“Starlink still worked in Spain and Portugal when the whole countries lost power! Worth having @Starlink as backup, even if you have a gigabit landline. [@MarioNawfal] 🇪🇸 STARLINK USAGE SKYROCKETED DURING SPANISH BLACKOUTS Spain and Portugal’s power went poof last week - and mobile networks totally flopped. But guess what didn’t crash? Elon’s space WiFi. Starlink use jumped 35% over average, and 60% higher in Spain by Tuesday as phone”
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“Service will be restored shortly. Sorry for the outage. SpaceX will remedy root cause to ensure it doesn’t happen again. [@Starlink] Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution. We appreciate your patience, we'll share an update once this issue is resolved.”
“People oddly assumed that I didn’t understand LiDAR, even though I oversaw the custom LiDAR development that Dragon uses to dock with the Space Station [@brivael] Aujourd'hui grosse discussion avec mes ingés (chez Argil) sur pourquoi Elon a viré le LIDAR de ses voitures autonomes. Choix radical, moqué pendant des années, et comme d'hab il avait raison depuis le début. Le LIDAR c'est un laser qui balaye l'environnement et crache un nuage”
“@WSJ Last 3 months were extremely tough, as had to save Twitter from bankruptcy, while fulfilling essential Tesla & SpaceX duties. Wouldn’t wish that pain on anyone. Twitter still has challenges, but is now trending to breakeven if we keep at it. Public support is much appreciated!”
“Starlink works even on a cold night in the Arctic! [@Starlink] Starlink is engineered to endure the elements. Adjust the Snow Melt settings in the Starlink app to remain connected even in harsh winter conditions 🛰️❄️)”
“SpaceX Falcon team making great progress! Aiming for 5 day launch cadence with many performance & refurb improvements.”
“Yes [@MarioNawfal] 🚨🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA BANS STARLINK - BECAUSE ELON ISN’T BLACK The South African government claimed Elon’s “unprogressive” views were a key factor in their decision to prevent Starlink from operating in the country. In South Africa, companies must have at least 30% of their… )”
“Starlink now available in Guinea-Bissau [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Guinea-Bissau! 🛰️🇬🇼❤️ → http://starlink.com/guinea-bissau”
“Aiming to stack ship on booster today https://t.co/67ehWTI57v”
“Starlink now available in Georgia!”
“Falcon Heavy long exposure looks like 3 laser beams from space https://t.co/N4gUaINaNt”
“Improved versions of the ship & booster already waiting for launch 🚀”
“You’re most welcome [@FedorovMykhailo] I am grateful to SpaceX President @Gwynne_Shotwell and personally to @elonmusk for their swift response and for immediately beginning work on a solution. Elon Musk’s decision to urgently activate Starlink and send the first batch of terminals to Ukraine at the outset of the… https://x.com/i/web/status/2016864085455806742”
“True. New Roadster unveil probably in late April. [@Rainmaker1973] Today in 2008, Tesla began the regular production on its first car, the Tesla Roadster. Also, a reminder that there's one Tesla Roadster in an elliptical heliocentric orbit crossing the orbit of Mars.”
“Starlink [@XFreeze] Starlink is now more affordable than ever The Starlink Mini is now just $199 at major retailers. That’s a 67% drop from its launch price and It’s portable, powerful, and now priced for the mass market SpaceX is also offering free or near-free terminals to distribution partners”
“Unless Trump wins and we get rid of the mountain of smothering regulations (that have nothing to do with safety!), humanity will never reach Mars. This is existential.”
“Having a NASA Administrator who knows literally ZERO about rockets & spacecraft undermines the American space program and endangers our astronauts [@elonmusk] Should someone whose biggest claim to fame is climbing trees be running America’s space program? 🤔”
“Future Starships will be even bigger [@ElonClipsX] Elon Musk: I'm not sure people totally understand how big Starship is. “I'm not sure people totally understand. Starship is the largest flying object ever made. This thing will be over 5,000 tons of weight on liftoff. It's going to go straight up with 5,000 tons. This is much”
“The satellites will actually be so far apart that it will be hard to see from one to another. Space is so vast as to be beyond comprehension. [@cb_doge] BREAKING: SpaceX wants to turn Space into the World’s Biggest AI Data Center. • SpaceX is seeking approval to launch and operate up to one million satellites designed to function as orbital data centers. • These satellites would provide massive computing power to support… https://x.com/i/web/status/2017466825538474065”
“Starlink now available in Senegal [@Starlink] Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Senegal! 🛰️🇸🇳❤️ → http://starlink.com/senegal”
“Starlink starting on @United Airlines! [@united] The world's fastest, most reliable Wi-Fi in the sky, @Starlink, has officially landed on our first aircraft, with the rest of our fleet to follow. That means you'll be able to stream, browse and game just like you do at home. And the icing on the digital cake? Starlink will be… )”
“Cool [@Jackkk] MrBeast reveals once enough airlines start using Starlink, he’ll only book flights that have it “Oh this flight has an extra hour layover? I don’t care, there’s Starlink. I’ll sit in the back of the plane if it gives me Starlink. I really don’t care, Starlink is amazing” “Most”
“Starlink now available in Lesotho! [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed internet is now available in Lesotho! 🛰️🇱🇸❤️ → http://starlink.com/lesotho”
“Starlink now available in Somalia! 🇸🇴 [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Somalia! 🛰️🇸🇴❤️ → http://starlink.com/somalia”
“Starlink coming to United Airlines!”
“Starlink now available in Albania!”
“❤️ [@levie] This is just so insane to have on an airplane. Please make it a law that all commercial flights must have starlink. Congrats @elonmusk”
“Starlink now available in Micronesia!”
“One day, Mars will save Earth. I am certain of it.”
“True [@zanehengsperger] when spacex was getting started, the first and last men to walk on the moon testified before congress against it. gene cernan told congress commercial space companies "do not yet know what they don't know." he said the boeings and lockheed martins were "the folks who have been”
“Shortly before the next flight, I will do a live technical update on Starship, going over progress to date and engineering/production/launch plans for the future. [@johnkrausphotos] New SpaceX website looks great!Lots of details on upcoming launches, not just the ones a day or two away. Awesome new Cape Canaveral Starship pad render, too. http://SpaceX.com”
“Mini Starship with flame! https://t.co/VGKHyaikTd https://shop.spacex.com/collections/featured-products/products/starship-torch”
“Yup, those are my “radical” ideas! 😀 [@WholeMarsBlog] Elon Musk’s “controversial” ideas: 1. Multi trillion dollar deficits are bad 2. We should consider trying to end wars instead of funding forever wars 3. People should be allowed to speak freely without censorship 4. We should have clean air and safe roads 5. We should…”
“Just lucky [@moment_mirthful] @luismbat The media said Tesla would fail. → Today, it’s worth $1.4 trillion. The media said SpaceX would fail. → Today, it dominates the space industry. The media said 𝕏 would fail. → Today, it’s the #1 source for news. They never stop lying, and they’re always wrong.”
“The antibody reaction is strong [@iamgingertrash] Elon — you are now in the crosshairs of every major nefarious entity on Earth. You will be blamed for everything. Tread carefully. Tread Safely. Some of us know what Mars means We count on you to win.”
“Starlink is the first high bandwidth Internet system that serves all of Earth, from the most remote mountain in Antarctica to the middle of the ocean! [@Starlink] Starlink provides reliable high-speed internet on Earth's oceans and waterways, keeping you connected when you need it most 🛰️⛵️”
“Starlink starting to go live on United! [@united] Lightning-fast @Starlink Wi-Fi is now on board our first mainline aircraft. 🛰️ Stay connected from gate to gate on allllll your devices just like you’re at home. That means live streaming, live sports, live gaming, even live watching your pet cam. 😉 Starlink Wi-Fi is already”
“Starlink now available in the Faroe Islands! [@Starlink] Starlink is now available in the Faroe Islands, bringing reliable high-speed internet to the remote archipelago! 🛰️🇫🇴❤️ → http://starlink.com/faroeislands”
“Starlink has resisted Russian cyberwar jamming & hacking attempts so far, but they’re ramping up their efforts https://t.co/w62yCsDA5w https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-behind-cyberattack-against-satellite-internet-modems-ukraine-eu-2022-05-10/”
“🇺🇸🇺🇸 [@SpaceForceCSO] Early this morning, @SpaceX launched the final GPS III satellite in our constellation, the most advanced GPS satellites ever built. This video aired at T-9:25, marking the achievement for the Space Force as we celebrate 250 years of American strength and innovation. 🇺🇸”
“Starlink provides an Internet connection in flight that is on par with ground Internet speed & latency [@teslaownersSV] MrBeast says once enough airlines offer Starlink, he’ll only book those flights: “Extra layover? Don’t care—there’s Starlink. I’ll sit anywhere for it. Starlink is amazing.” He adds: “Most people haven’t used it, but in Antarctica it was our only signal. On a four-hour drive”
“Doesn’t seem to make sense [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: $3.8 billion will be spent to upgrade 622,000 homes in Australia with national broadband network Internet, costing ~$6,100 per house. The retail cost of a @Starlink router is $549, with a monthly service fee similar to an NBN plan, but Starlink internet is up to 4x faster.”
“Starlink now in St Maarten! [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Sint Maarten! 🛰️🇸🇽❤️ → http://starlink.com/sintmaarten”
“Seven good years of Falcon Heavy [@johnkrausphotos] Seven years ago today: Maiden launch of Falcon Heavy )”
“Speedy @Starlink now in Bahrain! [@teslaownersSV] BREAKING: Starlink’s fast internet is now live in Bahrain! 🛰️🇧🇭”
“Mars probably had liquid oceans a long time ago, before it cooled. Now, there are vast fields of ice covered by red dust. If we warm up the planet, the oceans will return and the atmosphere will densify, making it possible to extend life to Mars. [@MarioNawfal] 🚨 MARS HAD AN OCEAN? CHINESE ROVER DIGS UP NEW EVIDENCE Turns out, Mars might have been beachfront property billions of years ago. China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered 10-35 meter-thick sloping deposits beneath Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in Mars’ northern lowlands,… )”
“Why is Starship made of stainless steel? This article from 5 years ago explains the reasons. Worth noting that the ship would have failed on reentry if made of aluminum or carbon fiber, as they can’t take the heat. https://t.co/QVAtv74quq https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a25953663/elon-musk-spacex-bfr-stainless-steel/”
“Starlink now in Dominica! [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Dominica! 🛰️🇩🇲❤️ → http://starlink.com/dominica”
“Stainless Steel Starship [@XFreeze] Everyone thought the future was carbon fiber Elon Musk looked at the physics and chose stainless steel for Starship instead Sounds insane.... until you realize stainless gets stronger at cryogenic temperatures, handles reentry heat better, and costs massively less than advanced”
“Will we make Mars self-sustaining before civilization loses the ability to do so? That is the critical question. [@PeterDiamandis] ATLAS SHRUGGED is coming true... Read the book. Who is John Galt?”
