HOLY stuff THERE'S A CAR ON A EARTH ESCAPE ORBIT RIGHT NOW

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LIVE VIEW ON THE CAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBr2kKAHN6M










http://www.spacex.com/webcast

1:30 2:20 2:50 3:05 3:45 PM EST TUNE IN BOYS

elons giving the test of the BIGGEST rocket in the world a 50/50 chance at making it so if you don't like rockets there might be the biggest firework show you've ever seen.

here's the car in the payload fairing:


specs of the BIGGEST rocket since the Saturn V moon rocket:


the rocket itself:
« Last Edit: February 07, 2018, 01:54:56 PM by Aide33 »

I’ll take pics dw blf i got you covered

THIS IS VERY COPL AND EPIC, ELON MUSK IS A GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who tf is Elon Musk and why does he sound like a video game villain?

THIS IS VERY COPL AND EPIC, ELON MUSK IS A GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go away

it's said it is tuned to play "space oddity"

go away
Sorry, BUD.. but these front row seats to elon musk's AWESOME SHOW dont expire so ill be there EVERY EPIC STEP of the way.

It looks like a richard.
Then again, all rockets do.

It looks like a richard.
Then again, all rockets do.
gotta get that aerodynamic shape for payload delivery
Who tf is Elon Musk and why does he sound like a video game villain?
i cant tell if you're being sarcastic or

No, I've really never heard of this guy until the flamethrower thing.

No, I've really never heard of this guy until the flamethrower thing.

invented paypal, sold it, went on to create solarcity, tesla motors, spacex, and "the boring company" among other things

genuinely cool dude but the reddit-esque Dude... Science!!!! types worship him like he invented electricity



definitely a PR move to launch the car but this mission isnt just memes; to my knowledge spaceX has never launched a mars mission, so this'll be something of a test run. the car's just a placeholder weight
« Last Edit: February 06, 2018, 09:56:45 AM by Juncoph »

Oh. He's sending a car into space.
A bit much, but okay

on the dash



a small tesla roadster with a small starman in it

invented paypal, sold it, went on to create solarcity, tesla motors, spacex, and "the boring company" among other things

genuinely cool dude but the reddit-esque Dude... Science!!!! types worship him like he invented electricity



definitely a PR move to launch the car but this mission isnt just memes; to my knowledge spaceX has never launched a mars mission, so this'll be something of a test run. the car's just a placeholder weight
solarcity and powerwall are the best things he's done by far tbh
though this will be the first space car so woo

isn't SpaceX planning on launching people to mars in a couple years or was that canceled?