Elon Musk: Tech Genius! Green Warrior! Biz King! Good Oligarch?
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Palinurus
The Living Force
Two paying tourists will make a moon fly-by in 2018 according to a Musk-SpaceX announcement on Monday:
Sources:
http://www.space.com/35844-elon-musk-spacex-announcement-today.html
http://www.space.com/35850-spacex-private-moon-flight-nasa-reaction.html
https://www.google.nl/search?q=musk+moon+fly+by+space+tourists&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=cNa1WLT7KIbe8geQxYOYBg
Sources:
http://www.space.com/35844-elon-musk-spacex-announcement-today.html
http://www.space.com/35850-spacex-private-moon-flight-nasa-reaction.html
https://www.google.nl/search?q=musk+moon+fly+by+space+tourists&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=cNa1WLT7KIbe8geQxYOYBg
Palinurus
The Living Force
Archiving two more mentions of the Dutch hyper-loop upstart:
http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/02/hyperloop-test-facility-opens-tudelft-1st-europe-pave-way-1000-kmh-travel (with two (old) videos)
https://thenextweb.com/eu/2017/06/02/amsterdam-paris-connected-hyperloop-2021/ (with two (new) videos)
http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/02/hyperloop-test-facility-opens-tudelft-1st-europe-pave-way-1000-kmh-travel (with two (old) videos)
https://thenextweb.com/eu/2017/06/02/amsterdam-paris-connected-hyperloop-2021/ (with two (new) videos)
Palinurus
The Living Force
Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperloop-ones-vision-for-europe-summit-unveiling-9-routes-spanning-the-continent-as-part-of-its-global-challenge-300469196.html
Other sources:
http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/06/us-company-considers-netherlands-first-european-hyperloop-route
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/06/the-netherlands-is-one-of-nine-locations-for-potential-long-hyperloop-route/
Other sources:
http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/06/us-company-considers-netherlands-first-european-hyperloop-route
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/06/the-netherlands-is-one-of-nine-locations-for-potential-long-hyperloop-route/
angelburst29
The Living Force
I don't know what to make of Elon Musk, other than, I consider him a bit eccentric and maybe border-line-genius or just a great accomplished manipulator? One thing that I have noticed, he doesn't seem to have a problem, with getting investment sponsors, to back his projects? Is he a front man - for elite interests?
There's some articles making the rounds in the news about his Father:
Elon Musk's Father Errol Says Child With Stepdaughter Was 'God's Plan' 26.03.2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-apos-father-errol-100307280.html
The 72-year-old South African entrepreneurial engineer and former emerald dealer has a 10-month-old child with Jana Bezuidenhout, his 30-year-old stepdaughter. Errol met Bezuidenhout, the daughter of his second wife Heide, when she was four.
Errol described their 10-month-old child Elliot Rush as "exquisite" in an interview with The Sunday Times.
Bezuidenhout contacted Errol nearly two years ago after she split from her boyfriend, prompting him to offer his support. Errol told the newspaper that he does not see Bezuidenhout as a daughter, as she was raised away from him for long periods of time.
“We were lonely, lost people. One thing led to another—you can call it God’s plan or nature’s plan,” he told The Sunday Times. Two months later, she revealed she was pregnant. A paternity test later confirmed the child was his. While Errol supports the mother and child, they do not live together.
“Of course I love him dearly, even though it wasn’t planned,” Errol told Mail Online.
Errol, who is single and has four ex-wives, said he can “hardly remember” Heide and wouldn’t recognize her in the street. The pair were married for 18 years and share two children, and reportedly both live in South Africa's Western Cape province.
He suggested the birth has driven a wedge between his other family members, but denied it was the cause of “anger” between him and his SpaceX founder son Elon.
Errol described the moment when he revealed the birth to his daughter Alexandra "Ali" Musk: “She said I was insane, mentally ill. She told the others and they went berserk.”
Errol divorced Elon’s mother, the Canadian model and dietitian Maye Musk, when he was 10-years-old.
During an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Musk broke down in tears as he recalled his relationship with his father. He said that his father was a “brilliant engineer” but a “terrible human being. My dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil,” he said.
Elon said his father was guilty of “almost every crime you can possibly think of” and said one thing he had done was "so terrible, you can’t believe it," but did not go into further detail.
Errol Musk and Jana Bezuidenhout did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(This article was first written by Newsweek.)
There's some articles making the rounds in the news about his Father:
Elon Musk's Father Errol Says Child With Stepdaughter Was 'God's Plan' 26.03.2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-apos-father-errol-100307280.html
The 72-year-old South African entrepreneurial engineer and former emerald dealer has a 10-month-old child with Jana Bezuidenhout, his 30-year-old stepdaughter. Errol met Bezuidenhout, the daughter of his second wife Heide, when she was four.
Errol described their 10-month-old child Elliot Rush as "exquisite" in an interview with The Sunday Times.
Bezuidenhout contacted Errol nearly two years ago after she split from her boyfriend, prompting him to offer his support. Errol told the newspaper that he does not see Bezuidenhout as a daughter, as she was raised away from him for long periods of time.
“We were lonely, lost people. One thing led to another—you can call it God’s plan or nature’s plan,” he told The Sunday Times. Two months later, she revealed she was pregnant. A paternity test later confirmed the child was his. While Errol supports the mother and child, they do not live together.
“Of course I love him dearly, even though it wasn’t planned,” Errol told Mail Online.
Errol, who is single and has four ex-wives, said he can “hardly remember” Heide and wouldn’t recognize her in the street. The pair were married for 18 years and share two children, and reportedly both live in South Africa's Western Cape province.
He suggested the birth has driven a wedge between his other family members, but denied it was the cause of “anger” between him and his SpaceX founder son Elon.
Errol described the moment when he revealed the birth to his daughter Alexandra "Ali" Musk: “She said I was insane, mentally ill. She told the others and they went berserk.”
Errol divorced Elon’s mother, the Canadian model and dietitian Maye Musk, when he was 10-years-old.
During an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Musk broke down in tears as he recalled his relationship with his father. He said that his father was a “brilliant engineer” but a “terrible human being. My dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil,” he said.
Elon said his father was guilty of “almost every crime you can possibly think of” and said one thing he had done was "so terrible, you can’t believe it," but did not go into further detail.
Errol Musk and Jana Bezuidenhout did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(This article was first written by Newsweek.)
Elon Musk tweeted the following a few days ago:
And +
On top of that, he suggested to set up a system in which the public can rate the crediblity of mainstream journalism, see the link for more detials: Elon Musk sets up 'Pravda' - organization for public to rate credibility of mainstream journalists and publications -- Sott.net
Seems Elon Musk is taking sides, I hope he keeps it up!
And +
On top of that, he suggested to set up a system in which the public can rate the crediblity of mainstream journalism, see the link for more detials: Elon Musk sets up 'Pravda' - organization for public to rate credibility of mainstream journalists and publications -- Sott.net
Seems Elon Musk is taking sides, I hope he keeps it up!
Palinurus
The Living Force
Delft University students gear up for hyperloop record with new capsule - DutchNews.nl
Delft University students gear up for hyperloop record with new capsule
June 20, 2018
The presentation of the new pod. Photo: Jan de Groen
Delft University students have launched their new experimental capsule for the hyperloop super fast transport system which will be put through its paces in an international competition in the US on 22 July.
The Atlas 01 is a half-size pod which will race through the experimental hyperloop system at the SpaceX site in California. The circuit is around one mile long.
Space X is an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company owned by Elon Musk.
The hyperloop is a futuristic passenger and freight transportation that propels a pod-like vehicle through a near-vacuum tube at more than airline speed.
Last year, Delft won the overall prize, based on the points given for design and safety as well as for speed.This year, speed is the only criteria for winning the competition.
SpaceX Wins $130 Million Military Launch Contract for Falcon Heavy Rocket
June 24, 2018 08:25am ET
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has won its first big-ticket classified military launch contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket. The Air Force awarded SpaceX a $130 million contract for the launch of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite.
The Falcon Heavy beat United Launch Alliance's Delta 4 in a competition under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The launch will take place at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles announced the contract award on Thursday. SMC Commander Lt. Gen. John Thompson said this was "another opportunity to foster competition on the EELV program in an effort to reduce launch costs while maintaining assured access to space." [SpaceX's Falcon Rocket Evolution in Pictures]
This is the fifth competitive procurement under the current Phase 1A of the EELV program since SpaceX entered the market to challenge ULA. The $130 million award for the Falcon Heavy launch is considerably lower than the average $350 million price tag for Delta 4 launches.
AFSPC-52 is a classified mission projected to launch in late Fiscal Year 2020.
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said in a statement that the company is “honored by the Air Force’s selection of Falcon Heavy to launch the competitively-awarded AFSPC-52 mission.” She said the contract award indicates the military’s “trust and confidence” in the company.
Falcon Heavy also in on track to launch the U.S. Air Force’s STP-2 technology demonstration mission, currently scheduled for October.
The Air Force released the solicitation of the AFSPC-52 mission September 28 and proposals were due October 30.
During a meeting with reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday, Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the military deputy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, said he was confident that the cost of military launches will continue on a downward path.
"You have to watch what we’ve done. We’ve saved money over time," Bunch said. "That's driven some by what we’re doing with competition and also by the commercial demand signal. The two are coupled together."
June 24, 2018 08:25am ET
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has won its first big-ticket classified military launch contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket. The Air Force awarded SpaceX a $130 million contract for the launch of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite.
The Falcon Heavy beat United Launch Alliance's Delta 4 in a competition under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The launch will take place at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles announced the contract award on Thursday. SMC Commander Lt. Gen. John Thompson said this was "another opportunity to foster competition on the EELV program in an effort to reduce launch costs while maintaining assured access to space." [SpaceX's Falcon Rocket Evolution in Pictures]
This is the fifth competitive procurement under the current Phase 1A of the EELV program since SpaceX entered the market to challenge ULA. The $130 million award for the Falcon Heavy launch is considerably lower than the average $350 million price tag for Delta 4 launches.
AFSPC-52 is a classified mission projected to launch in late Fiscal Year 2020.
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said in a statement that the company is “honored by the Air Force’s selection of Falcon Heavy to launch the competitively-awarded AFSPC-52 mission.” She said the contract award indicates the military’s “trust and confidence” in the company.
Falcon Heavy also in on track to launch the U.S. Air Force’s STP-2 technology demonstration mission, currently scheduled for October.
The Air Force released the solicitation of the AFSPC-52 mission September 28 and proposals were due October 30.
During a meeting with reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday, Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the military deputy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, said he was confident that the cost of military launches will continue on a downward path.
"You have to watch what we’ve done. We’ve saved money over time," Bunch said. "That's driven some by what we’re doing with competition and also by the commercial demand signal. The two are coupled together."
angelburst29
The Living Force
Elon Musk’s idea of using a specially designed mini-sub to salvage children trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand was turned down as the pod proved too big to navigate the miles-long network of waterlogged tunnels.
15.07.2018 - Elon Musk 'Can Stick His Submarine Where It Hurts' - British Rescuer
Elon Musk 'Can Stick His Submarine Where It Hurts' - British Rescuer
A British diver who helped rescue a schoolboy football team from a flooded cave in Thailand has dismissed Elon Musk’s offer to use a mini-sub of his own design to help the mission as a “PR stunt.”
Vernon Unsworth said the six-foot submersible that the SpaceX boss invented and handed to the rescue team “had absolutely no chance of working” because Musk had no idea what the cave passage was like, CNN reported.
Unsworth said that the five foot six long rigid mini-sub, would not be able to navigate the narrow twists and turns of the Tham Luang cave the 12 children and their coach were stranded in.
“He can stick his submarine where it hurts. It wouldn’t have made the first 50 meters into the cave from the dive start point. Just a PR stunt,” he added.
Elon Musk travelled to the Tham Luang caverns earlier this week and presented the “kid sized” vessel, which he said could help free the team marooned inside the flooded tunnels.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO earlier said that he would try to help with the rescue operation and refashioned part of a Falcon 9 rocket into an underwater escape capsule for the children.
But according to media reports, Musk was “politely” told that the mini-submarine would not be of use.
“Although his technology is good and sophisticated it’s not practical for this mission,” Narongsak Osatanakorn, head of the command center overseeing the rescue, told reporters.
Musk tweeted that the mini-sub was “ready if needed” and would be left at the cave system as it “may be useful in the future.”
The last four team members and their coach were brought out of the Tham Luang cave, near the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday.
The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, were stranded in the cave on June 23rd before heavy rainfall caused floods that blocked their exit.
They were trapped for 18 days, and one former Thai Navy SEAL died trying to exit the cave after delivering emergency oxygen.
10.07.2018 - Musk Enters Thai Cave as His Firm Makes Mini-Sub to Save Trapped Kids (Videos)
Musk Enters Thai Cave as His Firm Makes Mini-Sub to Save Trapped Kids (VIDEO)
The founder of Tesla and Space X has delivered the rescue device he promised to develop with his companies, and entered the flooded cave system where a local teenage football team has been trapped for more than two weeks. Meanwhile, the rescue mission has entered its third stage; five await rescuers.
US tech tycoon Elon Musk has shared a series of posts on social media from the cave system in northern Thailand where teenagers from the local team Wild Boar and their coach await rescue. The entrepreneur brought a kid-size capsule that his company developed for the rescue operation, named after the unfortunate squad.
15.07.2018 - Elon Musk Calls Thai Cave Rescuer 'Pedo Guy' in Twitter Meltdow
Elon Musk Calls Thai Cave Rescuer ‘Pedo Guy’ in Twitter Meltdown
Previously, a British diver who helped rescue a schoolboy football team from a flooded cave in Thailand dismissed Elon Musk’s efforts to assist in the task by saying that his inventions were of no use to the rescue team.
Musk had been irked by a CNN report that revealed British caver Vern Unsworth, who lives in Chiang Rai, where the Tham Luang cave network is located, called Musk's offer to build a child-size sub a "PR stunt" with "no chance of working."
Musk responded by verbally attacking the British expert on Twitter, first daring him to prove that his mini-submarine wouldn't have been useful in rescuing the boys from the flooded cave in Thailand and then claiming that he would prove him wrong himself. The inventor and billionaire said it was "sus" (suspect or shady) that a British man would choose to live in Thailand, and concluded by calling the diver a "pedo guy."
"You know what, don't bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it," read the July 15 tweet, which was deleted shortly after this story was published, but which was captured by many.
Unsworth had said the mini-submarine that the Tesla CEO had brought to Thailand wouldn't make it through the narrow twists of the caves. He also advised Musk to stick his submarine "where it hurts.
CNN described Unsworth's role as crucial as he calls the cave network his "second home" and has been exploring it for six years. He spent the entire 17-day ordeal at the caves, working to free the boys.
Musk traveled to the Tham Luang caverns earlier this week and presented his "kid sized" vessel, made from a refashioned part of a Falcon 9 rocket. However, according to media reports, Musk's offer was "politely" declined by the rescuers.
Twitter was not amused.
The 12 boys and their coach became trapped deep in the cave network June 23, after rising water blocked their exit. They were discovered alive July 2, and frantic efforts began to extract them from the cave before their air ran out. A former Thai Navy SEAL, Saman Gunan, died July 6 when his own oxygen ran out after he delivered oxygen to the boys. The 12 boys and their coach were all freed from the cave by July 10. They remain in hospital, but are expected to be discharged next week, according to new reports.
11.07.2018 - From Zero to Hero: As Thailand Celebrates Cave Rescue, Truth Emerges About Coach
From Zero to Hero: As Thailand Celebrates Cave Rescue, Truth Emerges About Coach
Twelve boys who were rescued from a cave complex in a remote corner of Thailand have been reunited with their families. Sputnik looks at the role of their coach, who was originally blamed on social media for leading them into the caves.
It has since emerged the boys actually entered the caves on their own and Ekkapol Chantawong, 25, went in to look for them and then managed to keep up their spirits during their 17-day ordeal.
This is Ekkapol Chantawong a former Buddhist Monk and the coach of the Thai boys. He kept the boys calm through meditation and alive by giving up his own rations, yet he has been vilified by so many around the world.pic.twitter.com/CQeZUCKv5A
The fate of the boys, who were from a team known as the Wild Boars, has captured the world's attention and there are already plans to make a Hollywood movie about their ordeal.
On June 23 heavy rain prevented the group from leaving the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province and there were fears the boys would either drown or starve to death.
Finally Found Alive By British Divers
They were found alive by two British divers on July 2 — two miles inside the cave complex — and preparations were made to rescue them using specially trained divers.
Tragedy struck on July 6 when Saman Kunan, a former sergeant in the Thai Navy, died after his oxygen ran out underwater.
But on Tuesday, July 10, the operation to rescue them was successfully completed by Thai Royal Navy Seals.
Originally many people on social media around the world assumed Coach Ek, as he is known, had been responsible for getting the boys into such a predicament.
That was the narrative which the parents believed but on July 7 they wrote a letter to Coach Ek which was given to the divers who were trying to arrange a rescue.
Coach Apologized To Parents
"From all the parents, please take care of all the children. Don't blame yourself," it said.
He wrote a note apologizing to the parents and promising to take "the very best care of the kids."
Only now has it emerged that the boys went into the caves on their own and he went in to look for them and managed to keep them alive while awaiting rescue.
It has also emerged that Coach Ek is a stateless person — one of 480,000 the UNHCR says are living in Thailand.
Many are from nomadic hill tribes and other ethnic groups who have for centuries lived around Mae Sai, the heart of the "Golden Triangle" — an area of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China which is often used to produce opium, the raw material for heroin.
The rescue of the Wild Boars squad has been greeted with joy around the world.
Several World Cup footballers have mentioned it on social media.
Wild Boars To Come To World Cup Final?
Manchester United star Paul Pogba dedicated France's semi-final win against Belgium to the youngsters.
England defender Kyle Walker offered to send the Wild Boars some football shirts.
There was even talk the Wild Boars would be special guests at the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, July 15.
But FIFA said the boys were recovering in hospital and would not be well enough to travel to Moscow.
"FIFA's priority remains the health of everyone involved in the operation and we will look into finding a new opportunity to invite the boys to a FIFA event to share with them a moment of communion and celebration," a spokesman
RT@rahulsetia007 I hope everyone takes a moment today to remember Saman Gunan, the Thai Navy Seal that died making sure the kids stuck in the cave had enough oxygen so that today's rescue would even be possible. #ThaiCaveRescue pic.twitter.com/ESXFoJADjC
(Rest In Peace - Saman Gunan)
15.07.2018 - Elon Musk 'Can Stick His Submarine Where It Hurts' - British Rescuer
Elon Musk 'Can Stick His Submarine Where It Hurts' - British Rescuer
A British diver who helped rescue a schoolboy football team from a flooded cave in Thailand has dismissed Elon Musk’s offer to use a mini-sub of his own design to help the mission as a “PR stunt.”
Vernon Unsworth said the six-foot submersible that the SpaceX boss invented and handed to the rescue team “had absolutely no chance of working” because Musk had no idea what the cave passage was like, CNN reported.
Unsworth said that the five foot six long rigid mini-sub, would not be able to navigate the narrow twists and turns of the Tham Luang cave the 12 children and their coach were stranded in.
“He can stick his submarine where it hurts. It wouldn’t have made the first 50 meters into the cave from the dive start point. Just a PR stunt,” he added.
Elon Musk travelled to the Tham Luang caverns earlier this week and presented the “kid sized” vessel, which he said could help free the team marooned inside the flooded tunnels.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO earlier said that he would try to help with the rescue operation and refashioned part of a Falcon 9 rocket into an underwater escape capsule for the children.
But according to media reports, Musk was “politely” told that the mini-submarine would not be of use.
“Although his technology is good and sophisticated it’s not practical for this mission,” Narongsak Osatanakorn, head of the command center overseeing the rescue, told reporters.
Musk tweeted that the mini-sub was “ready if needed” and would be left at the cave system as it “may be useful in the future.”
The last four team members and their coach were brought out of the Tham Luang cave, near the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday.
The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, were stranded in the cave on June 23rd before heavy rainfall caused floods that blocked their exit.
They were trapped for 18 days, and one former Thai Navy SEAL died trying to exit the cave after delivering emergency oxygen.
10.07.2018 - Musk Enters Thai Cave as His Firm Makes Mini-Sub to Save Trapped Kids (Videos)
Musk Enters Thai Cave as His Firm Makes Mini-Sub to Save Trapped Kids (VIDEO)
The founder of Tesla and Space X has delivered the rescue device he promised to develop with his companies, and entered the flooded cave system where a local teenage football team has been trapped for more than two weeks. Meanwhile, the rescue mission has entered its third stage; five await rescuers.
US tech tycoon Elon Musk has shared a series of posts on social media from the cave system in northern Thailand where teenagers from the local team Wild Boar and their coach await rescue. The entrepreneur brought a kid-size capsule that his company developed for the rescue operation, named after the unfortunate squad.
15.07.2018 - Elon Musk Calls Thai Cave Rescuer 'Pedo Guy' in Twitter Meltdow
Elon Musk Calls Thai Cave Rescuer ‘Pedo Guy’ in Twitter Meltdown
Previously, a British diver who helped rescue a schoolboy football team from a flooded cave in Thailand dismissed Elon Musk’s efforts to assist in the task by saying that his inventions were of no use to the rescue team.
Musk had been irked by a CNN report that revealed British caver Vern Unsworth, who lives in Chiang Rai, where the Tham Luang cave network is located, called Musk's offer to build a child-size sub a "PR stunt" with "no chance of working."
Musk responded by verbally attacking the British expert on Twitter, first daring him to prove that his mini-submarine wouldn't have been useful in rescuing the boys from the flooded cave in Thailand and then claiming that he would prove him wrong himself. The inventor and billionaire said it was "sus" (suspect or shady) that a British man would choose to live in Thailand, and concluded by calling the diver a "pedo guy."
"You know what, don't bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it," read the July 15 tweet, which was deleted shortly after this story was published, but which was captured by many.
Unsworth had said the mini-submarine that the Tesla CEO had brought to Thailand wouldn't make it through the narrow twists of the caves. He also advised Musk to stick his submarine "where it hurts.
CNN described Unsworth's role as crucial as he calls the cave network his "second home" and has been exploring it for six years. He spent the entire 17-day ordeal at the caves, working to free the boys.
Musk traveled to the Tham Luang caverns earlier this week and presented his "kid sized" vessel, made from a refashioned part of a Falcon 9 rocket. However, according to media reports, Musk's offer was "politely" declined by the rescuers.
Twitter was not amused.
The 12 boys and their coach became trapped deep in the cave network June 23, after rising water blocked their exit. They were discovered alive July 2, and frantic efforts began to extract them from the cave before their air ran out. A former Thai Navy SEAL, Saman Gunan, died July 6 when his own oxygen ran out after he delivered oxygen to the boys. The 12 boys and their coach were all freed from the cave by July 10. They remain in hospital, but are expected to be discharged next week, according to new reports.
11.07.2018 - From Zero to Hero: As Thailand Celebrates Cave Rescue, Truth Emerges About Coach
From Zero to Hero: As Thailand Celebrates Cave Rescue, Truth Emerges About Coach
Twelve boys who were rescued from a cave complex in a remote corner of Thailand have been reunited with their families. Sputnik looks at the role of their coach, who was originally blamed on social media for leading them into the caves.
It has since emerged the boys actually entered the caves on their own and Ekkapol Chantawong, 25, went in to look for them and then managed to keep up their spirits during their 17-day ordeal.
This is Ekkapol Chantawong a former Buddhist Monk and the coach of the Thai boys. He kept the boys calm through meditation and alive by giving up his own rations, yet he has been vilified by so many around the world.pic.twitter.com/CQeZUCKv5A
The fate of the boys, who were from a team known as the Wild Boars, has captured the world's attention and there are already plans to make a Hollywood movie about their ordeal.
On June 23 heavy rain prevented the group from leaving the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province and there were fears the boys would either drown or starve to death.
Finally Found Alive By British Divers
They were found alive by two British divers on July 2 — two miles inside the cave complex — and preparations were made to rescue them using specially trained divers.
Tragedy struck on July 6 when Saman Kunan, a former sergeant in the Thai Navy, died after his oxygen ran out underwater.
But on Tuesday, July 10, the operation to rescue them was successfully completed by Thai Royal Navy Seals.
Originally many people on social media around the world assumed Coach Ek, as he is known, had been responsible for getting the boys into such a predicament.
That was the narrative which the parents believed but on July 7 they wrote a letter to Coach Ek which was given to the divers who were trying to arrange a rescue.
Coach Apologized To Parents
"From all the parents, please take care of all the children. Don't blame yourself," it said.
He wrote a note apologizing to the parents and promising to take "the very best care of the kids."
Only now has it emerged that the boys went into the caves on their own and he went in to look for them and managed to keep them alive while awaiting rescue.
It has also emerged that Coach Ek is a stateless person — one of 480,000 the UNHCR says are living in Thailand.
Many are from nomadic hill tribes and other ethnic groups who have for centuries lived around Mae Sai, the heart of the "Golden Triangle" — an area of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China which is often used to produce opium, the raw material for heroin.
The rescue of the Wild Boars squad has been greeted with joy around the world.
Several World Cup footballers have mentioned it on social media.
Wild Boars To Come To World Cup Final?
Manchester United star Paul Pogba dedicated France's semi-final win against Belgium to the youngsters.
England defender Kyle Walker offered to send the Wild Boars some football shirts.
There was even talk the Wild Boars would be special guests at the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, July 15.
But FIFA said the boys were recovering in hospital and would not be well enough to travel to Moscow.
"FIFA's priority remains the health of everyone involved in the operation and we will look into finding a new opportunity to invite the boys to a FIFA event to share with them a moment of communion and celebration," a spokesman
RT
(Rest In Peace - Saman Gunan)
Palinurus
The Living Force
Update on my latest post (#144).
The Delft Hyperloop team came in second due to engine malfunction (overheating), behind the Munich University WARR team that won with a new world record for speed (466 kph).
Sources:
Delft comes in second in California hyperloop stakes - DutchNews.nl
Delft Hyperloop team wins 2nd place in SpaceX race
The Delft Hyperloop team came in second due to engine malfunction (overheating), behind the Munich University WARR team that won with a new world record for speed (466 kph).
Sources:
Delft comes in second in California hyperloop stakes - DutchNews.nl
Delft Hyperloop team wins 2nd place in SpaceX race
