And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Surreal - The entire earth clearly reflected off the side of a car.
Musk is a master at marketing, and sucking up those sweet government dollars. Who else would think of turning their expensive test launch into a commercial that will play over and over again for years?
"Mr Musk decided to send his old cherry-red Tesla sports car with a space-suited mannequin strapped in the driver's seat. The radio was also set to play a David Bowie soundtrack on a loop." -BBC
I'll bet there's an onboard camera with telemetry gear, so it'll be "in touch" for a long long time.
You're quite right, it'll be a commercial for the ages! (BTW, what a wonderful launch that was. Not a hitch, reaching for the stars- and to see the two side rockets landing simultaneously- well, that was sublime!
"Mr Musk decided to send his old cherry-red Tesla sports car with a space-suited mannequin strapped in the driver's seat. The radio was also set to play a David Bowie soundtrack on a loop." -BBC
ReplyDeleteI'll bet there's an onboard camera with telemetry gear, so it'll be "in touch" for a long long time.
ReplyDeleteYou're quite right, it'll be a commercial for the ages! (BTW, what a wonderful launch that was. Not a hitch, reaching for the stars- and to see the two side rockets landing simultaneously- well, that was sublime!
The "Don't Panic" on the dash's screen was the topping on the cake.
ReplyDeletebet that launch played hell with the corporate average fuel economy numbers.
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