IN HAPPY NEWS, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO
A STORY WE TALKED ABOUT
YESTERDAY, I HAVE TO DOUBLE PUMP
ONE, ONE WE TALKED ABOUT
YESTERDAY.
I AM STILL PUMPED ABOUT ELON
MUSK AND HIS COMPANY SPACEX'S
INCREDIBLE LAUNCH YESTERDAY OF
THEIR ROCKET CALLED THE FALCON
HEAVY.
THE LAUNCH WAS AMAZING TO WATCH,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TWO BOOSTERS
ACTUALLY REENTERED THE
ATMOSPHERE AND LANDED BACK AT
THE CAPE IN SIN SINK RONISSITY.
IT WAS THE HAPPIEST ANYBODY HAS
BEEN YELLING, "LOOK, THE ROCKETS
ARE HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARDS US.
AND THE TANKS ARE COMING DOWN
THE ROAD!
BUT THE PART I CAN'T GET OVER IS
WHEN THE ROCKET DEPLOYED A RED
TESLA CONVERTIBLE WITH A
MANNEQUIN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT,
BLASTING DAVID BOWIE'S "LIFE ON
MARS?"
THAT WAS JUST COOL.
WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED AT THE
LIVE FEED FROM STARMAN, AND WHAT
I WASN'T PREPARED FOR WAS HOW
BREATHTAKING THIS LOOKED.
THAT'S AN ACTUAL FEED.
IT'S SO SURREAL AND MOVING TO
SEE SOMETHING THAT ORDINARY
FLOATING IN SPACE.
I LITERALLY WATCHED IT FOR
HOURS.
WHOEVER BULLIED ELON MUSK IN
HIGH SCHOOL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR JUST-- HE'S GOT TO
GET JUST A LITTLE COOLER.
( APPLAUSE )
AND JUST AS AMAZE AGO THIS IS
TRUE-- 20 YEARS AGO, THIS WAS AN
AD FOR "3rd ROCK FROM THE
SUN."
AND ALTHOUGH ON A CERTAIN LEVEL
IT'S COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS,
ACCORDING TO ELON MUSK, THAT'S
KIND OF THE POINT.
>> IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE A
NORMAL CAR IN SPACE.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, ON THE
DASHBOARD, THERE'S A TINY
RODESTER WITH A TINY SPACEMAN I
MEAN, IT'S KIND OF SILLY AND
FUN, BUT I THINK-- I THINK
THAT'S-- YOU KNOW, SILLY, FUN
THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.
>> Stephen: YES, SILLY, FUN
THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.
( LAUGHTER )
BUT NOT IN SPACE TRAVEL, ELON.
I TAKE SPACE TRAVEL VERY
SERIOUSLY.
IN FACT, ONE DAY I HOPE TO BE
THE FIRST MAN ON URANUS.
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
I GOTTA SAY, AMERICA'S GOT A
LONG HISTORY OF SILLY SPACE
FLIGHT.
WHO CAN FORGET J.F.K.'S STIRRING
SPEECH?
>> WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON
IN THIS DECADE
AND DO THE OTHER THINGS, NOT
BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY, BUT
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE
NIXON'S KEYS UP THERE.
IT WILL BE HILARIOUS.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S NOT JUST
FUN.
IT'S ACTUALLY GREAT ADVERTISING
FOR TESLA, WHICH SPENDS ZERO
DOLLARS ON ADVERTISING EVERY
YEAR.
AS ONE EXPERT PUT IT, "THE BUZZ
HE CREATES WITH A STUNT LIKE
THIS IS FAR BEYOND WHAT
MARKETING DOLLARS CAN BUY YOU."
AND MUSK ALREADY HAS COPYCATS.
TODAY, THEY SHOT THE TRIVAGO GUY
INTO THE HEART OF THE SUN.
( LAUGHTER )
HE GOT A GREAT DEAL.
HE GOT A GREAT DEAL THERE,
ACTUALLY.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE SPACEX WILL
CONTINUE IT'S MISSION OF HAVING
FUN WHILE MAKING BREAKTHROUGHS
IN SPACE TRAVEL, BECAUSE ELON
MUSK IS CALLING HIS NEXT PROJECT
THE "B.F.R.," WHICH STANDS FOR
"BIG (BLEEP) ROCKET."
I HOPE THE LAUNCH GOES WELL,
BECAUSE NO NEWSMAN SHOULD EVER
HAVE TO UTTER THE WORDS,
"TRAGIC NEWS ABOUT THE BIG
(BLEEP) ROCKET.
( LAUGHTER )
IT TOTALLY (BLEEP) CRASHED.
THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS."
