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: atomic_fungus (atomic_fungus) wrote,
2008-09-29 19:59:00

atomic_fungus
atomic_fungus
2008-09-29 19:59:00

#1282: SpaceX FTW

First privately developed liquid fuel rocket to orbit the Earth.

This is a major milestone for the commercialization of space. Putting a payload of 364 kilograms into orbit is no mean feat when you don't have a government's pockets to pay for it; and you can pack quite of lot of useful goodies into 364 kg with modern technology.

Video of the launch.

This is just so cool.

#8259: Okay, that's a little better

Flopped for about 20 min, had some ibuprofen and a shower; now I feel halfway functional. At least enough to eat dinner. Typing no longer hurts. This…
#8258: There is nothing left.

I spent the last four and a half hours--with about a 20-minute respite--in motion. Pool is up. It's leaking, but I'm pretty sure I know where…
#8257: It really amuses me, in fact.

He's right, this is their perennial response. "If we can't have abortions, then the men have to be sterilized." The theory is that the men must be…

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#1282: SpaceX FTW

#8259: Okay, that's a little better

#8258: There is nothing left.

#8257: It really amuses me, in fact.

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