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I dont know why people care about the SpaceX landing.
NASA did the same 10 years ago.
Proof:
https://youtu.be/FZ-H-A9Vzdo

>> No.7737706

>>7737703
NASA is a joke. The real innovation happens though military contracts: R&D

>> No.7737713

>>7737703
This is some proper quality bait. I'm impressed :p. Only sad thing is that people might actually think this is real.

>> No.7737719

>>7737703
I'd literally suck Elon Musk's dick if he'd let me. Honestly, I love the fuck out of the guy no homo

>> No.7737768

Daily reminder that Space Travel is literally fucking useless.

>> No.7737770

>>7737768
It is useless for now, but everything was useless in the beginning.

>> No.7737771

>>7737768
It will be humanity's last hope of preservation one day.
It's not useless.

>> No.7737774

>>7737771
But the universe will end my friend. Also what's the point of preservation for the sake of preservation?

>> No.7737786

>>7737774
It's called survival.

>> No.7737797

>>7737774
>Also what's the point of preservation for the sake of preservation?
Why don't you kill yourself? What's the point of living?

>> No.7737959
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7737959

>>7737703
10 years?? WTF
STS-1 landed 14 April 1981, 18:20:57 UTC @Edwards airforce base
34years ago!!

>> No.7737977

>>7737768
>Daily reminder that Space Travel is literally fucking useless.
You can tell this guy knows his shit.
Only the best and brightest use "daily reminder" and pointless use of "literally".

>> No.7737990

>>7737774
>But the universe will end my friend.

>We've only got 10^15 to 10^100 years left, it's all pointless.

>> No.7737993

>>7737959
THIS

I really don't get the point of carrying all that extra fuel to orbit.

Why not use wings or parachutes?

>> No.7738002

>>7737993
Wings and parachutes don't work as well on Mars

>> No.7738007

>>7737993
yes, because carrying wings and parachutes into orbit doesn't require any additional fuel at all

>> No.7738017

>>7738007
It seems like it would be less weight, but of course I haven't done any research or anything.
Nice strawman tho...

>> No.7738059

>>7737993
>I really don't get the point of carrying all that extra fuel to orbit.
Because saving a tiny bit of fuel (in comparison to its takeoff fuel), for the re-entry+landing, means they can save the most expensive bits of the whole rocket: Stage 1 section. The rocket motors.
So it is VERY worth it.

>> No.7738181

>>7738059
As we saw last night, wings are not necessary to return the rocket engines. The shuttle was a terrible design.

>> No.7738193

>>7738017
>factual statements are strawmen
liberals pls go.

>> No.7738475

Daily reaminder that NASA wouldn't exist without Nazis and other smart people whos not from USA.

>> No.7738486

>>7738475
Daily reminder that Von Braun would be without a clue if not for the groundbreaking work of Dr Robert Goddard.

>> No.7738488

wow

>> No.7738570

>>7737719
I'd have a bunch of my men go over to his house with spatulas to spank dat ass

>> No.7738581

>>7738002
>muh Mars landings
Apex kek. Raiding social media really has helped their PR a lot it would seem. Never underestimate the amount of retards on the internet.

>> No.7738609

NASA managed to deploy 11 satellites for under $80mln 10 years ago?

'cause the landing and recovery, while hyped, isn't the true breakthrough. Reducing the launch costs to something considerably below $80mln is the true revolution.

Shuttle launches were $800mln/launch.

>> No.7738618

>>7738609
like, $10m?