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Donger 06-01-2014 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 10663659)
Ars has some cool photos. One of the console, once rotated 180° and cropped, is now my wallpaper.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/...space-capsule/

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-conten...5/DSC_2168.jpg
I would hope that they could build a space ship and actually get the control panels right side up.

Donger 06-01-2014 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 10663595)
Wait, is the hull actually transparent?

DaFace 06-01-2014 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 10663733)
Wait, is the hull actually transparent?
I think it's somewhat reflective. I did find this comparison to be pretty apt.

http://i.imgur.com/bmvewLj.jpg

beach tribe 06-01-2014 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 10663610)
Here's a test flight of the main rocket landing itself. This one is way cool. I wouldn't have guessed you could have that much control using thrusters on the bottom like that.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZwwS4YOTbbw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
OK if this is actual footage, it makes NASA look like bafoons, and makes me wonder what kind of shit our military has.
I bet the MIC's space program is just nasty.

beach tribe 06-01-2014 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 10663668)
Even more impressive is that the engines are 3D printed. I thought I misheard Tony, err, I mean Elon, when he said that.



Obligatory test firing video!

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lIGVi_rMFGw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>
Oh, so this stuff is for NASA?

unlurking 06-01-2014 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 10663728)
I would hope that they could build a space ship and actually get the control panels right side up.
This image is of the console in the "up" position. If you watch the unveil video, you'll notice that it is not fixed. It flips up out of the way for astronauts to get in and out of the seats. Kind of like the TNG consoles that rotate sideways to allow operators to sit, these just happen to be vertical.

EDIT:
About the 12:40 mark of the unveil video you see Musk entering the spacecraft. About 13:10 you see him operating the console after climbing into a chair. In case your in a hurry to see the console. Personally, I thought the whole video was worth watching.

unlurking 06-01-2014 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by beach tribe (Post 10663862)
Oh, so this stuff is for NASA?
It's to win the manned space vehicle contract for NASA. Two other teams are competing, Boeing and Sierra Nevada. I'm sure it will be used in the private sector once someone figures out what to do with it though.

Donger 06-01-2014 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 10663880)
This image is of the console in the "up" position. If you watch the unveil video, you'll notice that it is not fixed. It flips up out of the way for astronauts to get in and out of the seats. Kind of like the TNG consoles that rotate sideways to allow operators to sit, these just happen to be vertical.

EDIT:
About the 12:40 mark of the unveil video you see Musk entering the spacecraft. About 13:10 you see him operating the console after climbing into a chair. In case your in a hurry to see the console. Personally, I thought the whole video was worth watching.
I was kidding

unlurking 06-01-2014 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 10663914)
I was kidding
Ahhh. Well since I went to the trouble I'm posting this anyway... :)

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view8/201...432/con1-o.gif

Mr. Plow 06-01-2014 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 10663610)
Here's a test flight of the main rocket landing itself. This one is way cool. I wouldn't have guessed you could have that much control using thrusters on the bottom like that.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZwwS4YOTbbw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Wow. That's pretty awesome.

Buehler445 06-01-2014 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 10663610)
Here's a test flight of the main rocket landing itself. This one is way cool. I wouldn't have guessed you could have that much control using thrusters on the bottom like that.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZwwS4YOTbbw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Crazy. I wouldn't think it would stay upright falling back to earth in the wind.

GloucesterChief 06-01-2014 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 10663885)
It's to win the manned space vehicle contract for NASA. Two other teams are competing, Boeing and Sierra Nevada. I'm sure it will be used in the private sector once someone figures out what to do with it though.
Asteroid mining. Zero -G manufacturing.

unlurking 06-01-2014 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10664231)
Crazy. I wouldn't think it would stay upright falling back to earth in the wind.
Or in a stampede!!! :D

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HXdjxPY2j_0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

unlurking 06-01-2014 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief (Post 10664248)
Asteroid mining. Zero -G manufacturing.
OK, maybe I should have said decided what to fund it to do. As the costs go down I'm sure tons of projects will open up. Question is just who will pony up for it.

Buehler445 06-01-2014 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10664231)
Crazy. I wouldn't think it would stay upright falling back to earth in the wind.
oh and LOL at the cows at :20.


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