I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
I'm sorry I missed it. I heard he put a Tesla Roadster on the sucker - with a dummy he called Starman. I guessed he liked that old movie from years ago! Too bad I didn't watch the launch. I actually recently finished reading the bio on Elon - and it was an AMAZING Read! Its so wild - some almost reads like fiction. I seriously suggest some folks here should read that book!!! Its by Ashlee Vance.
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On 2/7/2018 9:33 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
This morning someone posted a meme of the car getting a speeding ticket from a laser speed trap.
I was most amazed at the precision of the boosters landing spot on, upon their targets.
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
I'm sorry I missed it. I heard he put a Tesla Roadster on the sucker - with a dummy he called Starman. I guessed he liked that old movie from years ago! Too bad I didn't watch the launch. I actually recently finished reading the bio on Elon - and it was an AMAZING Read! Its so wild - some almost reads like fiction. I seriously suggest some folks here should read that book!!! Its by Ashlee Vance.
-K-
On 2/7/2018 9:33 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
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On 7 February 2018 at 18:44, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
This morning someone posted a meme of the car getting a speeding ticket from a laser speed trap.
Don't ever buy a used Tesla from Elon. It's been to the moon and back!
Nice one Paul!!!
On 2/7/2018 2:08 PM, Paul Hill wrote:
On 7 February 2018 at 18:44, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
This morning someone posted a meme of the car getting a speeding ticket from a laser speed trap.
Don't ever buy a used Tesla from Elon. It's been to the moon and back!
The main body was lost. ... I wonder whether they would recover it. as it should be quite expensive to make a new one.
SpaceX confirms it lost the center core of the Falcon Heavy https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/spacex-falcon-heavy-center-core-lost/
On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 2:28 AM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
I'm sorry I missed it. I heard he put a Tesla Roadster on the sucker - with a dummy he called Starman. I guessed he liked that old movie from years ago! Too bad I didn't watch the launch. I actually recently finished reading the bio on Elon - and it was an AMAZING Read! Its so wild - some almost reads like fiction. I seriously suggest some folks here should read that book!!! Its by Ashlee Vance.
-K-
On 2/7/2018 9:33 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
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On 7 February 2018 at 14:33, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
Absolutely amazing! For once it was at a good time for me in the UK, about 8pm. Watching the 2 boosters glide back down was jaw dropping.
Did you spot the DON'T PANIC? Apparently there was a copy of the book and a towel in there too. Shame David & Douglas are no longer with us, I'm sure they would have both loved it.
Never mind the lift-off, I've watched the boosters coming back in at MACH 4 or 5 to land perfectly vertically about 100 times and I *still* don't believe what I'm seeing.
If nothing else this is a chance for humanity to marvel at what we can achieve and a reminder that we don't have to be shooting the arses off each other the whole time.
Elon Musk == Tony Stark.
I am guessing that the main booster didn't hit the mark and that is why we never see it. But going to strike a point, ship bed, at sea was asking a lot I thought.
On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 8:44 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote:
Never mind the lift-off, I've watched the boosters coming back in at MACH 4 or 5 to land perfectly vertically about 100 times and I *still* don't believe what I'm seeing.
If nothing else this is a chance for humanity to marvel at what we can achieve and a reminder that we don't have to be shooting the arses off each other the whole time.
Elon Musk == Tony Stark.
-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
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So True Alan! If you read the Bio book I mentioned - its ALL discussed in there. Elon's big plans of making reusable rocket engines - and the HELL he went thru to make it work. That's why the book is such an Incredible READ! Also, in the book - it mentioned how Elon actually met "Tony" in the Marvel movie - so, yeah - Elon had a cameo in the movie!
:-)
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On 2/8/2018 9:44 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
Elon Musk == Tony Stark.
On Feb 7, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
https://twitter.com/EdLeafe/status/961252860800458752
-- Ed Leafe
I have a similar one with the actor in upper frame and the car as the actor in the lower one, on my office door. I had to explain it to two people this morning. they just looked at it and had the puzzled look on their faces.
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Ed Leafe ed@leafe.com wrote:
On Feb 7, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
https://twitter.com/EdLeafe/status/961252860800458752
-- Ed Leafe
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it was surprising to hear Bowie in the space. I think it's the best improvment made by Mr Musk : allowing sound waves travelling through the 'vacuum' ;-)
The Foxil
Hey Ed!
I just replied on Twitter. But, gotta say - you look Way Different with the beard going on!!!
:-)
-K-
On 2/7/2018 2:00 PM, Ed Leafe wrote:
On Feb 7, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Stephen Russell srussell705@gmail.com wrote:
I loved all the Bowie in the end. It made the mood feel "right" watching it float in space.
https://twitter.com/EdLeafe/status/961252860800458752
-- Ed Leafe
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