“Just received #Dragon docking clearance from @NASA. Will begin orbital maneuvers to Space Station at 11pm Pacific time.”
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“@bitbased @Antsmash @joseph_preece @Erdayastronaut @SpaceXFan97 @lister6520 @justpaulinelol @MattLBates That’s actually kinda true”
“@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.”
“RT @TurkeyBeaver: Falcon launch #160 of 2025”
“@QuinnKupec @SpaceX @UofMaryland Yeah, exactly! Would be great to hear your thoughts. We’re going to try a few approaches. Can def be done, just about minimizing mass.”
“@Agent_KO @Starflightgame @SpaceX @starcontrolgame What would be great is original Elite”
“@booster_10 True”
“@nickynaptime Rocket mass ratio is about the same for aluminum-lithium vs 301 stainless full hard at cryo, but latter costs way less, is tougher & doesn’t even need paint!”
“@MemesOfMars @Teslarati The mechanical attachment mechanism. We need to make sure they won’t fall off due to vibration & acoustics.”
“@koruki @SawyerMerritt @Tesla Rockets too”
“@justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX Relief”
“Rocket engines are healthy, but cleaning turbopump gas generators will take another day. Aiming for Mon eve launch.”
“@DrAlahbabi @Space_Station @SpaceX @NASA @esa @roscosmos @csa_asc @JAXA_en @ISS_CASIS @ISS_Research You’re most welcome!”
“@ajtourville @Starlink @waddey Cool”
“Now back to work. Intense months ahead as we ramp production of rockets and cars.”
“@marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Vacuum nozzle engines are only used in (near) vacuum conditions. Sea level engines need to gimbal rapidly & at high angle for landing. Larger nozzle leaves less room to move & increases moment of inertia.”
“@BadAstronomer @SpaceX Thanks Phil!”
“@megustastonk @wholemars 😂”
“@lrocket 💯”
“@nextspaceflight Side boosters, yes, but too much load through center core”
“@flcnhvy @Malcolmmarsman @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX First flights would have fewer, so as to risk less loss of hardware. Probably around 20.”
“RT @dvorahfr: This is Spacy, your future great-granddaughter upon her arrival on Mars. She will be responsible for integrating the new migr…”
“Mars requires developing complex technology over a decade+, but market cares about next 3 months. Result would be conflicting priorities.”
“@WholeMarsBlog 😂”
“@benoitdenayer @navincho @katlinegrey Essentially, yes. Great engineering talent, but should focus on reusable rockets for purpose of a permanent human base on the moon and self-sustaining city on Mars.”
“@omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla What are you talking about? You’re being incredibly rude & nonsensical.”
“@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?”
“Then we took him for a ride: 40 meter hover flight vid of the SpaceX Grasshopper test rocket http://t.co/2563ykr2 http://youtu.be/B4PEXLODw9c”
“RT @EntelPeru: Entel y Starlink se unen para llevar conectividad satelital a tu celular 🛰️🚀. Una Señal Power que llega donde otros no llega…”
“@ajtourville @Starlink Cool”
“@ajtourville @Starlink Cool”
“@TheStandardNFT @WholeMarsBlog 🔥”
“RT @wholemars: While everyone was marveling at the fact that Tesla solved FSD, we missed the fact that they've seemingly solved 4680 cells…”
“@nichegamer @flcnhvy @Erik2be @Teslarati Tower with Knight is across road from SpaceX, looking at rocket”
“@ashleevance @rookisaacman @SpaceX 😂”
“@BrentM_SpaceX Cool”
“@MeredithMarsha1 @stillgray Yeah”
“@flcnhvy @DJSnM @Erdayastronaut @KevinKling12 @spaceXcentric You know destination weather before departure & there’s no weather in space”
“@TriTexan @SpaceX Yes”
“@TurkeyBeaver @SpaceX @VisitTheBahamas ❤️🚀”
“All known rocket anomalies resolved. Will spend another day rechecking to be sure. Launch attempt tmrw eve w Wed as backup.”
“@EMostaque @Yuhu_ai_ 4.20 is doing very well on this front. Parsed physics vs hearsay very well when asked about the probable fuel impact of Starlink on a 1 hour 737 flight (~0.13%).”
“@aquastellaris @Pocketsdog @omcintyre @CrampedEyes @SpaceX @Tesla The pain will end”
“Rocket booster relit twice (supersonic retro & landing), but spun up due to aero torque, so fuel centrifuged & we flamed out”
“@Debapratim15 @curiousmind44 @SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @JeffBezos Yes”
“@DJSnM They will, but the hydraulic system is closed loop, so no fluid lost. They do need more power & energy, but rocket has plenty of that.”
“@wholemars Also true”
“@dxk_ @ZainRaz4 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Three things, one of which is CH4”
“@andygen21 @Teslarati Yes, I postponed publishing in order to present the updated interplanetary rocket & spaceship design in Adelaide. Will be on the final day.”
“RT @michaelnicollsx: Proud of the tremendous work by the @Starlink team in 2025! Read the progress report here https://t.co/ylneYiT3Uu https://starlink.com/progress”
