“@SaherShodhan Almost. Falcon Heavy was way harder to develop than it seemed at first.”
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“@gdoehne Expendable. Future flights will go on Falcon Heavy or the upgraded Falcon 9.”
“The London Sunday Times created a chart showing how Falcon compares to the Saturn V and Shuttle http://t.co/nJMPtYPd”
“@ClovenLife No, but shielding got fragged every flight. More control authority is for Falcon Heavy, but also enables Falcon 9 to land in heavier winds.”
“@dfjsteve Very similar. The crush core in the Falcon legs is reusable after soft landings, but needs to be replaced after hard.”
“Falcon 9 and Dragon now vertical on the launch pad, surrounded by 300 ft tall lightning towers http://t.co/iERgA2RP”
“@joshuapinter @juliusvolz Full height of Falcon 9 boost stage on legs is ~165 ft”
“Spacecraft arrives at Port of Los Angeles for transfer to SpaceX test facilities in Texas http://t.co/9ab55gRc http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120605port/”
“Landing gear of the mega thrust propulsive landing rocket done (next gen Falcon). First hops soon. http://t.co/JwkynmfL http://img.ly/i5JQ”
“The sheer size of Falcon Heavy is mind-blowing. It could literally send a fully loaded London bus to the moon.”
“Just did an interview with Spaceflight Now. Some of your questions may be answered here: http://t.co/vF0Rs3p1 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120518musk/”
“@AuerSusan @valleyhack True. Also, Ariane primary bay can deliver slightly heavier satellites than Falcon 9. Falcon Heavy is needed ...”
“@Avron_p you can mount a rack to the roof via suction cups and still have one Falcon door work fine. Guaranteed up to 140 mph.”
“View from landing leg camera on Falcon rocket test rig (aka Grasshopper Project) http://t.co/xhFe87AM http://yfrog.us/09qmmivexdorhtchxitvhjzsz”
“@ID_AA_Carmack That works for Dragon, but hard to do for something long like Falcon”
“@TeslasBigFan Don't worry, we've got a cool solution for ski storage on the X with the Falcon wing doors”
“The tower has caught the rocket!! https://t.co/CPXsHJBdUh”
“Starship rocket booster caught by tower https://t.co/aOQmSkt6YE”
“Great energy from @SpaceX fans in Mexico https://t.co/R695MUaicc”
“But then I started thinking about Mars”
“Great video of Starship Super Heavy Booster landing as seen from Mexico! 🇲🇽 https://t.co/R695MUaicc”
“We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars https://t.co/h4apedUrsU”
“Starship Flight 2 https://t.co/ZfJ9ERl5ET”
“Even rockets need hugs 🥰 https://t.co/oF36F0AvBf”
“🇺🇸🇺🇸 AMERICA IS GOING TO MARS 🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/Jfvi43YWse”
“Still hard to believe Starship is real https://t.co/YJCRGrPNS7”
“Starship reentering like a meteor https://t.co/YjfVIHLLCl”
“This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”
“Starship is ready to fly https://t.co/3PIb5FhHaR”
“@FedorovMykhailo Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.”
“Great work by the Starship team!”
“Given the terrible flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, @Starlink will donate 1000 terminals to emergency responders and make usage for all terminals in the region free until the region has recovered. I hope the best for the people of Brazil. https://t.co/NK6kjz7Iag”
“Starship will take humanity to Mars https://t.co/BMBNI2mMKF”
“In support of the people of Venezuela 🇻🇪 [@Starlink] Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, ensuring continued connectivity.”
“SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals & supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now and @FEMA is both failing to help AND won’t let others help. This is unconscionable!! They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of… https://t.co/abpOsfNenF”
“Starship Flight 6 coming up soon! https://t.co/WgtLjxsP52”
“Starlinks with “lasers” deployed to orbit https://t.co/Y1eg9gl7sJ”
“We have accelerated the rollout of Starlink direct to cell phone connectivity for areas affected by the hurricanes. This is being provided free of charge by SpaceX and TMobile to help those in need.”
“Starship 🚬 https://t.co/EHbZR2X4db”
“Starship will make life multiplanetary https://t.co/Ul7ksiAHBZ”
“Time to go to Mars https://t.co/qwuqbvqBOL”
“SpaceX will provide free Starlink terminals to affected areas in LA tomorrow morning”
“Apologies to those expecting Cybertruck deliveries in California over the next few days. We need to use those trucks as mobile base stations to provide power to Starlink Internet terminals in areas of LA without connectivity. A new truck will be delivered end of week.”
“Congrats @SpaceX team on an exciting test launch of Starship! Learned a lot for next test launch in a few months. https://t.co/gswdFut1dK”
“Next flight of Starship and first flight of V3 ship & booster is 4 to 6 weeks away https://t.co/tg4OQQ7pyI”
“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately https://t.co/NG9sijjkgW”
“Starbase, Texas, rocket factory https://t.co/bfUImi9ZCY”
“Stacking Starship https://t.co/FLAwrCI9Br”
“Starship will make life multiplanetary, preserving life as know from extinction events on Earth, so long as it is not smothered by bureaucracy. There is more government regulatory smothering every year. If this continues, all large projects in the United States will be illegal.…”
“Starlink is now active in a Gaza hospital with the support of @UAEmediaoffice and @Israel”
