3 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

"I wanted to be a spaceman

That's what I wanted to be..." 

--Harry Nilsson

 

 

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Oh come on!  There are 3 submarines on order! What more do you want?

Engines for them?

Just now, watchcat said:

Engines for them?

Let's not rush!

It’s nice to have ambitions, but shouldn’t Thailand’s big brains start with something easier, e.g., figuring out how to build websites that work?

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

It may come as a surprise to you but governments have to be on board before any private enterprise can get off the ground.

 

https://moontomars.space/space-port/saxavord-spaceport/

They want to go to the stars, how about getting a half decent high speed national train system, not just BKK

Fire some generals first they are a waste of space ????

The even have difficulties coping with the 2-D world of a road system.

I can see it now....'To boldly go where no man has gone before......'

8 hours ago, 2baht said:

I'm sure there's a "Thai way" 

Well theres pently a blus plastic piping at the hardware store, taped together they could certainly get an Iphone into orbit!

28 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

.'To boldly go where no man has gone before......'

'To boldly go where no Thai man will ever go in a Thai Rocket'

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

What Thailand really needs is more dependable electrical power generation such as nuclear power and reduce its import of carbon-based fuels.

Really?Does not sound very dangerous to me at all!

 

3 hours ago, billd766 said:

 

Interesting aside..... This record was produced by Apollo C Vermouth aka Paul McCartney.

7 hours ago, Andycoops said:

Thailand has problems building common infrastructure let alone spaceports.

Rubbish. World class airports, Bangkok train system is great, roads and highways here are great. Huge manufacturing industries, car production etc

 

A lot of Thai bashing on this thread as usual. if people havent got anything nice to say they shouldnt say anything.

 

If drunken Somchai up in Issan can do it I am sure the more educated Thais will excell at it also.

 

 

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

They want to go to the stars, how about getting a half decent high speed national train system, not just BKK

Fairly obvious the falang mentality cannot separate public from private enterprise.

People should be careful what they wish for. The English wanted a high speed railway and look at the mess that government has created, they have difficulty getting the national rail system to run, far less at speed.

I have done many Thai train journeys without a problem, they may be a bit slower but a better chance of getting there.

2 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

'To boldly go where no Thai man will ever go in a Thai Rocket'

Why the ignorant Thai bashing rhetoric.

Spaceports are not intended for manned flight and  being a commercial venture can launch rockets made in other countries.

The spaceport in the north of Scotland has an outline plan to launch rockets made in UK, Germany and the US.

17 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Fairly obvious the falang mentality cannot separate public from private enterprise.

People should be careful what they wish for. The English wanted a high speed railway and look at the mess that government has created, they have difficulty getting the national rail system to run, far less at speed.

I have done many Thai train journeys without a problem, they may be a bit slower but a better chance of getting there.

It depends on where the railway line runs, though.

 

I live 65 km southwest of Kamphaeng Phet. There is no western line from Bangkok.

 

If I want to take a train to Chiang Mai, first I have to get to Nakhon Sawan 130 km to the south east to catch a train to Chiang Mai.

 

The alternative is to drive 180 km from home via Kamphaeng Phet to either Pitchit or Phitsanulok and get the train from there.

 

That is about half the distance from our house to Chiang Mai.

 

There is no rail link to Tak or Mae Sot/Myanmar.

 

OYOH if you want to travel around Bangkok you are overwhelmed with choices.

 

https://www.thailandtrains.com/thailand-train-map/

 

In the link is a map of the SRT network.

 

 

22 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Why the ignorant Thai bashing rhetoric.

Spaceports are not intended for manned flight and  being a commercial venture can launch rockets made in other countries.

The spaceport in the north of Scotland has an outline plan to launch rockets made in UK, Germany and the US.

How about the NASA spaceport in the USA where the moon missions took off from, the ESA site in French Guiana, the Russian or Chinese launch sites.

9 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Thailand's geographic location makes it an almost ideal site for a spaceport.

 

The next generation of orbital launchers will require a downrange landing site for the first stage. The current - interim - approach uses a barge sited downrange in the ocean, at considerable expense (or the first stage returns under its own power to the launch site). It is far more economical to land the first stage downrange on terra firma. For a Thailand launch, that would be on Malaysia or the Phillipines.

 

Of course, its questionable whether the Thai government could pull off a spaceport.

they cant even repair pavements properly !!!!

It is widely reported that using its advanced  'Thailand 4 Technology' Thailand aims to be the very first nation to launch a manned space mission to the sun. The launch will be the first from its' new space centre.

When reminded that the capsule would melt, and the crew roast alive - long before reaching the sun, a Thai Government Space Expert replied:

" We Thai have overcome that problem. We're going at night"

 

(Joke. Not a Big-Joke, but a joke none the less).  

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand is venturing into the realm of space exploration with plans to establish its own spaceport.

This is good news for all the students taking up space in Thai schools ????

12 hours ago, sandyf said:

I have done many Thai train journeys without a problem, they may be a bit slower but a better chance of getting there.

Zero chance of getting into space, funds would be better spent on other projects.

Perhaps mastering the construction of high quality sidewalks, underground electric lines, and high speed rail would be a good place to start, before moving into space? Or patrolling the highways for safety?

 

Is it possible some of the goons are dramatically over estimating their capabilities? 

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by spidermike007

15 hours ago, billd766 said:

I live 65 km southwest of Kamphaeng Phet. There is no western line from Bangkok.

Not unique to Thailand Bill. If you live in East Anglia there are no trains running west.

The UK has a GDP severl times that of Thailand and things are not that much better.

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Zero chance of getting into space, funds would be better spent on other projects.

If a group of business people can put a private enterprise spaceport together with very little in the way of public funds only a certain mentality would think that the same could not be done in Thailand.

Of course western governments wouldn't be too keen on their residents investing is such a project so the Thais would  look to more enthusiastic partners, fuelling another round  of anti Thai rhetoric.

15 hours ago, billd766 said:

How about the NASA spaceport in the USA where the moon missions took off from, the ESA site in French Guiana, the Russian or Chinese launch sites.

This is not new Bill, and they have only ever talked about satellites There is an ever growing demand for small satellies, why there is 2 spaceports under construction in the UK, potentially a lucrative investment.

This is from 2021.

 

While Thailand did officially launch a satellite last year, it was manufactured in the Netherlands and launched in French Guiana. The Thai-made satellite is the first thing in space made in Thailand, aside from some trees on the International Space Station.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/technology/first-thai-made-satellite-to-launch-in-2023

 

On 8/7/2023 at 6:18 AM, jacko45k said:

A little concerned due to their record when it  comes to storing explosives!

That's their plan to get the rocket into space, one big firework.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Not unique to Thailand Bill. If you live in East Anglia there are no trains running west.

The UK has a GDP several times that of Thailand and things are not that much better.

East Anglia is not much different to when I was stationed at West Raynham in the 1960s. The nearest station was in Kings Lynn, about 20 miles away by the infrequent bus service.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

This is not new Bill, and they have only ever talked about satellites There is an ever growing demand for small satellies, why there is 2 spaceports under construction in the UK, potentially a lucrative investment.

This is from 2021.

 

While Thailand did officially launch a satellite last year, it was manufactured in the Netherlands and launched in French Guiana. The Thai-made satellite is the first thing in space made in Thailand, aside from some trees on the International Space Station.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/technology/first-thai-made-satellite-to-launch-in-2023

 

Sandy

 

If Thailand is only launching satellites it is much much cheaper to hire a launch vehicle than build a spaceport. With more expertise and training Thailand can build their own satellites and ship them to a launching site rather than building their own spaceport.

 

This is not Thai bashing but financial commonsense.

16 hours ago, blackshadow said:

they cant even repair pavements properly !!!!

Without corruption and brown envelopes I think they could.

Khun Prayut has been more visible in recent weeks. Maybe he has reason to believe that we have to wait until next May to get a new Prime minister.