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RRob77 reacted to Classical Motion's post in the thread The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface with
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RRob77 replied to the thread The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface.I understand what your saying and agree - but what will happen is the first to get to this "ideal location" will then place an exclusion...
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RRob77 reacted to avenuePad's post in the thread China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship with Like.
Patent law does not "force you to reinvent the wheel every time you try and build a new product". That's ridiculous. From Google: "The...
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RRob77 reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship with Like.
It isn't about who got the basic idea first, it is about who is currently making the best improvements. Same thinking about going to...
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RRob77 reacted to Zaphod the Elder's post in the thread China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship with Like.
That may be true, but a foot long bamboo tube stuffed with 3rd rate gunpowder and a short wooden stick for a guidance system is NOWHERE...
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RRob77 replied to the thread China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship.True, they did invent the first crude rocket (fire arrow as it was known). Not sure how this is relevant to SpaceX and the USA.
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RRob77 reacted to 24launch's post in the thread Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches with Like.
Avi Loeb has lost nearly all credibility in the scientific community with his crazy obsession with Aliens and claims of fact with zero...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Watch SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts move Crew Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot on Nov. 3.Four astronauts to move Dragon a few metres seems excessive, however understandable if they were doing a test run & fit for the new...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?.Competition is good, its a wake up call to NASA to get off their butts, so to speak. I sense another space race coming, but now it will...
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RRob77 reacted to 24launch's post in the thread NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos) with Like.
@Rob77, the color charts are for white balance / color calibration for the images. I love seeing these photos too! Living in Arizona...
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RRob77 replied to the thread NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos).Love seeing these images from the red planet, especially the intricacies of the Rover design. The colour chart on the body is...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years (photos).Under JFK it was a space race - the goal was to beat the Russians to it, so basically a military operation with no expense spared...
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RRob77 replied to the thread Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system.My imagination is running wild here, I always would have thought Starship could be re-purposed as a base - rather than land vertically...
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RRob77 reacted to skynr13's post in the thread SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says with Like.
I'd like to see Elon get on with those landing legs for the Starship and then make a vertical landing in the Southern Launch Koonibba...
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RRob77 replied to the thread SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says.I understand why they want to use the chopsticks for Starship, but curious to know if anymore tests are in the works for the landing...
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