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Re: SpaceX Launches 19th Rocket in a Year, a Company Record

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Post by trhway » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:04 PM UTC

benj111 wrote: post #9

So the 'steamroller' is now up to speed. Does anyone have any ideas if Spacex will actually grow the launch market, rather than just dominate. What new things become possible with lower cost access to space. Spacex are developing communications satellites for internet, what else? Edit: Thanks for all the replies so far, I was thinking more down to earth (di dum ch) things rather than theoretically possible. Eg I know…

> What new things become possible with lower cost access to space.

Mars.

Re: SpaceX Launches 19th Rocket in a Year, a Company Record

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Post by whatshisface » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:04 PM UTC

mack1001 wrote: post #7

How much of this success is because of Elon?

Success works on an inverse veto system, where everyone has to perform right for anything to happen at all. That includes Elon, who invested a lot of his own funds in the beginning, and as I have heard manages actively.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:04 PM UTC

rakoo wrote: post #4

robin_reala wrote: post #2

They’ve now flown 64 times total, and landed 32 of them.

For the sake of completeness, how many have they reflown?

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Re: SpaceX Launches 19th Rocket in a Year, a Company Record

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Post by andrewtbham » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

benj111 wrote: post #9

So the 'steamroller' is now up to speed. Does anyone have any ideas if Spacex will actually grow the launch market, rather than just dominate. What new things become possible with lower cost access to space. Spacex are developing communications satellites for internet, what else? Edit: Thanks for all the replies so far, I was thinking more down to earth (di dum ch) things rather than theoretically possible. Eg I know…

real time google earth

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Post by gpm » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:06 PM UTC

mack1001 wrote: post #7

How much of this success is because of Elon?

How do you measure something like that?

Without Elon, SpaceX wouldn't exist (and in all likelyhood no comparable company would exist in its place), so all of it.

Without everyone but Elon, SpaceX wouldn't exist, so none of it.

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Post by sunsetMurk » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:08 PM UTC

andrewtbham wrote: post #14

benj111 wrote: post #9

So the 'steamroller' is now up to speed. Does anyone have any ideas if Spacex will actually grow the launch market, rather than just dominate. What new things become possible with lower cost access to space. Spacex are developing communications satellites for internet, what else? Edit: Thanks for all the replies so far, I was thinking more down to earth (di dum ch) things rather than theoretically possible. Eg I know…

real time google earth

go outside and wave hello

Re: SpaceX Launches 19th Rocket in a Year, a Company Record

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Post by cheeko1234 » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:09 PM UTC

They broke four records today:

1. First company booster to fly three times

2. First to launch from all SpaceX pads

3. Now most number of SpaceX launches in a year.

4. Highest number of spacecraft flown on a US rocket

64th Falcon 9 mission. 70th including Falcon 1 and Heavy.

Re: SpaceX Launches 19th Rocket in a Year, a Company Record

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Post by joshmarlow » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:09 PM UTC

benj111 wrote: post #9

So the 'steamroller' is now up to speed. Does anyone have any ideas if Spacex will actually grow the launch market, rather than just dominate. What new things become possible with lower cost access to space. Spacex are developing communications satellites for internet, what else? Edit: Thanks for all the replies so far, I was thinking more down to earth (di dum ch) things rather than theoretically possible. Eg I know…

In addition to asteroid mining and other industrial activities, once pricing comes down, I think entertainment could be a large market.

Space tourism is one possibility, but tourists have to deal with getting sick going up.

I think entertainment produced in space but sold on Earth could be big - particularly space sports! You could design sports that are just not possible to play on a planet.

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Post by jfarlow » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:16 PM UTC

rakoo wrote: post #4

robin_reala wrote: post #2

They’ve now flown 64 times total, and landed 32 of them.

For the sake of completeness, how many have they reflown?

https://www.spacexstats.xyz/

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Post by joering2 » Mon, Dec 03, 2018, 8:17 PM UTC

joshmarlow wrote: post #18

benj111 wrote: post #9

So the 'steamroller' is now up to speed. Does anyone have any ideas if Spacex will actually grow the launch market, rather than just dominate. What new things become possible with lower cost access to space. Spacex are developing communications satellites for internet, what else? Edit: Thanks for all the replies so far, I was thinking more down to earth (di dum ch) things rather than theoretically possible. Eg I know…

In addition to asteroid mining and other industrial activities, once pricing comes down, I think entertainment could be a large market. Space tourism is one possibility, but tourists have to deal with getting sick going up. I think entertainment produced in space but sold on Earth could be big - particularly space sports! You could design sports that are just not possible to play on a planet.

More or less you can control Gs going up. The bigger challange will always be Gs when going down thru no atmosphere violently slowing down from 30,000 mph to 150. There is no viable way to slow you down “slowly” when gravity takes over.

“No-grav” sports sounds interesting but I think with relatively cheap travel the biggest thing will be building a smaller (financially feasable) version of Elisium.