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Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy
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RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy
(February 6, 2018 at 5:18 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Musk has sucessfully launched his Falcon Heavy, perfect launch, all 3 boosters landed ... very impressive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42969020

Love it! Governments have stopped caring about space exploration but it's great to see the private sector take it up. And it's fairly revolutionary. Musk said: "It'll be like trying to sell an aircraft where one aircraft company has a reusable aircraft and all the other companies had aircraft that were single-use where you would parachute out at your destination and the plane would crash-land randomly somewhere. Crazy as that sounds - that's how the rocket business works."

Exciting times in space travel, once again! Who knows, maybe I'll have a chance to be a space tourist before I die? Big Grin
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Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by zebo-the-fat - February 6, 2018 at 5:18 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Grand Nudger - February 6, 2018 at 5:25 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by zebo-the-fat - February 6, 2018 at 5:46 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 6, 2018 at 5:55 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Anomalocaris - February 6, 2018 at 8:23 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by chimp3 - February 6, 2018 at 8:29 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Anomalocaris - February 6, 2018 at 8:40 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by AFTT47 - February 6, 2018 at 11:50 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Anomalocaris - February 7, 2018 at 12:57 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 6, 2018 at 8:31 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 6, 2018 at 5:58 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Valkyrie - February 6, 2018 at 6:52 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 6, 2018 at 6:55 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Valkyrie - February 6, 2018 at 6:57 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 6, 2018 at 6:58 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 6, 2018 at 7:06 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 6, 2018 at 7:12 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Grand Nudger - February 6, 2018 at 6:54 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Grand Nudger - February 6, 2018 at 7:05 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Grand Nudger - February 6, 2018 at 8:32 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Ravenshire - February 7, 2018 at 4:02 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Anomalocaris - February 9, 2018 at 8:45 am
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Fireball - February 6, 2018 at 10:01 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by The Grand Nudger - February 7, 2018 at 1:04 am
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by shadow - February 7, 2018 at 4:18 am
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by zebo-the-fat - February 7, 2018 at 1:21 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by zebo-the-fat - February 7, 2018 at 3:49 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Anomalocaris - February 7, 2018 at 4:00 pm
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Antares - February 9, 2018 at 5:34 am
RE: Succesful launch of Falcon Heavy - by Succubus - February 9, 2018 at 3:47 pm

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