The good “ clue ” for what Elon Musk was up to at his Pentagon meeting come in from , as per usual , the man ’s Twitter . In reaction to aCNN articlemusing over his orphic visit , the SpaceX founder tweeted that it had something to do with a quick metallic element suit . clear , he ’s not mad atTony Stark equivalence .
Something about a flying metal wooing … https://t.co/6Z1D9iZ1fV
— Elon Musk ( @elonmusk)June 9 , 2016
The curious thing about the billionaire ( who , whenaskedif he “ likes being referred to as billionaire Elon Musk”replied “ no ” ) is that he ’s been successful enough with ideas like SpaceX and Tesla that all his other ideas ( likeMars colonizationor thatwe’re living in a video game ) seem to be more plausible . The tweet could be only an Iron Man joke , or it could be not too far off , especially since various companies and the government have beenworking on exoskeletonsfor a while .
We do hump that Musk met with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Wednesday to discuss the ever - vague cant of “ innovation , ” according to a Department of Defense voice .
The sojourn is n’t a surprise given that Carter has been concerned in connecting government and the private applied science sphere ( even creatingan advisory board chaired by Alphabet ’s Eric Schmidt ) and that Musk has been try out to win more business for SpaceX ( andalready has a contact with the Air Force ) . And hey , if the Department of Defense is going to be ramp up flying exoskeletons , Musk is probably the man to do it .
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