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Uncle Al wrote:Will the Cape need to build a heavier duty launch pad? I'm not sure the existing launch facilities could handle the "Pressure" from the rocket blast.
Actually, all modern launch facilities divert all the vertical thrust sideways beneath the vehicle because if they didn't the reflected shock-wave of the ignition would destroy the vehicle. Watch any modern launch and you'll see the flame and exhaust diverted out from under the pad before the vehicle is released.

The water-dousing at ignition and launch is a noise-suppression mechanism that helps keep the vehicle from being damaged by the acoustic energy.

Launches are spectacular things, and involve a whole bunch of moving parts. To crib the line from Rush's Countdown [0], "It's a magic day when super-science meets the bright stuff of dreams", for without dreams -- and those who dream them -- nothing is possible.


[0] Watch the video very closely for the non-band action. The exhaust plume from under the pad is clearly visible, and I love that late-60s tech in the launch control room -- CRTs and Nixie tubes. For the win! The slow-motion sequence of Main Engine Start shows why the vehicle is held captive until the thrust is stable; that's what caused most of the early launch failures before we learned to do it right. It's a pity that "Shuttle" was quite probably the most dangerous vehicle ever designed, but what a show!

The video resonates heavily with me as the footage was of Columbia's maiden launch. I personally witnessed her last from a vantage-point a couple of miles away -- and then watched on the telly as the pieces fell back to Earth a couple of weeks later. Sometimes dreams go horribly wrong; but we cannot stop dreaming. Ever onward!
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"No announcements have made concerning where to buy tickets, but they are talking about a price of $200,000 to Mars." One-way or return?
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Sinned wrote:"No announcements have made concerning where to buy tickets, but they are talking about a price of $200,000 to Mars." One-way or return?
I do believe that is a one way ticket, but it will be an "E" ride for sure.

For those of you who don't understand the "E" ride comment. Look up Walt Disney parks history.
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I do believe that $200,000 is the estimate for a one way ticket, but they are planning on offering a return if wanted.
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partlyscot wrote:I do believe that $200,000 is the estimate for a one way ticket, but they are planning on offering a return if wanted.
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but they are planning on offering a return if wanted
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I take it that Ryanair will be the carrier for the journey. Do you need a passport and/or Visa for the trip? What happens if you lose your passport on Mars, how do you get a replacement? Is your credit/debit card valid on Mars? Will there be a McDonalds on Mars? :lol:
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There won't be a McDonalds, but there will be a Walmart Super-Store.
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Ryanair might get you there, perhaps 45 minutes ahead of schedule, but you'll have to walk several miles in your spacesuit to the terminal building from the stand. Beware, though, Mr. O'Leary might in the meantime have a row with the Martian airport authorities and decide not to use their airport any more, preferring to use Mars-Phobos instead.
For those interested, Phobos is a Martian moon, not really very far from the planet!

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Expensive taxi ride from Phobos.
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Too right! However there are cheaper ones, but they are significantly slower as they call by Diemos (Mars's other moon) on the way.

Btw. On one of the last Mars Rover pictures, the golden arms of a local McDonald's were clearly visible in the background, so no problem there for our adventurers.....

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Just now the SpaceX CRS-10 Dragon spacecraft has just launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket. CRS-10 is the first launch from Kennedy Space Center since the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2011.
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Brilliant!

It's wonderful to see things work to perfection.
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Did you see this marvellous drone's eye view of the landing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glEvogjdEVY
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Judah14 wrote:Just now the SpaceX CRS-10 Dragon spacecraft has just launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket. CRS-10 is the first launch from Kennedy Space Center since the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2011.
And now it's been announced that the SpaceX Dragon capsule has successfully docked with the ISS. A new era in space travel/exploration with a private enterprise entering the realm!
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