Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab
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I think personally they both seem a small grievance away from being a super villan....but musk seems to be channelling things towards more practical and useful results....bezos just seems like we haven't found his volcano leer yet
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@dogmeat said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:
@kirwan I’m not saying one is better or worse than the other but there seem to be more Musk fan bois. Not accusing anyone here but to me he’s not the saint some like to make him out to be
Off the top of my head;
The Thai cave rescue BS
Market manipulation of crypto currency’s. Anyone else would be at the very least investigated
COVID commentsPretty sure I covered this under "dick". Also, he was asked to help with the Thai rescue, so how that ended up was pretty unfair, but he shouldn't have called the dude a pedo.
As for the Crypto stuff, give me a break. And partially agree with the Covid stuff, so again; Dick.
In the plus column, Tesla is responsible for sparking back into life the EV market, to the point it's on it's way to being the main default for the future.
Has progressed battery tech and made it accessible for consumers, and added an innovative solution for solar roofing. One of the few just not talking about how to get off fossil fuels, but doing something about it.
In a month or so, the world will have a full Starlink grid, opening up broadband access to remote areas and third world countries so they can skip building their own infrastructure. Also will be great for search and rescue in remote areas.
And obviously is making cheap access to Space a reality, a game changer for our future as a species. Nice to have someone with a vision longer than an election cycle, shame it's not being done by the goverments.
I could go on (and probably will). In short, he's a failure as a leech and a cockroach. And his contribution to society is way above a few shitty tweets and podcast appearances.
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NASA is concerned about SpaceX's new generation of Starlink satellites
NASA brought its concern with SpaceX's megaconstellation to the Federal Communications Commission.
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@machpants if you go into detail about that collision system, an overhaul is long overdue. It's basically two groups playing chicken over the phone. "No you move".
The increase number of satellites have brought the issue to a head.
I had to laugh at another report saying these satellites would cause NASA to miss an asteroid heading towards earth. Perhaps if they spent more than $5 a year on in it wouldn't be an issue. For example, these are all low orbit satellites. Put a ring higher and no issue.
The benefit of a global communication network far outweighs logistical issues about implementation - particularly for the third world countries that don't have to roll out costly internet infrastructure.
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Short version is they are still waiting on the environmental impact from the FAA, which he hopes may come in March. Once they have the booster and ship will be ready to try their first orbital launch.
Looks like they have approval in Cape Kennedy for launches right now, and are starting to build the launch pad out there to avoid these issues in the future - at least 8 months away.
I suspect some of this is to put pressure on them to hurry the fuck up. Lots of local community support as they see their small town have a huge influx of jobs.
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