Gimme Back Elon, Ole Tech Whiz Kid!
- Author: Helmut Broeg
- Est. Reading Time: 3 mins
Grab back the tech-savvy Musk for me! - Restore the tech-savvy persona of Elon Musk!
Ah, the allure of the seemingly invincible tech genius - I've fallen for it too! The fella, known for churning out one technical marvel after another, or at least giving 'em a shot with zestful enthusiasm. The billionaire who revolutionized digital finance and plunged headfirst into space, vowing private space travel would rake in some dough, even if we gotta admit it wouldn't have happened without ol' NASA kickin' in. With Tesla under his belt, he made electric cars the cool new trend. Promised Hyperloop would zip us into the 21st-century train travel. And, well, Mars was just a step away with his giant spaceman rocket.
But then the sheen of the almighty tech prodigy started to tarnish. The launch of his titanic spaceman rocket, what's supposed to.carry astronauts toward the neighboring Martian planet one day, went up in flames soon after liftoff. Sure, the lower rocket stage landed gracefully on Earth, but whether that reusable feature is truly eco-friendly, nobody knows.
Elon Musk's Projects Crashing Left and Right
It's not just Musk's Mars rocket that's become a technical mess; even his standard model, the Falcon 9, meant for escorting astronauts to the ISS, failed again. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, stuck on the ISS, are still orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth and counting 'til they can set foot on terra firma once more. A week in space? Turned into nine-ish months.
The Hyperloop buzz has ground to a screeching halt too. The test track on SpaceX's pad, where a train was meant to race at near-vacuum speeds of up to 1200 km/h, now lies dismantled - too pricey and complex for its own good. The company Hyperloop One, dreaming of making the tech operational in the US, shut down after ten years. The only revival attempt comes from a Dutch company, with a maximum speed achieved so far of 80 kilometers per hour - slower than most regional German trains. And, ya gotta ask, does Europe need another high-speed system?
In China, they're still grinding out a Maglev version of the zippy train, 'cause there's a whole lotta Maglev tracks already laid. The Hyperloop's become more hype than Hoover vacuum cleaner.
And Tesla? Yeah, production methods at the factories cast a shadow, and worker treatment's under scrutiny. The vehicles themselves ain't exactly top-notch - just ask TÜV, they got a thing or two to say on the matter.
As his technical dreams unravel, it seems angry ol' Elon's lost his plot, targeting American society instead. His platform "X" has morphed into a wild west marketplace for all kinds of haters. Instead of manifesting great ideas and lighting up the future, he's just a stubborn mule trying to outdo everyone. I yearn for the good ol' days of the enthusiastic tech visionary, not this confused hothead.
- Elon Musk
- Space Exploration
- PayPal
- NASA
- Tesla
- SpaceX
- "I'm not going to be able to do this," I muttered, as Elon Musk's technical dreams, such as the Hyperloop and his Mars rocket, have been crashing left and right, leaving me feeling disillusioned.
- Despite having billions at his disposal and a history of technical innovations like PayPal and Tesla, Musk's recent endeavors, like the launch of his space rocket and the production of Tesla vehicles, have notably fallen short, making me question his ability to deliver.
- Initially hailing him as a technological genius, I now find myself questioning the sustainability of his 'hadn return' business model, as the reusable aspects of his space technology, like the rocket landing gracefully, lack clear eco-friendly benefits.
