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#4340921 - 02/27/17 11:42 PM Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will  
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SPACEX TO SEND PRIVATELY CREWED DRAGON SPACECRAFT BEYOND THE MOON NEXT YEAR


Apparently this will be two private individuals, paying customers, and no "trained" astronauts onboard with the mission being flown/controlled remotely from Earth. Wow, just WOW.


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#4340922 - 02/27/17 11:46 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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To be perfectly honest even if I had the money to pay for a trip like that I would be too scared to go. Lol.

And remotely controlled? Yikes. I really hope that trip goes well.


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#4340932 - 02/28/17 12:43 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Perfect.

I hope it's both the Google AND the Facebook guy.


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#4340933 - 02/28/17 12:49 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Originally Posted by F4UDash4
SPACEX TO SEND PRIVATELY CREWED DRAGON SPACECRAFT BEYOND THE MOON NEXT YEAR


Apparently this will be two private individuals, paying customers, and no "trained" astronauts onboard with the mission being flown/controlled remotely from Earth. Wow, just WOW.


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#4340934 - 02/28/17 12:50 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: Nixer]  
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Originally Posted by Nixer
Perfect.

I hope it's both the Google AND the Facebook guy.


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#4340938 - 02/28/17 01:02 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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I would go in a heartbeat and I would hope that the other guy is large and healthy, in case I have to eat him. biggrin


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#4340941 - 02/28/17 01:13 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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It would be funny if the two people going on the trip are named Dave and Frank. wink


“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
#4340942 - 02/28/17 01:20 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: Nixer]  
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Originally Posted by Nixer
Perfect.

I hope it's both the Google AND the Facebook guy.



Love it, what could possibly go wrong. Oh yeah, Sh!t happens . Perfect fit. hahaha


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#4340963 - 02/28/17 03:22 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Who runs SpaceX? It's not Delos D Harriman is it? (Classical reference)


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#4340987 - 02/28/17 08:46 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Spacesex? The Google and Facebook guy? Far side of the moon? Not far enough biggrin


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#4341019 - 02/28/17 12:54 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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If there is only two, it should be an Adam & Eve. Sounds like a one way trip. Who knows where they will end up. bananadance

#4341020 - 02/28/17 12:58 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: DM]  
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Originally Posted by DM
Spacesex?


Is there a special ranking in the Mile-High-Club for that, I wonder. For sure the idea has sales potential, but not with two guys...

#4341045 - 02/28/17 02:49 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.


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#4341095 - 02/28/17 05:46 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: Mad Max]  
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Who runs SpaceX? It's not Delos D Harriman is it? (Classical reference)


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#4341161 - 02/28/17 10:27 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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That's fascinating, Cyber.


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#4341392 - 03/01/17 10:47 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Apparently Bill Whittle has a somewhat different take on the whole thing and I tend to agree with him.

Good episode, IMHO.



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#4341403 - 03/01/17 11:53 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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Excellent video LJ.
You couldn't get me on any rocket under any circumstance though. I do wish Elon Musk nothing but success if for no other reason than for the welfare of his passengers. One thing that I could very well see happening though is the refusal to allow passengers to fly on the first flight to the moon since the concept would not have been proven with an unmanned flight.


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#4341410 - 03/02/17 12:53 AM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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I believe the SpaceX planned schedule has the Dragon capsule ferrying astronauts to the ISS occurring before the moon circumnavigation mission. They should also have the Falcon Heavy lift system proven by then. That leaves their ability to successfully circumnavigate the moon as the remaining big unproven item, and that one probably is not as much of a concern with today's computing power compared to the days of the Apollo missions.

Stuff happens, so the schedule may slip, but I think SpaceX will pull the mission off, even if it is later. I like the concept that Musk laid out earlier for getting to Mars, and I hope SpaceX gets the chance to go for it later.

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I would go in a heartbeat. Even if there was no return ticket.


"You'll never take me alive" said he,
And his ghost may be heard if you pass by that billabong
"Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me?"



#4341502 - 03/02/17 03:14 PM Re: Fly Me to the Moon..... Okay, we will [Re: F4UDash4]  
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I was hoping to see space elevators sooner.
None of that tricky pyrotechnics stuff and no sci-fi break through in propulsion needed. Just take a several hour trip straight up or down. smile


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