Frontier - please add the Tesla Roadster as a POI in the SOL system.

xondk

X
Yup, as replied to another thread, and as I talked about earlier with others, this needs to happen, no question, new step in space exploration history.
Making space much more accessible.
 

Ninj

Ninj
For anyone who is offended at the brand advertising- just call the POI "Elon's Car"

Or "Elon's Ride"



Or if he makes a donation to the game - it's not free advertising anymore and it can be called whatever.
 
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Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
Ninj said:
For anyone who is offended at the brand advertising- just call the POI "Elon's Car"

Or "Elon's Ride"



Or if he makes a donation to the game - it's not free advertising anymore and it can be called whatever.
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I dont personally see the issue with brand advertising for something like this. Its not some cynical ploy to get me to buy my own rocket or anything. :p
 

Ninj

Ninj
sleutelbos said:
I dont personally see the issue with brand advertising for something like this. Its not some cynical ploy to get me to buy my own rocket or anything. :p
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I personally agree. Sensible people aren't going to rush out to buy a car that got hurled out into space to do un-car like things.

My response was aimed at the earlier response/s seeking to find offense at said brand advertising. :cool:
 

Eros

Eros
Without bringing politics into this too much (read, I totally am bringing politics into this)... A private American company has the ability to deliver nukes to anywhere in the world. I mean... doesn't the US get all mardy when other governments attempt doing this? Interesting... interesting...

SANCTIONS! OMG OMG OMG OMG

lol pretty awesome though, into Earth-Mars orbit, even for such a light payload is pretty damn good.
 

FrankMurphy

FrankMurphy
Let’s get a poi for the spawn of a lotus Elise and a milk float.... congratulations Internet !! At least the talk of space legs has abated for a while.
 

Stryka Choon

Stryka Choon
Mad Mike said:
space travel "back on the roadmap" v cool

wasting a very nice car.... not cool at all imo :(
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Well, it was the design prototype that wasn't really a working car, so it's no loss! But it's extremely cool that it had a badge saying 'DON'T PANIC' hanging form the rear view mirror, a towel and a copy of 'The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy' in the glovebox. Elon gets it. He's an enthusiast, the same as we are. He knows that, while not taking it too seriously, this is Big Stuff. I am totally in awe of him, of his rockets, and what he might achieve. This is brilliant!
 

Bryan K

Bryan K
I got to watch the livestream of the launch at work today. My jaw about hit the floor watching those boosters land so neatly.

I’m still amazed that the launch actually worked and that the car got up there in one piece. Sturdy little thing. It’d be a hilarious POI.
 

Ninj

Ninj
I can't take credit for this.

But I certainly can obtain some joy:

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Chris Simon

Chris Simon
Bryan K said:
I got to watch the livestream of the launch at work today. My jaw about hit the floor watching those boosters land so neatly.

I’m still amazed that the launch actually worked and that the car got up there in one piece. Sturdy little thing. It’d be a hilarious POI.
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I don't think that thing is supposed to remain in orbit for 1300 years, though. :)
 

Ninj

Ninj
Chris Simon said:
I don't think that thing is supposed to remain in orbit for 1300 years, though. :)
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Who knows until we fast forward. The intention however is that it will be doing it for "thousands of years". I only have popular media and silly websites to rely on this information though.
 

Marklar_

Marklar_
MadDogMurdock said:
I'd say making interplanetary space flight commercially viable is a pretty big deal.
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Talk to us when:

A) Interplanetary space flight is actually a thing.
B) It's commercially viable.

So far all we've got is a rich guy who strapped three huge rockets together to launch his car into space. That's really no different from the Apollo test launches of yesteryear. Aside from landing the rockets there is nothing new here, the car thing is just a vanity stunt. Too bad they didn't launch a satellite with instruments to orbit the sun and, you know, do some science. Instead, a rich guy gets to brag that his car is in space, nice.
 

Ninj

Ninj
Marklar4408 said:
Talk to us when:

A) Interplanetary space flight is actually a thing.
B) It's commercially viable.

So far all we've got is a rich guy who strapped three huge rockets together to launch his car into space. That's really no different from the Apollo test launches of yesteryear. Aside from landing the rockets there is nothing new here, the car thing is just a vanity stunt. Too bad they didn't launch a satellite with instruments to orbit the sun and, you know, do some science. Instead, a rich guy gets to brag that his car is in space, nice.
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Bawwww?

I'm sure you don't mean to come across as bitter about this whole thing. But well, you possibly need to try some more.

P.S. If you read up on things, the expensive satellites come after. This is a test, and the owner of said rocket project has launched something that is less expensive as a test object. Yes - publicity stunt. But pretty well entitled at this point. If it went wrong, nothing worthwhile would have been lost.

When you can fund your own rocket launch company, not depending upon national space programs - people might take you a bit more seriously. Until then.. prepare to become laughing stock.
 
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Bryan K

Bryan K
Marklar4408 said:
Talk to us when:

A) Interplanetary space flight is actually a thing.
B) It's commercially viable.

So far all we've got is a rich guy who strapped three huge rockets together to launch his car into space. That's really no different from the Apollo test launches of yesteryear. Aside from landing the rockets there is nothing new here, the car thing is just a vanity stunt. Too bad they didn't launch a satellite with instruments to orbit the sun and, you know, do some science. Instead, a rich guy gets to brag that his car is in space, nice.
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It was a test flight. You don’t launch serious payloads on test flights. Especially when the odds of success are 50/50.
 
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