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Re:Is SpaceX changing the rocket equation? by simondlr on Monday November 21, 2011 @03:13AM (#3260412)
Elon feels like a real-world Iron Man.
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Re:Is SpaceX changing the rocket equation? by NickPollard on Monday November 21, 2011 @03:59AM (#3260498)
Funny you should say that, Jon Favreau has said that Elon Musk was the basis for much of the portrayal of Tony Stark in the Iron man films.

(He also has a cameo in Iron Man 2, and the SpaceX lab was used as a set).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

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Re:Is SpaceX changing the rocket equation? by mahmud on Monday November 21, 2011 @09:36PM (#3263799)
Geez, Musk & Shuttleworth are both South Africans.
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