The market for it isnt very big, because falcon 9 payload is higher and satellites are smaller now.
Anyway the live feed from LEO was trippy. Im not sure the tesla ended up in the correct orbit, but it was still pretty cool. Everybody else in the space game seems pretty tame by comparison. Loved the feed going dark from the drone ship when the center booster hit the water 300 feet away and shrapnel and spray went everywhere. "We lost the center booster" Cool when the rocket can crash but the mission is still a success. I think their overall launch failure rate is still loads higher than ULA, but for the price difference the clients can probably build another satellite. So the risk may be worth taking for them, especially if launching several satellites and spreading the risk over many launches. Amazing the contrast between Spacex and Tesla right now. CEO is a fairly no-nonsense lady. On Feb 7, 2018 9:28 AM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'll bet that if I'd been paying attention, I could have seen part of the > ascent from here. Really would like to get my daughter down to the Cape to > watch one lift off, that's got to be an amazing thing. > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I watched the launch live and was yelling along with the people at the > > Cape and Mission Control. I would liken this to the days when we were > > launching the Apollo missions as far as excitement, and I think the > people > > yelling and cheering in the background was simply amazing and > appropriate. > > What country and people in this world have the ability to do something > like > > this privately? > > > > When I saw the first images of the Starman in the Tesla I couldn’t keep > > from laughing out loud. I’m not sure if everyone here got the references > > to “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” - that’s the “Don’t Panic” on the > > dashboard display and the towel and copy of the book that’s in the glove > > compartment of the car. > > > > There are other “easter eggs” in the car: > > > > https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Eight-Easter- > > eggs-aboard-SpaceX-s-Falcon-Heavy-12557072.php#item-85307-tbla-5 > > > > Watching the two boosters land almost simultaneously back at the Cape was > > nothing short of amazing. It’s unfortunate the center booster didn’t > make > > it back intact, but considering the complexity of such a mission, I’d be > > pretty darned happy today if I was Elon Musk. > > > > -D > > > > > On Feb 7, 2018, at 10:53 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > When I accidentally clicked on the website that replayed the launch, I > > thought it was a Hollywood production; albeit a good one. > > > That room full of software nerds acting like college kids at football > > games reinforced that perception. I was comparing that atmosphere to the > > far more professional and intense behaviour of the staff at the moon > launch > > and those before it. > > > Then, when the boosters landed simultaneously I was pretty sure it was > > Hollywood. > > > It's still hard to believe. > > > > > > In spite of the politicians constant blathering about "the people" and > > the supposed necessity of giving everyone the same minimum level of > comfort > > and care, the great advances of western civilization have been > accomplished > > by a tiny handful of exceptional leaders. > > > We Americans are very fortunate that Musk didn't stay in S. Africa or > > Canada and came to this country instead. > > > He shook up the auto industry worldwide, boosted the usability of the > > internet, and has now shown that private industry can do as well, if not > > better, than governments in space. We have a new Edison who even has a > > sense of humor. > > > Gerry > > > > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
