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Feb 12, 2018

@DJSnM @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Under consideration. We’ve already stretched the upper stage once. Easiest part of the rocket to change. Fairing 2, flying soon, also has a slightly larger diameter. Could make fairing much longer if need be & will if BFR takes longer than expected.

1.1K likes79 RT55 replies
Jun 25, 2019

@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.

1.1K likes43 RT57 replies
Nov 27, 2012

Millions of people needed for Mars colony, so 80k+ would just be the number moving to Mars per year http://t.co/rwMuzVEK http://news.yahoo.com/huge-mars-colony-eyed-spacex-founder-elon-musk-120626263.html

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Jul 4, 2020

@PPathole @SamTalksTesla Yes. Green card (permanent residency) is fine too for SpaceX, according to ITAR rules.

1.1K likes43 RT73 replies
Aug 16, 2025

RT @iam_smx: Elon Musk showing off SpaceX’s bowl-shaped liquid oxygen tanks has to be the funniest thing ever. "They say SpaceX has big ba…

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Sep 12, 2020

@PPathole @WholeMarsBlog Yes. Good insight.

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Aug 10, 2025

RT @luke_leisher_: I find it funny that SpaceX has some of the coolest aerospace videos ever but they're hidden in a YouTube video from 14…

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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

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Jan 4, 2026

RT @xdNiBoR: Starlink is sold out on the entire island of Jamaica. That's how popular it is... https://t.co/4fyZmRsJll

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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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Jan 15, 2026

RT @thejackbeyer: 30 second exposure of Dragon reentering over Los Angeles tonight, shot from Mt. Wilson. We just heard the sonic booms too…

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Feb 21, 2019

@fan_of_racing @bkent136 @macodiseas @katlinegrey SpaceX Merlin architecture is simpler than staged combustion (eg SSME or RD), but it has world record for thrust/weight & thrust/cost engine. Raptor has better Isp, but I’m worried it may fall short on those two critical metrics.

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Feb 9, 2026

RT @Bhupendrapbjp: Happy to share that the Government of Gujarat has exchanged a Letter of Intent with @Starlink, a subsidiary of @SpaceX,…

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Feb 25, 2025

RT @qatarairways: Qatar Airways has equipped over 50% of its Boeing 777 fleet with Starlink connectivity in just four months since launchin…

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Jul 18, 2019

@MemesOfMars @Warhly Post test fuel leak, but no major damage

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Jan 30, 2026

RT @michaelnicollsx: Proud of the groundbreaking work the @starlink team is doing to advance space safety. With Stargaze, we have the begin…

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Jan 16, 2019

@nextspaceflight @Teslarati The LA Times has a long track of unreasonable attacks on SpaceX & Tesla, but in this case it was our miscommunication

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Feb 26, 2019

@katlinegrey @lrocket @Alexis_wwww Rest of SpaceX propulsion still very active, so only ~50 full-time equivalent people right now. That will grow a lot as we enter production. It’s 10X harder (at least) to design engine production system than engine. In automotive, 100X harder.

1.0K likes56 RT31 replies
Apr 28, 2013

First test of the Falcon 9-R (reusable) ignition system. Not long now before the hold down fire http://t.co/5r5nJWaNrI

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Sep 28, 2025

RT @BrentM_SpaceX: The amount of hardcore engineers we have @xai is hard to comprehend. If you are in a room with individuals, you’re quite…

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Jan 12, 2020

@bluemoondance74 @flcnhvy @SpaceX Should be able to post video of Raptor on Tripod soon

1.1K likes52 RT21 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Found the source of the problem. The NASA database has the Falcon Block 1 performance. Version currently in production and set to fly in a few months is Block 5. SpaceX GNC team is submitting updated numbers.

988 likes66 RT62 replies
Nov 28, 2025

RT @teslaownersSV: Just tested the Starlink Mini in the middle of nowhere and… holy crap. 268 Mbps DOWNLOAD 🤯 Upload was 9 Mbps, latenc…

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Dec 21, 2025

RT @teslaownersSV: BREAKING: SpaceX now has over 9,000 satellites orbiting Earth, twice as many as the rest of the world combined. https:/…

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May 7, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @farrier_nyker @GeetPurohit3 @YoavOffek Yes, converts CO2 & H2O to CH4 & O2. Perfect for Mars! https://t.co/WF9AGgee12 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction

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May 25, 2019

@SPEXcast @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Propellant stays same, but almost everything else improves. Fundamental goal is minimize cost per ton to surface of Mars.

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Mar 26, 2026

RT @ApoStructura: Q1 is almost over and SpaceX has expanded its lead over the rest of the world. One company launches more rockets than al…

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May 8, 2020

@flcnhvy @Erdayastronaut @ValkyrieBaron11 @NASASpaceflight Would be about 10 times that cost for payload to surface of Mars

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May 23, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Outer engines are attached to the edge of the airframe to give the center engines room to move

1.1K likes27 RT35 replies
May 13, 2025

@peterrhague Frankly, given the insane amount of power flowing through them, it’s amazing that rocket engines don’t just blow up every time!!

909 likes57 RT68 replies
Jan 3, 2026

RT @dvorahfr: ELON MUSK: "Making life multiplanetary expands the scope & scale of consciousness. Starship is the only way for us to become…

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May 6, 2019

@Malcolmmarsman Effectively throttles via tight impulse width control & hundreds of small firings

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Mar 4, 2026

RT @fermatslibrary: In 1964, John McCarthy, the creator of LISP, proposed sending a 5,000-pound AI-powered robot to search for life on Mars…

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Dec 8, 2025

RT @SERobinsonJr: STARLINK: SpaceX VP of Starlink Business Operations, Lauren Dreyer, is urging support for Starlink in Namibia, by asking…

0 likes570 RT0 replies
Jul 4, 2020

@ReadCoal @Supernautical @flcnhvy @RationalEtienne @chrish7985 @rlyrlysryDave This is false. I landed in Montreal at age 17 with $2000, a backpack of clothes & suitcase of books. My father is bankrupt & has been for a long time. I inherited literally nothing from him. https://t.co/M63NjiKkw2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-05-22/elon-musk-speaks-frankly-on-coronavirus-spacex-and-rage-tweets

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Dec 10, 2025

RT @teslaownersSV: Elon Musk “A fully reusable orbital rocket may be the hardest engineering problem of all time. SpaceX is tackling it wit…

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Nov 21, 2012

Love this picture of the Curiousity rover on Mars. Landscape looks just like the California desert. http://t.co/02GDasae

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Dec 26, 2025

RT @teslaownersSV: "Mars is critical to the long-term survival of consciousness." — Elon Mars https://t.co/uAvtAtx2sl

0 likes567 RT0 replies
Mar 22, 2026

RT @MollySOShea: At 24 years old, SpaceX is already one of the largest & most *capital-efficient* companies ever built: SpaceX: ~$12B rais…

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Feb 11, 2019

@_cgp @SpaceX Propellant was not deep cryo. CH4 & O2 were just barely below liquid temp at 1 bar. In theory, Raptor should do ~300 bar at deep cryo, provided everything holds together, which is far from certain. However, only 250 bar is needed for nominal operation of Starship/Super Heavy.

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Nov 12, 2025

RT @SERobinsonJr: STARLINK: Vodacom Group officially announced a partnership with SpaceX to integrate Starlink backhaul into its mobile net…

0 likes558 RT0 replies
Oct 20, 2025

RT @ApoStructura: SpaceX has launched more since the first Falcon 1 in 2006 than the rest of the US (including NASA) has since 1997. Stars…

0 likes557 RT0 replies
Jan 17, 2020

@EcoHeliGuy @Erdayastronaut Yeah. A lot of work is needed for propellant production on Mars.

970 likes50 RT39 replies
Mar 1, 2013

Issue with Dragon thruster pods. System inhibiting three of four from initializing. About to command inhibit override.

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Feb 4, 2026

RT @xdNiBoR: As of today, Starlink is officially available in Venezuela! They launched with a promotional 50% discount on the residential…

0 likes553 RT0 replies
Sep 19, 2019

@MemesOfMars @fermatslibrary And of course, this one, but that’s obv https://t.co/UKWYrBwjkZ

931 likes51 RT72 replies
Jan 14, 2026

RT @SawyerMerritt: NEWS: SpaceX's Starlink is upgrading its cheapest, $50-per-month plan by doubling the amount of monthly data from 50GB t…

0 likes552 RT0 replies
Jul 20, 2019

@Alejandro_DebH @annerajb Starship launch structure is being built off-site in steel subsections

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