Getting the remains of things to orbit is not getting things to orbit. There is a difference in pointing out valid problems with the premise of cost as the only issue, and trolling.
The space shuttle was ultimately a vehicle for delivering crew and cargo to orbit.
This task is accomplished for less money by the falcon rockets.
Granted, If you put a ping pong table on the shuttle, its ping pong capabilities would be incomparable to the falcon rockets.
The Falcon Heavy has two side boosters, which detach after liftoff, presumably grasshopper gear will be fitted to these, and they will each vertically land, while the main body of the falcon heavy continues on.
Space Shuttle:
Payload to GTO: ~3000 kg.
Average cost per flight: 1.5 billion (cost of shuttle program / number of launches)
Falcon 9 rocket:
Payload to GTO:~2000 kg
Average cost per flight: 50m (cost of expendable rocket)
Falcon 9 rocket with grasshopper gear:
Payload to GTO:~1000 kg (rough estimate)
Average cost per flight: ~200,000 (expected figure for fuel + incidentals)
You can do the math to figure out why this is a big deal.
I don't see the point of reusing 747s all the time? Why don't we just make new ones for every flight? Everyone knows that its much more fun to fly in a brand new plane.
They haven't had any failures since the advent of the falcon 9 rocket. The first three falcon launches failed, and if the fourth hadn't worked, spaceX would've folded.
Luckily, the fourth did work, and they learned a lot from it. (mostly that 9 > 1)
This has been done before, many, many times. Every time the story breaks as if its some new technology to control things with your mind, when it really isn't anymore.
Fisker does not represent what electric vehicles are capable of- they represent what you get when you combine lots of money with shotty engineering.
So who does it better? Well, if you haven't heard of them- Tesla motors is making a lot of headway.
I think that every engineer on planet earth should have
-A mechanical pencil
-A Protractor
-An engineer's scale ( those three sided rulers)
-Calipers
- TI83/84
I'm not one of those old school flannel wearing engineers, I do most everything on a computer, but there is a lot of value in having a traditional drafting desk with tools like this, regardless of what type of engineering you do.
A house should be comfortable first.
Here are some things I suggest
-Double paned windows, soundproofing the outside walls (or possibly the walls around your offices/bedroom)
-Air filtration, humidity, and temperature control (vastly underrated for overall comfortabiliy of house)
-Heated toilet seats (trust me, you won't ever want to go back)
If all your comfort needs are already met, then here are my "fun" suggestions:
-Swimming pool
-Theatre room with projector, lazyboys, badass sound system of some sort
-Computer Closet with extender cables for monitor / peripherals routed out of it (no noise from fans is nice)
I wouldn't hardwire any cables, but having a conduit system is nice. Once you have it installed between your offices and computer closet, you can just pull the cables you need with a fish tape.
The whole "Video games make you violent" debate was squashed in the 90s. Lets leave it dead.
I suggest that people who play xbox 360 are in general more pro military than most.
I don't want to make a stereotype here, but we all know what the xbox stereotype is: a 16-24 year old "bro" who is libertarian, holds slightly sexist views, and is pro military. Maybe there is some truth in that stereotype.
1990s : "I don't really want a 56k modem, my 9600 transfers my email just fine."
2000s : "I don't really want a cable modem, my 56k does text and images just fine."
2012 : "I don't really want uberfast fiber, my shows stream just fine. "
Come on! Get on board already! Get on that goddamn truck!
I stand as chairman for the Society for Advancement of Rapists Murderers and Bank Robbers, and I would like to pledge my most sincere thanks to you, Sweedish government, for prosecuting crimes like this instead of continuing to persecute us.
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Good coders copy, great coders outsource.
Sure smells like appeal from authority logical fallacy in here.
Getting the remains of things to orbit is not getting things to orbit. There is a difference in pointing out valid problems with the premise of cost as the only issue, and trolling.
It is all about cost. How inexpensively can you get people and cargo to orbit? That is the only question I'm concerned with.
The space shuttle was ultimately a vehicle for delivering crew and cargo to orbit.
This task is accomplished for less money by the falcon rockets.
Granted, If you put a ping pong table on the shuttle, its ping pong capabilities would be incomparable to the falcon rockets.
The Falcon Heavy has two side boosters, which detach after liftoff, presumably grasshopper gear will be fitted to these, and they will each vertically land, while the main body of the falcon heavy continues on.
Space Shuttle:
Payload to GTO: ~3000 kg.
Average cost per flight: 1.5 billion (cost of shuttle program / number of launches)
Falcon 9 rocket:
Payload to GTO:~2000 kg
Average cost per flight: 50m (cost of expendable rocket)
Falcon 9 rocket with grasshopper gear:
Payload to GTO:~1000 kg (rough estimate)
Average cost per flight: ~200,000 (expected figure for fuel + incidentals)
You can do the math to figure out why this is a big deal.
I don't see the point of reusing 747s all the time? Why don't we just make new ones for every flight? Everyone knows that its much more fun to fly in a brand new plane.
They haven't had any failures since the advent of the falcon 9 rocket. The first three falcon launches failed, and if the fourth hadn't worked, spaceX would've folded. Luckily, the fourth did work, and they learned a lot from it. (mostly that 9 > 1)
You beat me to the enders game reference, you sonofabitch.
This has been done before, many, many times. Every time the story breaks as if its some new technology to control things with your mind, when it really isn't anymore.
Fisker does not represent what electric vehicles are capable of- they represent what you get when you combine lots of money with shotty engineering. So who does it better? Well, if you haven't heard of them- Tesla motors is making a lot of headway.
I think that every engineer on planet earth should have -A mechanical pencil -A Protractor -An engineer's scale ( those three sided rulers) -Calipers - TI83/84 I'm not one of those old school flannel wearing engineers, I do most everything on a computer, but there is a lot of value in having a traditional drafting desk with tools like this, regardless of what type of engineering you do.
We all know the big hermit crab didn't work any harder for his shell, he was just in the right place at the right time.
For a second there, I thought the biology tag said biography, and I got really scared. You don't need to know about my tricks yet.
A house should be comfortable first.
Here are some things I suggest
-Double paned windows, soundproofing the outside walls (or possibly the walls around your offices/bedroom)
-Air filtration, humidity, and temperature control (vastly underrated for overall comfortabiliy of house)
-Heated toilet seats (trust me, you won't ever want to go back)
If all your comfort needs are already met, then here are my "fun" suggestions:
-Swimming pool
-Theatre room with projector, lazyboys, badass sound system of some sort
-Computer Closet with extender cables for monitor / peripherals routed out of it (no noise from fans is nice)
I wouldn't hardwire any cables, but having a conduit system is nice. Once you have it installed between your offices and computer closet, you can just pull the cables you need with a fish tape.
The whole "Video games make you violent" debate was squashed in the 90s. Lets leave it dead. I suggest that people who play xbox 360 are in general more pro military than most. I don't want to make a stereotype here, but we all know what the xbox stereotype is: a 16-24 year old "bro" who is libertarian, holds slightly sexist views, and is pro military. Maybe there is some truth in that stereotype.
I guess sarcasm isnt part of the ccna exam :D
Hey does anyone in Kansas City have a REALLY long ethernet cord?
Wait, did you just pitch Prometheus?
As long as we're making movie pitches, they may as well have titles.
Well now I think it was POSSIBLY a joke (though I guess it is an insightful joke, go figure).
Oh, right, dirty jokes. Does that really count as OVER my head?
1990s : "I don't really want a 56k modem, my 9600 transfers my email just fine."
2000s : "I don't really want a cable modem, my 56k does text and images just fine."
2012 : "I don't really want uberfast fiber, my shows stream just fine. "
Come on! Get on board already! Get on that goddamn truck!
I stand as chairman for the Society for Advancement of Rapists Murderers and Bank Robbers, and I would like to pledge my most sincere thanks to you, Sweedish government, for prosecuting crimes like this instead of continuing to persecute us.