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[santi_yo]

Sounds like a year 2116 TED talk.

 

[BossDarkseid]

Is it me or is he a awful public speaker? Seems nervous and can't get the words out.

Iirc he has issues and since childhood has always had a slightly stop start way of speaking, constantly trying to find the right words. It's just a habit that he hasn't/can't get out of.

 

[DrM]

Is it me or is he a awful public speaker? Seems nervous and can't get the words out.

Probably that rocket exploding footage is playing before his eyes

 

[HellBlazer]

Is it me or is he a awful public speaker? Seems nervous and can't get the words out.

Heh, he's always like that. I'd assume he doesn't really enjoy this part, but kinda has to do it.

 

[SpecX]

First time seeing one of his live conferences so had no idea. Still loving what he's offering, but wish he would take some classes to improve this as it can be distracting.

 

[Rentahamster]

Sounds like a year 2116 TED talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQpGwnN3dfc

 

[Oriel]

I hope he talks not just about a reusable launch system but also what a Martian colony would look like.

 

[Guy.brush]

Iirc he has issues and since childhood has always had a slightly stop start way of speaking, constantly trying to find the right words. It's just a habit that he hasn't/can't get out of.

They totally based the JC Flash on him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIHH5-HVS9o&t=1m42s

 

[Morts]

So far nothing he hasn't already said in interviews for years... Let's see where this goes.

 

[Disxo]

Should have waited to see the video :l

 

[Oriel]

Methalox sounds like a bad hard-rock tribute act.

 

[Vyrance]

Lol yea the video's great

 

[RandomExpletive]

Music really does give an FTL-vibe, I love it

 

[superdeluxe]

Save the Booster rockets. Nice

 

[Guy.brush]

Having the booster return to the launch site is cool but also dangerous. What if it goes boom? Do they have an alternate launch site?

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Save the Booster rockets. Nice

Yeah its pretty much what spacex is all about for all these years and why all those rocket landings are so important. Reusability is key.

 

[jokkir]

Mmmm that green Mars

 

[blu]

It's funny how the mars landing part of the video does not look so sci-fi anymore.

 

[jet1911]

It needs to happen.

 

[Htown]

can i just say this is cool as hell

 

[Malvolio]

How awesome is it to see something like that produced by the minds also working on making it a reality?

 

[SJRB]

Is he improvising this part or what?

 

[gutshot]

3-5 fuel up launches??? Holy shit.

 

[androvsky]

At work so I can't listen, but has he hinted at how long the trip would take?

 

[Htown]

Mars Colonial Fleet

 

[Guy.brush]

Only the first 3 seasons Elon. DAT ending.

 

[Disxo]

Neeeeeerd

 

[Oriel]

"Crush the rebels with the Mars Colonial Fleet!"

 

[LucidMomentum]

Heh, he's always like that. I'd assume he doesn't really enjoy this part, but kinda has to do it.

Yeah he gave a talk at our university once and he's not an amazing speaker, but hearing him talk about technical stuff was great.

Sadly it was the business department that sponsored his visit so there was like 2 technical questions.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

I really want to know how they would refuel at the launchpad, or is the booster only using a bit of fuel on launch?

 

[eyeball_kid]

That rocket size! I'd like to see this compared to the Saturn V.

 

[gutshot]

Pizza joints on Mars. Musk is a true visionary.

 

[Nuzzle]

I really want to know how they would refuel at the launchpad, or is the booster only using a bit of fuel on launch?

As I understood it, the module they attach on top carries the fuel.

 

[subrock]

First time seeing one of his live conferences so had no idea. Still loving what he's offering, but wish he would take some classes to improve this as it can be distracting.

you learn to love it. I like how he speaks because it's real shit, and real shit that he's excited about and knows inside and out.

 

[jet1911]

100 years 1 million people on Mars. Yes please.

 

[Extollere]

a thousand ships... that's kind of insane.

 

[superdeluxe]

As Musk stated yet a timetable for when man will first reach mars?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

One million people? Certainly that's a bit of an exaggeration. You'd only need about 1000 fertile couples to have sufficient genetic diversity.

 

[byropoint]

So amazing and bizarre to watch someone lay out a plan to colonize Mars and it's not a joke. Godspeed Elon!

 

[KingofGourds]

I need medical advances to keep me alive long enough to see a self-sustaining million+ population Mars colony.

I just have to see it with my own eyes.

 

[DavidDesu]

It's just bizarre living in a time when someone who can actually make this happen is seriously discussing creating a human colony on Mars. Fucking amazing. Something that governments should have been doing since Apollo but couldn't be fucked.

I think I will live to see the day when humans are on Mars. I can experience the first step on Mars in my 8K PSVR3 headset! Maybe they'll allow old folks to go down the line. Maybe a lottery to send randoms to Mars.. I can only hope.

 

[subrock]

That rocket size! I'd like to see this compared to the Saturn V.

it's about the same height, but wider. It also has about 3.6 times the thrust of the Saturn V

 

[jet1911]

I need medical advances to keep me alive long enough to see a self-sustaining million+ population Mars colony.

I just have to see it with my own eyes.

I want to be alive to see the first flight to Mars.

 

[blu]

Ok, one thing escapes me - if it takes refueling of the ship at the start of the trip to mars, what will perform the symmetrical function on the way back to earth? Or are mars' orbital and escape velocities so much lower than earth's?

 

[Hale-XF11]

So if someone is born on Mars, they're basically a Martian.

 

[Guy.brush]

Space penis chart is out!

Also 1000 ships is a lot of kinetic projectiles.
That would actually be a good plot for a new space Bond.
Pretend you want to go to Mars and establish a fleet of kinetic weapons to hold power of Earth.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

I want to be alive to see the first flight to Mars.

You will.

 

[Jack Scofield]

Can you imagine being stuck on this colony when you hear news about the resupply rocket from Earth blowing up? Fuuuuuuck.

 

[the-pi-guy]

Ok, one thing escapes me - if it takes refueling of the ship at the start of the trip to mars, what will perform the symmetrical function on the way back to earth? Or are mars' orbital and escape velocities so much lower than earth's?

It's less than half of Earth's.

 

[ElFly]

Having the booster return to the launch site is cool but also dangerous. What if it goes boom? Do they have an alternate launch site?

I guess so

I don't think it matters; the spaceship can probably wait around a couple of days if the first fuel tank launch fails

the reason the humans are launched first may be to minimize the risk of the rocket failing if the first launch introduces some defects in the rocket