• Space X is attempting to land Falcon 9 on Jan 6th: 50% chance success
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Musk reddit ama tonight, and a press conference sometime today.
[QUOTE=OvB;46856931]Well considering the norm is loss at sea, it's actually not that expensive.[/QUOTE] Unless it takes out the ship. So the landing is at 2:50 pm Eastern Time?
Launch is 6:20 AM Eastern time. Landing barge heading out: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13781308/10891838_10155395918040131_2978053955530015720_n.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=cucumber;46856680]If you already wanting to bang Emma Stone how there are 2 possibilities? You want it. It is 100%. The possibility of you banging Emma Stone is something else. TBH In your situation it is zero. To be a smartass first you have to be smart or you are just an ass.[/QUOTE] This is rrrreaally not how statistics work. I feel like you are the kind of person who says "they only asked 5000 people in the research this obviously cannot speak for everyone".
Also, Elon is doing an AMA on reddit later about the launch [QUOTE]Elon Musk @elonmusk · 2h 2 hours ago Ask me anything at 9pm Florida time (focused on tomorrow's 6am rocket launch) [url]http://reddit.com/r/IAmA[/url] [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Pelf;46862798]Launch is 6:20 AM Eastern time.[/QUOTE] Looks like I'm waking up early.
[B]five hours[/B] [img]http://i.imgur.com/PKkbN0c.jpg[/img] [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Z0e6bD0.jpg[/img_thumb]
Watch Live here. [url]http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv/[/url]
[QUOTE=ccib00;46867329]Watch Live here. [url]http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv/[/url][/QUOTE] [url]http://www.spacex.com/webcast/[/url]
Aborted...
Welp, launch aborted.
Got aborted due to some problem with the stage 2 engines.
Fuck, aborted. See you on Jan 9.
Goodnight!
Damnit I had today off, won't be able to watch it on Friday :c
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[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;46867527]Got aborted due to some problem with the stage 2 engines.[/QUOTE] Seems to be an drift on the actuator for the thrust vectoring. I guess that is a pretty major issue.
better that than another fucking explosion
I dont know if anyone caught Musk's AMA yesterday, but the 50% mark is completely made up. Best of luck friday for them
Saturday 10th now.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;46872990]I dont know if anyone caught Musk's AMA yesterday, but the 50% mark is completely made up. Best of luck friday for them[/QUOTE] 50% aka it will either work or it will fail. Hope to see success though!
Musk is a misogynist who spends his life playing with phallic symbols (rockets). This failing will be a victory for women everywhere.
[QUOTE=kingdong;46881669]Musk is a misogynist who spends his life playing with phallic symbols (rockets). This failing will be a victory for women everywhere.[/QUOTE] Very promising facepunch poster, or gimmick?
[url]http://www.spacex.com/webcast/[/url] 2 hours 50 minutes.
oh neat, I might actually see one of these live [editline]10th January 2015[/editline] two part question: Why is this a 50% success rate and why are they trying it if it's that low?
Elon made up the 50% because it's never been done before so nobody knows the actual chance that'll work
[QUOTE=General J;46896112]two part question: Why is this a 50% success rate and why are they trying it if it's that low?[/QUOTE] He said on reddit that he made that up. He has no idea what the percent chance is.
Might be stupid statement and question but, I would never rely on Space X in future, I mean I only hear bad things about their tests, things being scheduled then canceled or failing, haven't heard much of good progress or achievement yet. So whats up with that? I don't follow Space X that tight, what are they doing exactly? Building public rocket or what? And what are their challanges that's causing so much problems for them?
[QUOTE=General J;46896112]oh neat, I might actually see one of these live [editline]10th January 2015[/editline] two part question: Why is this a 50% success rate and why are they trying it if it's that low?[/QUOTE] They're trying it because they want to see if it works. Even if it's expensive, sometimes you need to resort to trial and error.
SpaceX has insane ideas with logic behind them, it's amazing how one company has been so revolutionary
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