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Elon Musk built a "submarine" orbital evacuation device to transfer Thailand kids stranded passengers‐here's what it looks like
2018-07-10


Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Seems to me an adaptation of NASA's .
personal rescue enclosure.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-07-10 15:10  

#6  I have always wondered how long it would take to convert an ICBM in its launcher to an "emergency" resource packet to the ISS... Suppose you positively needed something and couldn't wait for the next scheduled cargo mission...?
In these bureaucratic days is it even feasible?
Posted by: magpie   2018-07-10 11:53  

#5  It's hard to argue with results. Who could imagine that electric cars are harder to do than large rockets?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-07-10 10:00  

#4  Didn't I see this in a James Bond movie 50 yrs ago?
Posted by: AlanC   2018-07-10 07:58  

#3  He may have simply 'droned' something. Hat tip to Musk.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-07-10 06:44  

#2  He was fast with this. Very fast.

He has done a good thing.

It may not be needed now but...
Posted by: newc   2018-07-10 01:51  

#1  1) I cannot fucking stand this guy.

2) That said, I hope this solution works.
Posted by: Raj   2018-07-10 00:31  

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