Jeff Bezos's space ambitions and the New Shepard spacecraft - news and discussion

[Orang Utan]

Wonder what's on the in-flight movie playlist?

• 2001
• High Life
• Sunshine
• Event Horizon
• Alien

The Man Who Fell To Earth

 

[a_chap]

Wonder what's on the in-flight movie playlist?

• 2001
• High Life
• Sunshine
• Event Horizon
• Alien

Given it's barely ten minuets from launch to landing they'll have to play the in-flight movie bloody quickly!

The steward/ess will have to be pretty sharpish with the drinks trolley too.

 

[David Clapson]

The rocket looks more like a vibrator than ever.

 

[editor]

It's all a bit low tech with the crew scrambling into a regular SUV. They look like they're going on a camping trip. not a pretend trip to space!

 

[maomao]

Either he really wants to go into space on a big space willy or his willy doesn't look like other people's willies. I can't decide which.

 

[wayward bob]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you'll be watching it hoping for a fireball. If there isn't you'll be disappointed. If theres is it won't matter if you miss it since you will be able to watch it over and over again.

no. i don't want anyone to die. it's an "event" is why i'm watching.

that it's a thrilling and frankly humbling event is something i could do without hearing non-stop for 90 minutes - i'd rather be watching them doing the buttons and stuff

 

[Yossarian]

I hope Bezos gets bludgeoned to death by his irritated crew after repeatedly prefixing every noun with the the word ‘space’.
Bezos: can you please pass me the space biscuit on a space saucer?
Crew: AAAAAAAAARRRGHHHH!

"Investigators later determined that the spacecraft had begun its descent at the time the fatal blow was delivered, meaning Bezos will not be able to claim the title of first murder victim in space."

 

[Orang Utan]

what time does it go up? i need to plan my incantations

 

[magneze]

Kinda interesting that it's all remote control and there's nothing anyone on board could do if it goes a bit wrong. Branson had a pilot and co-pilot in comparison.

 

[wayward bob]

t-27 mins and counting

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Branson - glorified aeroplane that goes quite high
Bezos - rocket powered cock that’s shot its load after 10 mins
Musk - crewed flights to the ISS, as well as regular supply ships and a network of orbiting high speed internet satellites.

I think one billionaire has already won this particular “race”.

 

[magneze]

Also, has anyone onboard been on a spaceflight?

Does anyone have a gun in case someone goes 'boat-happy'?

 

[moochedit]

So is his dick up yet?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Also, has anyone onboard been on a spaceflight?

Does anyone have a gun in case someone goes 'boat-happy'?

 

[Pickman's model]

t-27 mins and counting

t for termination i hope

 

[magneze]

Of all the billionaire space jaunts, just in terms of the personnel onboard, this one feels the most hubristic.

 

[wayward bob]

the clock showing the hold time is glitchy as fuck

 

[a_chap]

The capsule has "RSS First Step" written on it.







You'd think, with all the coders at Amazon, they'd have come up with something a bit more modern than RSS.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Jeff Bezos goes into space on July 20th. Do you want him to come back? With poll.​

I want him to come back with space syphilis.

 

[wayward bob]

ooh countdown restarted, t-14

 

[David Clapson]

Did she just say that if we want to go to space we should send an email? How does that work?

 

[a_chap]

ooh countdown restarted, t-14

My You Tube stream is almost 15 mins behind whatever you're watching.

So, I guess Bezos has already launched in your world

 

[Pickman's model]

I want him to come back with space syphilis.

i want him to come down head first

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Well that was utter bollocks. What a fucking embarrassment.

 

[wayward bob]

landed

 

[MickiQ]

He's back

 

[RileyOBlimey]

That flying a bit high in a barely space penis.

 

[magneze]

I hope one of them has an alien mask on.

 

[David Clapson]

How many billion trees could you plant for the cost of that bit of idiocy? Arse flare guy is the only one who emerges with any credit.

 

[Yossarian]

What a disappointment, I was hoping they'd be picking bits of Bezos out of cactuses for the next month.