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TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mas "Elon" (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

... and then some rich parent named their kid after a character from their favorite book. Then that kid grew up to be a spoiled brat who furiously insisted he was a genius despite multiple failures.

So?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Multiple failures?

The first, and only, truly reusable rocket, launching at rate unapproached, landing like Buck Rogers, is now a failure.

The ideological possession is astounding.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

cool cherry, where’d you pick it? i checked the hyperloop and full self drive bushes, but they were bare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

He has some successes, and some failures.