Pretty much what Transient said, too big of a risk of failure.Doombrain wrote:xer0s wrote:My point is he could have put something useful up there. There's plenty of companies looking to get things in space. I think it's a case of 'got nothing good to say, don't say anything'.
Besides, "science" doesn't really work like that. You don't build a rocket and then think about what kind of cargo you can put in there. If you build a satellite of some sort, you'll need a rocket that brings the satellite to a particular orbit required for that satellite. The Falcon Heavy is launched in a path that isn't of use to anyone, so other than the risk being too great to launch your million dollar satellite, there simply aren't any customers. So instead of putting a big block of concrete in there, Musk put his own car in there, which is a brilliant move in terms of marketing for both SpaceX and Tesla.
Good show!! That clip above of the landings is fucking solid