ASIF MUHAMMED

polly critics do think this is optimistically low, and in the alpha design be outlines a scenario where the Hyperloop covers its capital costs within 20 years. A one-way passenger ticket would be a very affordable $ 20. The challenges are likely to be scare mongering - every critic is terrified of spiraling costs and the difficulty of moving support (financial and political) away from the state's current mega-project, California High Speed Rail. The existing project inevitably has many vested interests and so focusing on an alternative route (such as Los Angeles to Texas) that does not bring the two projects bead to head might be the best route forward. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION. 34. Nested interests can block even the best ideas. Musk's recognition is international in scope and touches on multiple disciplines. He is lauded as an inventor and innovator by universities and learned society's is the darling of the business world, and a popular and respected figure by journalists too. There is space here to discuss only a small selection of his awards, In a multidisciplinary world, it is not enough to be an expert in just one area, In Background and Education we 100 ked at Musk's university career, and though he abandoned his own doctorate at Stanford university after only two days, other institutions have moved to recognise his contributions to technology regardless, In the UK, Surrey University cone of the world's foremost centers for the development of satellite technology) awarded Musk an honorary doctorate (Duniv) in Aerospace Engineering and, he also has an honorary doctorate of Engineering and Technology from the University. His third honorary doctorate was in design, from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Recognising his contributions in the field of space technology, Musk was asked to serve on the United States National Academy of Sciences Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. He received the 2009 108 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low Award for his design of the falcon t, and also National Space