Our Ludicrous Future

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the SpaceX Starship Serial Number 8 Test Flight, a lot....

Read more from the articles we referenced:

SN8 SN8 SN8 SN8 - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/12/from-hops-hopes-starship-sn8-test-program-next-phase/

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336849897987796992?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBELXjq_X-M

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336825121223434241?s=20

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336809767574982658?s=20

https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o

Upload your Brain - https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/13/144721/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/

Never Charge EV - https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/04/aptera-announces-first-never-charge-electric-vehicle/

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the Arecibo satellite's doom, Starship's next hop, and what to expect from Tesla OS V11

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Tesla Merger - https://electrek.co/2020/12/01/elon-musk-tesla-tsla-merging-with-other-automakers-after-valuation-surge/

Remote Viewing of Sentry Mode - https://electrek.co/2020/11/28/tesla-owners-remotely-view-what-autopilot-cameras-can-see/

Model X Damage not Covered - https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/k5lpv6/tesla_refusing_to_cover_damage_on_model_x_5_days/

Chang'e 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-XVNyT1Lk&ab_channel=VideoFromSpace

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/science/china-moon-landing.html

Arecibo - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/940767001/arecibo-observatory-telescope-collapses-ending-an-era-of-world-class-research

https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-the-arecibo-observatorys-catastrophic-collapse-caught-by-multiple-cameras/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vchDbyIRP44&ab_channel=ScottManley

Starship - https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/its-happening-starship-may-fly-to-15km-as-early-as-friday/

#whydonttheyjust by @DonBarbone on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DonBarbone/status/1333524034626195458

#whydonttheyjust by @realDan203 on Twitter - https://twitter.com/realDan203/status/1333525086280716289

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about SpaceX successfully launching 4 astronauts on Crew-1, the updates to Tesla Model Y, and Arecibo Telescope is getting decommissioned

Read more from the articles we referenced:

crew-1 launch - https://www.cnet.com/how-to/spacex-and-nasa-set-for-historic-crew-1-launch-today-everything-to-know/

https://everydayastronaut.com/crew-1-uscv-1-falcon-9-block-5/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPXtQQnQ-k&ab_channel=NASA

Arecibo Decommissioned - https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/famed-arecibo-observatory-to-be-decommissioned-in-wake-of-cable-breaks/

ARCA will change space!.... (not) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbIUjd8WFKA&ab_channel=ARCASPACE

Tesla Model Y Updates to Match Model 3 - https://electrek.co/2020/11/19/tesla-updates-model-y-match-features-2021-model-3-refresh/

TSLA in S&P 500 - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-all-time-high-sp-500/

eMMC failure woahs - https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/jwrdw2/emmc_failure_symptoms_not_covered_by_service/

SN8 gets spicier and ruins and engine? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDPuqEjIraY&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1328742122107904000?s=20

https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1327659432029933573?s=20

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1327070929868914689?s=20

Slanty Booster B1061.1 - https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1329466436713140227

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyN9NwN8k4&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1329477256599777282?s=20

#whydonttheyjust by @Nerfariusl on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NefariusI/status/1329473288326754308?s=20

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about SpaceX Starship Hop, Rivian getting closer, and Virgin Hyperloop Human Test

Read more from the articles we referenced:

SN8 gets closer to launch! https://youtu.be/jM61ZkUoO4U

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-nose-cryo-proof-explosive-static-fire/

First operational SpaceX crew mission for NASA! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Crew-1

Rocket lab gets ready to recover a rocket. First look - https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1325876885612453890?s=21

Jim Bridenstine resigns and what a Biden space policy looks like - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/biden-space-policy-climate-change-433236

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/jim-bridenstine-is-leaving-nasa-how-should-we-assess-his-30-month-tenure/?amp=1

Rivian Removeable Battery - https://www.thedrive.com/news/37583/new-rivian-patent-confirms-removable-bed-mounted-battery-pack-for-extended-range

Also Ford announcement (coming at 9a ET tomorrow) - https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21559954/ford-e-transit-electric-delivery-cargo-van-price-specs-range

videos/pics here - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xgt3ii818eqxvb2/AAAoYqO9lU46PHAcw3AuNlnia?dl=0

specific video here - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xgt3ii818eqxvb2/AACpqWJitoDoFy16z0DGf28ta/Ford%20E-Transit%20video%20%26%20GIFs?dl=0&preview=2022+Ford+E-Transit+Running+Footage.mp4&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Rivian Updates - https://stories.rivian.com/time-to-build

#whydonttheyjust put electron on starship - https://twitter.com/NerdMidwest/status/1325908834406309889

#whydonttheyjust use hydrogen fuel cells for planes - https://twitter.com/Tyler0309/status/1326936503356956674

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the Rocket Labs schedule to rocket recovery, the released Model 3 refresh in Hong Kong, and updates on the Las Vegas Boring Tunnel

Read more from the articles we referenced:

We're still waiting on SN-8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ip2f9LL3nw&ab_channel=NASASpaceflight

New Tesla Battery in Australia - https://electrek.co/2020/11/05/tesla-tsla-wins-contract-giant-battery-australia/

2021 Model 3 Updates in Hong Kong - https://www.ddcar.com.tw/article/15269/

Tim's parents got a Y and have questions - https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1323391974402043906

Boring Company Vegas - https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-update/

Nuclear Power Plant - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/several-us-utilities-back-out-deal-build-novel-nuclear-power-plant

#whydonttheyjust Tweeted by @johnlennox98 - https://twitter.com/JohnLennox98/status/1324306896724131841

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the updates on SpaceX satellite internet Starlink, An Asteroid worth $10 Quintillion in iron ore, and Elon raised the price of Tesla Full SElf Driving again.

Read more from the articles we referenced:

NASA finds water on the moon, AGAIN - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

GM Super Cruise Tops Tesla Autopilot - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/gms-super-cruise-tops-teslas-autopilot-in-consumer-reports-testing.html

Tesla Service Push 2021 - https://electrek.co/2020/10/29/tesla-tsla-push-service-catch-up-sales/

Tesla Radio - https://electrek.co/2020/10/28/tesla-brings-back-radio-infotainment-retrofit/

Tesla FSD now 10K - https://electrek.co/2020/10/22/tesla-increasing-price-full-self-driving-package/

Starlink beta - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/spacex-starlink-public-beta-begins-its-99-a-month-plus-500-up-front/?amp=1

Merlin engine problems solved - https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/nasa-and-spacex-set-new-date-for-crew-launch-explain-merlin-engine-issue/

New Uncovered Geoglyph - https://www.sciencealert.com/meet-the-newest-uncovered-geoglyph-at-nazca-lines-site-this-sunning-cat

New way to breakdown Plastic - https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-found-a-new-way-to-break-down-the-most-commo-1845452675

Goldmine Asteroid - https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hubble-space-telescope-rare-asteroid-16-psyche-worth-10000-quadrillion/

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about the Tesla FSD public Beta test, SpaceX Starship SN8 static fire with 3 Raptor engines, and NASA taking samples from Bennu asteroid

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Osiris Rex touches an asteroid - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/osiris-rex-tags-surface-of-asteroid-bennu/

https://youtu.be/xj0O-fLSV7c

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-successfully-touches-asteroid/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSIRIS-REx

ISS leak found and is being patched - https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2020/10/20/astronauts-plug-leak-on-the-international-space-station-with-the-help-of-floating-tea-leaves/amp/

NASA releases new Moon science - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-announce-new-science-results-about-moon

Tesla FSD Beta - https://electrek.co/2020/10/22/tesla-full-self-driving-beta-first-look-insane/

Tesla Q3 Earnings - https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-q3-2020-earnings-results/

SN8 Static fires and gets ready to fly!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1xFIbf5y4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fv1tEDmGj4

https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45

SN8 Nosecone - https://twitter.com/SuperclusterHQ/status/1319387578026676224/photo/1

Hummer EV - https://www.gmc.com/electric-truck/hummer-ev

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about a long list of awarded Artemis contracts from NASA, an emerging EV price war that's good for consumers, and Virgin Hyperloop is announced.

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Full Self Driving Beta is out-ish? - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1315616137464307718?s=20

Virgin Hyperloop in West Virginia - https://www.archpaper.com/2020/10/virgin-hyperloop-announces-certification-center-800-acre-site-in-west-virginia/

Kessler Syndrome might start - https://twitter.com/LeoLabs_Space

Starship SN-8 gets ready to static fire and it's real close to getting ready - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1316308998283460609?s=20

NASA contracts for really important Artemis stuff - https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/solicitations/tipping_points/2020_selections

(Speaking of Contracts) - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1315804075099787264?s=20

Nasa Artemis Accord - https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/10/13/21507204/nasa-artemis-accords-8-countries-moon-outer-space-treaty

Tesla and Lucid Price War - https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129959_musk-responds-to-lucid-air-model-s-price-cut-5-570

7 Seat Model Y Soon - https://electrek.co/2020/10/14/tesla-starting-production-7-seater-model-y-electric-suv-third-row/

#whydonttheyjust by @Woley_A - https://twitter.com/Woley_A/status/1315703792684367873

#whydonttheyjust by @Dr_SandM - https://twitter.com/Dr_SandM/status/1315516496840335361Nasa Artemis Contracts, Tesla Lucid Price War, Virgin Hyperloop - Ep 106

Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about Amazon's new electric delivery van, a bunch of dramatic changes for Boeing Starliner, and Nobel Prizes being announced.

Read more from the articles we referenced:

Chris Furgeson will not command Starliner CFT-1 - https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/7/21505912/boeing-astronaut-nasa-chris-ferguson-withdraws-starliner-flight

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-boeing-announce-crew-changes-for-starliner-crew-flight-test

https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-boeing-announce-astronaut-changes-for-upcoming-starliner-crew-flight-test/

New Russian Amur rocket - https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/russian-space-corporation-unveils-planned-amur-rocket-and-it-looks-familiar/

Nobel Prize announcements:

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/

Amazon Electric Delivery made by Rivian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJJNTVy62PU

Rivian/Amazon Unveil - https://electrek.co/2020/10/08/amazon-rivian-electric-delivery-van-unveil-interior/

Seen a diff version of this already - https://twitter.com/bensullins/status/1212881756493205505?lang=en

Modec Electric Van - The First Electric Van - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modec

Model Y in Europe Getting New Batteries

- https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313855469719560192

- https://electrek.co/2020/10/07/elon-musk-tesla-structural-battery-cells-model-y-giga-berlin/

The Falcon 9 is getting ripped off. A lot. - https://youtu.be/wAJ6cwDEme8

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/russian-space-corporation-unveils-planned-amur-rocket-and-it-looks-familiar/?amp=1

https://youtu.be/aflsUfmFQPY

RapVac survives its first test - https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1309317126130339845?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1309385646033842176?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1309401999121801217?s=21

Starlink used for first responders and will be ready for beta in a few months and beautiful latest launch - https://twitter.com/waemd/status/1310660332512190464?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313949241744805895?s=21

https://twitter.com/erdayastronaut/status/1313707880995065856?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1311923618679607298?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1311880821377175552?s=21

Starship and Super Heavy updates - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313858597428826120?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313948554784800768?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313844207757537281?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313448952499367936?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1311928474479792129?s=21

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1311538413938438144?s=21

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1314101163592122369?s=21

Tesla Dissolves PR Team - https://electrek.co/2020/10/06/tesla-dissolves-pr-department/

Why Don't They Just by @endigo - https://twitter.com/endigo/status/1311319099335639040

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Joe, Tim, and Ben talk about a new possible way to recycle plastic, more signs of life on Mars, and a price drop for Ford's electric "Mustang" MachE.

Read more from the articles we referenced:

New Enzyme eats plastic crazy fast! - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/28/new-super-enzyme-eats-plastic-bottles-six-times-faster

NASA Economic impact - https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2020_nasa_eir_brochure_for_fy19.pdf

Underground Lakes on Mars - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54337779

Nikola Downfall - https://electrek.co/2020/09/30/gms-nikola-nkla-deal-in-jeopardy-as-tone-changes-opens-door-to-walk-away-from-the-deal/

GM Nikola Deal Postponed - https://www.teslarati.com/general-motors-delays-nikola-deal/

Mach-E Price Drop - https://cleantechnica.com/2020/09/29/ford-mustang-mach-e-price-cut-0-60-mph-times-published/