NASA is locked in a race to Mars with Elon Musk after vowing to put humans on the Red Plant in 25 years. The US space agency is researching how to help mankind survive in a martian mission that will subject space explorers to deadly radiation, vision loss and cause bones to crumble. Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones said: "The cost of solving those means that under current budgets, or slightly expanded budgets, it's going to take about 25 years to solve those." The current date set by governments for man's first steps on Mars is in the late 2030s. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has his eyes on a Mars mission, with supporters - including Brit astronaut Tim Peake - saying he could get us there within 20 years. He also has pledged to send humans to Mars by 2024 in bold plan to make humanity an ‘interplanetary species’. In February, his Space X program launched a demonstration flight to the Mars orbit - and even sent a Tesla car hurtling towards the Red Planet. At an … [Read more...] about NASA in space race with Elon Musk as they vow to put humans on Mars in 25 years
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New simulation shows how Elon Musk’s internet satellite network might work
From Tesla to Hyperloop to plans to colonize Mars, it’s fair to say that Elon Musk thinks big. Among his many visionary ideas is the dream of building a space internet. Called Starlink, Musk’s ambition is to create a network for conveying a significant portion of internet traffic via thousands of satellites Musk hopes to have in orbit by the mid-2020s. But just how feasible is such a plan? And how do you avoid them crashing into one another? To shed some light on the possibilities, Mark Handley, professor of Networked Systems in the Department of Computer Science at University College London, recently created a detailed simulation of Starlink. Handley’s experiment was carried out using a custom-built simulator written specifically for this purpose, with visualization made possible thanks to a 3D game engine. “I’ve written network simulators before, but I don’t normally write them in a game engine,” Handley told Digital Trends. “However, … [Read more...] about New simulation shows how Elon Musk’s internet satellite network might work
Elon Musk has tried to help fix these 8 humanitarian crises — here’s how he’s doing so far
caption Elon Musk wants to solve the world’s problems — but his solutions have had varying degrees of success. source Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Ah, Elon Musk. The eccentric billionaire and real-life Tony Stark has courted controversy and made headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, but he’s also had some remarkable success in developing world-changing technology. For all his bluster, attacks on journalists, and odd behavior, he does seem genuine in his offer to help solve some of humanity’s most dire problems. He’s put his money where his mouth is. Climate change? Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has made electric cars exciting. Traffic woes and all the negative health effects of congestion-caused pollution? Musk created The Boring Company to dig a network of tunnels below Los Angeles to avoid gridlocked freeways. Colonizing other planets to save ourselves from extinction? SpaceX is working on it. Beyond … [Read more...] about Elon Musk has tried to help fix these 8 humanitarian crises — here’s how he’s doing so far
Twitter grapples with fake Elon Musk accounts promoting bitcoin scams
Bitcoin scammers pretending to be Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter are at it again.The hijacked Twitter accounts for Farah menswear, a UK clothing brand, and the Australia office of IT consulting firm Capgemini tweeted on Monday they were giving away cryptocurrency. At first glance, the tweets might look like they're coming from Musk but the names of the account handles signal it's a scam. The attackers take over a verified account, often with thousands of followers, and change the name and profile picture to impersonate Musk. They ask users to send some of their own cryptocurrency to participate in the fake giveaway. Other businesses, including a book publisher and record label, have had their accounts taken over in the past.It also appears that the scammers are purchasing ads through the social network to "promote" their tweets to more users. Some Twitter users are getting duped by this scam. One recently hacked account @PantheonBooks reportedly scammed users out of … [Read more...] about Twitter grapples with fake Elon Musk accounts promoting bitcoin scams
California wildfires: Elon Musk ridiculed/thanked as he offers help
By Levi Sumagaysay | [email protected] | Bay Area News GroupNovember 12, 2018 at 12:45 pm Elon Musk once again took to Twitter in the midst of a disaster over the weekend: California, its home state, once again is dealing with deadly wildfires. “If Tesla can help people in California wildfire, please let us know,” the Tesla CEO said. “Model S & X have hospital grade HEPA filters. Maybe helpful for transporting people.” Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey and Hill fires in Southern California, some Tesla owners testified on Twitter that their vehicles have helped them breathe easier amid the horrible air quality caused by the fires. “@elonmusk #ModelX HEPA filter was a massive help as we evacuated the #WoolseyFire last night,” said @ScottSpiro. “Air was unbreathable and literally caused my lungs to hurt until I got in the vehicle. Thank you #Tesla.” Tesla has touted its HEPA filtration system as part of the … [Read more...] about California wildfires: Elon Musk ridiculed/thanked as he offers help