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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:23 [#02612663]
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Came back down and tried to explain the existential amazing experience he just had to Jeff Bezos who just completely ignored him and went for the champagne bottles
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2021-10-13 16:37 [#02612664]
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The whole exchange between the two men seemed so staged, I could almost hear a person in an earpiece going, "bzzt, Okay Jeff, remove your sunglasses....now."
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2021-10-13 16:37 [#02612665]
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Also they aren't fucking astronauts, just like passengers on a ship aren't called aquanauts.
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:39 [#02612666]
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Yeah having him opening the capsule and stuff, total PR exercise, you could tell Shatner was amazed. Wish Lenard Nimoy was with him
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:40 [#02612667]
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yeah they were just strapped in like a piece of cargo, they had no input, calling them astronauts is a bit insulting to people who spend their entire career learning the in and outs of orbital flight mechanics
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2021-10-13 16:47 [#02612668]
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It was funny hearing the Blue Origin Bimbos calling half of them "customers" throughout - Shatner was terrified beforehand but I'm glad he came out okay and, despite the prepared speech he did seem genuinely moved and enhanced by it.
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 16:50 [#02612669]
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i was about to rant about co2, but its a hydrogen engine, which may prove to be relatively harmless. now i wonder if they´re gonna use it for something useful as shooting up satellites and iss supplies too.
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:51 [#02612670]
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yeah I reckon he was, yeah the commentary was pretty bad as well. That capsule landing looked a bit rough as well, i didn't see the small landing thrusters fire that cushion the capsule like when its 20 foot from the floor, just smacked down. Shatner looked a bit rough getting out the capsule.
I think this ego thing between Musk and Bezos is leading to a new space race so its quite interesting. Blue Origin deffo looks a bit more ramshackle at the moment, like its a budget version of Space X
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 16:54 [#02612671]
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that would have been quite a stunt!
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:55 [#02612672]
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Why does Bezos wear a flight suit when he doesn't go into space
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 16:55 [#02612673]
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id love to see at least orbital flights or space stations develop a bit more within my lifetime. might not be too bad to have like a city in the sky in case one of those doomsday devices go off or another extinction level event.
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 16:56 [#02612674]
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Yeah im not really for this space tourism stuff its just polluting the environment, if they get serious about a colony on the moon or mars that would be really interesting but thats probably another 100 years off at least
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 17:06 [#02612675]
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kind of makes me happy and sad how there always seems to be a breaking news event turning out to be another tease. but it´s gotta start somewhere. so thats the up side :)
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 17:36 [#02612678]
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I think we will see some interesting stuff in the next few decades that for sure, someone is going to try and claim the moon or some silly stuff!
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 18:03 [#02612679]
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almost bought my piece of land there in the 2000´s! dang i could be sitting on the porch in my spacesuit yelling and rifling off those folks claiming it to be their moon!!
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 18:03 [#02612680]
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hehe that would be nice, helium 3 miner!
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 20:43 [#02612689]
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that´s right! maybe ill find me a talkbox to go with an electric banjo aswell.
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-13 20:50 [#02612690]
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not that anyone could hear it on the moon..
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-13 21:08 [#02612691]
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the clangers would
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ijonspeches
from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2021-10-14 08:31 [#02612705]
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cute!
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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2021-10-14 10:34 [#02612711]
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shat on the moon 4/10
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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2021-10-14 10:35 [#02612712]
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i don't know what it would accomplish to send bill nye the science guy into space but he gets my vote for next publicity stunt
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-14 14:26 [#02612720]
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Send Mr T to Uranus
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Hyperflake
from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2021-10-14 21:19 [#02612721]
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he sounds like he is having his balls sponged with warm chamois leather
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