“@SpaceXUpdates Those are the new design made of titanium. Doesn’t need heat shielding or even paint.”
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“@thatspacegeek Yes, but liquidity events would be limited to every 6 months or so (like SpaceX)”
“That’s right provided the two Crew Dragon test flights go well. Hardware will def be ready.”
“Falcon 9 launches Iridium to orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base https://t.co/7GTzx0a24d https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8M-mNAN3f/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=18erh862v2fe1”
“@DiscoverMag There’s a massive amount of CO2 on Mars adsorbed into soil that’d be released upon heating. With enough energy via artificial or natural (sun) fusion, you can terraform almost any large, rocky body.”
“@nextspaceflight Side boosters, yes, but too much load through center core”
“@IridiumBoss @SpaceX @Spotify @Marine_layer Thanks for taking a chance on @SpaceX so many years ago! Looking forward to using the new Iridium constellation.”
“@Hyperloop @SpaceX Congratulations to all teams in the student @Hyperloop competition! To make high-speed pods that can operate in vacuum is very difficult. Was great to meet everyone!”
“Catching rocket fairings falling from space has proven tricky, so we made the net really big https://t.co/WMeNZeksRq https://x.com/teslarati/status/1016966736946581504”
“@BBCWorld Moreover, based on extensive cave video review & discussion with several divers who know journey, SpaceX engineering is absolutely certain that mini-sub can do entire journey & demonstrate at any time.”
“Just returned from Cave 3. Mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids’ soccer team. Leaving here in case it may be useful in the future. Thailand is so beautiful. https://t.co/EHNh8ydaTT”
“@thanr @ablack82 I’m in LA working with the SpaceX team building the kid mini-sub”
“Got more great feedback from Thailand. Primary path is basically a tiny, kid-size submarine using the liquid oxygen transfer tube of Falcon rocket as hull. Light enough to be carried by 2 divers, small enough to get through narrow gaps. Extremely robust.”
“@JamesWorldSpace Inflatable tubes & pods being made out of Kevlar for better abrasion resistance. A SpaceX engineer happens to be in Thailand & is headed there now. Could one of the divers DM me? Need approx contour of most difficult sections for tube fab.”
“@JamesWorldSpace SpaceX & Boring Co engineers headed to Thailand tomorrow to see if we can be helpful to govt. There are probably many complexities that are hard to appreciate without being there in person.”
“@starbirdsonmars @Grimezsz @loonatheworld You never know ..”
“@FredericLambert Cyborg Dragon Tesla almost done”
“@CateLuvsLondon @vicentes @S_Padival @bourgeoisalien @jacobinmag When I was a kid, I built model airplanes, trainsets, rockets (mixed my own powder), explosives (kinda surprised I still have all fingers), a radio, lots of software. Built a primitive MRI machine in college.”
“Frank Herbert & Falcon Heavy”
“@AntVenom @Shaynooooo @kausthav_ray @SpaceX Was originally called Puff the Magic Dragon, as people said I was high if though it could work, so I named it after their insult.”
“@Shaynooooo @kausthav_ray @SpaceX https://t.co/sYo8iIodjG https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HWnGZf4mBGs”
“@leechy3 @kausthav_ray @SpaceX SX 300 & soon SX 500. Kind of a modern version of Inconel superalloys. High strength at temperature, extreme oxidation resistance. Needed for ~800 atmosphere, hot, oxygen-rich turbopump on Raptor rocket engine.”
“@kausthav_ray @SpaceX Structures, engines, avionics, guidance & control software, new alloys, space lasers (ooh, maybe I shouldn’t have said that) …”
“@gcortes Foundation Series & Zeroth Law are fundamental to creation of SpaceX”
“@Lord_Lima_Bean @UHDDreamer @LanceUlanoff Exactly. Total energy stored even in ultra compressed air is low vs battery, but power output is insane. The composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) is most advanced ever made. It’s what SpaceX is qualifying for NASA crewed missions. Extremely robust — literally bulletproof.”
“@bartjehoel @djenkins6 Correct, pure electric. Wish orbital rockets could be so too, but there’s no escaping Newton’s Third Law. SpaceX is already developing high efficiency CO2 capture with H2O to form liquid CH4 (methane) & O2. Critical for propellant production at Mars Base Alpha.”
“@LanceUlanoff Note, gas contained would be ultra high pressure air in a SpaceX rocket COPV bottle. The air exiting the thrusters would immediately be replenished whenever vehicle pack power draw allowed operation of the air pump, which is most of the time.”
“@FredericLambert In early 90s, I wrote a multitasker for PCs that spoofed the CPU & CD-ROM to act in parallel, so could read video continuously while player sprite moved smoothly. Required C++, assembly & direct flipping of CPU registers. That company’s name was Rocket Science. Fate loves irony.”
“SpaceX option package for new Tesla Roadster will include ~10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around car. These rocket engines dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering. Maybe they will even allow a Tesla to fly …”
“@Nate_072 @SpaceX Yeah, actually closer to Skylab, but with 50% larger inner diameter”
“Running track in @SpaceX BF Spaceship will look something like this https://t.co/563upTfV58”
“@annerajb @eli_schiff Good progress. Really proud of this design & SpaceX propulsion team. This engine is something special.”
“@rhinopIasty SpaceX has Area 58 at Cape Canaveral. That’s 7 better than 51.”
“@oneunderscore__ @ParkerMolloy @2sunsky @ashleyfeinberg You’re welcome to come by SpaceX, but please stop assuming I’m against all journalists. This is not true. Something needs to be done to improve public trust in media.”
“@omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla @upulie Nanotech *is* bs imo. When you take something that has nothing to do w gender & make it about that, you devalue genuine gender issues.”
“@ssBlueStockings @ninoles @medickinson @thephysicsgirl It’s cool for kids & if used in a fun way, but if you called yourself a “rocket scientist” in aerospace, they would think you’re 🙃”
“@Pocketsdog @omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla Does the psych ward know you smuggled in a mobile phone?”
“@aquastellaris @Pocketsdog @omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla The pain will end”
“@tedhu @omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla Gwynne has been prez of SpaceX for 10 years & well-deserved https://t.co/XL581njDHP https://x.com/stemettes/status/999697534934138880?s=21”
“@Pocketsdog @omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla Stop trying to charm me. It won’t work. Ok, maybe a little 😊 Are you a real person or a bot?”
“@ninoles @medickinson @thephysicsgirl Using “rocket science” non-ironically in a bio is never a good sign, especially if you work on 🚀🔬”
“@omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla What are you talking about? You’re being incredibly rude & nonsensical.”
“@MrsYomaddy @dmatkins137 @ShayneRarma @NASA Gwynne’s awesome. Been SpaceX prez for 10 years. Super love working with her.”
“SpaceX Crew Dragon ship in anechoic chamber for EMI testing before being sent to @NASA Plum Brook vacuum chamber https://t.co/BckUBkroLw”
“@willardslammo @marshall5912 @buckycovington @MacTechGenius That means nothing. Literally your Mom could file for NLRB.”
“@MacTechGenius @marshall5912 @buckycovington Exactly 🚀💫🎉! That will be really fun & shed light on what’s happening. Hoping to start that later this year after we become profitable. Difficult to justify before then.”
“@marshall5912 @buckycovington @MacTechGenius Yeah, “Reveal” was carefully constructed propaganda with a name that wd make Orwell proud. Workplace injury rate of our factory when it was UAW w Toyota/GM was twice as high as today’s non-union.”
“@marshall5912 @buckycovington @MacTechGenius About 2% of Tesla, incl salaried & hourly, union & non-union were let go in annual review. Only known union person fired was a guy who repeatedly threatened non-union supporters verbally & on social media & lied about it.”
“@marshall5912 @buckycovington @MacTechGenius They can form a union whenever they want & there’s nothing I can do to stop them. California is a very pro-union state. They just don’t want to.”
“@Everman SpaceX will prob build 30 to 40 rocket cores for ~300 missions over 5 years. Then BFR takes over & Falcon retires. Goal of BFR is to enable anyone to move to moon, Mars & eventually outer planets.”
