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Dec 9, 2018
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases new Starship photos and “heavy metal” BFR
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Drawn in by Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin’s most recent photos of Port of LA Falcon 9 recovery operations SpaceX is in the midst of, CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on December 8th to discuss titanium grid fins and – more importantly – answer a miscellaneous handful of questions about the status of BFR’s development.
Marked lately by rapid-fire, wide-reaching changes to BFR’s general structural composite, Musk at long last confirmed what some suspected – now known as Starship/Super Heavy, the BFR program has officially moved away from carbon fiber composites as the primary material of choice for the rocket’s structure and propellant tanks, instead pivoting to what Musk described as a “fairly heavy metal”.
But cool pics of the demo Starship that will fly suborbital hops coming in ~4 weeks.
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Dec 8, 2018
Tesla’s Elon Musk describes factors needed to grow company in Nevada
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
STOREY COUNTY — The need for more infrastructure and housing is constraining Tesla Motors’ desire to grow its footprint in Northern Nevada, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday.
Musk’s comment came during a technology and innovation summit hosted by Gov. Brian Sandoval at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 located just outside of Sparks.
Musk said he envisions growing the number of employees at the Nevada factory from roughly 7,000 currently to upward of 20,000 in the future, and more than doubling the physical footprint of the 5.8 million-square-foot lithium-ion battery factory.
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Dec 7, 2018
Tesla CEO on 60 Minutes: I don’t want to ‘adhere to some CEO template’
Posted by Mary Jain in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Dec 7, 2018
Tesla’s Elon Musk welcomes competition
Posted by Mary Jain in categories: Elon Musk, transportation
General Motors recently announced plans to double its investment in electric vehicles and that’s just fine with Elon Musk. 60 Minutes, Sunday. https://cbsn.ws/2L0D2pw&h=AT27OxLLrIvSTagOUUaqQ8rb_hlgmnx14C…svvYFzIR1X
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Dec 1, 2018
Watch SpaceX Attempt Its Wickedly Complex Satellite Launch
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, satellites
Nov 29, 2018
Elon Musk announces Tesla software update with new rain sensing neural net and Easter eggs
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker is soon going to release new software updates with an upgraded rain-sensing neural net and several Easter Eggs.
With the Autopilot 2.0 system, Tesla decided not to go with a normal rain sensor to activate its automatic windshield wiper system and instead relies on a neural net system to detect rain with its camera.
They started releasing a beta version earlier this year.
Nov 28, 2018
SpaceX Super Heavy Starship has Breakthrough Design Improvements
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Elon Musk has Tweeted some of the details of the breakthrough changes to the SpaceX Super Heavy Starship.
The overall shape of the SpaceX Super Heavy Starship are about the same. However, there are fundamental materials change to airframe, tanks and heatshield.
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Nov 27, 2018
Elon Musk says there’s a 70% chance he’s going to move to Mars
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: climatology, Elon Musk, engineering, habitats, space travel
Elon Musk wants humans to make it to Mars. With his company SpaceX at his back, he’s pushed forward with some incredibly bold claims about what is possible for mankind on the Red Planet. He’s shown off concepts for Mars settlements and even called out scientists who say climate engineering on the planet is impossible.
Now, in an interview with HBO’s Axios, Musk doubles down on one of the more off-the-wall claims he’s made during his years in the spotlight. Mars, he says, will be his eventual home, and he estimates his odds of moving to the planet at a generous 70%.
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