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#4473613 - 05/10/19 12:21 PM Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC)  
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By coincidence with the Apollo 11 doc I noticed the Beeb has an article on the Moon Lander mockup from Bezos

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48222568

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#4473614 - 05/10/19 12:22 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: Patrocles]  
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Who does Bezos think he is? Elon Musk? biggrin

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#4473618 - 05/10/19 12:41 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: Patrocles]  
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What was presented looked like just a descent stage to me, no payload/cabin etc. But interesting.

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#4473619 - 05/10/19 01:00 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: Patrocles]  
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmk1oHzvNKA



I gotta say, not very imaginative. All that just to land 4 rovers?

I want something that can land a lunar bulldozer. Something like a rocket version of a Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, no crane system needed to get the payload on the ground. Land, disconnect and fly back to orbit to grab another payload. Refuel in orbit from earth produced fuel at first, refuel on the surface from moon produced fuel when infrastructure is in place.

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#4473631 - 05/10/19 03:26 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Who does Bezos think he is? Elon Musk? biggrin


Speaking of Elon Musk...

Elon Musk pokes fun at Jeff Bezos' new moon lander spacecraft with lewd tweet

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#4473662 - 05/10/19 07:55 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: Patrocles]  
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His rockets are very phallic.

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Kind of reminds me of the Syreen Penetrator:

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In a smoother, more for his pleasure, kinda way...




I think Elon is far more passionate about space than Bezos. Bezos does it because he can, and wants to wave his member around.
#4473663 - 05/10/19 08:04 PM Re: Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept (BBC) [Re: Patrocles]  
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Bezos is a true believer in space exploration, as much as Musk is, he just doesn't have the engineering savvy that Musk has. Bozos is smart, Musk is a genius.

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