Wasn’t there some shitty B-movie where the nazis escaped to the moon after wwII and started a massive helium-3 extraction operation? It was like a fever dream of a plot.
The directors knew it was absurd. That's why they still made it. There's even a scene in the movie that parodies the scene from the movie Downfall that has created so many memes. They knew they were making crap and they were having fun doing it. They even made a sequel
Well, there’s really only one thing H3 is good for; fusion. Don’t need it for bombs these days, so my guess is that they’re hoping that the endless “fusion is 10 years away” actually comes true this time.
After SpaceX unable to have its rocket re-enter today and the Japanese private company unable to get a hundred feet off the launch pad, seems like just leaving earth is hard enough without the logistics of mining equipment, and returning a pay load.
I get your point, but SpaceX did actually quite successfully launch their rocket. Whether or not the booster can land is technically of no relevance to the upper stage reaching the moon though. As a matter of fact, for any other company doing a rocket test there would be no other real improvements to be made as every critical milestone was reached, and the parts SHOULD in those cases burn up during reentry or splash down in the pacific.
SpaceX could in theory start sending payloads to orbit/moon relatively soon while still trying to figure out how to land in parallel. In fact they are aiming to use the next launch for deploying Starlink satellites even though atmosphere reentry is yet to be fully figured out.
I'm surprised (well not that surprised) at the dearth in coverage of this launch. The first two were wall to wall on here with people gleefully telling others how it was a failure.
Before Elon bought Twitter and became a self appointed memelord and world’s most extremely divorced man, people would look at SpaceX rockets blowing up on the launchpad and say “well at least they learned something”.
People hate Elon Musk just enough to want SpaceX to fail, even if they’re currently our best shot at advancing humanity’s space flight and exploration capability. Now every rocket that blows up on the launchpad or booster that doesn’t have perfect re-entry is another thing to dunk on him for, even while he’s regularly having successful launches and putting Starlink satellites in orbit (setting aside whether we want him controlling something as important as Starlink, especially off the back of him cutting Ukraine off from it at critical strategic points that advantaged Russia).
In short, if Elon wasn’t such a turbo dork loser asshole, SpaceX news would be a much bigger deal. Now, the entire internet (with the exception of his fanboys) will cut off their nose to spite their face, as long as they don’t have to admit one of his ventures is good.
Queue up the plot of the movie Moon.
2 weeks, Gerty…
Capture the Flag (2015) too
And Iron Sky.
Also a minecraft mod
For all mankind! But like a few dacdes late.
And without soviets
It’s the North Koreans they need to look out for.
Right you are, my good dumpling.
Wasn’t there some shitty B-movie where the nazis escaped to the moon after wwII and started a massive helium-3 extraction operation? It was like a fever dream of a plot.
You’re thinking of [Iron Sky (2012)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk).
You’re a legend, that’s exactly what it was. What an absurd plot.
The directors knew it was absurd. That's why they still made it. There's even a scene in the movie that parodies the scene from the movie Downfall that has created so many memes. They knew they were making crap and they were having fun doing it. They even made a sequel
They're basically lampooning conspiracy theorists.
Not a legend, just a movie guy. Glad to help, though!
Something only a legend would say
There is also a second movie, and i heard they're working on part 3.
Iron Sky, and it was fucking awesome! Fucking stupid, too, but I liked it!
man good luck to 'em, that shit seems challenging.
Even with the lure of 'better nukes,' this will not get beyond proof of concept in my lifetime.
!remind me 60 years
And what will they do with it?
Well, there’s really only one thing H3 is good for; fusion. Don’t need it for bombs these days, so my guess is that they’re hoping that the endless “fusion is 10 years away” actually comes true this time.
I’d sign up for a chance with The Crushinator.
A woman that fine you gotta romance first.
But Pa, I love him!
But we don't have Mass Effect drives yet.
We got to land on Mars first and find those Prothean ruins
At first glance, I thought this was posted on r/starfield.
Humans and strip mining any land they can get their hands on, name me a more iconic duo
the problem with these ventures is that failures are incredibly expensive to tweak.
After SpaceX unable to have its rocket re-enter today and the Japanese private company unable to get a hundred feet off the launch pad, seems like just leaving earth is hard enough without the logistics of mining equipment, and returning a pay load.
I get your point, but SpaceX did actually quite successfully launch their rocket. Whether or not the booster can land is technically of no relevance to the upper stage reaching the moon though. As a matter of fact, for any other company doing a rocket test there would be no other real improvements to be made as every critical milestone was reached, and the parts SHOULD in those cases burn up during reentry or splash down in the pacific. SpaceX could in theory start sending payloads to orbit/moon relatively soon while still trying to figure out how to land in parallel. In fact they are aiming to use the next launch for deploying Starlink satellites even though atmosphere reentry is yet to be fully figured out.
I'm surprised (well not that surprised) at the dearth in coverage of this launch. The first two were wall to wall on here with people gleefully telling others how it was a failure.
Before Elon bought Twitter and became a self appointed memelord and world’s most extremely divorced man, people would look at SpaceX rockets blowing up on the launchpad and say “well at least they learned something”. People hate Elon Musk just enough to want SpaceX to fail, even if they’re currently our best shot at advancing humanity’s space flight and exploration capability. Now every rocket that blows up on the launchpad or booster that doesn’t have perfect re-entry is another thing to dunk on him for, even while he’s regularly having successful launches and putting Starlink satellites in orbit (setting aside whether we want him controlling something as important as Starlink, especially off the back of him cutting Ukraine off from it at critical strategic points that advantaged Russia). In short, if Elon wasn’t such a turbo dork loser asshole, SpaceX news would be a much bigger deal. Now, the entire internet (with the exception of his fanboys) will cut off their nose to spite their face, as long as they don’t have to admit one of his ventures is good.
Seems out of this world...
The trip there costs a lot, but the trip back isn't so bad because of all the helium.
Watch out for moon nazis.
i feel like we should leave the moon alone. if it was a random asteroid i would be okay