SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now

[xer0s]

Nah, I don’t think I’ve seen that before. I dunno, he just looks familiar. Maybe just one of those faces...

[Transient]

He collaborates with other YouTubers occasionally, maybe you saw him on someone else's channel? I've seen him on The Slow Mo Guys and John Green's channels, plus a few others.

[SoM]

http://www.americaspace.com/2018/02/08/ ... t-booster/

[SoM]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/aster ... -1.4526964

[phantasmagoria]

SmarterEveryDay is a Christian, but I can forgive him because he covers some interesting stuff

[Transient]

Yeah, he doesn't shove it down your throat, so it's fine I guess.

[phantasmagoria]

As long as the reason isn't because God, I'm fine. I love his enthusiasm.

[Eraser]

SmarterEveryDay is a Christian, but I can forgive him because he covers some interesting stuff

I don't see how this is relevant. I didn't even know (although him being American, the numbers are in favor of him being a Christian). Anyway, as long as he doesn't involve his Christianity in whatever he's doing on his channel, I don't think it matters. And I've never seen him mention anything religious or have religion influence the way he's dealing with his subject matter.

[Transient]

He says "God bless" every once in a while, and puts Psalm numbers at the end of each video, but that's about it.

[Eraser]

Oh lol, I usually close his videos before the end because the last 2 mins is usually him promoting some sponsor

[Transient]

Same, but if my keyboard is across the room, I can't be arsed to skip to the next video in my playlist.

A few other channels similar to SmarterEveryDay are Steve Mould and Mark Rober's channels, plus Veritasium. They all tackle esoteric science and engineering subjects in a compelling way.

[Eraser]

lol troll
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

[Transient]

LOL
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/wj4n ... a-in-space

Musician and newly converted Flat Earther Delano Edwards, who has half a million followers on YouTube, made a video called “FLAT EARTH PROOF (ELON MUSK SPACEX FALCON HEAVY WAS FAKE)!!!!” and lays out several points like “where the fuck the stars at?” “why ain’t it spinnin’?” and “where the fuck the satellites at?”

[Doombrain]

Do FES think the moon and sun are flat too?

[Captain]

Possibly, just not Mars

[Eraser]

Like a kid watching his fireworks go off
[tweet]https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/962422618161926152[/tweet]

[Transient]

The BFR doesn't seem so crazy anymore...

[Eraser]

Big Falcon Rocket, eh?
Suuuuure...

[Doombrain]

Got to be honest, I think we saw a pivotal moment in human history at that launch.

[Eraser]

I'm eagerly awaiting the moment when a crewed Dragon v2 capsule reaches ISS

[seremtan]

it's easy to forget with all this hype that SpaceX's only real selling point is low cost. the Soviets put an actual human being into space and then brought him back 57 years ago. NASA put some guys on the moon 49 years ago

SpaceX are about where the Soviets were with Sputnik (61 years ago) in terms of achievement (though their tech is in many ways more advanced)

i mean, i wish them all the best and hope they succeed in whatever crazy shit Elon Musk wants to do next, but until they put humans on Mars before NASA or ESA they're trailing behind

[Transient]

Cost is a huge factor, though. Look at how many more satellites have gone up in the last few years.

[Don Carlos]

it's easy to forget with all this hype that SpaceX's only real selling point is low cost. the Soviets put an actual human being into space and then brought him back 57 years ago. NASA put some guys on the moon 49 years ago

SpaceX are about where the Soviets were with Sputnik (61 years ago) in terms of achievement (though their tech is in many ways more advanced)

i mean, i wish them all the best and hope they succeed in whatever crazy shit Elon Musk wants to do next, but until they put humans on Mars before NASA or ESA they're trailing behind

I see where you are coming from but I have never seen the soviets or NASA bring back two rockets and have them land within a second of each other on a launch pad before.

[Eraser]

Thing is, SpaceX is a commercial company that earns money by what they're doing. NASA in the 60's was operating under a government that was willing to throw billions of dollars at it just so they could say "we landed on the moon", and very little more than that. So it feels to me like there's much more longevity in what SpaceX is doing than what NASA is (was) doing. Besides, let's not get started about that monolithic SLS project.

[Doombrain]

Elons company posted a huge running loss