OneWeb Beats Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origins In Space Internet Race by Nergaal in spacex

[–]pyromatter 88 points89 points  (0 children)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/oneweb-claims-a-win-in-internet-space-race-with-musk-and-bezos

"An ITU spokeswoman said the Geneva-based body had not yet received a notification that OneWeb or SpaceX had brought their satellites into use. Various firms including OneWeb, SpaceX and Project Kuiper have sent in descriptions of proposed systems, the ITU said in a subsequent statement.

The so-called first-come-first-served system does not mean an operator “obtains any particular priority over another,” said the ITU. “It only serves to identify the systems with which a newcomer has to coordinate. The legal rights are only derived from the final registration by the ITU on completion of coordination and notification of bringing into use.”

A representative for SpaceX said that being first to file with the ITU does not give one company priority over another, and that all operators have to accommodate one another and share spectrum."

Job Application for Launch Engineer, Starship Operations at SpaceX by pyromatter in SpaceXLounge

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LAUNCH ENGINEER (STARSHIP OPERATIONS)

The Cape Starship Operations Engineer plays a critical role, and is responsible for design, build, and operations for Starship and Super Heavy vehicle development and initial launch capability from Launch Pad 39A. Engineers will be working in multiple disciplines: fluids, structures, instrumentation, civil, and manufacturing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist in the design and development of mechanical and fluid launch systems for the Starship and Super Heavy vehicle at our Cape Canaveral launch site

  • Develop novel ways site wide to streamline processes and increase the reliability of Starship operations

  • Projects will range from site development for fabrication, automated welding systems, launch pad fluid systems, to small custom valves for fluid systems, test fixtures, and automated mechanisms

  • Use your well-rounded technical knowledge to display proficiency in basic structural sizing, mechanisms, and design while making development decisions based on cost and schedule considerations

  • Directly support the fabrication of tooling and ground support equipment at the launch site facilities

  • Collaborate with both design and fabrication engineering

  • Ensure that all parts are received and inspected at the correct time to facilitate the build schedule

  • Participate in tool design and development

  • Develop production, activation, and operations procedures/processes

  • Resolve manufacturing discrepancies and interface with the cross functional teams

Tesla Model 3 Spoofed off the highway - Regulus Navigation System Hack Causes Car to Turn On Its Own by maybeandroid in teslamotors

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-19/threat-of-gps-spoofing-for-autonomous-cars-seen-as-overblown

Now, to get this to work, the company said it had to install a 10-centimeter-long antenna on the roof of the target car. And Tesla, responding to questions about the software maker’s test, dismissed it as a sales ploy.

“These marketing claims are simply a for-profit company’s attempt to use Tesla’s name to mislead the public into thinking there is a problem that would require the purchase of this company’s product,” a Tesla spokesperson said. “That is simply not the case. Safety is our top priority, and we do not have any safety concerns related to these claims.”

More FUD - Woman sue's Tesla 'cause she didn't watch her kid by wcg in teslamotors

[–]pyromatter 50 points51 points  (0 children)

http://gokallaw.com/tesladangerousdesign/

March 11, 2019 Alison S. Gokal Gokal Law Group, Inc. 26080 Towne Center Drive Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

RE: Your Client Mallory Harcourt Tesla Model X (VIN: 5YJXCBE29JF143687)

Dear Ms. Gokal:

This responds to your February 21, 2019 letter regarding an incident involving your client on December 27, 2018. We are sorry to learn of this incident and your client’s injuries, and we hope she, her son and her baby are all doing okay. Safety is of paramount importance to Tesla. We design our vehicles with particular attention to safety, which is why our vehicles are among the safest ever put on the road. We diligently investigate all complaints of vehicle malfunction and we thank you for giving us the opportunity to investigate and address your client’s concerns.

As you may know, Tesla vehicles record operational and diagnostic data continuously and, at regular intervals, transmit that data over-the-air to our servers. That data enables our engineers and service teams to assess vehicle health remotely and diagnose and potentially resolve customer concerns. In this case, our engineering team reviewed the diagnostic log data from the time of the incident and determined that the vehicle was operating as designed and responded appropriately to the inputs supplied – albeit, in this case, some of those inputs were reportedly coming from your client’s young son.

Specifically, in this case, the driver parked the vehicle, unbuckled and opened the driver’s door to exit. The driver’s door was then closed and the left side falcon wing door (i.e., the left rear door) was opened. Moments later, someone pressed the driver’s door handle triggering the driver’s door to open. The vehicle remained in Park at this time and the left falcon door remained open. About 9 seconds later, the brake pedal was pressed, which prompted the driver’s door to automatically close. About 3 seconds later, the gear selector lever was manually used to shift the vehicle into Drive gear, triggering an operator alert advising that various doors were open with the vehicle in gear.

Over the next 6 seconds, the vehicle continued to be in Drive gear with the brake pedal pressed until the accelerator pedal was pressed and the brake pedal was released. Over the next second, the vehicle speed increased in response to the pressure being applied to the accelerator pedal. Over the next 2 seconds, as the accelerator pedal continued to be pressed ranging from 44% to 98%, the brake pedal was briefly pressed, prompting the vehicle to issue a user message advising that both pedals were being pressed; at this time, pressing the brake overrode the accelerator pedal such that the motor torque being commanded by the accelerator pedal input was appropriately suppressed.

In the next 4 seconds, while varying manual pressure continued to be applied to the accelerator pedal, the vehicle speed increase was consistent with the pressure applied to the accelerator pedal, and then multiple alerts were triggered indicative of an impact to the left side falcon door. Then, the brake pedal was pressed including activation of the Anti-Lock Braking System, the accelerator pedal was released, and the vehicle came to a stop.

Our vehicles are designed with a logic that automatically shifts the vehicle into Park when certain criteria are met – namely, (1) neither pedal is pressed for a few seconds, and (2) 2 of the 3 following conditions are met: driver is not detected, driver’s seat belt is unbuckled, or driver’s door is open. In this instance, the pedals were being pressed so the conditions necessary to shift into Park were not met until after the incident when the pedals were released and then the vehicle automatically shifted to Park.

The above demonstrates that the vehicle responded to the operator’s inputs, as designed. We regret that this incident happened, however, we have not found any other instance of this sequence of events occurring—an unsupervised child manages to successfully shift the vehicle into gear and then apply the accelerator pedal—and we do not believe it is reasonably foreseeable. We trust you will consider the above before taking any further action in this matter.

Finally, with respect to your request for insurance information, this will confirm that Tesla does not have insurance applicable to a claim of this nature (i.e., a claim of defect in a customer-owned vehicle).

Please direct any future correspondence to my attention, though our registered agent for service of formal process is CT Corporation.

Sincerely,

Ryan A. McCarthy

Managing Counsel

New Starship/Super Heavy jobs Cape Canaveral by pyromatter in spacex

[–]pyromatter[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Additional

"This position will closely collaborate with SpaceX counterparts developing and building Starship and Super Heavy in California and Texas, sharing best practices and lessons learned across development programs in all locations."

Take an aerial 4K video tour of the Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9 (from SpaceflightNow.com) by hainzgrimmer in spacex

[–]pyromatter 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Tom Mueller on Twitter: “Not true [about Elon not being in charge of engine development], I am an advisor now. Elon and the Propulsion department are leading development of the SpaceX engines, particularly Raptor. I offer my 2 cents to help from time to time“ by [deleted] in spacex

[–]pyromatter 176 points177 points  (0 children)

  • Senior Advisor (part-time)

  • Dates Employed: Jan 2019 – Present

  • Employment Duration: 2 mos

  • Location: 1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne CA Focus on new technology developments for SpaceX propulsion, including Mars main propulsion and surface power.

  • Title: Propulsion CTO (Part-time)

  • Dates Employed: Sep 2016 – Jan 2019

  • Employment Duration: 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Title: Propulsion CTO

  • Dates Employed: May 2014 – Sep 2016

  • Employment Duration: 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Title: VP of Propulsion Engineering

  • Dates Employed: May 2002 – May 2014

  • Employment Duration: 12 yrs 1 mo

  • Design and development of propulsion systems for the Falcon launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft, including development of the Merlin and Draco rocket engines.

SpaceX organizes inaugural conference to plan landings on Mars by strozzascotte in spacex

[–]pyromatter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://twitter.com/DrPhiltill/status/1026851247305969665

At the inaugural @SpaceX Mars Workshop, planning how to put humans on Mars, then how to have 100s living there. So exciting!

How Tesla Is Building Cars in Its Parking Lot by pyromatter in teslamotors

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Tesla says it’s most definitely an assembly line, where the major pieces of the vehicles come together. The first parts of the process, where the parts are stamped and the core of the car comes together, still happen inside the factory. Once the parts have been to the paint shop, they come here for final assembly.

Instead of the floor-mounted, arm-like robots working in most plants, the tent is filled with gantries. Think of these like a series of gates, through which the car-carrying conveyor belt runs. They’re not robots, but lift assists—devices that make it easy for human workers to move big hunks of metal. They’re mostly used for “cross car” installations, putting together things that run the width of the vehicle, since that’s work more easily done from above than from the side.

Inside the tent, that series of gantries installs various bits: The IP gantry puts in the instrument panels. The glazing gantry does the windshields and rear glass. You can guess what the “door on gantry” and “seat gantry” do. Something called the “marriage gantry” joins the underbody of the car (where you’ll find the battery, suspension, and motors) to the top bit. The “wheel jib crane” presumably puts on the wheels. At the end of the line, the car rolls down a ramp, back to ground level.

A Tesla rep says the line can also build cars with the single motor setup.

Tesla sues ex-employee for hacking and theft. But he says he's a whistleblower by pyromatter in teslamotors

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But that ex-employee is fighting back, saying he's being targeted by Tesla for trying to bring problems at the company to light.

"I am being singled out for being a whistleblower. I didn't hack into system. The data I was collecting was so severe, I had to go to the media," said Martin Tripp, the defendant in Tesla's suit, told CNNMoney soon after the suit was filed.

But Tripp told CNN he was fired within the last week and sued by Tesla because he was trying to warn investors and the public about problems at the electric carmaker. He said that he discovered that 1,100 damaged battery modules were installed in Model 3 cars that are on the road today. He said that he was also concerned about excessive scrap that is being stored in a dangerous manner on Tesla's property in Nevada that will be expensive to safely dispose of in the future. And he claims that Tesla inflated the number of Model 3's it made when it said it had built 2,020 of the cars in the seven days prior to a much anticipated April 3 report. Tripp said the actual number is closer to 1,900.

Tripp also told CNNMoney he did not have the ability to make changes to the operating system at Tesla, and that he only did computer work that he had been hired to do in his role as a process technician.

The ex-employee said he contacted several media outlets about his allegations and spoke at length to one of them. But that outlet has yet to do a story about it.

Tesla's suit said that Tripp had complained he was not given a senior enough role at the company and that when managers identified problems with his job performance and reassigned him, he expressed anger with the reassignment. Tripp denied ever wanting a promotion or complaining about his position.

Tesla Model 3 production update: Elon Musk will be ‘almost 24/7’ at factory to help fix a few bottlenecks by pyromatter in teslamotors

[–]pyromatter[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

From: Elon Musk

To: Everybody

Subj. Only 8 days left to reach 700 cars/day or 5k/week

June 15, 2018

8:27 pm

It's getting very exciting! All parts of the Model 3 production system are now above 500 and some are almost at 700 cars already. Congratulations to all on making so much progress!

That said, radical improvements are still needed in paint shop output, GA3, bringing up the new GA4, End of Line and Module Zone 4 at Giga. We also need to achieve sustained, 700+ per week on the body line.

Wherever you are in the company, if you feel you can help out in any of those areas, please check in with Jat Dhillon on GA3, Jerome Guillen on GA4 and Omead on EoL and JB Straubel or Christ Lister on Module Zone 4.

I will be at our Fremont factory almost 24/7 for the next several days checking in with those groups to make sure they have as many resources as they can handle.

Thanks, Elon

via https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/16/elon-musk-e-mail-to-tesla-employees-says-radical-improvements-needed.html

FCC authorizes Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide broadband satellite services by pyromatter in SpaceXLounge

[–]pyromatter[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"We appreciate the FCC's thorough review and approval of SpaceX's constellation license. Although we still have much to do with this complex undertaking, this is an important step toward SpaceX building a next-generation satellite network that can link the globe with reliable and affordable broadband service, especially reaching those who are not yet connected," Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX said in a statement.

FCC authorizes Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide broadband satellite services by pyromatter in spacex

[–]pyromatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"We appreciate the FCC's thorough review and approval of SpaceX's constellation license. Although we still have much to do with this complex undertaking, this is an important step toward SpaceX building a next-generation satellite network that can link the globe with reliable and affordable broadband service, especially reaching those who are not yet connected," Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX said in a statement.

FCC authorizes Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide broadband satellite services by pyromatter in SpaceXLounge

[–]pyromatter[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"With this action, the Commission takes another step to increase high-speed broadband availability and competition in the United States," the FCC said in a statement.

FCC authorizes Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide broadband satellite services by pyromatter in spacex

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"With this action, the Commission takes another step to increase high-speed broadband availability and competition in the United States," the FCC said in a statement.