Give each astronaut a jet pack.
I am not mature enough for this storyβ¦
A group of students broke the record for the highest altitude reached by an independently designed and built suborbital rocket, flying Aftershock II to 470,000 feet (143,256 meters) above Earthβs surface.
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A sled and a winch. They fire their harpoons, and then use the winchβ¦
What do you mean they donβt have harpoons?
A sled, a kedging cannon, modified for use in vacuum, and a winch.
You mean cats arenβt in microgravity all the time?
Specially trained Saint Bernards.
Or does a Space Dog count as a kind of βRoverβ?
Nah, but they are only loosely constrained by conventional laws of physics. I swear ours are capable of suspending gravity at will.
In the side view of the shuttle the rectangular landing gear door directly behind the wheel makes it look like one of those little friction-powered toys.
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To be fair, Jalopnik is about cars, but, if weβre talking about Jalopnik (and not its readership community), then Jβs take on Musk seems to come from an early place, and thatβof courseβbased on Teslas. This from Jalopnikβs Jason Torchinsky. One can interpret the tenor of Jβs thoughts on Musk in 2020 in one way or another. Still, Jβs lack of respect for Musk was evident back then, and I chose 2020 randomly:
(excerpt) I know true Tesla stans like to believe that each and every car is created from a soup of pure matter, assembled at the atomic level via beams from Elon Muskβs third eye before having artificial life fucked into them in a beautiful and arcane ceremony involving Elon in a silken robe, but the truth is really far more mundane. Quality has long been an issue for Tesla, and now owners of Teslaβs new Model Y are discovering some shockingly janky construction methods. (βHome Depot shitβ found in the Tesla Y.)
Other Musk-related links below, all more recent:
Elon Musk Promises FSD βNext Yearβ For The 9th Year In A Row
Elon Musk Ruined Free Speech Says Adam, Ruiner Of Everything
βGuest Who Wouldnβt Leaveβ Elon Musk Is Reportedly Already Too Annoying For Trump Team
Worldβs Largest Battery Manufacturer Says Elon Musk βDoesnβt Know How To Make A Batteryβ
Reminds me of an aside from Mary Roachβs Packing for Mars: βStowageβ is how toddlers and astronauts say βstorage.β
Neat. It once had seas. That indexes well with ancient Martians foreseeing their planetβs demise and attempting to work on a solution involving Earthβat least per Professor Quatermassβs theory.
Mountain bike with knobby tires and a really big basket up front! Nuff said!
Okay, Iβm going to accept that IFT-6 was a success after all now.