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>New Zealand company put a disco ball into space
>SpaceX made the intro to Heavy Metal come to life
>A new space telescope much more powerful than Hubble that will be able to analyze the atmosphere of exo-planets.

Is 2018 great for space exploration? Are we in a new era?

>> No.9507214

Yes

>> No.9507219

Nah
People will realize the shitty ROI and stop doing it.

>> No.9507220
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9507220

>Elon dumped some trash in space for advertisement, this truly is the next great step for space exploration, praise Elon our technological savior

>> No.9507223

>>9507220
>biologists

>> No.9507230

>>9507220
>what is a payload simulator

>> No.9507471

>>9507230
>What is a waste of 90 million dollars of TAXPAYER MONEY
im not alright with those huge funds being wasted so Elon and launch garbage into space for gibs

>> No.9508111

>>9507471
it's either a car with some cameras for a nice view
or a cylinder of steel
which one?
also, wasting 90 million? it's called a test flight you dumb shit, they're making sure it works before putting customer satellites on it