I'll wager (1) that it won't happen in 2018 and (2) if it does, the crew won't make it back alive.Anyone got bets on it being Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson?
Whoever it is it's cost them some top cash.
Now then the question is, does a sufficiently wealthy person or persons just decide to go out (out there).I'll wager (1) that it won't happen in 2018 and (2) if it does, the crew won't make it back alive.
There are undoubtedly, obviously there are, sufficiently brave and wealthy thrill seekers who would risk or even sacrifice their lives for such an adventure. But if they did (sacrifice their lives), would it be good for Musk's business plan?Now then the question is, does a sufficiently wealthy person or persons just decide to go out (out there).
I believe the telescope will be finished by 2018
Can't say I understand half of this but it seems interesting enough: NASA Wants to Create the Coolest Spot in the Universe
Is that a Vodafone logo? Well at least there is no atmosphere up there cause down here they'd lose signal to it.A moon landing in 2018?
The spacecraft will land two miles from the Apollo 17 site then rovers will be deployed to track down Nasa's moon buggy CREDIT: PTSCIENTISTS
The landing module, Alina, has room for science experiments, and will become a communications base-station for future missions CREDIT: PTSCIENTISTS
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...tists-pledge-make-first-private-moon-landing/
The long-term commercial viability of Falcon needs to be demonstrated by number of reuses and cost and speed of turnaround.And LANDED!!!! Successful re-use and re-recovery!|
I also like the lawyer-ese comment they made: First reuse of an orbit-capable booster. You know, since Blue Horizon has re-used their carnival-ride booster, that only goes up and back down vertically, but is not capable of orbit.
And it's the first reuse of a liquid-fueled orbit-capable booster, that can actually soft-land itself. The shuttle's solid-fuel boosters were reusable, but someone had to go fetch them after they parachuted into the ocean.
I'm sure we'll get some drone footage shortly. They need to try and sort out the cutout issues they're getting from the vibrations.The picture froze, went back to talking people then loads of cheering and then a live feed of booster on the pad. I didn't see it land. I wanna see it land. It's not FAIR.
This is only the first one. Give it time...The long-term commercial viability of Falcon needs to be demonstrated by number of reuses and cost and speed of turnaround.
Ah, that's what I call the 'Sky Go' effect... bad luckThe picture froze, went back to talking people then loads of cheering and then a live feed of booster on the pad. I didn't see it land. I wanna see it land. It's not FAIR.