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Lockheed Martin's 2008 interceptor prototype compared to Musk's rocket stunt

Original: In case you were under the illusion that Elon's flying rocket stunt is anything, Lockheed Martin publicly showed their k

Commentators are pushing back on Elon Musk's flying Roadster rocket stunt, arguing the levitation technology is not new. They point out that Lockheed Martin publicly demonstrated a kinetic kill vehicle satellite interceptor prototype in 2008, and may have flown similar hardware earlier, noting the vehicle shown alongside Musk's stunt is larger and at least roughly car-shaped.

Why now: Musk's widely publicised rocket-assisted Tesla stunt has reignited debate over how novel the underlying technology really is.

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• In case you were under the illusion that Elon's flying rocket stunt is anything, Lockheed Martin publicly showed their kinetic kill vehicle satellite interceptor prototype in 2008, and may have had it flying much earlier. The new "Roadster" is bigger and at least car-shaped,… · jstevenyork · 1

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