“Good progress in 5 years [@MarioNawfal] ELON: STARLINK AIMS TO BE FIRST NON-BANKRUPT SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK “It's really important to just set the stage for LEO communications constellations. Guess how many LEO constellations didn't go bankrupt? Zero. Iridium's doing okay now, but the Iridium 1 went…”
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“Cool [@MarioNawfal] UNITED AIRLINES GOES ALL-IN ON STARLINK—FULL FLEET UPGRADE BY 2026 United Airlines is aiming high—every one of its 300 regional jets will be rocking Starlink internet by 2026! Rollout begins in May, following FAA approval for its first Starlink-equipped aircraft. • Free”
“Delivering 119 satellites to orbit at once! Falcon 9, which can carry ~20 tons to orbit (with a reusable booster & fairing), is a “heavy” class rocket by conventional standards. [@SpaceX] Our 16th Transporter rideshare mission is targeted to launch tomorrow from California and will deliver 119 payloads to orbit → http://spacex.com/launches/transporter-16”
“Shining Stainless Steel Starships [@XFreeze] Every tiny dot you see here is a star, most with their own planets countless hiding in the dark In all this vastness, we might be the only conscious minds in this entire Universe If consciousness is really that rare, it makes us the most precious thing in the universe We have”
“@mckaywrigley I saw it happening from well before GPT-1, which is why I tried to warn the public for years. The only one on one meeting I ever had with Obama as President I used not to promote Tesla or SpaceX, but to encourage AI regulation.”
“Will test Starlink streaming again late tonight https://t.co/KsDc5UIPT5”
“@Rainmaker1973 Hop in, we’re going to Mars!”
“Best rocket engine ever: Full-flow, staged combustion 330 bar main chamber pressure Highest T/W Inexpensive to build [@teslaownersSV] SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine is sublime engineering • No basic heat shield needed → saves mass and dramatically boosts reliability • Small fuel leaks aren’t dangerous — they simply burn off safely in the open plasma • Major improvements in payload capacity, efficiency, and… https://x.com/i/web/status/2014586403200610626”
“Starlink is alien-level technology [@davidsenra] Marc Andreessen on why Starlink may be the most misunderstood success story in tech right now: “Elon’s not the first guy who said we’re going to do satellite-based internet access. There was Bill Gates, Craig McCaw. Complete catastrophe, total bankruptcy, complete disaster.”
“It is the only way to build a large enough city for Mars to be self-sustaining”
“With Starlink, it feels like you’re on the ground, rather than in the air!”
“Starlink is a gamechanger [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has brought forward its plans to equip its aircraft with @Starlink Wi-Fi. The original plan was to install Starlink in Q3 of this year, but the revised plan will see the airline's first aircraft with Starlink in May (next month). VA says the”
“Explaining Starship [@SpaceX] SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Watch @ElonMusk and @Boca_Bill_R discuss SpaceX’s mission”
“Updated Starlink availability by region”
“Starlink now available for RVs, campers & other large vehicle users (note, antenna too big for cars) https://t.co/uwKwduNioj https://starlink.com/rv”
“Orders of Magnitude [@ICannot_Enough] No orbital launch provider but SpaceX has ever put even 1,000 satellites in orbit; SpaceX has launched >11,000. What has @elonmusk said about this unprecedented accomplishment? “It’s a good start.” 🚀”
“SpaceX is now providing precise positional awareness of objects in Earth orbit to all satellite operators for free. This will greatly reduce the probability of collisions that create orbital debris (space junk) hazards. [@Starlink] SpaceX has developed a novel Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system, called Stargaze → To maximize safety for all satellites in space, @SpaceX will be making Stargaze conjunction data available to all operators, free of charge. By providing this… http://starlink.com/stargaze”
“@wapodavenport Turns out Besos retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX …”
““They are smart … for humans” – future AI [@Teslaconomics] Even when AI surpasses the combined intelligence of all humanity, I bet it will still look back at Starship amazed that humans built it”
“Starlink available in Congo! [@teslaownersSV] BREAKING: Congo grants licence to Starlink, reversing earlier ban”
“Starlink now available in Bhutan! [@Starlink] Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Bhutan! 🛰️🇧🇹❤️→ https://www.starlink.com/map?country=BT)”
“Yes [@iam_smx] SpaceX will be the undisputed leader in building and operating AI data centers in space.”
“Starlink Airborne Streaming Latency Test https://t.co/eFvzfuQOmB https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRDpYmgDGl”
“Starlink now available in the Cook Islands”
“🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 [@SecDuffyNASA] In 2027, we WILL return American astronauts to the Moon. We won yesterday's space race. We'll win today's space race against China, and we'll always win tomorrow's space race. @SpaceX's Starship test flight success moves us one step closer toward achieving that goal.”
“Upper stage restart nominal, apogee raised to 7000 km. Will spend 5 hours getting zapped in Van Allen belts & then attempt final burn for Mars.”
“Rocket fairing falling from space (higher res) https://t.co/sa1j10qAWi”
“Exactly [@canraptor_] Elon isn’t just being hyperbolic, overriding contracts like how Sean Duffy is doing is what actually KILLS astronauts. It happened before with the Challenger disaster, Thiokol, the manufacturer of the Boosters, warned against launching because the O-rings were getting stiff and”
“More Starlink [@cb_doge] BREAKING: Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air signs a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink to roll out onboard internet across its fleet. Service launches mid year on Airbus A320s and will expand airline wide, offering passengers free Wi Fi in flight.”
“Cool [@SawyerMerritt] United Airlines Starlink review: "Throughout the 90-minute flight, I regularly clocked download speeds of over 100 Mbps, with speeds peaking at 222 Mbps. I was able to download the YouTube app (308.4 MB) in seconds, watch YouTube videos, stream shows, listen to Spotify and even”
“Latency good enough to play FPS games on an airplane! [@xdNiBoR] Playing competitive games like Valorant and CS:GO on a plane using Starlink. A different user says: "The speeds are actually better than I have at home"”
“I can’t say for sure that Starship will reach escape velocity, but my hubris certainly has”
“Stainless Steel Starship https://t.co/rRoiEKKrYc”
“Starlink now on all @HawaiianAir Airbus planes!”
“@Kasparov63 We gave Starlinks to Ukraine & lost $80M+ in doing so, while putting SpaceX & myself at serious risk of Russian cyberattack. What have you done besides tweet?”
“Starlink now available in over 120 countries! [@Starlink] Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines! 🛰️🇻🇨❤️ → http://starlink.com/map?country=VC”
“Starship lunar variant update [@SpaceX] Starship continues to simultaneously be the fastest path to returning humans to the surface of the Moon and a core enabler of the Artemis program’s goal to establish a permanent, sustainable presence on the lunar surface → http://spacex.com/updates/#moon-and-beyond”
“100GW/year of solar-powered AI satellites requires 100GW/year of AI computers … [@niccruzpatane] Elon is not messing around. SpaceX has just filed an application with the FCC seeking authority to launch and operate a massive new satellite constellation dedicated to orbital data centers. ITS HAPPENING. Tesla Terafab is next.”
“And it only gets better from here. Tesla is still on track to launch autonomous ride hailing in Austin in June and roll out to many cities in America by the end of this year. The threshold is achieving safety far in excess of the average human driver. Ultimately, autonomous… [@WholeMarsBlog] Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) 13.2.7 took me from Oakland Airport to San Francisco, crossing the Bay Bridge, and I never touched the steering wheel or pedals once. )”
“@owillis About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth & half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure continuation of life (of all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens & we destroy ourselves”
“Just before the Starship flight next week, I will give a company talk explaining the Mars game plan in Starbase, Texas, that will also be live-streamed on 𝕏 [@SpaceX] Starship completed a long duration six-engine static fire and is undergoing final preparations for the ninth flight test”
“Falcon 9 fairing cam captures 2nd stage plume, booster entry burn & Earth in twilight https://t.co/ga9MpZKvK2”
“Starlink is now available in Qatar! 🇶🇦 [@Starlink] Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Qatar! 🛰️🇶🇦❤️ → http://starlink.com/qatar”
“Yes [@XFreeze] Elon Musk reveals the deeper purpose of becoming a multiplanetary species: “Having two planets that are both self-sustaining and strong is going to be incredibly important for the long-term survival of civilization The goal is not just to visit Mars - it’s to ensure the light”
“NASA puts their faith in @SpaceX for all astronaut transport to and from the @Space_Station, but somehow @FAANews leadership thinks they know better …”
“10 Earth-Mars transfer windows are needed to make Mars self-sustaining, ideally at least 20. 1/4 to 1/2 century. [@iam_smx] "Unless civilization collapses, SpaceX will make life multiplanetary." -Elon Musk )”
“Super good Starlink internet deal available in parts of the US that are not already at full capacity! [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: SpaceX has introduced a new cheaper $40 per month @Starlink plan in the U.S. with speeds up to 100 Mbps. The new "Residential 100 Mbps" plan incudes: • Upload speeds not limited • Unlimited data each month • $0 kit & free installation • 100 Mbps capped The new”
“Cool [@catturd2] I've had Starlink for over a month now and it's amazing. I live way out in the country and satellite internet is the only option available. It's lightning fast - 10x faster than what I had before and I've never lost signal no matter how bad it's storming. It's truly a game…)”
“True [@MarioNawfal] Gwynne Shotwell says SpaceX wants a Moon settlement and manufacturing facility within 10 years, ideally five. The plan includes building AI-powered satellites and data centers directly on the lunar surface through NASA’s Artemis program.”
“Starlink [@SawyerMerritt] Starlink Mini Review: "I’ve written skeptically about Starlink in the past, but as I sat on top of a mountain in the North Cascades watching live NFL games in HD, I couldn’t help but grin; I ran some more real-world tests. The Starlink Mini passed all of them beautifully. I”
