Author Topic: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread! (Read 478967 times)

rickl · « **Reply #820 on:** 05/25/2012 12:39 am »

Quote from: Silmfeanor on 05/25/2012 12:34 am

Looking forward to other " cheering" threads - as long as they are contained, and don't spill over in other threads, so we can keep up the ratio of information-per-post nice and high..

I think that's the whole point, and it has pretty much worked, at least in my case.

QuantumG · « **Reply #821 on:** 05/25/2012 12:42 am »

Quote from: Silmfeanor on 05/25/2012 12:34 am

The fear of asking a question that is stupid or already has been answered made me educate myself on the basic stuff very fast.

And drives away everyone who is unable or unwilling to do so.

Some might consider that a good thing, I don't.

majormajor42 · « **Reply #822 on:** 05/25/2012 01:23 am »

So Dragon has wings, and now I learn of the "Dragon Claw". Please Elon, I know you're rolled some 20-sided dice in your time, name something a "Dragon Lance". It could be what they call the SpaceX version of the swizzle stick/ykazka if they end up needing one. Please?

Party on, Thread!

docmordrid · « **Reply #823 on:** 05/25/2012 01:48 am »

Dragon Lance should be a Sticky Boom

manboy · « **Reply #824 on:** 05/25/2012 01:53 am »

Has anyone else noticed that the COTS 2 Dragon doesn't have any logos or flags on it ?

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #825 on:** 05/25/2012 01:54 am »

Quote from: mr. mark on 05/25/2012 01:47 am

Interesting about the reflective Apollo qualities. Two things to consider about this. One, we are bored and we are just making things up to pass the time before berthing and two maybe we have no clue what we are talking about.

Moved to party thread

Yes and yes

jongoff · « **Reply #826 on:** 05/25/2012 01:55 am »

Quote from: docmordrid on 05/25/2012 01:48 am

Dragon Lance should be a Sticky Boom

:-)

Our arms could be twisted...

~Jon

Antares · « **Reply #827 on:** 05/25/2012 01:55 am »

They're already planning to call passengers "dragonriders." What else do you want?

Antares · « **Reply #828 on:** 05/25/2012 01:59 am »

Quote from: Lars_J on 05/24/2012 11:35 pm

Speaking of separation mechanisms - I find it interesting how SpaceX seems to favor non-pyro separations in many cases, when most of the industry seems to use some variant of pyro bolts.

Which are non-pyro and which are pyro?

jongoff · « **Reply #829 on:** 05/25/2012 01:59 am »

Quote from: Antares on 05/25/2012 01:55 am

They're already planning to call passengers "dragonriders." What else do you want?

I don't know, I think the suggestion of a Dragon Lance was a good one... :-)

~Jon

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #830 on:** 05/25/2012 02:03 am »

Quote from: jongoff on 05/25/2012 01:55 am

Quote from: docmordrid on 05/25/2012 01:48 am
Dragon Lance should be a Sticky Boom

:-)

Our arms could be twisted...

~Jon

Rubber arms

Antares · « **Reply #831 on:** 05/25/2012 02:06 am »

I could easily cast Mike Griffin in the part of Raistlin.

sanman · « **Reply #832 on:** 05/25/2012 02:10 am »

I read somewhere that Musk named the Dragon capsule after Puff the Magic Dragon - is that true?

Never particularly liked the tune, and Puff was never a favorite magical character for me. Especially the animated version with his raspy voice.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #833 on:** 05/25/2012 02:16 am »

Quote from: sanman on 05/25/2012 02:10 am

I read somewhere that Musk named the Dragon capsule after Puff the Magic Dragon - is that true?

Never particularly liked the tune, and Puff was never a favorite magical character for me. Especially the animated version with his raspy voice.

I found that out yesterday and posted it earlier, but it got deleted, oh well… Must be some truth behind it.

sanman · « **Reply #834 on:** 05/25/2012 02:22 am »

To be honest, I wish Musk had come up with a better name for his space systems than whimsical names like Falcon, Merlin, Dragon, etc. Everything seems to sound somewhat Arthurian or D&D-ish.

JimOman · « **Reply #835 on:** 05/25/2012 02:25 am »

Quote from: sanman on 05/25/2012 02:22 am

To be honest, I wish Musk had come up with a better name for his space systems than whimsical names like Falcon, Merlin, Dragon, etc. Everything seems to sound somewhat Arthurian or D&D-ish.

I'm not that keen on the names either. As far as being Arthurian or 'D&D-ish', Elon is still just a big self-admitted nerd, despite the hot girls, fast cars and vast riches. I think it is kind of funny how the nerd-ism shows through.

Duck · « **Reply #836 on:** 05/25/2012 02:26 am »

They're a lot better than nonsensical acronyms!

-Iain

oiorionsbelt · « **Reply #837 on:** 05/25/2012 02:27 am »

This has been discussed a bit already. One thing to note Merlin is a type of falcon and not necessarily the Magician

Diagoras · « **Reply #838 on:** 05/25/2012 02:28 am »

Quote from: sanman on 05/25/2012 02:22 am

To be honest, I wish Musk had come up with a better name for his space systems than whimsical names like Falcon, Merlin, Dragon, etc. Everything seems to sound somewhat Arthurian or D&D-ish.

If it was D&D-ish, it'd be Gelatinous Cube rather than Merlin.

TBH. are names from Greek mythology that much better? Atlas, Saturn, etc.

sanman · « **Reply #839 on:** 05/25/2012 02:37 am »

Quote from: oiorionsbelt on 05/25/2012 02:27 am

This has been discussed a bit already. One thing to note Merlin is a type of falcon and not necessarily the Magician

Yes, I recognized this, just as Kestrel is a bird, too. And of course Raptors are birds of prey. Still, the appeal of these names is somewhat esoteric.

It'd be interesting to construct a relational map of Musk's mental associations.