OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)

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Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.

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[-] Mostly_Harmless@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

"Wait, wait, hear me out. Carbon. Fiber."

[-] venusenvy47@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

He literally is quoted as saying that after the Titan implosion. In the article:

"Söhnlein said the Titan passengers' deaths shouldn't stop humans from continuing to investigate carbon fiber hulled submersibles as a way to reach the bottom of the ocean."

[-] UnhappyCamper@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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