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Remember those soccer boys who spent more than two weeks in a Thai cave after water from heavy rain blocked their exit? We’ve got good news for you. First of all, four of the boys were successfully extracted from the cave system. Secondly, after a delay of several hours required them to replace the oxygen tanks along the path, the teams of divers are going back in, to bring more of them to the surface.
Finally, Elon Musk tasked SpaceX engineers with crafting a special tiny submarine that could be used during the rescue, and the tech guru says the device is operational. That said, Musk’s effort, while laudable, might not be needed for this particular rescue. None of those kids will have to spend any time inside the tiny submarine, but it could be developed further for similar rescue missions in the future.
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Thai cave rescue operation saves four, just as Elon Musk preps mini submarine made from Falcon tube originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 9 Jul 2018 at 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Remember those soccer boys who spent more than two weeks in a Thai cave after water from heavy rain blocked their exit? We’ve got good news for you. First of all, four of the boys were successfully extracted from the cave system. Secondly, after a delay of several hours required them to replace the oxygen tanks along the path, the teams of divers are going back in, to bring more of them to the surface.
Finally, Elon Musk tasked SpaceX engineers with crafting a special tiny submarine that could be used during the rescue, and the tech guru says the device is operational. That said, Musk’s effort, while laudable, might not be needed for this particular rescue. None of those kids will have to spend any time inside the tiny submarine, but it could be developed further for similar rescue missions in the future.
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Thai cave rescue operation saves four, just as Elon Musk preps mini submarine made from Falcon tube originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 9 Jul 2018 at 06:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Via BRG - Boy Genius Report