l0rd Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Probably one of the coolest things I've seen on the intertubes: PICTURES COUNTDOWN TILL LAUNCH They plan to man this rocket in 2013, and are launching a test with dummy in 7 days (as of August 22). [iNSERT "I R EATIN TEH SHIX ATM" BILL COSBY SIGNATURE GIF HERE, LOL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 That's actually quite awesome. I'll be interested to see if they take pictures at 500,000 feet =D 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 It isn't really somethingawful, it is two guys who happen to be members there. It is pretty cool, but there is a reason it took NASA a lot of money and years to get into space, and there is a reason near space orbits cost a lot of money and have massive safety restrictions. It is incredibly unsafe. I hope they know what they are getting themselves into. Going there is much more dangerous and much harder than a submarine. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0rd Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 It isn't really somethingawful, it is two guys who happen to be members there????*looks at title* But yeah, one of them said they'd rather die with 1.5 tons of fuel on their back than of old age. I'm pretty sure they're fully aware of the risks (they are rocket scientists, heh). Coolest way to commit suicide, anyhow. [iNSERT "I R EATIN TEH SHIX ATM" BILL COSBY SIGNATURE GIF HERE, LOL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The title just made me think that it was a load of members there organising through the forum to do it, whereas it is two blokes doing it who happened to post it there. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0rd Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 The title just made me think that it was a load of members there organising through the forum to do it, whereas it is two blokes doing it who happened to post it there. YOU THOUGHT WRONG [iNSERT "I R EATIN TEH SHIX ATM" BILL COSBY SIGNATURE GIF HERE, LOL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 That's pretty awesome. Submarine looks epic, I wish there were pics of inside it.. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The title just made me think that it was a load of members there organising through the forum to do it, whereas it is two blokes doing it who happened to post it there. yeah, false advertisement :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstain Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Something Awful is great. If I need anything from exercise, to financial info, to legal help, to knowing what it's like being the person that takes dead bodies from places, to just funny content I can find it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ember3579 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Am I the only one who finds the thought of goons being able to reach low orbit inside 5 years a horrifying prospect? The thought that guys like this will hit moonside before most governments and set up shop is also pretty high on the "oh [cabbage] we all gonna die" list. Yeah, it's awesome that private citizens can do this on what amounts to a breadcrumb budget, but still. You never know which rabbit hole you jump into will lead to Wonderland. - Ember3579Aku Soku Zan. - ShinsengumiYou wanna mess with me or my friends? Pick your poison.If you have any complaints about me, please refer to this link. Your problems are important to me.Don't talk smack if you're not willing to say it to the person's face. On the same line, if you're not willing to back up your opinions no matter what, your opinion may as well be nonexistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 That's pretty cool considering the only real news of these type of things come from organizations like NASA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Goons in space? Wut. Anyway, that is pretty awesome. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstain Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Am I the only one who finds the thought of goons being able to reach low orbit inside 5 years a horrifying prospect? The thought that guys like this will hit moonside before most governments and set up shop is also pretty high on the "oh [cabbage] we all gonna die" list. Yeah, it's awesome that private citizens can do this on what amounts to a breadcrumb budget, but still. I'd imagine there's a big difference in getting into orbit and getting all the way to the moon. But if they did, it would probably be something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Pretty cool. Hope it's successful. I would personally never trust it, but who knows, maybe in the next few years something like this will become more commonplace. [bleep] the law, they can eat my dick that's word to Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Something Awful is great. If I need anything from exercise, to financial info, to legal help, to knowing what it's like being the person that takes dead bodies from places, to just funny content I can find it there. just like the rest of the internet :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstain Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Something Awful is great. If I need anything from exercise, to financial info, to legal help, to knowing what it's like being the person that takes dead bodies from places, to just funny content I can find it there. just like the rest of the internet I dunno, if I want something aside from game talk and occasional flaming from a game site/runescape site, I'm [cabbage] out of luck. With 144K members, and 6K logged in right now, SA offers more than pretty much any forum I can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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