“Falcon about to launch Dragon to @Space_Station https://t.co/bDd3GxQXMC http://SpaceX.com”
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“If things go well, Falcon will launch about once a week on average in 2022, delivering ~2/3 of all Earth payload to orbit”
“Long road to reusabity of Falcon 9 primary boost stage…When upper stage & fairing also reusable, costs will drop by a factor >100. https://t.co/WyTAQ3T9EP”
“Grid fin hydraulic pump stalled, so Falcon landed just out to sea. Appears to be undamaged & is transmitting data. Recovery ship dispatched.”
“Squeezing extra performance out of Falcon 9 – almost at 17 metric tons to an actual useful orbit with booster & fairing reusable!”
“Ms. Tree caught the Falcon fairing!!”
“Mod to SpaceX tech tree build: Falcon 9 second stage will be upgraded to be like a mini-BFR Ship”
“Extended tracking shot of Falcon 9 https://t.co/LlUIgOqCxC https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWUv7XXBb2Y&feature=youtu.be”
“Upper atmosphere winds currently 20% above max allowable load. Holding for an hour to allow winds to diminish. #FalconHeavy”
“At Falcon LZ-1 Vandenberg on Sunday night with the Base Commander. Support of @USAirForce much appreciated. https://t.co/76vsbkCN6n”
“Falcon 9 boost stage on droneship Just Read the Instructions https://t.co/fZTPmwsnOz”
“Falcon delivering satellites to orbit https://t.co/uPBieEab8I https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1dRKZaZOMnMxB”
“@SpaceX Falcon rising through fog”
“@SpaceX Very proud of the SpaceX team! Can’t believe it’s been fifty Falcon 9 launches already. Just ten years ago, we couldn’t even reach orbit with little Falcon 1.”
“11 satellites deployed to target orbit and Falcon has landed back at Cape Canaveral. Headed to LZ-1. Welcome back, baby!”
“@Falconwingsnj 🤣”
“Will be at SXSW Sat/Sun with Jonah & Lisa, who created Westworld. Jonah made an incredible short reel of Falcon Heavy & Starman. Releases tmrw aft.”
“Aiming for 10 Falcon flights in a month by end of this year, then 12 per month next year”
“Looking back at the sun from upper stage & Falcon 9 🚀 landed on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You https://t.co/sg3FXIDQJL”
“@JonErlichman 5 years ago. We need to accelerate progress towards fully reusable rockets. Cost per ton to orbit needs to improve by >1000% from where Falcon is today for there to be a self-sustaining city on Mars.”
“Falcon lands on droneship, but the lockout collet doesn't latch on one the four legs, causing it… https://t.co/DpXsRQWal9 https://www.instagram.com/p/BAqirNbwEc0/”
“@Erdayastronaut @SpaceForceDoD @SLDelta45 @SpaceX Falcon Heavy is a testament to the awesomeness of humanity”
“Going to try to catch the giant fairing (nosecone) of Falcon 9 as it falls back from space at… https://t.co/CVS2PoaJah https://www.instagram.com/p/BfgHKDNAplx/”
“Upcoming Falcon Heavy 🚀 & 🛰 details”
“@EvaFoxU Falcon is powered by 9 merkins!”
“Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing http://t.co/eJWzN6KSJa”
“Loss of Falcon vehicle today during propellant fill operation. Originated around upper stage oxygen tank. Cause still unknown. More soon.”
“Falcon 9 standing on LZ-1 at Cape Canaveral https://t.co/RZdfcH0exW”
“Falcon Heavy maiden launch this November https://t.co/D4Dxq9d6hc https://www.instagram.com/p/BXEkGKlgJDK/”
“Hold-down firing of @SpaceX Falcon 9 at Vandenberg Air Force completed. All systems are go for launch next week.”
“Considering trying to bring upper stage back on Falcon Heavy demo flight for full reusability. Odds of success low, but maybe worth a shot.”
“Falcon Heavy launching from same @NASA pad as the Saturn V Apollo 11 moon rocket. It was 50% higher thrust with five F-1 engines at 7.5M lb-F. I love that rocket so much.”
“Falcon Heavy in foreground on Launch Complex 39A and Falcon 9 in background on 40 https://t.co/GiZL3SSE4A https://www.instagram.com/p/BemBlnSAACd/”
“Falcon 9 back in the hangar at Cape Canaveral. No damage found, ready to fire again. https://t.co/7w6IfJGtXM https://www.instagram.com/p/_-d28bQEc9/”
“Falcon 9 fairing opens its parafoil after reentering the atmosphere https://t.co/WWz7MhmKaM https://www.instagram.com/p/BiQ5qXnA_OM/?utm_source=twitter”
“Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back.”
“Static fire data looks good so far. This is first launch of Falcon Heavy Block 5, so we’re being extra cautious. Launch date might move.”
“First draft animation of the Falcon Heavy three core launch. FH is twice the thrust of the next… https://t.co/vgZxF6LRMR https://www.instagram.com/p/BXXiVWFgphb/”
“@timetravelart Maybe drive an upright Falcon 9 past the White House flying a giant Stars & Stripes with a marching band playing “I can see clearly now”?”
“Max thrust of 2550 tons will be almost 10% higher than Falcon Heavy demo mission last year”
“RT @AJamesMcCarthy: I’m proud of this one. I brought a solar telescope to Florida to capture a Falcon 9 rocket launch transiting the sun.…”
“Starship Hopper will do vertical flight tests similar to the Falcon 9 Hopper https://t.co/5dCrGFqymR http://youtu.be/NoxiK7K28PU”
“@SciGuySpace So many war stories over 18 eventful years! But Starship can make life multiplanetary, which is what really matters for safeguarding the light of consciousness & life as we know it. 100X improvement over Falcon/Dragon.”
“Falcon/Dragon launch to @Space_Station in 9 minutes”
“RT @Rainmaker1973: When you're on a plane and accidentally catch a Falcon 9 lifoff. [📹 chefpinkpr] https://t.co/YJUb1xdIK9”
“@SciGuySpace @BryceSpaceTech SpaceX Falcon team is 🔥🔥🔥”
“Falcon 9 experienced a problem shortly before first stage shutdown. Will provide more info as soon as we review the data.”
“First draft animation of the Falcon Heavy three core launch. FH is twice the thrust of the next… https://t.co/vgZxF6ugoh https://www.instagram.com/p/BXXiVWFgphb/”
“Falcon 9 rocket now vertical at Cape Canaveral on launch complex 39-A. This is the same launch… https://t.co/wY6dWRcer3 https://www.instagram.com/p/BQWBz9zgOTP/”
“Still working on the Falcon fireball investigation. Turning out to be the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years.”
