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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:58 ] |
| Post subject: | To Infinity |
http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=6780 So, the SpaceX has made it into Earth orbit. As the first privately funded organisation to put a spaceship into orbit, this is pretty significant. Moreover, they've done this with only 550 employees and at a cost of only $8Million per flight. That's massively impressive compared to the current state of national space programmes. Does the intervention of private enterprise herald a breakthrough in the technology and speed of growth of mankind's advancement into space and the death of national space programmes, or will it become bogged down by safety issues and profiteering? Only time will tell, but frankly I'm excited. We need to get off this rock. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
I would say a combination of both... faster progress, coupled with a few cost-saving related disasters. |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Craster wrote: That's massively impressive compared to the current state of national space programmes. Have you seen The Big Picture. Most impressive photo blog. Anyway, compare the Americans to how the Russians do it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
I can pretty much assure you that you and I aren't getting off this rock. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Crack's a bitch. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Grim... wrote: I can pretty much assure you that you and I aren't getting off this rock. Pfft. I reckon the timing's about fine for a retirement party on Ganymede. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Ho ho! Richard Garriott is in some of the pics! |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Love those pics Plissken. It amuses me how the same function looks so wildly different, it's like opposing sides in a cheesy RTS. I kind of dig the Russian functional look. Also, some of those lady astronauts are kinda cute. |
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| Author: | Shin [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
Gundam Wing... |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 13:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: To Infinity |
nervouspete wrote: Love those pics Plissken. It amuses me how the same function looks so wildly different, it's like opposing sides in a cheesy RTS. I kind of dig the Russian functional look. Also, some of those lady astronauts are kinda cute. Subscribe to the RSS feed - some of the collections are just awesome. The "London at Night" and "Short life of Ike" ones are beautiful. |
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