Musk said that if someone went and got it, they could have it.That's not necessarily a binding statement but it is indicative.
If someone has the ability to salvage this...that means someone has developed some awesome spacefaring technology
Quote from: NX-0 on 12/27/2017 03:06 pmIf someone has the ability to salvage this...that means someone has developed some awesome spacefaring technologyNot necessarily. One of the more low tech ways that it could be salvaged would be with side scan sonar, a ROV, and a ship with a crane. Go Searcher and Go quest should be in good position to get there first if things go that way and other potential salvage ships will initially be outside the exclusion zone - a head start that Elon may have been thinking of when he said others could try salvaging it. This is if things go that way, not saying they will or not, actually hoping for a higher outcome.
Quote from: OxCartMark on 12/27/2017 04:23 pmQuote from: NX-0 on 12/27/2017 03:06 pmIf someone has the ability to salvage this...that means someone has developed some awesome spacefaring technologyNot necessarily. One of the more low tech ways that it could be salvaged would be with side scan sonar, a ROV, and a ship with a crane. Go Searcher and Go quest should be in good position to get there first if things go that way and other potential salvage ships will initially be outside the exclusion zone - a head start that Elon may have been thinking of when he said others could try salvaging it. This is if things go that way, not saying they will or not, actually hoping for a higher outcome.Go Searcher and Go Quest are not quite equipped for deep space salvage.
Quote from: NX-0 on 12/27/2017 04:36 pmQuote from: OxCartMark on 12/27/2017 04:23 pmQuote from: NX-0 on 12/27/2017 03:06 pmIf someone has the ability to salvage this...that means someone has developed some awesome spacefaring technologyNot necessarily. One of the more low tech ways that it could be salvaged would be with side scan sonar, a ROV, and a ship with a crane. Go Searcher and Go quest should be in good position to get there first if things go that way and other potential salvage ships will initially be outside the exclusion zone - a head start that Elon may have been thinking of when he said others could try salvaging it. This is if things go that way, not saying they will or not, actually hoping for a higher outcome.Go Searcher and Go Quest are not quite equipped for deep space salvage.I think maybe you missed OxCartMark's point...
Space.com appear to have a photo of the Tesla mounted and awaiting closure of the fairing halves...
I assume that Elon maintains ownership of the Tesla after its deployed right? At what point could someone decide to 'salvage' it? I was initially thinking about a time capsule in the trunk. But then thought maybe put some things that would appreciate in value. So that the longer its out there the more valuable they become. To actually encourage development of commercial technology to rendezvous and retrieve...at the very least as a 'prize'.Maybe on Elon's death he releases a list of a few things that might encourage retrieval in the distant future? Hopefully the vehicle itself would be left orbiting in space.
Is there any margin payload is not the roadster? It has been a funny joke, but seriously wtf? Even a tank of water would be more useful, as resource or fuel. And anyway, glasses of the car will break already on static fire test.....Inviato dal mio MI 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
Does "the shaker" reproduce the acoustic environment of a launch as well as the direct vibrations? I'm not sure if it will matter, it could be the fairings are sufficiently above and insulated from the sound to reduce it to a point it doesn't matter, but I had not considered this before.
Is there any margin payload is not the roadster? It has been a funny joke, but seriously wtf? Even a tank of water would be more useful, as resource or fuel.
Other than that: The Roadster has been treated like any other payload and has spent quite some time on the shaker. Also, it will take a helluvalot more than launch vibrations to break that laminated windshield.And there is the fact that the windshield is pretty much the only glass on the roadster. Most (if not all) of the other transparent stuff is plastic.
Quote from: woods170 on 12/29/2017 09:23 amOther than that: The Roadster has been treated like any other payload and has spent quite some time on the shaker. Also, it will take a helluvalot more than launch vibrations to break that laminated windshield.And there is the fact that the windshield is pretty much the only glass on the roadster. Most (if not all) of the other transparent stuff is plastic.I wonder how long it will be before his Tesla appears on eBay - buyer collect...