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Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen

Posted By: Nixer

Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 12:48 AM

Looks pretty good to me.

Could use some NASA $100 an hour janitors with fire extinguishers though on the pad.

Posted By: Arthonon

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 02:39 AM

It's pretty cool, but I have to say it's about the ugliest rocket I've seen. I'm sure there are very good reasons why it looks like it does, and it obviously works well, but to me, it just looks like a grain silo or something.
Posted By: Mr_Blastman

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 03:47 AM

Nice! They landed and didn't blow up.
Posted By: JimK

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
Nice! They landed and didn't blow up.


My thoughts to.
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by JimK
Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
Nice! They landed and didn't blow up.


My thoughts to.



You have to break some eggs in order to make an omelette. The Germans learned that lesson well with the V2!
Posted By: KraziKanuK

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 11:58 AM

There was a good program on last night, Nation Geographic channel, on Musk and his rockets.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...acex-mars-moon-bfr-rockets-space-science
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
There was a good program on last night, Nation Geographic channel, on Musk and his rockets.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...acex-mars-moon-bfr-rockets-space-science



Love him or hate him, Musk is a brilliant trailblazer.
Posted By: No105_Archie

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 01:56 PM

It's always good when stuff does not blow up when landing smile Musk IMO is typical of a great visionary/inventor ...most are at least eccentric in some way. i don't love or hate him ..Just think he is brillinat and doing a great deal to advance our technolgy both on and off planet....all the while making a crap ton of money smile
Posted By: RSColonel_131st

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Arthonon
It's pretty cool, but I have to say it's about the ugliest rocket I've seen. I'm sure there are very good reasons why it looks like it does, and it obviously works well, but to me, it just looks like a grain silo or something.


To me it's entertaining how much these look like the 1950s or even earlier 1920s "imaginations of space travel" rockets...
Posted By: CyBerkut

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Arthonon
It's pretty cool, but I have to say it's about the ugliest rocket I've seen. I'm sure there are very good reasons why it looks like it does, and it obviously works well, but to me, it just looks like a grain silo or something.


SpaceX abandoned the 'composites & heat tiles" approach when they realized that certain types of stainless steel had the desired properties at both high temperatures and cryogenic temperatures, and that SS was better suited to the rapid prototyping / manufacturing that would be needed. It was brilliant, outside of the box thinking, IMO.

One thing to keep in mind is that Musk isn't interested in an Apollo program approach of send a few missions, one at a time. He wants to send a fleet of ships, repeatedly, to colonize Mars. Mass manufacturing is a key ingredient.
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st


To me it's entertaining how much these look like the 1950s or even earlier 1920s "imaginations of space travel" rockets...


Absolutely. Check out this clip from Fritz Lang's "Frau Im Mond" from 1929. The rocket looks quite similar to the SpaceX ones doesn't it?

Posted By: RSColonel_131st

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 02:13 PM

^ LOL that is perfect.
Posted By: Arthonon

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 04:39 PM

Or Rocketship XM from 1950:

[Linked Image]

https://youtu.be/Ypvlg2M0cmk
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/06/21 04:54 PM

Wow, now that's a very young Lloyd Bridges!
Posted By: NoFlyBoy

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/07/21 12:21 AM

Is this the same rocket?

Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/07/21 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
Is this the same rocket?




No, no it's not. Keep looking.
Posted By: BUFF

Re: Shiny American Rocket, cheaper by the dozen - 05/07/21 03:12 PM

Flight to Mars (1951)

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