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PayPal Founder Wants To Launch Satellites

Posted by Hemos on from the go-up-up-up-going-up-up-up dept.

XNormal writes "Elon Musk, founder of Zip2 and PayPal is planning to build a launcher for small satellites. Much of his personal fortune come from the IPO of PayPal and subsequent sale to eBay. The amount of money he plans to spend on this project is not much more than Denis Tito spent on his space station visit. The difference is that this venture actually tries to do something productive. Elon is also behind the Life to Mars mission."

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  1. in the name of the .test community by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cherish our balls.

    FP

    1. Re:in the name of the .test community by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I certainly cherish them, Mike, but I think you should get a life.

      And a haircut.

  2. closest I've come to first post... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I guess I should refresh more often.

  3. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Small satellites launch you.

  4. I regret to inform you that you fail it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I want you to know that I'm there for you if you need someone to talk to, and I'm very sympathetic, but I have to let you know that you fail it. You did not get the first post. I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you.

  5. Re:Top 10 Things I Want To See Destroyed!!!!!! by Dylan_t_p · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hmm you do realize you read slashdot too (or else you wouldn't be here posting) I hate cowards with a sucide/kill the whole world complex

    Pop-up Ads
    MTV's non-music programming
    The homeless
    Ricemobiles
    Jar jar Binks
    New York Yankees

    though like you I also hate those things though I wouldn't go so far as seeing them destroyed (other than jar jar and only that becuase he's in a movie with natlie portman.....lucky bastard) /offtopic

    ok that aside once Elon finishes making one of these things can we make him his own first customer and launch him into orbit? or better yet launch his millions into space and let them shower down over the world that would cool (if any of it survived re-entry)

  6. PREPARE THE GIANT "LASER" by Fastball · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So is that fascist chick from the Austin Powers franchise going to be at the press conference?

  7. screw paypal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't suppose you have a tax-payer ID? You can substitute this for SSN, I believe.

  8. Re:No kidding... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I always suspected that Anonymous Coward was gay.

  9. Re:Productive? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Agreed.

    Ironic

    ???

    Duby8'=w88754onQx87548754o8754mk=8km

  10. -100 offtopic. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what has this to do with sending stuff to space?