What 'hate people seem to have for Musk'? Dont know what you been reading/viewing but that has certainly passed me by.
Personally prefer to see a few more folk like Musk.
Oh, it was linked to on the Bloodhound SSC Faceache page and just seemed to attract people pissing on Musk. You would think on there of all places the technical accomplishments would be appreciated but seemingly not. Littering space (don't understand test payload), PR driven **** (don't understand business), concentrate on getting Model 3's built (don't understand business) etc.
Post this on the bloodhound facebook page with the heading "Fastest rocket powered car in the universe". See if that helps them calm down a bit.
I just can't get enough of this. Elon Musk is like a fictional character, a Bond villain with the same looks, back story (being violently bullied as a kid) wealth and ambition. His story is amazing, his ambition is outstanding and ability to get stuff done is world leading.
The world needs people like him in it pushing boundaries and making the impossible possible.
With that sort of influence and technical reach he would be a scary figure if he ever went rogue. lets all hope he doesn't buy an extinct volcano for his HQ......
Still think it’s a waste, nasty chemical rockets.
Except they’re not. The boosters used by NASA for shuttle launches were solid fuel, the Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy/BFR use Merlin rocket motors which use a mixture of highly refined kerosene or avgas and liquid oxygen, called RP-1:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(rocket_engine_family)
A couple of additional fun details regarding the car, not only has it got the ‘Don’t Panic’ label on the dash, but there’s a copy of ‘Hitchhikers Guide...’ and a towel in the glovebox, and there’s also a Hotwheels model of a red Tesla Roadster with a tiny space suited driver in the car!
The synchronised landing of the boosters was chuffing amazing, just remarkable, the last time I was this excited about a rocket launch was the Saturn 5 Apollo missions and the first shuttle.