# I have found The Official SDMB Astro-Goat. We Launch At Dawn. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377 "2006-05-04T12:58:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/1 "2006-05-04T12:58:06Z")
Long have we Dopers dreamed of [LAUNCHING A GOAT INTO ORBIT.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41020) Now, our dream is about to come true. I have located a Goat With The Right Stuff™. [This Goat has got Moxie.](http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060504/D8HCN4PG6.html) And any other soft drink sold in the school cafeteria, to boot. Fit him with a space suit, he’s good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/2 "2006-05-04T13:11:16Z")
Hm. We’ve got our goat. Do we have the materials yet? Should we make him the Million Dollar Goat and replace his horns with sensitive GPS signals? We can make him bigger…faster…stronger…goat-ier… Count me in. This is very important and time-sensitive stuff. It’s going to be tough, but I’m willing go get this goat into space where it belongs!!! ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/3 "2006-05-04T13:28:53Z")
> [@Least Original User Name Ever](#): > > …replace his horns… > …goat-ier… Horn-ier? ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/4 "2006-05-04T13:51:22Z")
Man, where’s Jim Henson when you need him? ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/5 "2006-05-04T14:33:08Z")
I think we need to pass out parts of the Spacegoat project to each doper. Someone can build his suit, someone else his goat space booties. Someone here must build spacegoat rockets for a living right? right? I’ll be in charge of getting oats and tin cans into old toothpaste tubes. We wouldn’t want our goat getting hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/6 "2006-05-04T14:39:58Z")
Ask the Russians. Didn’t they do this decades ago? I’m sure they’ll be more than glad to let us see their notes. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/7 "2006-05-04T15:41:48Z")
Gooaattss Iinnn Spaaaace !!! ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/8 "2006-05-04T16:59:22Z")
Maybe we can get funding from XM or Sirius. Top bidder gets to aim the goat at the other guy’s satellite 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/9 "2006-05-04T16:59:28Z")
> [@slaphead](#): > > Horn-ier? Exactly! Don’t tell **Hal**. I know he prefers sheep, but this could push him into new bestial territory… ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/10 "2006-05-04T17:03:36Z")
Where’s my goat you little bastard! Here Musky! Here Musky! Daddy’s got a treat for you! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/11 "2006-05-04T17:40:48Z")
Why do I hear the theme music from _Space:Above & Beyond_ in my head? More than usual, I mean… ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/12 "2006-05-04T19:43:59Z")
I still think we should go with a BF trebuchet. There is a place and time for tradition, and goat launching is that time and place. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/13 "2006-05-04T20:00:51Z")
[Samuel L. Jackson] **Get this mutherf** kin’ goat off my mutherf **kin’s spaceship!** [/Samuel L. Jackson] ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/14 "2006-05-04T20:03:16Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Why do I hear the theme music from _Space:Above & Beyond_ in my head? > > More than usual, I mean… I’m hearing the Superman music. Yessirree, that’s a mighty heroic lookin’ goat. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/15 "2006-05-04T20:25:38Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > I’m hearing the Superman music. Yessirree, that’s a mighty heroic lookin’ goat. I think we should shave the Superman logo into it’s chest before launch. Just remember to offset for the lost weight. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/16 "2006-05-04T22:12:36Z")
Lord knows that if we start launching goats, it’s going to scare the Russkies and the Chinee into launching _their_ goats. And when they go, the Brits and French are gonna go and then India, Pakistan and Israel say “Screw it,” and launch their stuff. Then nothing will be left but a few renegade human beans in a desperate search for a safe home in an inhospitable world. Them, and the dromedaries. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/17 "2006-05-04T22:16:39Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > And when they go, the Brits and French are gonna go… Yeah, but just before it leaves the atmosphere we’ll lose all contact with it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/18 "2006-05-04T22:30:49Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > Yeah, but just before it leaves the atmosphere we’ll lose all contact with it. :smack: No, we don’t lose contact with extra-orbital technology until it gets to Mars. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/19 "2006-05-04T23:46:06Z")
“Houston, we have a goat…” “One small step for a goat, one giant leap for doperkind” So what are we going to call this mission? Goat-Sat seems unimaginative. The Goat-Probe? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377/20 "2006-05-05T00:17:32Z")
What about “Operation Billy”? Are we going to hear complaints about extra-goat-errestrials chewing out crop circles? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-official-sdmb-astro-goat-we-launch-at-dawn/355377.md?page=2)