“Simulations show launch ok with bad valve. Still, better to stop & fix. Recalling rockets after launch is not an option.”
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“Starlink is now active in a Gaza hospital with the support of @UAEmediaoffice and @Israel”
“Starship Liftoff https://t.co/X4DBvFMMrr”
“First Starlink v2 satellites reach orbit https://t.co/0l08568mJ9”
“@dfjsteve Very similar. The crush core in the Falcon legs is reusable after soft landings, but needs to be replaced after hard.”
“Starships preparing for spaceflight https://t.co/cX5u17NHRQ”
“Would also like to thank @USAirForce for allowing us to use their long range comm system for Dragon in free drift.”
“Woohoo, rocket hold down firing completed and all looks good!!”
“Just inspected the Starship booster, which the arms have now placed back in its launch mount. Looks great! A few outer engine nozzles are warped from heating & some other minor issues, but these are easily addressed. Starship is designed to achieve reflight of its rocket… https://t.co/oWZoOOfHmk”
“Getting ready for next Starship flight https://t.co/06tdRRRkBa”
“Will show Johnny Cash hover slam rocket video for the first time in about 15 mins. Test footage only 36 hrs old. #SXSW”
“Four more Starships, the last of V1 https://t.co/Nj6KXbc5GI”
“Over 500 rocket landings now https://t.co/w8iQezD0wR”
“Mars, here we come!!”
“@BArtusio Three cable elevator on a crane. Wind force on Mars is low, so don't need to worry about being blown around.”
“Starships will get much bigger in the future”
“Falcon 9 and Dragon now vertical on the launch pad, surrounded by 300 ft tall lightning towers http://t.co/iERgA2RP”
“@SmileSimplify @Vita_Berlin @c12olivas Exactly. Wouldn't let anyone invest more than a token amount in early rounds of SpaceX and Tesla, as the probability of failure was >90%.”
“Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval”
“For the first time, there is a rocket that can make all life multiplanetary. A fork in the road of human destiny. https://t.co/qBZL0tW9EY”
“Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.”
“Humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime”
“Watch the super hot plasma field grow as Starship re-enters the atmosphere! https://t.co/to4UOF2Kpd”
“Unless the Brazilian government returns the illegally seized property of 𝕏 and SpaceX, we will seek reciprocal seizure of government assets too. Hope Lula enjoys flying commercial.”
“Thrusters will also fire during reentry to adjust touchdown point. Next version will land w helicopter precision #Dragon”
“Am pushing launch back approx a week to do more testing on Dragon docking code. New date pending coordination with @NASA.”
“@joshuapinter @juliusvolz Full height of Falcon 9 boost stage on legs is ~165 ft”
“Next Starship prototype https://t.co/l2BXNobgJk”
“Time lapse video of rocket roll out http://t.co/nuHKYrEH Now 3 hours 45 mins to lift off... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T1dfNoNV7k&feature=youtu.be”
“Gateway to Mars”
“Congratulations to @OrbitalSciences! “@CNETNews: Orbital's Antares rocket makes successful test flight http://t.co/y7bwdDMGCi” http://cnet.co/17QCmKa”
“Rocket gymnastics https://t.co/HTZmnXk3XS”
“Starship Super Heavy Booster Flight 4 https://t.co/EMGpNVn58Q”
“Navigation bay pointing to deep space and star map being generated by star tracker one. Yes! #DragonLaunch”
“Dragon deorbit burn was good. All thrusters operating. On target for splashdown.”
“Spacecraft arrives at Port of Los Angeles for transfer to SpaceX test facilities in Texas http://t.co/9ab55gRc http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120605port/”
“Landing gear of the mega thrust propulsive landing rocket done (next gen Falcon). First hops soon. http://t.co/JwkynmfL http://img.ly/i5JQ”
“The SpaceX theme song by Total Ghost is just too good ... ooh ooh ooh http://t.co/BuKuopI5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MezkEiS-6jA”
“Starlink terminals will now work automatically without need for payment in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene”
“Starship https://t.co/IXZN5XqYDk”
“T minus 60 seconds. Terminal autosequence initiated. #DragonLaunch”
“@SmileSimplify @beboutside @Hyperloop @SpaceX @paradigm_hype @swissloop The latter. There are pretty long gaps between each team run, so livestream is not the way to go.”
“Starship SN9 & SN10 https://t.co/urtPJn7amo”
“Recovery ship just heard the sonic booms from Dragon reentry and has data transmission lock.”
“Definitely. Long term goal of SpaceX making life multiplanetary. #OccupyMars @Weaverwerx #APSpaceChat”
“@rocketrepreneur Meant to say 200 AR for production vac engine. Dev will be up to 150. Beyond that, too much flow separation in Earth atmos.”
“Besides ensuring the continuance of life, creating a base on Mars would be the most exciting adventure ever!”
“Starship to Mars https://t.co/yugko2BVU0”
“T minus 10 minutes ... Entering terminal count #dragonlaunch”
“Just test-fired the Superdraco rocket engine. Enables launch escape and landing on thrusters. SpaceX.com http://t.co/IJaYVEE9”
