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Oh cool, hadn't heard about this. Do you know if it's going to be similar Branson's, Mark? As in, more an extreme "vomit comet", than actually staying in space.

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07-20-2021 , 08:48 AM

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Oh cool, hadn't heard about this. Do you know if it's going to be similar Branson's, Mark? As in, more an extreme "vomit comet", than actually staying in space.

It's still suborbital but is actually more of a traditional rocket architecture. It's also fully reusable. It lands like a Falcon 9.

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07-20-2021 , 08:54 AM

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I think I just saw Jeff through the capsule window flash Filthyvermin a gang sign...

Currently in a 15 minute hold...

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07-20-2021 , 09:32 AM

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Perfect flight!

So the billionaires to space list has grown!

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07-20-2021 , 01:34 PM

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I think I just saw Jeff through the capsule window flash Filthyvermin a gang sign...

Currently in a 15 minute hold...

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07-20-2021 , 08:22 PM

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the other day a billionaire told me my hat was disgusting. it was mean.

Billionaire hat game is top-notch.

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07-21-2021 , 03:40 AM

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He thanked every customer and worker of Amazon yesterday, saying that they paid for him to go to space.

Thoughts?

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07-21-2021 , 03:45 AM

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Better than the government paying for it.

/politics

But yeah, it's a pretty poorly worded quote.

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07-21-2021 , 03:47 AM

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He seems pretty useless.

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07-21-2021 , 03:57 AM

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The best prospects for Blue Origin is the New Glenn rocket and it's BE-4 methalox engines. It's a reusable heavy lift rocket designed to compete with SpaceX. This is a tall order for something that currently is vaporware. We shall see.

New Shepard is a sideshow for Blue Origin.

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07-21-2021 , 11:25 AM

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He thanked every customer and worker of Amazon yesterday, saying that they paid for him to go to space.

Thoughts?

it would be kinda like slave owners thanking their slaves for making them rich. not that extreme, but similar in that he exploits his workers to make himself rich.

also maybe should have apologized to all the brick and mortar stores he put out of business

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07-22-2021 , 12:01 AM

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You should apologize for taking dumps bc you're polluting the ocean. That's how ridiculous you sound

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07-22-2021 , 03:25 PM

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quick google says amazon workers make 24k to 40k a year, and that avg cost of a home in usa is 295k

and jeff bezos has about 5 million years worth of avg amazon salary.

that's obscene

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07-22-2021 , 03:59 PM

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This isn't a politics thread. It's for guys who have hard ons for spacex, supreme scam artist elon and the like

Maybe start a I hate billionaires and it shows thread somewhere to scratch your itch

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07-22-2021 , 05:18 PM

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This isn't a politics thread. It's for guys who have hard ons for spacex, supreme scam artist elon and the like

Maybe start a I hate billionaires and it shows thread somewhere to scratch your itch

Filthy is a buddy of mine that enjoys some light trolling and social justice warrior'ing.

He's just having a little fun while spouting his silly beliefs.

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07-23-2021 , 12:37 AM

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yeah, genuine apology if im ruining the thread for anyone.

hope it's ok if i still pop in to troll a little, every now and then. but i'll tone it down and leave more room for space stuff

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07-23-2021 , 01:29 AM

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One of my favorite posts on 2p2 came from you in this thread so def not ruining it from my pov

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07-23-2021 , 01:33 AM

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i heard about this podcast about a supervillain billionaire who exploits workers so he can blow up space ships. i forget the name

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07-23-2021 , 01:59 AM

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yeah, genuine apology if im ruining the thread for anyone.

hope it's ok if i still pop in to troll a little, every now and then. but i'll tone it down and leave more space for space stuff

2/10 fix

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07-23-2021 , 02:09 AM

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good fix dreadnaught! lol

and also should clarify that it's not *just* trolling. i genuinely believe billionaires are a blight

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07-31-2021 , 04:18 AM

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How can you tell when a SpaceX subcontractor is under a tight schedule? Here is an aerial photo for the construction of a section of the SpaceX launch site:

lol

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08-02-2021 , 03:32 PM

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Booster 4 is getting closer to being completed! That's a hell of a lot of raptor engines. 29 to be precise. The most we've ever saw on the test Starships was 3.

Booster 4 with Starship 20 will be the first vehicle to launch into orbit. The Starship will land in the ocean off of Kauai. People are guessing it will probably happen in October.