• Sending shit to space
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[QUOTE=Ponator;24473946]On the flight up, I'll throw a coin down on the earth. In hope of it to hit someone.[/QUOTE] A coin has such little mass that even at terminal velocity it doesn't kill people.
Wow that is awesome
If you guys can figure out how to stream it live on the web with a launch and everything, youll have my support. :smug:
i say we send a giant facepunch emblem into space. that way, when aliens come here and see us, we shall be made the high rulers of the world.
[QUOTE=xxfalconxx;24476847]i say we send a giant facepunch emblem into space. that way, when aliens come here and see us, we shall be made the high rulers of the world.[/QUOTE] Or the first to be exterminated. [IMG]http://www.dangerousminds.net/images/uploads/dalek460.jpg[/IMG]
We should attach air-rifles to a whole bunch of these SPACE MACHINES and start the first war in space
My 8th grade science class did this; it supposedly reached 100,000 feet, although the camera and cell phone GPS froze in the high altitude, and we were never able to retrieve pictures or anything. Twas a fatal flaw, and I would love to try this again in a way that it would function correctly.
[QUOTE=Sir Tristan;24481193]My 8th grade science class did this; it supposedly reached 100,000 feet, although the camera and cell phone GPS froze in the high altitude, and we were never able to retrieve pictures or anything. Twas a fatal flaw, and I would love to try this again in a way that it would function correctly.[/QUOTE] Circuit boards run pretty fine in the freezing temps, I assume it was the batteries that went poop. A better option might be to attach some light weight solar panels on the back, sides, and front to keep it powered incase the batteries freeze.
I wish we were as cool as SA :smith:
FPSEO (Facepunch Space Expedition Organization) needs YOUR help we are sending lots of useless but yet awesome stuff to space. We are going to accomplish Robots with weapons and attack Mars with the FPSM (Facepunch Space Military) we will search Mars for life and we will dig into the ground and kill everyone in it! yea jk but seriously I want a whole group of people to send crap into space! Lets have someone paint a missle with the facepunch symbol on it and we wire it with remote control send it to space and be the first people to attack Mars :D
I say we go to the moon. That'd be pretty epic. A photo taken on the moon showing the FP logo on it. Man, if it were possible, we'd be fucking famous. "Internet forum users fly shit onto the moon; takes pictures."
Absolutely beautiful. I'd love to try something like this on a stormy day, I bet it'd travel too far though. Regardless, I'm 110% behind this, we should make a space agency to contend with SA's.
My family's already paid $600k to go up and we're not giving more to fund it for you guys :(
[QUOTE=FreeThinker;24473584]We could make a flying rocket launch platform.[/QUOTE] Also, I had an idea like this a long time. Place something like a model rocket onto the balloon, and have a mechanism that, when then balloon pops, will trigger the launch of the model rocket. I'm sure the idea is incredibly flawed though, I would be surprised if the rocket motor would ignite, and a model rocket isn't going to carry much of a payload into space anyhow, assuming it could even get into the upper atmosphere, that is. [b]EDIT:[/b] Automerge....
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativistic_kill_vehicle[/url] Alright guys here's the plan. We get a large tungsten rod, about 24 feet long and 1 foot in diameter, and we attach alot of baloons to it and fly it into space. We set up a device to cut the rod free, when we do, it will fall down to the planet and cause a nuclear bomb sized explosion muahahahaha this plan cannot fail [editline]10:33PM[/editline] ok guys i just finished a rough sketch constructive criticism plz this is only a rough draft [IMG]http://orbitalvector.com/Space%20Weapons/Orbital%20Bombardment/rods%20from%20god.jpg[/IMG]
Lets make a balloon with the little spaceship and put lots of rocket fireworks on the bottom, when the balloon reaches max altitude we shoot the rockets and BOOM HIGHER THAN SA.
Goons in space ? Doesn't sound safe
Modify the balloon so small rockets will go and take the package all the way out of the atmosphere.
Hey guys what do you say we invest in building a rocket and some hydrogen peroxide as propellant? Might cost a pretty penny but if we do it properly we could use a large balloon/balloons to lift the rocket into the outer atmosphere and then turn on the engines. Id support this 110%
[QUOTE=superdinoman;24493037]Hey guys what do you say we invest in building a rocket and some hydrogen peroxide as propellant? Might cost a pretty penny but if we do it properly we could use a large balloon/balloons to lift the rocket into the outer atmosphere and then turn on the engines. Id support this 110%[/QUOTE] I'm for this.
Anybody have a rockets license because we could just build a rocket around a couple O engines.
I planned to send a balloon as my high school project, but after realizing that you had to contact the "Swedish Civil Aviation Administration" and be on a wind free area etcetera I abandoned it.
[QUOTE=Luuper;24473206]Manned high altitude baloons are like spacecraft but with 10x more testicles [img]http://anthonyscarcello.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kittinger-jump.jpg[/img] before any manned spaceflight in a rocket.[/QUOTE] I'm so going to do that when I'm 80 but not come down. Best way to die.
You guys realize that these baloons have like, 300g of lift. A rocket of any real power is much, much heavier
[QUOTE=Dr.Strangelove;24493906]I'm so going to do that when I'm 80 but not come down. Best way to die.[/QUOTE] What goes up must come down. Might not be much left at that point though, thats quite a splat. [QUOTE=Luuper;24494096]You guys realize that these baloons have like, 300g of lift. A rocket of any real power is much, much heavier[/QUOTE] 2 to 4 balloons would be more than enough to lift a mid to small size rocket with propellant into the upper atmosphere. Would still be able to include the GPS and camera for video, not sure if you'd want to attach the camera/GPS to the rocket though as that might be a bad idea.
[quote=luuper;24494096]you guys realize that these baloons have like, 300g of lift. A rocket of any real power is much, much heavier[/quote] qft Also we must beat SA in this. Also 1 of these [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/GIANT-Weather-Balloon-Meteorological-Military-8-Dia-/370369087864?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563bb7c978#ht_2070wt_1137[/url] - Some helium - And maybe a satellite disk to receive data - Op electronics EDIT: Also that balloon can cary a max of 7pounds but 2 is suggested
I will remake the space chair. But this time I will sit in the chair. When I've had enough ill pop the balloons and arrive back very efficiently.
Dude, make some fucking thrusters and put a high-powered laser pointer on it, like the kind that can ignite paper. It'll be the world's first space-based weapon, and it won't have been a world superpower that launched it! Also, don't forget your micrometeorite protection. Something the size of a bread crumb could render it inoperable.
[QUOTE=chrishind10;24473302]Fasa?[/QUOTE] Aushtin Powersh FASA
Guys.. Let's make a rocket... That can achieve full orbit.
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