Bezos Blasts Off

[RickeyM]

Today a billionaire one-ups another billionaire. Fascinated by the ability of a reusable launch vehicle after NASA's launch it then splash it technique. That's got to be quite a view from way up there. Still waiting for a private enterprise to achieve manned orbit. No hope for light speed anytime soon tho'.

[finnbow]

Boldly going where Alan Shepherd went 60 years ago.

[bobabode]

Looks like an E-ticket to this old space groupie. Congrats Bezos.

[Chicks]

Donny must be absolutely LIVID with envy, lol. He hates Bezos, who is a real billionaire, and owns the WaPo.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Chicks

Donny must be absolutely LIVID with envy, lol. He hates Bezos, who is a real billionaire, and owns the WaPo.

Donny created the space cadets thou..... Ooo yea Space Force!

[Dondilion]

Bezos is bored.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Bezos is bored.

With plenty of $$$$$!


No need to look at tax rates.....................

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Boldly going where Alan Shepherd went 60 years ago.

We had the reusable space shuttle but it's been out of service for years. What's noteworthy to me at least is this reusable launch vehicle and capsule and the landing of both on dry land precisely where they wanted them to. I read somewhere, possibly here, that NASA passed on the idea of reusables. Russia's been using dry land landings as SOP all along. Maybe NASA should be taking notes.

[barbara]

I heard on tv yesterday that the future plan would be to have heavy industry take place in space so we could save the earth's environment from pollution.

So, my question would be.... aren't we just spreading our pollution further? I'm no scientist, but, I just don't believe that polluting space could be a good thing.

Maybe we ought to find a way to produce less pollution, eh?

[Pio1980]

Dont see that happening, except small scale specialized zero G.