Cont: Musk, SpaceX and future of Tesla II

[angrysoba]

He's gone back to that haircut

Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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Going back to this haircut

Isn’t that an old picture? Or is that a different, younger, human shield?

Also, what’s up with his hand? Is it in plaster?

 

[junkshop]

Isn’t that an old picture? Or is that a different, younger, human shield?

Also, what’s up with his hand? Is it in plaster?

The picture has been popping up since at least 2022. I've no idea what's going on with his hand (maybe his heart went out to us too close to a door frame?).

 

[Dr.Sid]

It's a kid's bottle .. with what looks like milk ..

 

[arthwollipot]

From the colour, it looks like expressed breast milk.

 

[jeremyp]

Wasn't there a Stephen King book that predicted a Drumpf who got his comeuppance when he used a toddler as a human shield? Apparently King rated Americans' standards for authoritarians a little too highly .

I've only seen the film version...

The Dead Zone

 

[dirtywick]

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blog.lidarnews.com

tesla falls for wile e. coyote gag in fsd test

 

[commandlinegamer]

This Substack post from a couple of days back suggests Starship isn't going anywhere.

Starship seemed promising at first if you didn’t ask too many questions. But, after back-to-back failures and having never come close to completing its design brief ... as well as a litany of painful design flaws ... many are starting to question the viability ... with the most recent launch failure as context, it becomes evident that Starship was doomed from the get-go and that SpaceX might never be able to rectify this mess.

Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning

The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.

www.planetearthandbeyond.co

I'm no rocket scientist, so I can only take it at face value. I await Test 9 with interest though.

 

[a_unique_person]

This Substack post from a couple of days back suggests Starship isn't going anywhere.

Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning

The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.

www.planetearthandbeyond.co

I'm no rocket scientist, so I can only take it at face value. I await Test 9 with interest though.

Interesting. I will retweet to my millions of followers.

 

[Silly Green Monkey]

A friend told me that the astronauts used their return vehicle today, despite not having a replacement?

 

[arthwollipot]

No, there's still at least a Soyuz crew-rated capsule docked.

 

[theprestige]

No, there's still at least a Soyuz crew-rated capsule docked.

Some replacement. Who certified that crew rating?

 

[MostlyHarmless]

Some replacement. Who certified that crew rating?

It wasn't a replacement. It's been there at least since Suni and Butch arrived. I don't know how much earlier it got there.

 

[theprestige]

It wasn't a replacement. It's been there at least since Suni and Butch arrived.

Follow the course of the conversation, please.

I don't know how much earlier it got there.

Or who certified it, or whether we can trust the certification, or whether it's a responsible decision, to put living humans in it to get them out of orbit safely.

 

[arthwollipot]

Follow the course of the conversation, please.

Or who certified it, or whether we can trust the certification, or whether it's a responsible decision, to put living humans in it to get them out of orbit safely.

It was the only way to get up and down from there before Dragon Crew arrived on the scene.

 

[MostlyHarmless]

Follow the course of the conversation, please.

Or who certified it, or whether we can trust the certification, or whether it's a responsible decision, to put living humans in it to get them out of orbit safely.

How many Soyuz capsules have failed to reenter safely? How many have reentered with people aboard?

 

[a_unique_person]

A friend told me that the astronauts used their return vehicle today, despite not having a replacement?

IIRC, there has been a vehicle available the whole time. It can't be used for obvious reasons. That's why they had to wait for the next vehicle to arrive even though if there was an emergency they could have used it immediately.

 

[jeremyp]

Some replacement. Who certified that crew rating?

Soyuz? 140 flights, two resulted in killing the crew, both in the very early days. Also the unmanned Progress craft is derived from Soyuz and has had 182 flights with three losses.

Soyuz is pretty safe.

 

[theprestige]

It was the only way to get up and down from there before Dragon Crew arrived on the scene.

And I'm saying a Soyuz capsule is a pretty disheartening plan B for getting out of orbit.

 

[3point14]

And I'm saying a Soyuz capsule is a pretty disheartening plan B for getting out of orbit.

Why? It's probably the most often used, successful and safe method of doing so?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Brit Hume Chief Political Analyst, Fox News Channel says that the President said he'd bring them home and with the help of Elon Musk, he has done it. Promises made, promises kept.