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spacex
They went really far north, eh.
The agency is trying to raise money so they can send astronauts to the Moon in 2024.
He was super-nonchalant about it, too.
With every space launch come cries of disgust that the money and resources expended could have been used to address crises here on the ground.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster is on board.
We'll supply the idea napkins.
It can be argued that there is a shortage of brilliant and motivated philanthropists that shoulder a relentless drive to achieve life's most inconceivable aspirations. There are many to look up to -- from Stephen Hawking to Paul Allen -- but for now lets talk about two such inventors. One is Elon Musk, and the other is, well, a fictional version of Elon Musk.
Considering we have made no significant progress in space travel since the 60s, we could be about to enter a new era of space exploration. Not only will the new space race change the world forever, but the privatization of space technologies could save mankind.
A century ago a computer wasn't a machine -- it was a job title. It referred to people who spent their days doing arithmetic. Then processors were created that took over the role, and society adjusted the word to a new meaning. In today's rapidly transforming economy it's important to adjust more quickly.
