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Sep 9, 2019

@flcnhvy @DJSnM @Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @spaceXcentric You know destination weather before departure & there’s no weather in space

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Sep 9, 2019

@flcnhvy @DJSnM @Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @spaceXcentric Everything happens so fast. It’s such a different paradigm that applying aircraft concepts to rockets is almost like applying shipping concepts to aircraft. Travels 10,000 km in 30 mins.

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Sep 9, 2019

@DJSnM @Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @spaceXcentric Not currently planning for pad abort with early Starships, but maybe we should. Vac engines would be dual bell & fixed (no gimbal), which means we can stabilize nozzle against hull.

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Sep 9, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @DJSnM @KevinKling12 @spaceXcentric Raptor turbines can spin up extremely fast. We take it easy on the test stand, but that’s not indicative of capability.

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Sep 9, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @DJSnM @spaceXcentric Over time, 355 & 385 are possible, but very difficult

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Sep 9, 2019

@SpaceXFan97 @Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @DJSnM @spaceXcentric Most likely

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Sep 9, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @DJSnM @spaceXcentric Sea level Raptor’s vacuum Isp is ~350 sec, but ~380 sec with larger vacuum-optimized nozzle

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Aug 28, 2019

@JaneidyEve @flcnhvy @Freiraum77 @SpaceX Aiming for 20km flight in Oct & orbit attempt shortly thereafter. Starship update will be on Sept 28th, anniversary of SpaceX reaching orbit. Starship Mk 1 will be fully assembled by that time.

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Aug 28, 2019

@flcnhvy @Freiraum77 @SpaceX Probably 2 to 3 months. We’re about to ship Raptor SN 10.

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Aug 28, 2019

@Freiraum77 @SpaceX Probably 18m for next gen system

2.5K likes145 RT110 replies
Aug 28, 2019

@justpaulinelol @SpaceX Can’t believe it’s been 6 years since our first vertical landing!

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Aug 28, 2019

@SpaceX Core body diameter is 9m/30ft

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Aug 27, 2019

One day Starship will land on the rusty sands of Mars https://t.co/EfENYVdOzM

48.1K likes3.8K RT1.1K replies
Aug 27, 2019

Congrats SpaceX team!! https://t.co/duckYSK0D4

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Aug 27, 2019

Dragon Crew Arm. Astronauts will walk this gantry to enter Dragon & depart for the @Space_Station. https://t.co/rKkUTeHson

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Aug 27, 2019

@MemesOfMars @cleantechnica Hopefully next year

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Aug 25, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX It’s quite robust

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Aug 24, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Yes, last flight for Hopper. If all goes well, it will become a vertical test stand for Raptor.

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Aug 24, 2019

Looks like @SpaceX Starhopper flight may be as soon as Monday. FAA support is much appreciated!

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Aug 20, 2019

@justpaulinelol Not risky imo & can be adjusted/improved real-time. Essentially need to figure out most effective way to convert mass to energy, as Mars is slightly too far from this solar system’s fusion reactor (the sun).

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Aug 20, 2019

Nuke Mars refers to a continuous stream of very low fallout nuclear fusion explosions above the atmosphere to create artificial suns. Much like our sun, this would not cause Mars to become radioactive.

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Aug 20, 2019

@JaneidyEve Will probably make sense to do this when Starship Mk 1 has 3 Raptors, moving body fins & landing gear installed, which is hopefully mid September

1.4K likes90 RT63 replies
Aug 20, 2019

@ThePhoenixFlare Trickier than it may seem on Mars, as atmospheric density is 1% that of Earth & gravity is 38%, but doable for localized warming

1.1K likes37 RT37 replies
Aug 20, 2019

Might make sense to have thousands of solar reflector satellites 🛰 to warm Mars vs artificial suns (tbd)

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Aug 20, 2019

@MemesOfMars @Teslarati @ray4tesla Yeah, would be great to get feedback from Tesla supporters

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Aug 17, 2019

Nuking Mars one T-shirt at a time https://t.co/Kiah2HbxFi https://shop.spacex.com/featured-products/nuke-mars-t-shirt.html

8.0K likes391 RT354 replies
Aug 15, 2019

@JaneidyEve @SpaceX Not yet

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Aug 9, 2019

@EcoHeliGuy @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut Will be needed for sure. Bandwidth, no problem, latency is a challenge 🤣🤣

1.1K likes40 RT78 replies
Aug 9, 2019

@bluemoondance74 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Just spoke with FAA, so hopefully yes

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Aug 9, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Thanks. Starship, which aspires to be fully & immediately reusable in super heavy class, is a truly 🥜🚀. Even though I’m immersed in Starship/Raptor design & build 7 days/week, it still doesn’t feel real.

2.3K likes126 RT88 replies
Aug 9, 2019

@ajtourville @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut Approx min payload to Mars to nearest order of magnitude, so at $100k/ton, cost would be $100B

746 likes27 RT43 replies
Aug 9, 2019

@marstronauts @Erdayastronaut Between $100B and $10T

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Aug 9, 2019

@Erdayastronaut Amazing work over many years by SpaceX engineering/production/launch teams to get (almost) there

1.3K likes54 RT35 replies
Aug 9, 2019

@Teslarati Wouldn’t read too much into this. Likely to be fewer F9/FH flights, but possibly an order of magnitude more than these numbers in Starship flights.

4.0K likes143 RT77 replies
Aug 7, 2019

Rocket fairing falling from space (higher res) https://t.co/sa1j10qAWi

86.0K likes9.4K RT1.3K replies
Aug 7, 2019

Rocket fairing falls from space & is caught by Ms Tree boat https://t.co/nJv0Ry1iKk

63.5K likes7.6K RT1.1K replies
Aug 6, 2019

Great progress by Starship Cape team. Started several months behind, but catching up fast. This will be a super fun race to orbit, moon & Mars!

9.3K likes373 RT220 replies
Aug 4, 2019

@SciGuySpace Yes, detailed review of the first orbital Starship, explaining the pros & cons of each design decision

4.1K likes192 RT83 replies
Aug 4, 2019

@JaneidyEve @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX Very convincing! Ok, Boca it is. We should have Starship Mk1 with 3 Raptors almost ready to fly by then.

2.5K likes178 RT96 replies
Aug 4, 2019

@SIMOZT1 @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX I would’ve been bankrupt too. Unlikely investors would have funded a second attempt.

1.2K likes44 RT63 replies
Aug 4, 2019

@justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX Relief

698 likes13 RT19 replies
Aug 3, 2019

@justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX August 24th, either at Cape Canaveral or Boca Chica

1.6K likes150 RT51 replies
Aug 3, 2019

@EvaFoxU @SpaceX That was our last chance to reach orbit. If it had failed, SpaceX would have died.

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Aug 2, 2019

@DrAlahbabi @Space_Station @SpaceX @NASA @esa @roscosmos @csa_asc @JAXA_en @ISS_CASIS @ISS_Research You’re most welcome!

671 likes25 RT15 replies
Jul 31, 2019

@SciGuySpace Mailing Dragon dock with Space Station is much harder than docking with our own ship for refilling. Not a problem.

2.8K likes76 RT56 replies
Jul 28, 2019

@Jason Thanks Jason! Super proud to work with such great teams at SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink and Boring!!

7.3K likes190 RT105 replies
Jul 28, 2019

Falcon rocket reentry from space with double sonic booms https://t.co/6DDPjcOgQH

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