then landing the first stage back on the ground using one of the nine rocket engines that it used to lift off.
The engines will probably have to go through very thorough inspection and of course it will need to be refueled, but, like on the space shuttle, the engines, and indeed the entire first stage, can now be reused.
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#110 to #27 - anon (12/22/2015) [-]
Yeah mh gfs dad deals with the launches and was saying that this was a huge risk because they havent ever done it successfully yet. This was literally a make or break for space x because they were going to lose the approval to launch from Vandenberg.
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User avatar #5 to #1 - casinoer [OP](12/22/2015) [-]
Not really. This one won't be reused, they will inspect it and go over every single part. Every SpaceX launch from now on will now include a landing attempt, and maybe in the next 12 months or less we will see one of the boosters re-used.
They want to be 100% sure that they can launch it again without everything failing.
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#14 - hcp (12/22/2015) [-]
SOON...
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#15 to #14 - sonofagun (12/22/2015) [-]
But it isnt easy =( I can land on mun and minmus but i can not dock in space and thats what i need to do to go to other planets
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#16 to #15 - xfrankie (12/22/2015) [-]
KSP Mars Ultra Direct: Ludicrous single launch to Mars in Real Solar System

nah mate, you just need moar boosters
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#17 to #16 - sonofagun (12/22/2015) [-]
if only that was vanila
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#18 to #17 - xfrankie (12/22/2015) [-]
well there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to do it in vanila as well...
also, modding is s ton of fun, pic reated those 8 engines are 3.75m each, just to give a perspectie to the actual size of the craft
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#28 to #18 - crilleballe (12/22/2015) [-]
B9 gigantic fuel tank
Interstellar magnetic engines with ******** of Isp
How much delta V does that thing have?
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#38 to #28 - xfrankie (12/22/2015) [-]
those are in fact antimatter beam-core engines, not magnetic, so even more isp with even more thrust...
dV was in the milions-order, because, well why the **** not?
but this was way back in KSP 0.25 and i no longer have the save file, only some screenshots some more pics here: imgur.com/a/wN9mw
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User avatar #72 to #15 - mendelevium (12/22/2015) [-]
It's the way of thinking.
The game is SUPER easy if you just have the right mindset and think about it not like a videogame, but like real life.
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User avatar #51 to #15 - nywrestler (12/22/2015) [-]
Docking is pretty easy using mechjeb. Without mechjeb its almost ******* impossible.

Inc a bunch of nerds who say they don't use mechjeb and its super easy to dock in space.
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User avatar #214 to #51 - durkadurka ONLINE (12/23/2015) [-]
It took me awhile to learn to do, but I can do it most times I try now. It's still a pain in the ass and it really depends on how you design whatever you're trying to dock.
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User avatar #163 to #15 - admiralslasher (12/23/2015) [-]
(alt ctrl f12)
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User avatar #122 to #15 - sedativechunk (12/22/2015) [-]
What part of docking are you having trouble with? Rendezvous in space or actual docking? I have close to 900 hours on this game
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#124 to #122 - sonofagun (12/22/2015) [-]
Rendezvous in space, its been awhile since ive tried it though. Ive been dicking around in atmosphere with the new aerodynamics and engines. That panther is great for making super-maneuverable aircraft.
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#140 to #124 - sedativechunk (12/22/2015) [-]
Oh yeah, I had trouble with that too when I first started playing. There are videos but I remember most of them weren't very good. To make a rendezvous, you have to wait for the ship you are trying to rendezvous with to be close to your position on the surface, it should be a little behind as you ship has to launch into space and make orbital velocity (similar to the random picture I found on the web to the left, see how the ship he wants to rendezvous with is a little behind?)

The next step - let's say your ship is now at closest approach to the other ship is 20~km to target. What you have to do is change your nav ball to "target" mode, this is VERY IMPORTANT. Also be careful because sometimes the nav ball randomly goes back to orbit mode. Find the retrograde marker on the nav ball once you are in target mode. Notice in this mode, retrograde does not mean retrograde in relation to your orbit but to the position and your velocity to the other spacecraft. Fire your engine towards this retrograde marker and you will notice your velocity will drop on the nav ball, make it as close to "0" (zero) as possible. When this is close to zero, you are now traveling the same velocity as the other ship is.

Once you do all of that, rotate towards the pink "target" marker on the nav ball, it will be the pink circle with the dot in the middle. Fire your engines, but don't go back 250~ m/s. If you watch the orbital map while doing this, you will notice your closest approach moving closer to the target, so if you were 20~ you can probably get it to 5-10 km away. You you reach this closest approach, you do everything above all over again; point towards retrograde, burn till your velocity matches the target, then burn towards them again. Eventually you will start getting 0.5 km from the target, that is what you want. You will then be close enough to dock with the other ship.

When you do rendevous in space, it is good practice to put your ships a little higher up in orbit, so in Kerbin like 100km . If you are on 70km then if you end up lowering your orbit to catch up to the other ship, you will accidentally reneter the atmosphere.
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User avatar #218 to #124 - durkadurka ONLINE (12/23/2015) [-]
Follow the other guy's process. You don't have to necessarily time things so that you're a little behind the other ship. I'm sure it helps, but I never do it. I usually get my second ship into a similar orbit and then start bringing them closer.
Just make sure both orbits are level with each other and in the same direction. You also want to make sure the orbits are not too similar and intersect at least once.

Once I have both in orbit I basically follow the other guy's steps (2nd and 3rd paragraph). I rinse and repeat until I get the two ships close enough to each other to guide them together visually.

And yeah, most of the tutorials suck. They make you sit through every mind-numbing second and are just poor quality all around.

This one is okay, doesn't do a bad job of getting the point across:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPPMtq-mGDM
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#77 to #15 - hondasupermoto (12/22/2015) [-]
You dont need to dock to get to other plantes though
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#8 - imdan (12/22/2015) [-]
Everyday we get closer to flying space warships that look like cathedrals.... No, but seriously, this is a huge step forward for man kind and Elon Musk should really feel proud of himself if he didn't already. Soon, we can actually have a legitimate source of transportation between our nearby planets
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#183 to #8 - zeroshadow (12/23/2015) [-]
Source of above picture is Eve Online.
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#192 to #183 - thefallenlord (12/23/2015) [-]
...eeeehh... no it's not... that's actually 40k thing. The one in the focus is Retribution-class Battleship
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#191 to #183 - SweetJesus (12/23/2015) [-]
Yer a grot. It's Warhammer and their dank ass tactics of slamming into another frigate with their entire payload to maximize all kinds of fun and because Creed is a genius and warhammer is ******* retarded.
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#202 to #191 - thefallenlord (12/23/2015) [-]
I smell some greenskin ******* .
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#204 to #202 - greatgranpapy (12/23/2015) [-]
Iz no orks sir. I'z da planetry guv'nah.
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#208 to #204 - thefallenlord (12/23/2015) [-]
Something about you seem off. Can't quite put my finger on it... I'd better call the Holy Inquisition
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#209 to #208 - greatgranpapy (12/23/2015) [-]
Oi! I'z da inquizitor! Wut you want?
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#212 to #209 - thefallenlord (12/23/2015) [-]
I see that my old nemesis Quixos... I see that the Exterminatus is long overdue.
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#39 to #8 - thefallenlord (12/22/2015) [-]
Don't forget space stations!!

But weren't space shuttles decommissioned because multiple reentry vehicle is somehow flawed concept? I vaguely remember reading something along those lines few years back. So what changed? Can somebody clarify?
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User avatar #54 to #39 - urmomsagrot (12/22/2015) [-]
I am not 100% certain, as it has been awhile since I last read about this, but from what I remember I believe it was something along the lines of it not being financially and operationally efficient and them needing obscene amounts of maintenance before and after every mission due to how fragile they were.
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User avatar #150 to #39 - seylorm (12/22/2015) [-]
the difference is that the space shuttle itself went into orbit an then returned. Since getting to orbit requires insane velocities you need to get rid of that on reentry in the atmosphere which puts the vehicle under crazy amounts of stress which then needs a **** ton of maintenace.

What SpaceX is doing is a little different. They are only bringing back the first stage of their rocket. The first stage is there to get the rocket off the ground and out of the atmosphere, after that it seperates and the second stage takes over. Since the first stage doesn't have to get to crazy orbital velocities getting it back down again puts it under a lot less stress and means it can be in theory be reused much easier.
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#200 to #150 - thefallenlord (12/23/2015) [-]
Ah, I see. Should have red it properly. Thanks.
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User avatar #211 to #39 - durkadurka ONLINE (12/23/2015) [-]
Well the thing is, they ran the space shuttle for decades. I'm pretty sure part of their reasoning behind the decommissioning was that they were becoming too expensive to maintain.

The stuff about the first stage was already covered so I won't go over that again. But yeah, you strap things to rockets often enough and the stress is going to start to cause issues. I imagine these recovered boosters will have a lifespan as well.
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#41 - lolollo (12/22/2015) [-]
Wait, what shirt was the project manager wearing?!
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User avatar #34 - vilememory (12/22/2015) [-]
The only thing I care about is... was anybody wearing a shirt that could be considered offensive? Remember that? Huge scientific thing drowned out because of a shirt...
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#210 to #34 - anon (12/23/2015) [-]
Remeber that? This site has almost never shut up about that and all the other hurr durr dumb feminsts stuff
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User avatar #152 to #34 - roguehazzard (12/22/2015) [-]
I'm not even attempting to exaggerate what happened but I genuinely remember it being something important that I was impressed by, yet I've completely forgotten what it was about because of the fuss that shirt cause or rather, the feminazis had caused.
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User avatar #172 to #152 - zerosonaku ONLINE (12/23/2015) [-]
Landing a satallitw on a comet. I made a point to at least remember the event, so i dont just remember the shirt ******** .
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User avatar #173 to #172 - roguehazzard (12/23/2015) [-]
Goddamnit that was it, thank you. Yeah good job
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#35 to #34 - wanpanman (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
You really are bringing up a pretty vilememory there. Not something i want to recall at all....
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#36 to #35 - vilememory (12/22/2015) [-]
It's what I do.
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#11 - sylvanio (12/22/2015) [-]
First thoughts; What game is this
First thoughts; What game is this
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User avatar #12 - freejumper (12/22/2015) [-]
One more step towards humanity becoming a space fairing species the wishes of 1969 can finally begin.
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#74 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
NASA says that they'll have Mars colonized in the next 20 years, now this. Maybe we weren't born too late to explore the stars after all.
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User avatar #87 to #74 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
That's assuming Big Government doesn't get in the way. Or worse, Organized Religion.

Last thing either Clique wants is for people to end up outside of their control...
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#131 to #87 - hirollin (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
Catholicism already has a ministry for aliens. Biggest religion is already on board with space-travel m8.
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User avatar #219 to #131 - scowler (12/23/2015) [-]
>TFW Catholics get roasted by Plasma Guns...
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User avatar #104 to #87 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
People seriously think Religion is gonna get in the way of space travel? ***** ima be giving sermons in space my ***** .
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User avatar #106 to #104 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
They will once people start realizing that they're alone in the universe.
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User avatar #108 to #106 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
well call me crazy but i believe in this pretty much infinitely expanding universe that there has to be at least 1 other planet with life on it.
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User avatar #111 to #108 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
Maybe. But planets are being destroyed by their stars all the time. Surely, a spacefaring civilization would've landed here by now. Unless they're a bunch of hands-off pricks...
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User avatar #112 to #111 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
but then again, infinitely expanding, they could be out there in big ass mega ships the size of our planet, but we are simply too far away from them to be noticed. but theres also a chance that they see us as assholes and just left us alone.
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#99 to #87 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
i have yet to see anybody in religion try to block a launch into space. only time i have ever heard of that was in that space movie long ago.
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User avatar #105 to #99 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
Because large numbers of Humans haven't been able to head into space for a while.
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#107 to #105 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
thats a technology issue.
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User avatar #221 to #107 - scowler (12/23/2015) [-]
And politics has a lot to do with slowing the advancement of technology...
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#224 to #221 - mastercolossus (12/23/2015) [-]
no it does not.
ethics does.
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User avatar #226 to #224 - scowler (12/23/2015) [-]
And ethics is the easiest thing to politicize.

Applying ethics to science is built on dated principles. They drew this **** up after WWII and the waves of Lobotomies that followed.
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#227 to #226 - mastercolossus (12/25/2015) [-]
so if we take cancer biopsy's from one person and put those biopsy's into a healthy person we might see a way to cause the system to reject the cancer and create a possible cure.

is this a possible avenue of research? yes.

is it ethically sound? no.

even taking a biopsy and putting it into someone else with the same cancer in the same part of the body is considered ethically unsound even though it could lead to something.

ethics stops us from recreating the prison/prisoner experiments in psychology again as well as similar experiments.

and it has not a single thing to do with religion.
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User avatar #228 to #227 - scowler (12/25/2015) [-]
It has everything to do with holding us back.
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#229 to #228 - mastercolossus (12/25/2015) [-]
"That's assuming Big Government doesn't get in the way. Or worse, Organized Religion."

neither have got anything to do with ethics. ethics was introduced to science via scientists and has nothing to do with "big government" nor "organized religion"

why havent we tried putting large amounts of people into space yet?

because we dont want a ton of people to die for no ******* reason because its literally impossible to do it with our current technology. not unless we spend an exorbitant amount of money and waste tons of resources for no reason. we need to be able to put people into space for cheap instead of shifting all of our money from defense spending into supporting a single colony ship.
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User avatar #230 to #229 - scowler (12/25/2015) [-]
Wrong. It has everything to do with moralists with no understanding of science throwing a ******** when someone tries to speed things up.
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#231 to #230 - mastercolossus (12/25/2015) [-]
are you talking rocket technology?
where is there ANYTHING saying we shouldnt advance it?
where?
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User avatar #232 to #231 - scowler (12/25/2015) [-]
No, I'm talking about science in general. People think there are things Humans weren't meant to know. They're wrong.
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#233 to #232 - mastercolossus (12/25/2015) [-]
YOU are wrong. there is nowhere that people think we shouldnt go into space. no one is attempting to slow down anything to do with rocketry, life support, sustainability, long term propulsion, livability in space, or anything at all to do with going into space therefore your statement is wrong.

also i havent seen any religious fanatics saying "dont do this or that" when it comes to science for years.
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User avatar #234 to #233 - scowler (12/25/2015) [-]
Did I not say "science in general"?
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#235 to #234 - mastercolossus (12/26/2015) [-]
dude just admit you are wrong and leave me alone. im not going to beat the dead horse anymore.
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User avatar #236 to #235 - scowler (12/26/2015) [-]
But I'm not wrong.
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#237 to #236 - mastercolossus (12/26/2015) [-]
thats called denial.
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User avatar #238 to #237 - scowler (12/26/2015) [-]
Wrong, denial is detrimental, this isn't.
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#239 to #238 - mastercolossus (12/27/2015) [-]
then you are also delusional.
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#100 to #87 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
btw obama recently signed it into law that you can claim asteroids.
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#109 to #100 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
MANIFEST DESTINY, ************* .
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User avatar #113 to #100 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
***** im claiming every asteroid ever. then ima turn around and sell that **** to rich ass people. ASTEROID DEEDS HERE, BUY A BIG ASS SPACE ROCK FOR ONLY 200000$
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#114 to #113 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
you have to claim it in person and put it in a container.
thats the law.
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User avatar #115 to #114 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
RARE HYPER SPACE ROCKS HERE, 200000$ WILL BRING BACK AFTER TRIP TO SPACE.
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#116 to #115 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
you cant even say they are yours without having the container around them.
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User avatar #117 to #116 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
FOR ONLY 10$ YOU CAN BUY A HALF ASSED PROMISE THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE OWN A SPACE ROCK WHICH YOU CAN HAVE PART OF.
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#125 to #117 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
cant sell promises. thats illegal.
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User avatar #130 to #125 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
**** it ima just claim all of space.
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#133 to #130 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
good luck getting the UN to recognize that proclamation.
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User avatar #134 to #133 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
**** the un, ima steal nazi science masters and ima force them to make mega laser death cannons to blow up earth as i terraform mars.
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#142 to #134 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
But if you destroy the Earth, how will you get the entire planet to bow before your military might and obtain sex slaves from across the planet by the hundreds?
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User avatar #143 to #142 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
ok ill only destory it a lil bit after i steal every female and trap.
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#144 to #143 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
But you'll need to share them in order to maintain genetic variation and keep our race alive. How about you conquer the Earth, and create a Ministry of Procreation to prevent that from happening? And make me the Prime Minister of Procreation. Besides, there are plenty of cool guys on Earth that humanity needs, like Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Shigeru Miyamoto.
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#153 to #144 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
but rick and morty was canceled and fallout 4 is already out...
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User avatar #155 to #153 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
It wasn't cancelled, it's just on hiatus.
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#157 to #155 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
i guess you didnt hear then...
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#159 to #158 - mastercolossus (12/22/2015) [-]
i know. i was just trying your patience.
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#171 to #159 - funpunk (12/23/2015) [-]
No, I just like this image.
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#169 to #159 - mastercolossus (12/23/2015) [-]
funpunk whats wrong?
are you angerous now?
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User avatar #145 to #144 - thejusticar (12/22/2015) [-]
**** it ill just blow up the un and steal all the traps on earth and cruse through space.
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User avatar #146 to #145 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
Sounds fair.
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User avatar #188 to #134 - angelusprimus (12/23/2015) [-]
Stealing the Nazi science masters and forcing them to work is basically how US space program started.
You copycat.
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#94 to #87 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
I just wanna see space, man. What, they think we'll form a satanic communist government on Mars and nuke Earth from orbit? Will they be shooting down people trying to escape the Earth?
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User avatar #101 to #94 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
They may attempt to sabotage vessels carrying colonists, yes.
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#139 to #74 - asotil (12/22/2015) [-]
Most of us are going to be at least 40 by that time

It might be a little late unless we develop anti-aging technology
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User avatar #167 to #139 - craftyatom (12/23/2015) [-]
Something like 90% of modern astronauts are 40 or over. It's incredibly rare that even someone in their late 20s goes up.

Besides, Musk's proposal for Mars colonization is mostly based on money - if you can raise the money to buy a decent-sized house, or if you own a house and can sell it, you can use about that amount of money to buy a Mars ticket.
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#189 to #167 - funpunk (12/23/2015) [-]
Damn, I thought he was going to send people up for free. Well, there go my Mars dreams.
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User avatar #220 to #189 - scowler (12/23/2015) [-]
They're going to need security guys. Enlist and apply on those credentials, maybe...
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User avatar #195 to #189 - craftyatom (12/23/2015) [-]
You might still be able to work for it, work as an operator for them or something and they'll pay you enough to go, but the early market will be so competitive that it may or may not be an option.
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#81 to #74 - drzombro (12/22/2015) [-]
*early
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#83 to #81 - funpunk (12/22/2015) [-]
Thanks. Admin won't let us edit comments.
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#73 - sonsofsol (12/22/2015) [-]
Elon Musk is buying himself a ticket to Mars. Godamn if he isn't dragging the rest of us along with him.
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User avatar #75 to #73 - saxong (12/22/2015) [-]
He wants to nuke it first, I swear the man's a bond villain
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#30 - softcover (12/22/2015) [-]
I want to buy stock in SpaceX so bad, I don't even care if they make it like under armor and the stock doesn't mean I actually get a say, I just want to be part of this, funding or otherwise, ******* love space.
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#32 to #30 - softcover (12/22/2015) [-]
Also have a wallpaper.
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#9 - thesirofponies (12/22/2015) [-]
Niiiiiiiiice
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#20 - learmy (12/22/2015) [-]
**** OFF CHINA RUSSIA. AMERICA WILL ALWAYS BE THE LEADER IN SPACEWAR.
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User avatar #149 to #20 - thegamepixel (12/22/2015) [-]
What bout India. World power by 2020. We have space program.
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User avatar #222 to #149 - lennylorenzo (12/23/2015) [-]
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User avatar #187 to #149 - fuckingtrolls (12/23/2015) [-]
but can u do flip?
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#68 - fentoozler (12/22/2015) [-]
This **** is way harder than it looks
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#33 - ironfan (12/22/2015) [-]
GIF
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#29 - anon (12/22/2015) [-]
BUT DID THEY WEAR SEXIST SHIRTS!?
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#6 - peezle (12/22/2015) [-]
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#58 - chokebee (12/22/2015) [-]
Now to only find the alternative for the costly and heavy fuel.
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User avatar #93 to #58 - scowler (12/22/2015) [-]
Could establish a launch platform on the moon and use nuclear propulsion...
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#176 to #58 - anon (12/23/2015) [-]
The cost of the propellant and fuel is absolutely tiny ( around 200,000 dollars ) compared to the 60 million dollar rocket.
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#215 to #176 - chokebee (12/23/2015) [-]
I maybe should've emphasized more on the HEAVY word.
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#165 - craftyatom (12/23/2015) [-]
I was watching it live, such an incredible milestone - people are saying it reminds them of the Apollo era, and I can see why.

Going to be watching with bated breath for the landings of the next two cores, Jason 3 (a non-full-thrust core) and SES-9 (which will probably have to land on the barge).

Best part? It happened on my birthday. Not only that, but it was my 20th birthday, and the 20th F9 flight.
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User avatar #170 to #165 - casinoer [OP](12/23/2015) [-]
Jason 3 will be launched in the daytime, so that means a landing in daytime as well. Don't know about SES 9 though.
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User avatar #178 to #170 - craftyatom (12/23/2015) [-]
I'm ******* hyped!
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User avatar #196 to #178 - zamka (12/23/2015) [-]
When and where do I get to see this?
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User avatar #205 to #196 - craftyatom (12/23/2015) [-]
Jason-3 is currently scheduled for January 17th at 1:31 PM EST, according to information over here: forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29457.0 (head the later pages, 21 and 22, for up-to-date info)

All SpaceX launches (and all land landings so far) are broadcast on their youtube channel, www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel - feel free to subscribe, they only post cool rocket stuff. Since Jason-3 is a NASA payload, the launch will also be broadcast on NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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