Musk sends Stanton the mini-sub's specifications

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: July 7, 2018 (approximate within July 6-8, 2018; thread mixes Pacific and Thailand timestamps)
To:: Richard Stanton

Will have more info for you soon. It is 35 cm in diameter and 160cm long. We can make more that are longer or shorter. Dual air ports on front and rear (so possible to attach up to four tanks at once). Front ports are recessed into metal, so not subject to front damage. All ports have secondary caps in case a leak develops. With the front caps on, this is strong enough to be used as a battering ram if need be. Nose is 2.5cm thick solid, high toughness 2219 alloy aluminium. It is made from very high strength rocket-grade aluminium. Cylinder section is what the Falcon rocket uses for high pressure liquid oxygen transfer. Weighs 35kg. Will send pics in a few hours. Anything else that could be helpful? I am talking to the Prime Minister later today. Is there anything you would like me to convey?

About this email

Musk gives the dimensions, materials and air-port layout of the aluminium 'mini-sub' built from Falcon rocket parts, and asks if Stanton wants anything conveyed to the Thai prime minister.

Notes

Musk Decl. Ex. C (email chain with British cave diver Richard Stanton, July 6-8, 2018). The exhibit prints the chain newest-first with timestamps from two mail clients (Pacific time and Thailand time), so the exact send time of individual messages is uncertain; the date is a best reading. Transcribed from a scanned exhibit; minor OCR variance possible. Musk posted screenshots of part of this chain on Twitter on July 10, 2018. Paragraph breaks are not preserved in the retrieved transcription.

Where it came from

Court record; attribution confirmed.

SpaceX, outside & personal. Tags: thai-cave-rescue, mini-sub, richard-stanton, unsworth-case

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