“Now that Hopper has flown, Starship update probably in two weeks or so.”
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“Falcon 9 piercing the sound barrier on reentry https://t.co/pMkBaeHVqT”
“@SpaceX Launch underway”
“@SpaceXUpdates Pc (chamber pressure) high due to colder than expected propellant”
“@Erdayastronaut @goathobbit Thin tiles on windward side of ship & nothing on leeward or anywhere on booster looks like lightest option”
“@Erdayastronaut @goathobbit Testing a possible Starship windward side ceramic tile. Maximizing emissivity is best for conductive/particle heating. Nice thing about steel is that tiles can be very thin, unlike carbon fiber or aluminum airframe.”
“@NASAKennedy @SpaceX @Space_Station One Space Station image for each visit”
“@MemesOfMars @kimitalvitie @SpaceX Center 7 engines gimbal to 15 degrees”
“@kimitalvitie @SpaceX Outer engines stick out slightly from 9m diameter, don’t gimbal & are mechanically joined at nozzle”
“@WorldAndScience Nuclear thermal rocket for fast transit around solar system would be a great area of research for @NASA”
“@justpaulinelol @annerajb @highlyaaronic Probably have slots for up to 37 engines, but can decontent as needed. Starship update after Hopper hover.”
“@annerajb @highlyaaronic Orbital refilling is critical for high payload to moon or Mars. Initially just Starship to Starship, later dedicated tankers.”
“Starship Super Heavy with 35 Raptors”
“@Falcon9Block5 @Alejandro_DebH @annerajb Won’t change. Starship launch structure will be attached to the other side from tower.”
“@Alejandro_DebH @annerajb Starship launch structure is being built off-site in steel subsections”
“@justpaulinelol @annerajb I suspect many besides SpaceX will livestream these flights. Won’t be subtle.”
“@annerajb Texas and Florida Starship prototypes (not Hopper) fly in 2 to 3 months”
“@newscientist This is actually a good thing btw. China is making amazing progress in space, rapidly iterating on rocket & space station technology. Great respect.”
“@MemesOfMars @Warhly Post test fuel leak, but no major damage”
“♥️👽 SpaceX has Area 59 👽♥️ https://t.co/h4YUL1Xx51”
“@ClaraB_KGBT @SpaceX @kgbt Won’t be today, hopefully tomorrow”
“@MemesOfMars @Kristennetten @annerajb @flcnhvy @Erdayastronaut @PatrickLac007 @AngelGPonce @Tesla SpaceX thruster package will be subtle. Hidden behind license plate.”
“@joe_mckirdy @13ericralph31 @JHC2718 @StephanieeeeeJ 100mT to 125mT for true useful load to useful orbit (eg Starlink mission), including propellant reserves. 150mT for reference payload compared to other rockets. This is in fully reusable config. About double in fully expendable config, which is hopefully never.”
“~20m up & sideways for first flight. Mk1 Starship hopefully 20km up in a few months.”
“@C3LT_Games The Cape is one of the two Starship build sites. More on this later.”
“@bluemoondance74 @Erdayastronaut @justpaulinelol @mayemusk @SpaceX Overall successful. Aborted at T+51 sec on high mixture ratio, but we were intentionally probing the corners of the box of operating conditions, so not surprising.”
“@Erdayastronaut @justpaulinelol @mayemusk @SpaceX Between first development engine & first flight engine with operational payload, there are always hundreds of changes to both hardware & software. Over time, thousands.”
“@mayemusk @SpaceX Starship Mk 1 & Hopper”
“@tossha_spb @atlasobscura Will do Starship presentation a few weeks after Hopper hovers, so prob late July. If that timing works, free LJ chips for all present!”
“@CormacSheehan1 Occupy Mars”
“Rocket fairing returning from space”
“@Globe_Mars @CNBC We must safeguard the future of life by transitioning to sustainable energy on Earth & becoming multiplanetary via Mars. It’s not clear how much time we have to do these things, but sooner is definitely better.”
“@cleantechnica 2.1 sec 0-60 mph is base model before adding rocket thruster option”
“@bitbased @Antsmash @joseph_preece @Erdayastronaut @SpaceXFan97 @lister6520 @justpaulinelol @MattLBates That’s actually kinda true”
“@SpaceXFan97 @lister6520 @justpaulinelol @MattLBates @Erdayastronaut Almost anything. Length/diameter is much lower & Starship doesn’t have a hammerhead fairing that acts like main sail.”
“@lister6520 @justpaulinelol @MattLBates @Erdayastronaut You’re touching on a good critique of Falcon 9. Our 1st stage to 2nd stage propellant ratio is too high. We’re fixing that with Starship.”
“@Malcolmmarsman @bluemoondance74 @SptlightVids @SpaceX Ok, thanks”
“@bluemoondance74 @SptlightVids @SpaceX :(”
“@bluemoondance74 @SptlightVids @SpaceX Working on Tesla global logistics”
“@SptlightVids @SpaceX Yes, but we couldn’t take a chance on 2nd stage failing it’s 4th maneuver. This mission was more complex than anything I’m aware of in history of rockets. RIP center core, you did your duty well.”
“Ms. Tree caught the Falcon fairing!!”
“@SpaceXUpdates @Erdayastronaut High payload/delta-V missions will always be far downrange. Value of boost stage is measured (essentially) by *horizontal* velocity imparted to upper stage. Altitude is almost unimportant.”
“@autonomyEV @tesla_truth @marialauraadr @_TomCross_ One of our main conference rooms at SpaceX is named after Goddard”
“@0411ashwin Colonizing Mars one mug at a time!”
“@marialauraadr @_TomCross_ Waiting for Falcon Heavy to launch means high cortisol levels. This is our toughest rocket launch ever.”
“@_TomCross_ Heat will breathe life into Mars”
“@SteelSully @annerajb @kickber @ExploreSpaceKSC Yeah, that sounds ideal! I love the KSC rocket garden. Spent many days there looking at rocket design details.”
“On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug https://t.co/DN7aIyhhQ3 https://shop.spacex.com/occupy-mars-heat-sensitive-terraforming-mug.html”
“@Matthew_Nolan1 @austinbarnard45 Starship will do orbital launches from Boca Chica (near Brownsville) & Cape”
“Falcon Heavy on LC-39A https://t.co/FsfFa7bRRK”
