{"id":647673,"date":"2013-03-19T11:44:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=73391"},"modified":"2013-03-19T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:36:00","slug":"12-talks-about-the-future-of-cars-planes-and-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/647673","title":{"rendered":"12 talks about the future of cars, planes and rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='586' height='360' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BqCELhkXtsY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On March 1 &#8212; just two days after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html\">Elon Musk appeared on the TED2013 stage<\/a> &#8212; a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\">SpaceX<\/a> CRS-2 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a resupply mission for the International Space Station. Two days later, after the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/bad_astronomy\/2013\/03\/01\/spacex_dragon_initial_problems_with_thrusters_now_under_control_mission.html\">righting of a glitch<\/a>, its Dragon capsule <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/bad_astronomy\/2013\/03\/03\/spacex_dragon_capsule_successfully_berthed_to_space_station.html\">delivered a half-ton of supplies<\/a> for the astronauts on board. And four days after that, the SpaceX Grasshopper had its most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2013-03\/18\/spacex-highest-test\">successful test to date.<\/a> This reusable rocket launched 80 feet in the air, hovered for about 34 seconds and returned once again to the center of its launch pad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html\" class=\"video_teaser\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/2534551796ee0a2638b462ce82e33b65091b1d42_240x180.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...\" width=\"132\" height=\"99\" \/>Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity &#8230;<span class=\"play\"><\/span><\/a>So how did Musk, the cofounder of PayPal, get involved in space travel?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was from the standpoint of: What are the things that need to happen in order for the future to be exciting and inspiring? There\u2019s a fundamental difference between a humanity that\u2019s a space-faring civilization &#8212; that is out there exploring the stars and on multiple planets &#8212; compared to one where we are forever confined to Earth,\u201d Musk says in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html\">today\u2019s TED Talk<\/a>, a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson. \u201cThe goal of SpaceX is to try to advance rocket technology, and in particular to crack a problem that I think is vital for humanity to become a space-faring civilization: to have a rapidly and fully reusable rocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s company has slashed the cost of rockets by, they say, up to 75 percent, nudging us toward the idea of human life being multiplanetary. But this isn\u2019t his only endeavor that could change our relationship to travel. Musk is also the mind behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teslamotors.com\/\" >Tesla Motors<\/a>, which builds electric cars, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarcity.com\/\">SolarCity<\/a>, a solar-power firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s extremely important that we have sustainable transport and sustainable energy production. The overall sustainable energy problem is the biggest problem that we have to solve this century,\u201d Musk says in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html\" >today\u2019s talk<\/a>. \u201cYou have to come up with a really energy-efficient car, which means you have to make it incredibly light \u2026 We actually applied rocket design techniques to make the car light, despite the large battery pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To hear more about Musk\u2019s vision for the electric car, solar energy and commercial space travel, as well as his thoughts on how his divergent companies actually make sense together, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html\" >watch this intriguing conversation<\/a>. And here, more talks from visionaries in the field of transportation on what we might see in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/chris_gerdes_the_future_race_car_150mph_and_no_driver.html\">Chris Gerdes: The future race car &#8212; 150 mph, and no driver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/anna_mracek_dietrich_a_plane_you_can_drive.html\">Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/bertrand_piccard_s_solar_powered_adventure.html\">Bertrand Piccard: A solar-powered aircraft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/yves_behar_s_supercharged_motorcycle_design.html\">Yves Behar\u2019s supercharged motorcycle design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sebastian_thrun_google_s_driverless_car.html\">Sebastian Thrun: Google\u2019s driverless car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/dennis_hong_making_a_car_for_blind_drivers.html\">Dennis Hong: Making a car for blind drivers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/bill_ford_a_future_beyond_traffic_gridlock.html\" >Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/robin_chase_excuse_me_may_i_rent_your_car.html\">Robin Chase: Excuse me, may I rent your car?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/kent_larson_brilliant_designs_to_fit_more_people_in_every_city.html\">Kent Larson: Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/burt_rutan_sees_the_future_of_space.html\">Burt Rutan sees the future of space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/bill_stone_explores_the_earth_and_space.html\" >Bill Stone: I&#8217;m going to Mars. You coming?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/83\/planes_trains_and_automobiles.html\">Watch the TED playlist \u201cPlanes, Trains and Automobiles\u201d \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2012\/07\/11\/5-fascinating-cars-of-the-future\/\">And see 5 fascinating cars of the future \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73404\" alt=\"Elon-Musk-on-TED-stage\" src=\"http:\/\/tedconfblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/elon-musk-on-ted-stage.jpg?w=900\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/73391\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/73391\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=blog.ted.com&#038;blog=14795620&#038;%23038;post=73391&#038;%23038;subd=tedconfblog&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TEDBlog\/~4\/2v--ObSMrPc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 1 &#8212; just two days after Elon Musk appeared on the TED2013 stage &#8212; a SpaceX CRS-2 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a resupply mission for the International Space Station. Two days later, after the righting of a glitch, its Dragon capsule delivered a half-ton of supplies for the astronauts on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7344,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-647673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647673\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}