Musk has argued that humans need large outposts on Mars in case Earth is destroyed by an asteroid or is rendered uninhabitable by some terrestrial cataclysm.īezos scoffs at that kind of thinking. In endorsing O’Neill’s approach, Bezos has set himself starkly apart from SpaceX founder Elon Musk, his rival space-obsessed billionaire entrepreneur.
O'Neill during an interview with Johnny Carson in 1977. As the population expands, people would simply build new cylinders to accommodate their needs. Mirrors would pipe in sunshine, and solar panels would provide continuous electricity.
They would be constructed from material mined from the moon and delivered into space using enormous electromagnetic catapults. Sean says he feels a bit more privileged to live in Plimmerton, and the teenagers have all vowed to be with Toa until the end.O’Neill’s proposed colonies would be mile-wide spheres or cylinders, spinning to create artificial gravity on the inside. He kind of feels like a wet blow-up slide - slippery plastic.”īen, Flora and Sean are all determined to mention the way their community has rallied since Sunday, and agree that response has made them feel differently about people showed them that humans are fundamentally good. “He feels like a wetsuit with a thin layer of plastic over it. I tell him ‘good boy, good boy’ and he swims over and pushes against me. He likes to think the whale knows some of his regular babysitters and believes he recognises voices. Volunteers continue to keep the orca company, veterinarians keep on monitoring him, and the teenagers visit constantly.īen isn’t scared of Toa any more, not at all. Potential sightings of whale pods have proved to be false alarms, Toa took his first proper feed, and on Thursday night was moved from his ocean pen to a pool after wild weather threatened his safety. The past six days have been a roller coaster. “The whole Plimmerton community has had that feeling.”Īntonia Allum, left, and Hannah Pou, keep Toa company and well exercised. Orca are especially important to many Māori who believe they are their tupuna – or ancestors – and the fact this is a baby makes him all the more special. The Ngāti Toa member has been involved with the rescue from nearly the beginning and has been in the water with Toa every day. Like the teenagers, she can’t thank the community enough for their kindness: “It takes a village to rescue a whale.” The emotional toll of his separation will be massive too - a wild male orca will never leave its mother.ĭespite that, Visser has remained optimistic the pod would be found, pointing to the case of another young orca, found off America’s west coast near Seattle, that was successfully reunited with its pod after being separated.
It was hurt during the stranding, both from the rocks and its own unsupported weight. While all the rescuers are optimistic about a happy ending and Toa has been doing well, Visser says the stress on the unweaned orca can’t be overemphasised. People are constantly in the water with him to keep him company and ensure he doesn’t collide with the sides of the pen. Toa the orca is looked after by volunteers at Plimmerton Boating Club. The trio followed the whales along the shoreline, keeping pace as the pod headed over the sandbar and towards Hongoeka. He was with friends Flora Smith and Sean Carter when they heard the orca pod had been spotted in the sea off Plimmerton and raced down to the beach on their bikes. He admits to being a bit embarrassed by it all, especially because he’s only one of many people who played a part in saving Toa that afternoon, and he wants everyone to know it’s not just about him. Sixteen-year-old Ben has had a lot of attention since he first came across the orca trapped on the beach. * Baby orca to be given milk-replacement formula as search for pod continues * Pod sightings unverified in search for orca, weather expected to deteriorate
Abandoned life pods portable#
* Baby orca volunteers bringing in portable pool for Toa in case Wellington weather turns bad Ben Norris, 16, was the first person to discover a baby orca which had been stranded and separated from its pod.
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