Love him or hate him, Elon Musk sending a midnight cherry Tesla Roadster into orbit around Mars, has got to be the coolest use of "Fuck You" money.
https://arstechnica....-tesla-to-mars/
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Spacex Will Attempt To Launch A Red Tesla To The Red Planet
Started by Coss, 02 Dec 2017 21:28
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Posted 03 December 2017 - 03:00
Now the yellow Teslas will be demanding him send one of them too.
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Posted 24 January 2018 - 19:17
And in the typical self effacing manner of Kiwis, NZ is not to be outdone, and has launched a shiny thing into orbit.
As NZ's first self made and launched satellite.
Yes I know the company is from USA, but they just turned up with money at the end, the Tech and the effort and the people and the place is NZ.
http://www.nzherald....jectid=11981271
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As NZ's first self made and launched satellite.
Yes I know the company is from USA, but they just turned up with money at the end, the Tech and the effort and the people and the place is NZ.
http://www.nzherald....jectid=11981271
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Posted 25 January 2018 - 15:23
Does it do anything, or is it just supposed to look pretty?
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Posted 25 January 2018 - 23:12
It reflects light like a disco ball and purportedly will be the brightest object in the night sky..
Light pollution .
Light pollution .
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Posted 08 February 2018 - 19:06
No word on whether or not we can see this one in orbit, or when, it's up there, but, lot o clouds down here at the moment.
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Posted 09 February 2018 - 04:02
The Humanity Star is a poetic and entirely useless satellite. For astronomers, however, it’s a pain in the ass.
https://motherboard....mers-space-junk
https://motherboard....mers-space-junk
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