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#2,584
"I guess that's it, huh?" :whistle:


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("Very good, sir." ;) "Brought a tear to my eye." :D)
 
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RichterScale said:
That was quite the thud when they landed. I didn't see any small boosters fire to slow them, or a pad inflate underneath. I wonder if the seats have a major suspension system.
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The landing booster fire is very quick, and the source of most of that dust. It's not as visible as one might expect, but they'd be a lot more rattled if it hadn't worked.
 
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Wood and Wire said:
Shatner, having a profound, and emotional moment, and quietly trying to articulate the experience to Bezos...

Bezos : "Yeah, whatever Bill. Dudes! Gimme some champagne! Jeff wants champagne! Wooh! F#%* yeah! Champagne! Wooh!"

Shatner, looking betrayed, heartbroken, and completely marginalised, steps away to compose himself and try again.
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Yeah, that's was seriously crass of Bezos. He may as well have said, "Hold up dude, we got booze an' chicks over here! TIME TO SPRAY DA LAYDEEZZ!!"
 
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For all the kidding and Star Trek jokes, I will say that having an effective, engaging communicator to convey a science-based message to the public does have real value.

While I have little-to-no doubt that for Bezos, this was a fresh PR coup (and an excuse to put on his blue suit again), I'm glad Shatner was willing and able to take the ride, and come away with the clarity of the impressions he has voiced thus far. I hope he will be able hang onto that sense of transcendence, and help get some meaningful points across to a wider audience.

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Winslow said:
For all the kidding and Star Trek jokes, I will say that having an effective, engaging communicator to convey a science-based message to the public does have real value.

While I have little-to-no doubt that for Bezos, this was a fresh PR coup (and an excuse to put on his blue suit again), I'm glad Shatner was willing and able to take the ride, and come away with the clarity of the impressions he has voiced thus far. I hope he will be able hang onto that sense of transcendence, and help get some meaningful points across to a wider audience.

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Bezos can't seem to help himself. Again sabotaging what should be good PR by inserting himself (Must... Suppress... Urge... To Make Joke... about rocket design) into the picture.
 
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Jon Clegg said:
Bezos can't seem to help himself. Again sabotaging what should be good PR by inserting himself (Must... Suppress... Urge... To Make Joke... about rocket design) into the picture.
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It really does seem like self-sabotage with him, doesn't it?? The best possible thing he could have done was the easiest: Nothing. Keep yer mouth shut, stand still a minute, and let the man think. But no! Something in the corner of his eye sensed a wet T-shirt opportunity, and he just couldn't keep his [rocket] contained. "Gimme a bottle, and line 'em up!" :smug:

Then he eventually remembers Bill, almost as an afterthought. :rollno:
 
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Winslow said:
Yeah, that's was seriously crass of Bezos. He may as well have said, "Hold up dude, we got booze an' chicks over here! TIME TO SPRAY DA LAYDEEZZ!!"
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Thankfully, Bill got the message across on his second attempt, but Bezos just looked so awkward standing there, pretending to be interested for the cameras.

Shatner is clearly going to be evangelical for the experience, the personal sense of enlightenment, and the save the planet message - regardless of Bezos apparent oafishness.

All other joking, and flippancy aside : Blue Origin are achieving some pretty remarkable stuff. And getting both the youngest, and the oldest astronauts into space (both of them regularly citizens, rather than experienced professionals - Shatner being 90 years old, and not carrying the physique usually associated with astronauts) really does make a massive statement about the democratisation of space, and that anybody can go.

Of course, the reality is that we're still a long way off that ideal being a reality, but as a first step, it's symbolic, and important.

That said, I do hope that the next flight isn't crewed by two couples, in Bezos bid to get the first human conceived in space.
 
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Wood and Wire said:
That said, I do hope that the next flight isn't crewed by two couples, in Bezos bid to get the first human conceived in space.
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Well, now you've done it. You said it out loud on the internet. :nailbiting: :roflmao:

Fortunately, the ride is way too short for a sub-oribital foursome to get going, even if they boarded the "crew" buck-nekkid and pre-liquored up. :D
 
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