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2018-07-10 Science & Technology

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

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 1) I cannot fucking stand this guy.

2) That said, I hope this solution works.

Posted by Raj 2018-07-10 00:31|| 2018-07-10 00:31|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-07-10 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 He may have simply 'droned' something. Hat tip to Musk.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-10 06:44|| 2018-07-10 06:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't I see this in a James Bond movie 50 yrs ago?

Posted by AlanC 2018-07-10 07:58|| 2018-07-10 07:58|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-07-10 10:00|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-07-10 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Seems to me an adaptation of NASA's .
personal rescue enclosure.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-07-10 15:10|| 2018-07-10 15:10|| Front Page Top

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