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magicarpet

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8. Muskrat hopes to make a fortune,...

Reply to Greyhead (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 01:43 PM

Jan 21

.... testing,... and testing,... and testing some more,.. government subsidized rockets for an eventual trip to Mars. ..... in about fourty years down the road. But keep the government subsidy spigot open full blast so Musk can test his Space X rockets going nowhere.

Just like his self driving EV cars. Next year,... next year,... next year after that. Try NEVER.

A HYPE CONMAN JUST LIKE trDUMP.

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Mars?? [View all] Greyhead Jan 21 OP

Hope the eggs and housing up there are super cheap. meadowlander Jan 21 #1

I would think we could cancel all space programs multigraincracker Jan 21 #2

How would that recoup the quarter billion Elon spent getting Trump reelected? meadowlander Jan 21 #3

No. Wherever and by whomever this was said (I guess Trump), it's complete bullshit. muriel_volestrangler Jan 21 #4

at this point we do not yet have the technology lapfog_1 Jan 21 #5

Over a thirty year period, the Space Shuttle flew 135 times and had 2 total losses with 14 fatalities. WarGamer Jan 21 #9

do not tell me about the Space Shuttle disasters lapfog_1 Jan 21 #12

No, no, no... I was arguing the opposite WarGamer Jan 21 #14

Challenger loss is what inspired me to work for NASA lapfog_1 Jan 21 #18

While you are 100% correct Wiz Imp Jan 21 #13

It's just another Musk scam. dalton99a Jan 21 #6

The next launch window is November 2026... WarGamer Jan 21 #7

but lets not send people. lapfog_1 Jan 21 #15

+100... robots and unmanned rovers. 8K video rolling and invite the WORLD to watch. WarGamer Jan 21 #16

Muskrat hopes to make a fortune,... magicarpet Jan 21 #8

I'm sure he's on a cost plus plan. Greyhead Jan 21 #11

If God wanted us to be on Mars he would have put us there - (Insert sarcasm thingy here) tulipsandroses Jan 21 #10

Actually God does want some of us to be trans lapfog_1 Jan 21 #17

It's a ridiculous prediction and it would be a suicide mission. Oopsie Daisy Jan 21 #19

Send them the Matt Damon movie "The Martian" milestogo Jan 21 #20

Will it be a Tesla Cybertruck? Will it have a rifle rack in the back window? Trump Stickers? Ping Tung Jan 21 #21