Space exploration and rockets general thread

[DD_Bwest]

Elon Musk on Twitter: "Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years… https://t.co/clunBATxJr"

[Legend]

Elon Musk on Twitter: "Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years… https://t.co/clunBATxJr"

Holly fudge that's epic.

I thought putting a tesla around the moon was too crazy an idea to actually happen!

[DD_Bwest]

Holly fudge that's epic.

I thought putting a tesla around the moon was too crazy an idea to actually happen!

its elon we are talking about, nothing is to crazy lol

[Legend]

its elon we are talking about, nothing is to crazy lol

Reads like he's trolling but elon be elon.

@beeberunner @nextspaceflight oh this is legit and of course there will be cameras!

— Joy Dunn (@RocketJoy) December 2, 2017

[Legend]

No one knows if it's true or not. The Verge said Elon told them it was made up.  

[DD_Bwest]

so zuma moved to pad 40 net jan

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so zuma moved to pad 40 net jan

And pad 40 back with a static fire!

Things are happening again.

[DD_Bwest]

And pad 40 back with a static fire!

Things are happening again.

they also have a solar farm going up in boca chica  to go next to the 2 dishes they currently  have and a building with a crane inside lol

[Legend]

they also have a solar farm going up in boca chica  to go next to the 2 dishes they currently  have and a building with a crane inside lol

Ooh nice I hadn't heard about that.

[Legend]

[DD_Bwest]

i like the soot lol almost looks like an upsidedown FL-T800

[Legend]

[DD_Bwest]

launch delayed few more days,  if they miss friday i think they have to wait until late dec.


in the mean time, Boca chica has alot of stuff waiting to be installed lol

[Legend]

launch delayed few more days,  if they miss friday i think they have to wait until late dec.


in the mean time, Boca chica has alot of stuff waiting to be installed lol

So looking forward to this launch. If these delays suck, just wait till Falcon Heavy is on the pad.

Does boca chica have any construction yet or are they still dirt compacting?

[DD_Bwest]

So looking forward to this launch. If these delays suck, just wait till Falcon Heavy is on the pad.

Does boca chica have any construction yet or are they still dirt compacting?

just these that i know oif so far,  and from what i can tell its not right up by the launch site, but further back in the village