Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Elon Musk’s mini-submarine ‘not practical’ for Thailand cave rescue, say authorities

Onlookers watch and cheer as helicopter flies to the Tham Luang cave to transport the fifth rescued boy to safety.

The rescue of the soccer team in Thailand’s Tham Luang cave is nearly over, with a team of international divers entering today for what is hoped to be the final time. The divers will be making an 11-hour round trip through flooded passages to free the remaining trapped boys and their coach. They will do so, however, without Elon Musk’s purpose-built “kid-sized submarine.”

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced he would try to help with the rescue operation last week, and refashioned part of a Falcon 9 rocket into an underwater escape capsule for the children. Musk apparently flew out to Thailand with the device over the weekend, sharing photos and videos of the rescue site on social media.

But according to reports from The Guardian and ABC,...

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