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May 21, 2021

The US Air Force Quietly Admits the F-35 Is a Failure

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, military

Elon Musk believes it is a waste of resources.


The Air Force has announced a new study into the tactical aviation requirements of future aircraft, dubbed TacAir. In the process of doing so, Air Force chief of staff General Charles Q. Brown finally admitted what’s been obvious for years: The F-35 program has failed to achieve its goals. There is, at this point, little reason to believe it will ever succeed.

According to Brown, the USAF doesn’t just need the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) fighter, a sixth-generation aircraft — it also needs a new, “5th-generation minus / 4.5th-generation aircraft.” Brown acknowledged some recent issues with the F-35 and suggested one potential solution was to fly the plane less often.

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May 21, 2021

Elon Musk says Tesla is More an Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Company than an Automotive Company

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, finance, robotics/AI, transportation

Elon Musk has made the argument that Tesla is more of an AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics company. This is another argument in the series of Musk’s insistence that Tesla is not an automotive company. He has been saying for some time now that investors should view Tesla as a group of startups. He says that Tesla’s service centres are a startup, Tesla’s insurance company is a startup, Tesla’s automation group is a startup, etc.

Musk said that eventually, Tesla is going to be as synonymous with AI and robotics as with vehicles and energy. The CEO mentioned this during a conference call about Tesla’s Q1 financial results.

Right now people think of Tesla as a car company or as an energy company. I think long term, people will think of Tesla as much as an AI robotics company as we are a car company or an energy company. I think we are developing one of the strongest hardware and software AI teams in the world.

May 10, 2021

This company is developing tech to produce oxygen in space

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are determined to get human beings to the Moon and Mars. This company, which has found a way to produce oxygen from soil on the Moon, may help them to get us there.

May 9, 2021

Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger’s syndrome 09.05.2021

Posted by in categories: cryptocurrencies, Elon Musk

#Respect


While hosting the US TV show Saturday Night Live, Elon Musk publicly spoke for the first time about having Asperger’s. He also addressed his controversial tweets and plugged Dogecoin.

May 6, 2021

SpaceX’s high-flying Starship prototype has finally landed successfully — a big step toward Elon Musk’s reusable mega-rocket

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

Starship has an explosive flight record, but SpaceX may finally be mastering the spaceship’s landing. That’s crucial to making it reusable.

May 5, 2021

Follow live as SpaceX scrubs pivotal test of Mars-bound Starship rocket

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

SpaceX has once again scrubbed the latest major flight test of its Starship rocket. The next-generation spacecraft was set to launch from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, but cancelled it for reasons unknown.

Starship SN15’s high-altitude flight test follows four previous attempts that all ended in massive explosions. SpaceX boss Elon Musk said previous issues with the rocket’s Raptor engines have been fixed “six ways to Sunday”, though if it fails to land cleanly there are more Starship prototypes currently under development.

Airspace clearance had been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), road closures were in place with Cameron County, and marine hazard notices had been issued. The test was expected to take place between 12pm and 8pm local time (6pm — 2am BST) on Tuesday, however a backup launch window is also in place for Wednesday.

May 2, 2021

NASA-SpaceX’s Crew Dragon splashdown goes safely—watch how it happened

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

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Four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) came back to Earth on Sunday in what was the first nighttime splashdown by a U.S. crew since the Apollo moonshot in 1968.

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May 2, 2021

Surely We Can Do Better Than Elon Musk

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Thoughts?


Getting past the cult of Genius and the bleakness of capitalist futurism.

May 2, 2021

President of Elon Musk’s Neuralink venture tweets that he’s left the company

Posted by in categories: computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

Neuralink President Max Hodak tweeted Saturday that he has left the company he co-founded with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Hodak didn’t elaborate on why he left the company or elaborate on the circumstance for his departure. “I am no longer at Neuralink (as of a few weeks ago),” he tweeted. “I learned a ton there and remain a huge cheerleader for the company! Onward to new things.”

✨Some personal news:✨ I am no longer at Neuralink (as of a few weeks ago). I learned a ton there and remain a huge cheerleader for the company! Onward to new things.— Max Hodak (@max_hodak) May 1, 2021

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May 2, 2021

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth with rare night splashdown

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

“For those of you enrolled in our frequent flyer program, you’ve earned 68 million miles on this voyage,” SpaceX’s Mission Control radioed.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s company.

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