Our Ludicrous Future

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about Starship SN10’s near perfect landing, NFTs for artists, and a new EV battery swap company

0:00 - Intro

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Battery Swap Startup - https://electrek.co/2021/03/03/battery-startup-ample-announces-autonomous-swapping-stations/

NHTSA on Tesla Yoke - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-yoke-steering-wheel-nhtsa-statement-march-2021/

Kings of Leon NFT album - https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/kings-of-leon-when-you-see-yourself-album-nft-crypto-1135192/

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/music-crypto-blockchain-nfts-guide-1116327/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/1/22308075/grimes-nft-6-million-sales-nifty-gateway-warnymph?fbclid=IwAR1fWILQRDolcPub2UwMuCBmDQspJ7DcJqjzg1Q8tvKOzyNnk_-ega5pjSM

#whydonttheyjust - https://twitter.com/AirmanSam18/status/1367208616097439747

https://twitter.com/PherosNike/status/1367446409889394689

Rocket Lab's new Neutron Rocket - https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1366358673522499588?s=20

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/about-us/updates/rocket-lab-unveils-plans-for-new-8-ton-class-reusable-rocket-for-mega-constellation-deployment/

SpaceX launches SN10 and then it explodes - https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1367250900041953280?s=20

https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1367257769695404032?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jWbqhP5eJI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jV6k5t8HY&t=551s

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about NASA's epic footage of Perseverance's Mars landing, a $50M investment in thermal energy storage, and Blue Origin's surprise footage of New Glenn

0:00 - Intro

4:42 - NASA Perseverance Rover footage

18:05 - Blue Origin reveals New Glenn

32:12 - Rocket Spotters rapid fire

39:57 - SpaceX stops catching fairings

43:59 - Possible Tesla rideshare app

48:50 - Tesla Yoke is no Joke

54:06 - #whydonttheyjust

1:01:53 - Thermal energy storage

1:10:40 - China's Long March9 rocket

1:14:43 - Inspiration 4 crew announced

1:19:12 - Redwood Materials battery recycling company

Read more from the articles we referenced:

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JB Battery Recycling Business

https://electrek.co/2021/02/24/tesla-co-founder-jb-straubel-recycle-nissan-leaf-battery-redwood-materials/

Tesla Rideshare App Coming Soon?

https://electrek.co/2021/02/24/tesla-cloud-based-driver-profile-ahead-of-tesla-network-ride-hailing-app-launch/

Perseverance Landing video - https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1363929492138254340?s=20

https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1363937472971907072?s=20

China is building Long March 9!!! - https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/china-officially-plans-to-move-ahead-with-super-heavy-long-march-9-rocket/

Blue Origin Releases updates! - https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1364968313047162880?s=20

https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1364968720364429317?s=20

https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1364969291746074628?s=20

Inspiration4 Crew member is announced! - https://inspiration4.com/crew

Flying out to the ocean pad - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364488368994848769?s=20

Rigs will be operational by end of year maybe - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364476185359642626?s=20

Static Fire but not good ish - https://t.co/8MR9Px9CaN?amp=1

https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1364352262160572421?s=20

Tanks being made onsite for orbital pad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuoZjizF_J8

SpaceX maybe done with trying to CATCH fairings - https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1364993066755629059?s=20

Old Fairing - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/593582283815124992/814553266804490280/image0.png

New Fairing - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/593582283815124992/814553406307303464/unknown.png

#whydonttheyjust - https://twitter.com/gsikora3258/status/1364374340666589184

$50M for Thermal Energy - https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/google-spinoff-malta-nabs-50m-series-b-for-thermal-long-duration-storage

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about NASA's successful Perseverance Mars mission, SpaceX's failed Falcon 9 recovery, Tesla price drops....again, and the Texas storm that caught everyone off gaurd

0:00 - Intro

1:59 - Texas Storm

26:21 - NASA lands Perseverance

49:55 - SpaceX loses a Falcon 9

58:57 - Rocket Spotters

1:06:06 - #whydonttheyjust

1:21:20 - Tesla price drops

1:25:06 - Tesla revokes the yoke

1:31:00 - 2020 Hyundai Ioniq 5

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Tesla Model S Refresh with Regular Steering Wheel - https://electrek.co/2021/02/17/tesla-model-s-refresh-spotted-regular-steering-wheel/

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 entry-level variants now more affordable - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-model-3-base-price-update/

2021 Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV - https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/4680/hyundai-ioniq-5-ev-electric-car-price-specs-release-date

Perseverance Lands on Mars! - https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

SpaceX doesn't land a booster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dkyV09Zso

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about why Tesla invested in so much bitcoin, Falcon Heavy's new NASA missions, and news from Mars missions

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Audi e-Tron GT - https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22274376/audi-etron-gt-rs-electric-car-specs-price

Tesla Buys Bitcoin - https://electrek.co/2021/02/08/tesla-tsla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-pushing-the-crypto-to-all-time-high-plans-to-accept-as-payment/

Tesla's will Get 7K Fed Tax Credit Again - https://electrek.co/2021/02/11/tesla-7000-tax-credit-electric-cars-us-incentive-reform/

Edmunds EPA vs Real World Ranges - https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electric-car-range-and-consumption-epa-vs-edmunds.html

Insight + Perseverance - https://www.universetoday.com/150087/insight-is-going-to-try-and-hear-perseverance-land-on-mars-from-3452-km-away/

Tianwen 1 circles Mars - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267177-chinas-tianwen-1-mission-is-now-orbiting-mars-ahead-of-landing/

Falcon heavy will start the Gateway - https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276731/nasa-picks-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-two-key-pieces-lunar-gateway

Falcon Heavy will take a launch from SLS - https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1359591780010889219?s=20

Nasa's Artemis Mission costs breakdown - https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/ArtemisInfographic.pdf

Hope arrives at Mars - https://www.space.com/uae-hope-mars-mission-orbit-insertion-success

#whydonttheyjust - https://twitter.com/JGrimble86/status/1359159365186564106

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/28/rivians-amazon-electric-delivery-van-still-on-track-as-factory-reopens/

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the new Tesla Model S, SpaceX Starship SN9 and SN10, and cool tech from CES.

Read more from the articles we referenced:

CES stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XabpNlxq0oQ

https://youtu.be/q6F_x5Uhpio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ5iJnctzLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-3c9Pt3_J0

Biden’s Electricl Fleet - https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/biden-says-entire-federal-fleet-060535504.html

New Model S - https://www.tesla.com/models

First private crew to the ISS - https://www.axiomspace.com/

SN10 rolls out to the pad along side with SN9 - https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1355235801504882690?s=20

SLS will do another test fire - https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1355268329418715144

Joe's Tweets  - https://twitter.com/joebarnard/status/1354942994508623880?s=20

Redox Flow Battery costs - https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/25/researchers-claim-redox-flow-battery-breakthrough-will-cost-25-per-kwh-or-less/amp/

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about Starship SN9's impending launch, Elon's ridiculous wealth, and Tesla sales numbers

Read more from the articles we referenced:

SLS lights all of its engines for the first time - https://youtu.be/ELHOXi2t3lk

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2021/01/19/green-run-update-data-and-inspections-indicate-core-stage-in-good-condition/

Starliner requalified and will fly Q1 - https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/01/18/boeing-making-progress-on-starliner-software-for-test-flight-in-march/

SpaceX Starlink launch broke records! - https://youtu.be/84Nct_Q9Lqw

https://everydayastronaut.com/starlink-16-falcon-9-block-5/

AND available in the UK too! - https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/20/spacex-expands-starlink-public-beta-test-to-canada-united-kingdom.html

Rocket Lab launches number 18 - https://youtu.be/NQyNuF-Du7c

Tesla cranking up battery production - Job posting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB8_HbrxUi8&feature=emb_title

Giga Berlin Approval - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-4680-battery-factory-worlds-largest-giga-berlin-approved/

Autopilot Avoids Moose - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-real-life-moose-test-video/

Electrek honeycomb battery pack - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-4680-battery-cell-production-elon-musk-alien-dreadnought/

Starship SN9 keeps us waiting - https://youtu.be/nqkE8Q5e2d8

Virgin Orbit reaches orbit!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrx2PBzeRdU

https://twitter.com/Virgin_Orbit/status/1350933162398986240?s=20

#whydonttheyjust by @green_airplane - https://twitter.com/Green_Airplane/status/1351668084940173312

Corona Satellites - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/science/corona-satellites-environment.html

Microbial life in Canadian Mine - https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/microbial-life-discovered-deep-in-canadian-mine-66333

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the long awaited Model Y 7-seater, SpaceX Starship SN9 triple static fire, and scientists using CRISPR to store binary data in DNA

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Model Y 5 Star Saftey - https://www.tesla.com/blog/model-y-achieves-5-star-overall-safety-rating-nhtsa

Model Y Crash Videos - https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1349572805122113540

Model Y 7 Seater - https://insideevs.com/features/465979/video-tesla-model-y-seven-seat-buying-advice/

SN9 does a triple header static fire! - https://youtu.be/swL4xrmmLCk

Earth's Future - https://phys.org/news/2021-01-earth-future-outlook-worse-scientists.amp

New Shepard launches their 14th New Shepard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9oTZu2HP8U

#whydonttheyjust by @Metaphoriumino1 - https://twitter.com/Metaphoriumino1/status/1349774839368790019

Lebron gets a Hummer EV, maybe - https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/bad-girl-watch-lebron-james-230000984.html

CRISPR DNA data storage - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264383-crispr-gene-editing-used-to-store-data-in-dna-inside-living-cells/

Insight loses MOLE - https://twitter.com/NASAInSight/status/1349760462854909957?s=20

https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/spacecraft/about-the-lander/

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about Starship SN9's impending launch, Elon's ridiculous wealth, and Tesla sales numbers

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Tesla Q4/2020 Production - https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-q4-2020-vehicle-production-deliveries

Norway Sales - https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/06/norway-hits-record-87-plug-in-ev-share-66-pure-electrics-in-december/

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/musk-close-to-surpassing-bezos-as-world-s-richest-person?sref=xuVirdpv

MKBHD on EVs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlA2J92Fw4

Starship won't have landing legs and SpaceX will try and catch it - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1344327757916868608?s=20

https://twitter.com/ErcXspace/status/1344448375001931776

https://twitter.com/C_Bass3d/status/1345369252480643074

https://twitter.com/julius_burton/status/1345436609848684550?s=12

https://twitter.com/smvllstvrs/status/1344444938591866889

SLS prepares to test fire - https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/proceeding-with-green-run-hot-fire.html

SN9 Gets ready to fly! - https://everydayastronaut.com/starship-sn9-12-5-kilometer-flight/

#whydonttheyjust by @astrav - https://twitter.com/astrav/status/1344356774250491912

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the newest Model Y trim level, Anyon....

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Model Y LR RWD in Jan 2021 - https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/16/tesla-model-y-rwd-deliveries-reportedly-starting-in-january/

Anyon Particles - https://www.wired.com/story/milestone-evidence-for-anyons-a-third-kingdom-of-particles/

Eclipse footage - https://youtu.be/RtzqOQcf__8

Autopilot augmented view - https://twitter.com/greentheonly/status/1338743592328847361

https://electrek.co/2020/12/15/tesla-hacker-unlocks-autopilot-augmented-vision-and-its-awesome/

SN8 corrections - https://youtu.be/XJZ7VWzqtJM

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1339248131037417478?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1339246278857940992?s=21

NASA announces Artemis astronauts - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-artemis-team-of-astronauts-eligible-for-early-moon-missions/