Hi Everyone,
I am officially in the middle of nowhere, writing a blog from Kwajalein Atholl, where Spacex, my brother's company, is launching their first rocket in a few days.
First of all, if you think you've been to a place that is fairly remote, then you should consider comparing it to Kwaj. For most of you, the best way to summarize it is that neither Fedex nor UPS deliver here. Now that's crazy.
Some Kwaj facts:
Guam is closest at 1,400 miles away, Hawaii is 2,100 miles away
It's the largest Atholl in the world
Population 2,500
It has a runway and a small military base.
Not much else to say actually. But it's perfect for launching rockets!
On the way in, we did a fly-by of the island where the rocket will launch from. It's about five miles from Kwajalein.
All rocket management happens in this Control Room. No one is allowed within three miles of the rocket when it launches. There are no windows in this room. It's freaky.


I don't know what the HUUUUGGGE structure is above the Spacex Control Room, but it's scary looking. You don't get a warm and fuzzy feeling when you walk outside. I feel like they should be handing out lead underwear.
That's it for today. I'm excited about trying the local restaurant. It's actually the military cafeteria, but people here like to call it the local restaurant. That should make for an interesting blog tomorrow.
Have a good one.
Kimbal Digg It!
25 comments:
A historic blog post like this and no comments? What's up with that??
Maybe when BFR/Starship landed on Mars, this will get a lot of attention, just wait & see ;D
3rd comment really ? Wow I can wait to see starship flys
4th comment, and 4th Falcon made it to orbit;)
Yeah lets hope for a successfull Starship development:)
IFA for Dragon soon... Falcon's long road to safely transporting humans into space.
I love the paradise island and Doctor Evil headquater !
I wonder if it's still there and open for visiting !
Thanks for the time capsule link Kimbal!
love this stuff. landed here from thirdrowteslapodcast
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I can see a whole bunch of historic stuff getting commented on a decade plus after being recorded after that podcast :D
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It's very cool to see where it all began ... a wonderful story that is not over yet! We are waiting for the Starship and the journey to Mars! Thanks, youtube chanel "Илон Маск" (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZBv-FBNdxoE87xae9eC6g) and Third Row Tesla Podcast!
Привет из Украины! Ukraine is rooting for Elon!
Cool blog Kimbal!
I'm leaving this comment here to tell my grandkids I commented before they reached Mars
this blog is amazing :)
I will think on it again, nice post, and keep posting
Alexa echo dot
This was truly amazing reading through these old blog posts. I hope Google continues to keep this alive. Looking forward to watching SpaceX launch their first crewed Dragon this Saturday.
I cannot believe here's the history, wild and pristine like the atoll. Uncle Elon (as I like to call him) will forever be the inspiration for me as for my generation (and who knows how many beyond our one). This blog should be data crystallised in space beside Starman.
Just want to be part of history. Thank you Kimbal for recording it!
Really cool , to think that this all happened in the 2000's. Feels like it has been around forever. Technology really has grown exponentially in the past 2 decades or so , the Smartphones , the Internet , digital financing , the self landing rockets ,etc.
AI is potentially the next big thing in the next 15-20 years . Awesome .This stuff is going to be written in the history books.
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Part of Space History is this Blog. 17/03/2021 We re about to witness the SN11 Starship Prototype to fly in the following days. crew is healthy and waiting for further i structions. Time capsule in the making ..zzzaaap
Чёт все на английском пишут, но да ладно.
Спасибо каналу Илон Маск за перевод подкаста, с удовольствием прочитаю этот блог и посмотрю как всё начиналось :)
И да, здесь был Ахмат)))
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