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Paypal Founder's Merlin Rocket Engine Fires Up
Baldrson writes "Wired News reports that after 2 years of development, Space Exploration Technology Corp ('SpaceEx') successfully test-fired their new LOX/Kerosene Merlin rocket engine for the 160 seconds required for orbit. SpaceEx was founded by Elon Musk from the proceeds of the 2002 sale of his prior start-up, Paypal, to Ebay. According to Musk, 5 Merlins bundled with the first stage of SpaceEx's powerful Falcon V booster will launch 5 people to orbit by 2010, thereby winning America's Space Prize which was endowed by Robert Bigelow."
Come on slashdot, I have "-1 Terrible" karma for no apparent reason, and I have posted lots of comments recently that have been modded up.
But still, my karma is "-1 Terrible". What am I supposed to do?
he can just sell the thing on ebay...
Large print giveth, and the small print taketh away
That just screams a FedEx lawsuit.
Does that mean that they used all stolen credit cards and "frozen" account assets to pay for this ridiculous thing? That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling...
I don't respond to AC's.
$1.5 B won't even by a B2 plane these days...
Because owning a B2 bomber is your childhood fantasy?
Frankly, mine involves bras and suspenders and don't cost remotely as much.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
So thats where my 1.9% + $0.30 go...
Peep that
Mine involves bras and suspenders... in the cockpit of a B2.
Obviously, mine is superior.
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Mod me down, you fucking twits. Go ahead. I dare you.
(I read with sigs off.)