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Old 03-August-2008, 10:32 AM
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Default Elon Musk: "I Will Never Give Up" After Falcon 1 Loss

In a defiant message to his employees after Saturday's Falcon 1 loss, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) said, "I will never give up and I mean never." This statement, along with some positive details about what went right with the launch of the 47 tonne rocket, he outlined his [...]

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Old 03-August-2008, 06:08 PM
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I really do admire Mr. Musk.
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Old 03-August-2008, 06:14 PM
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Also lost:
The ashes of astronaut Gordon Cooper and James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek TOS) were on board.
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ginnie, then that's actually good news.

We all know Scotty will turn up sooner or later. With more power and a bottle of scotch.
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Yeah, he'll fix the warp core in no time
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