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‘Good News’ Elon Musk on people surviving after Tesla fall 250ft down from cliff
A Tesla Model Y fell into a sharp 250ft cliff in California and it’s a miracle that all of the passengers were alive and rescued, meanwhile, Elon Musk said this is a piece of very good news.
Brian Pottenger, battalion chief at Coastside, who was involved in the rescue told that it was an “enormous surprise that the four people survived,”
Good news
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 4, 2023
According to the information, four people in a Tesla car, including two children ages 4 and 9, went over the side of a cliff in an area known as Devil’s Slide on Monday. The car was going south on Route 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway.
Following the scenario, people called 911 for help and then the rescue team arrived at the spot including the rescue helicopters. However, in the meantime, the rescue team has already recovered the two young passengers and the rest of the two rescued by the copter.
The current details in the media show that the young ones had moderate injuries and adults suffered traumatic injuries.
This morning, a vehicle with 2 adults and 2 minors went over cliff at Devil's Slide in @sanmateoco. Witnesses saw the accident and called 911. The car plunged hundreds of feet down the cliff and landed on the beach. All four patients were successfully rescued. Watch the video! pic.twitter.com/HUM2SJ56Oy
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) January 3, 2023
It’s not the first time when the area came in headlines for such an incident, as Pottenger revealed he has been involved in over 8 rescues in the area before. It’s reported that the car wasn’t on autopilot mode.
“I can tell you that the vehicle was in surprisingly decent shape considering the amount of fall and the amount of force,” he noted and tagged it as an “absolute miracle”.
Another news drop for the Starship launch coming from Elon Musk, as the space rocket maker company, SpaceX is now waiting for an FAA license for the launch attempt.
Today, Elon Musk said that SpaceX is waiting for FAA license approval to process the upcoming Starship launch attempt. He revealed that the company will be ready to fire this giant rocket into orbit very soon.
The SpaceX chief also shared that it may take a few weeks to clear FAA and the first launch attempt would be around the third week of April.
FAA license?
A standard airworthiness certificate is the FAA’s official authorization allowing for the operation of a type of certificated aircraft. A standard airworthiness certificate allows the aircraft to be operated and used with the most minimal restrictions and for compensation and hire.
The FAA also issues commercial space licenses, verifies launch or reentry vehicles meant to carry humans operate as intended, and provides regulation of flight crew qualifications and training. The FAA also performs safety inspections and safely integrates commercial space operations into the National Airspace System.
Anticipating:
In a recent interview at Morgan Stanley Conference, Elon anticipates the upcoming launch attempt. He said, “I’m not saying it will get to orbit, but I am guaranteeing excitement, So, won’t be boring!”
He expects that there is a high chance for SpaceX to send Starship into orbit this year. However, he still thinks there is a couple of years required to build reusable.
Progress:
On January 23, SpaceX stacked Starship on top of the super heavy Booster 7 rocket at Starbase in Texas. The stacking leads us to a full flight-like wet dress rehearsal.
This was the first time an integrated ship and booster were fully loaded with over 10 million pounds of propellant.
Within the same month, SpaceX detached the Starship from booster 7 and achieved a successful Booster 7 static fire. However, we now have to wait until SpaceX comes up with a piece of good news.
