SpaceX Does it Again - Polidicks

[RELEASE]SpaceX CEO & CTO Elon Musk will discuss the future of human spaceflight in advance of SpaceX's planned flight later this year to the International Space Station, the first private mission to the ISS for NASA, at a National Press Club luncheon today at 1pm EST. Click here to watch the discussion live: [url]http://press.org/events/npc-luncheon-elon-musk[/url] Reusability is key to the dramatic cost savings that will enable advancements in human exploration of space. The Dragon spacecraft is fully reusable and SpaceX is working toward the goal of delivering the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle. Check out our new animation on spacex.com for a sneak peek at SpaceX’s exciting plans for the future! [IMG]http://www.spacex.com/assets/img/20110929.jpg[/IMG] [IMG_THUMB]http://www.spacex.com/assets/img/20110929-dragon-landing-l.jpg[/IMG_THUMB] [IMG_THUMB]http://www.spacex.com/assets/img/20110929-f9-landing-l.jpg[/IMG_THUMB] [/RELEASE] Source: [url]http://www.spacex.com/npc-luncheon-elon-musk.php[/url] Download this: [url]www.spacex.com/assets/video/spacex-rtls-green.mp4[/url] 0:50 ARE THEY SERIOUS? SPACEX YOU BETTER DELIVER OR MY HOPES WILL BE CRUSHED LIKE NEVER BEFORE Vertical takeoff, vertical landing, all on a tail of flames. How what why what is going on here

We need a megathread for this rocket!

[img]http://horobox.co.uk/u/Jojje_1317401270.jpg[/img] We're doing it, Carl. We're gonna get out there.

ohyesohyesohyesohyes These news are delightful I am excited

This is a good thing that happened today.

A month ago they were like "Yeah reusability is super hard." Now they have a reusable vertical-landing rocket.

Everytime I see that Eudoxia made a news thread, I instantly know it's going to be awesome.

[QUOTE=Ringo_Satu;32541915]Everytime I see that Eudoxia made a news thread, I instantly know it's going to be awesome.[/QUOTE] Thank you guys. You know it means a lot :3:

Wish more corporations were like SpaceX.

[QUOTE=OvB;32542096]Wish more corporations were like SpaceX.[/QUOTE] Zyvex is kinda nice too. They'll be rolling out atomically precise manufacturing this decade. A million atoms per second.

I truly hope the same! That looks AWESOME! [QUOTE=Ringo_Satu;32541915]Everytime I see that Eudoxia made a news thread, I instantly know it's going to be awesome.[/QUOTE] Yeah, pretty much this. Haven't had a let-down so far from you!

That last bit made me think of orbital troop drop pods. This is amazing by the way. Thanks for spreading the news Eudoxia!

As soon as I saw the title, I knew this was going to be awesome. But a vertical landing rocket?! SpaceX better deliver.

Wouldn't it just be easier to put a big parachute at the top so it lands on its feet? Albeit the rocket is waaaay more awesome. Maybe a chute/rocket combo?

So much great news this month.

my dad works for spacex

[QUOTE=Atlascore;32541758]It's kinda sad, why didn't NASA think of this first? They have an infinitely bigger budget than SpaceX, and if they did, why didn't they use it? Anyway, this thing looks great.[/QUOTE] NASA is sharing pretty much all of their designs and technologies, there's really no point to compete when you're working so closely. And SpaceX has a lot more flexibility when it comes to actually doing stuff, they're not tied down by sluggish bureaucracy unlike NASA. [editline]29th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SickJits;32542756]my dad works for spacex[/QUOTE] Really? Tell him to make a post or something, I think we'd all be interested in hearing about SpaceX.

[QUOTE=Jojje;32541677][img]http://www.swotti.com/tmp/swotti/cacheY2FYBCBZYWDHBG==UGVVCGXLLVBLB3BSZQ==/imgcarl%20sagan1.jpg[/img] We're doing it, Carl. We're gonna get out there.[/QUOTE] Reading this post actually brought tears to my eyes, im not sure why.

[QUOTE=Judas;32543100]Reading this post actually brought tears to my eyes, im not sure why.[/QUOTE] He was a genius lost too soon. I can't blame anyone who gets sad at that.

[QUOTE=Cone;32543180]He was a genius lost too soon. I can't blame anyone who gets sad at that.[/QUOTE] It wasnt sadness, it was happiness. We've almost reached his dream, and we're gonna be alive to see it.

[QUOTE=Judas;32543100]Reading this post actually brought tears to my eyes, im not sure why.[/QUOTE] I was only coming close to tears, now I have got tears in my eyes.

I will be so pissed if NASA cuts them off from CCDEV funding.

Aw man now I'M getting emotional :(

Looks like they've been playing Kerbal Space Program.

Am I the only one that find the rocket controlled descent on the booster a bit overdoing it?

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;32544595]Am I the only one that find the rocket controlled descent on the booster a bit overdoing it?[/QUOTE] That's the point, it's awesome and nobody else has even talked about doing first and second stage recovery like that. The tailsitting concept isn't unproven, the DC-X proved it was possible years ago. [thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/DC-XA_first_landing.jpg[/thumb]

[QUOTE=SickJits;32542756]my dad works for spacex[/QUOTE] No way! You have the coolest dad. [editline]29th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;32544595]Am I the only one that find the rocket controlled descent on the booster a bit overdoing it?[/QUOTE] I think it's the safest way of doing it without risking damage by impact from using a parachute.

Haha those videos are pretty funny.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;32541758]It's kinda sad, why didn't NASA think of this first? [i]They have an infinitely bigger budget than SpaceX[/i], and if they did, why didn't they use it? Anyway, this thing looks great.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't be to sure about that, what with how the government seems to like being total assholes with the NASA budget. I would also say that space-X is a bit more experimental with rockets while NASA more involved with data collection ex. satellites, telescopes ect.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;32546325]NASA has over 15 billion dollars at their disposal every year, SpaceX has to work for their money and doesn't get anywhere near as much. If SpaceX had NASA's budget I'm pretty sure we would all be living on Mars right now.[/QUOTE] Except NASA got a ton of acomplished projects that has aided greatly in our understanding of the universe. You need a lot of money do to that. [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] NASA is sponsoring SpaceX as well, and they just won a 1.6 billion contract to ship stuff to the ISS. It seems to me that the goal of SpaceX is to get the things out of this planet, while NASA does a little bit of everything.