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2020-10-10 Science & Technology

Elon Musk and the U.S. military plan to build a reusable 7,500mph cargo rocket

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-10-10 00:10|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Solves the "you can't use our airspace" transit problem. 80 tons of weapons and ammo and supplies.
How many of these can they launch at the same time?

Hey wait a sec... An Abrams tank weight 60 tons... Hmm.

Posted by Neville Glolutch8436 2020-10-10 02:48|| 2020-10-10 02:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Elon Musk knows where the real dough is to be found. It's not on the moon, it's in the MIC. We might want to keep a close eye on this young fellow.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-10-10 04:42|| 2020-10-10 04:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Elon Musk is not a big-time crony capitalist for nothing.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-10 07:09|| 2020-10-10 07:09|| Front Page Top

#4 I've got a better idea. Let's get out of the business of sending troops and tons of expensive equipment to every sh*thole on the rest of the planet...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-10 08:34|| 2020-10-10 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 UberArms

Snark O'The Day

Posted by Bunyip 2020-10-10 08:53|| 2020-10-10 08:53|| Front Page Top

#6 M. Murcek, what makes you think troops need be involved?

Posted by Punky Clunk8901 2020-10-10 09:01|| 2020-10-10 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 UberArms

We have an early snark-of-the-day contender.

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-10-10 09:01|| 2020-10-10 09:01|| Front Page Top

#8 M. Murcek, what makes you think troops need be involved?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-10-10 09:14|| 2020-10-10 09:14|| Front Page Top

#9 StarShip would be great for lofting orbiting Rods from God Clusters and the same for some other "solutions"

Posted by 3dc 2020-10-10 14:32|| 2020-10-10 14:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Watch it here:

Nerdle Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5l9ZxsG9M
Live Lab Cam(2) Link: https://youtu.be/G_u7HPZX_8A
Live Sapphire Cam(3) Link: https://youtu.be/qNyEwBW0ZJA
Live Predator Cam(4) Link: https://youtu.be/Ss_XUaLEp1Y
Live Sentinel cam(5) Link: https://youtu.be/n5ozYnVQahE
Onsite Weather - http://weather.labpadre.com
Boca Chica Operations - http://www.cameroncounty.us/space-x/
FAA Notices To Airmen - https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html

The telephoto camera is mounted at 350 ft in altitude and 5.87 miles from the Space X facility at Sapphire Condominiums.

Posted by 3dc 2020-10-10 14:36|| 2020-10-10 14:36|| Front Page Top

#11 I wonder if these can be adapted to launching 80 tons of armed drones, Controlled by encrytped network?

Or just a bunch of dumb drones that can drop FASCAM minefields.

No need to send in our troops.

Posted by Theager Borgia1057 2020-10-10 14:39|| 2020-10-10 14:39|| Front Page Top

#12 Flea + Quickdraw Mech.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-10-10 15:32|| 2020-10-10 15:32|| Front Page Top

#13 10,000s of Brilliant Pebbles that are cellphone sized could be launched in one StarShip too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Pebbles

Posted by 3dc 2020-10-10 17:23|| 2020-10-10 17:23|| Front Page Top

#14 Elon probably played Civilization III a lot: it was cool dropping tank divisions from orbit around the last enemy city.

Posted by ptah 2020-10-10 20:31|| crusaderwarcollege.org 2020-10-10 20:31|| Front Page Top

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