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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Elon Musk Names 1st Mars Colony Ship 'Heart of Gold'

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Artist's illustration of SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport  
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Per Space.com, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he'd like to name the first Mars colony ship "Heart of Gold".
 
The name 'Heart of Gold' pays tribute the space ship in Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books. So sorry Neil Young fans of the song "Heart of Gold".

Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico in September, Musk said:

"I think probably we'll name the first ship that goes to Mars 'Heart of Gold.

I like the fact that it's driven by infinite improbability, because I think our ship is also extremely improbable."

The Infinite Improbability Drive allows the fictional "Heart of Gold" — which looks like a giant, white sneaker — to cruise through every point in every universe at the same time. The drive is powered by a Bambleweeny 57 Sub-Meson Brain and a cup of hot tea.  

More on 2017's space oddities on Neil Young regularly tweeting cryptic messages of late, and the relationship between SpaceX ZUMA payload and "The Visitor"?  
 

The ZUMA Payload
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket - October 2017
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
 
"it's old, but it's good ..." 

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15 Comments:

At 10/23/2024 08:14:00 PM, Blogger Alan said...

Unfortunately Musk has just tainted the song name Heart of Gold. Just another Sociopath Billionaire who may eventually live a fee years in space (and if so, will die of cancer in short order, due to the high levels of radiation in space. The population of Earth will stay on Earth. There is no Planet B. Earth, our only home, needs protection if the humans are to survive. Burning fossil fuels will hasten the demise of the humans. Your Brother Alan in Seattle

 
At 10/24/2024 02:43:00 PM, Blogger Abner Snopes said...

Musk is an oxygen thief

 
At 10/25/2024 12:00:00 PM, Blogger The Metamorphic Rocker said...

Abner, There are few things more aggravating than wealthy, privileged people using their outsize leverage for short-sighted, self-centered purposes. From my part of the world, I have a bit more hope in that I’m at least seeing yard signs, etc. for both major candidates. As I’ve alluded before—being directly in the eye of the electoral college storm weighs heavily.

I’m sick (almost) to death of Jabba the Hutt squashing the oxygen out of democracy to pull his fat out of the fire and feed his own gluttonously engorged ego.

 
At 10/25/2024 01:05:00 PM, Blogger tomatron said...

His car factory is just outside Austin, right down the road from my house. He’s dumping and trashing the Colorado River. I’m sure he’s happy to trash Mars too, while irritating Neil Young fans and Douglas Adams readers alike.

 
At 10/25/2024 03:58:00 PM, Blogger The Metamorphic Rocker said...

I almost wish he’d stuck with just producing Teslas. Maybe if he kept with one project long enough to experience lasting, meaningful success (not just $$$), he wouldn’t so rudderless and miserable that he feels a need to run the world. I’ve been saying for ages, heroes can easily turn into tyrants. I get the feeling folks don’t recognize the full implications of that

 
At 10/25/2024 05:15:00 PM, Blogger Dan Swan said...

Elon Musk has crossed the line for his own personal gain, and hopefully he will someday have to answer for his outrageous behavior. But if Trump wins this election, our republic will never be a free nation again. The potential of our country becoming an authoritarian nation is beyond comprehension. But if so; we will witness the worst of human nature. The world will never forgive us.

Peace to all……and vote🙏

 
At 10/25/2024 06:06:00 PM, Blogger herbsworld said...

Musk has been “secretly” communicating w/ Putin for years. In fact, just today on the news wire it was reported that Putin asked Musk to not launch his Starlink communication satellites as a favor to Xi Jinping of China, in an effort to thwart communications from Taiwan. Musk agreed. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un has North Korean troops in Russia to assist in Putin’s efforts in Ukraine. Iran is also aiding with missiles. One guess who they ALL back in the US for president.

 
At 10/26/2024 06:17:00 PM, Blogger The Metamorphic Rocker said...

Dan, as far as I’m concerned Musk is transparently attempting to buy people’s votes. It is beyond unethical. I’m not shocked a wealthy white guy with family roots in apartheid South Africa has a distorted understanding of democracy and humanity. But I’m disappointed any time people don’t recognize and call out this level of behavior for what it is.

 
At 10/26/2024 07:42:00 PM, Blogger Jesús said...

All NASA and Space related is utter bullshit. Santa is more credible.

 
At 10/27/2024 04:11:00 AM, Blogger Alan said...

NASA is all about weapons & military intelligence. YBAIS

 
At 10/27/2024 01:13:00 PM, Blogger Dan Swan said...

@Meta : Musk is ‘LITERALLY’ paying people to vote for Trump. How can this activity be legal? Let alone tolerable. It’s beyond my comprehension.

Trump and his MAGA cult have created an unprecedented amount of hate and division in our nation, and half the people of this country have deemed it acceptable. I find it deplorable.

We are now the divided states of America.

It appears to me that we as a nation have unconsciously condoned this madness of hate speech. Never in our history has it been considered appropriate for government officials to speak in such a manner. Yet now even the most vile language is simply dismissed…..Words have power. And they have consequences that we are witnessing today.

This hate, and prejudice have always existed throughout human history, but in this country we have attempted to create a culture where people could rise above it. We are a nation of immigrants. But Trump and his cult are literally attempting to destroy our democracy, and turn it into a dictatorship. When Trump belittles people, his crowds laugh and applaud. They should be ashamed of themselves. They have been conditioned to hate. There may come a time when they realize their folly, but for now they are simply throwing gasoline on the fire. And fire is all consuming.

Peace to all 🙏

 
At 10/27/2024 02:21:00 PM, Blogger Art Carey said...

So, we don't like him?

 
At 10/27/2024 03:06:00 PM, Blogger Dan Swan said...

@Art : It’s not the person; it’s the behavior.

 
At 10/28/2024 08:51:00 AM, Blogger Dionys said...

The Maga-Clown could change all of his behaviour and still maintain his disastrous political positions. And there is no question that there are Trump supporters who are well behaved and friendly persons. But as long as these cultists do not understand that the so-called American Dream has come to the end or will have to end because the current American society and the political system cannot make good on it's promise anymore, there are enough sharlatans around who will promise God knows what to bring it back. Obviously quite a few Americans like to dance with rattle-snakes. But it is not true that snake-handlers are not bitten because of their faith. Increasingly the outside world has come to the conclusion that an American cult in which faith is the answer to all questions and problems is preparing to finally take over the political system. Unfortunately its not the American people first who might hit the hard bottom of reality should the orange guy get elected.

 
At 10/29/2024 01:02:00 PM, Blogger Ron said...

This article was published in the Guardian in the UK today. I find myself agreeing with much of what Mr Monbiot writes, and especially his conclusion - please don't do this to yourselves...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/29/donald-trump-greatest-feat-ordinary-americans-capitalism-republican

 

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