The man behind the futuristic machines of the world is the one who is most scared of them, and that doesn’t instill much confidence in us.
It’s a race towards space between Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Sir Richard Branson. In this clip, the South African-born CEO of SpaceX, and Fortune Magazine’s businessman of the year explains why he wants us to become a “multi-planet species”. We’ve got our money on the man who makes space sound sexy.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield paid tribute to Madiba on behalf of NASA, as he and many other astronauts took to twitter to share their condolences, and celebrate his life.
There aren’t many South Africans around that could stand a chance of winning this award. As a result, you’ve probably already guessed who this one is.
It has been a painstaking wait since entrepreneur Elon Musk first dropped hints at the development of a super fast transportation system. Musk unveiled the Alpha plans for his Hyperloop yesterday afternoon, including sketches.
Going to space isn’t such a big deal these days. Basically, you just need enough money and you can go. But if you have enough money, you might as well go on your own, or with some mates, right?
That is correct, our very own Elon Musk is staying true to his word about doing things on Mars. Except he’s changed his tune slightly – he no longer just wants to send one person all the way there.
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Elon Musk has been called the “most inspiring entrepreneur in the world right now”, and it’s not hard to see why when one considers what he does. Click through for a look at what Elon’s average day is like.
Ever since NASA cancelled their Space Shuttle Program two years ago, the Americans have been searching for an alternative option for space travel to save them from teaming up with their cosmic nemesis Russia. On 16 March, the first viable option presented itself and blew the competition away.
Spaceflight start-up, SpaceX – those guys who want to put a person on Mars in the next decade or two – has been demonstrating the potency of its SuperDraco rockets at their test facility in Texas. Take a look at the fancily-named rockets in action after the jump.
SpaceX – the guys who last year became the first to launch a private spaceship into orbit and bring it home – are planning on sending humans to Mars within 10 to 20 years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview with CEO Elon Musk. These guys have an X in their name, so we should take them seriously.