“Today SpaceX achieved a spectacular and historic success.”
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Liftoff!
Congratulations SpaceX!
X (formerly Twitter) Falcon Heavy Animation
Here’s what’s on tap for this afternoon, if all goes well.
Launch window opens at 1:30ET.
Hohmann Orbits and Sports Cars
I want to make this clear: SpaceX is not putting a Tesla into orbit around Mars. Not only would that be illegal by international treaty, but it would be technically impossible with the technology SpaceX currently possesses. What SpaceX is doing is putting a Tesla into a Hohmann Transfer Orbit between Earth and Mars that is very similar to the one we will likely use to get humans to that planet. Continue reading “Hohmann Orbits and Sports Cars”