“Testing metallic heat shield at 1100C (2000F) @SpaceX https://t.co/frP5eZ5a0z”
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“@WholeMarsBlog Maybe it’s time to build that flying metal suit of armor”
“@ErcXspace @SpaceX Ship leeward side will be bare metal, windward will have black, hexagonal heat shield tiles”
“@DannyLaShep With steel membrane wings like a Dragon, we may be able to lower Starship’s orbital reentry temp to ~1000 degrees C, which would allow the whole surface to be uncooled bare metal”
“@WholeMarsBlog Just want to reiterate that there is no glass house (metaphors don’t count lol) built, under construction or planned! I’m not building any house of any kind anywhere. Period.”
“@FutureJurvetson @SpaceX Indeed. It is not widely understood that SpaceX has the most advanced 3D metal printing technology in the world.”
“Designing a rocket part w hand gestures & then 3D printing it in a metal superalloy ... http://t.co/h3KoyAb0Lt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNqs_S-zEBY&feature=youtu.be”
“@Erdayastronaut @flcnhvy @PelleBrannvall @Neopork85 @Caspar_Stanley @ErcXspace @MarcusHouseGame @FelixSchlang @C_Bass3d @nickhenning3d @SpaceX @BocaChicaGal SpaceX/Tesla metallurgy & new materials team is next-level”
“@astro_greek Many funny details on Raptor. The special metal alloy SpaceX created for the rocket nozzles turns green, so we painted Hulk on the first one.”
“@elon_docs The SpaceX Advanced Materials team has since developed a new metal alloy far better than 301”
“@ace_constantine @NASAEarthMars I love the inverse poetry of making metaphors literal”
“SpaceX SuperDraco inconel rocket chamber w regen cooling jacket emerges from EOS 3D metal printer http://t.co/Tj284OuAk1”
“RT @HeavyMetalShip: Wait… Grok actually watches your videos now? 🤯 Ran an analysis on my post about MrBeast & Starship heat shield tiles,…”
“@Robotbeat @Jon128123 @Diver2441 @Erdayastronaut @NASASpaceflight @_Synders @John_Gardi @martinengwicht @JeromeJaccard @alan1bernard SpaceX metallurgy team developed SX500 superalloy for 12000 psi, hot oxygen-rich gas. It was hard. Almost any metal turns into a flare in those conditions.”
“The tower has caught the rocket!! https://t.co/CPXsHJBdUh”
“Starship rocket booster caught by tower https://t.co/aOQmSkt6YE”
“Great energy from @SpaceX fans in Mexico https://t.co/R695MUaicc”
“Falcon going to orbit as seen from ocean https://t.co/Dclhju24ya”
“But then I started thinking about Mars”
“Great video of Starship Super Heavy Booster landing as seen from Mexico! 🇲🇽 https://t.co/R695MUaicc”
“We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars https://t.co/h4apedUrsU”
“Starship Flight 2 https://t.co/ZfJ9ERl5ET”
“Even rockets need hugs 🥰 https://t.co/oF36F0AvBf”
“🇺🇸🇺🇸 AMERICA IS GOING TO MARS 🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/Jfvi43YWse”
“Still hard to believe Starship is real https://t.co/YJCRGrPNS7”
“Starship reentering like a meteor https://t.co/YjfVIHLLCl”
“This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”
“Starship is ready to fly https://t.co/3PIb5FhHaR”
“@FedorovMykhailo Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.”
“Great work by the Starship team!”
“Given the terrible flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, @Starlink will donate 1000 terminals to emergency responders and make usage for all terminals in the region free until the region has recovered. I hope the best for the people of Brazil. https://t.co/NK6kjz7Iag”
“Starship will take humanity to Mars https://t.co/BMBNI2mMKF”
“In support of the people of Venezuela 🇻🇪 [@Starlink] Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, ensuring continued connectivity.”
“SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals & supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now and @FEMA is both failing to help AND won’t let others help. This is unconscionable!! They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of… https://t.co/abpOsfNenF”
“Starship Flight 6 coming up soon! https://t.co/WgtLjxsP52”
“Something special about the Falcon Heavy simultaneous side booster landings https://t.co/KPXrvtw5jN”
“Starlinks with “lasers” deployed to orbit https://t.co/Y1eg9gl7sJ”
“We have accelerated the rollout of Starlink direct to cell phone connectivity for areas affected by the hurricanes. This is being provided free of charge by SpaceX and TMobile to help those in need.”
“Starship 🚬 https://t.co/EHbZR2X4db”
“Starship will make life multiplanetary https://t.co/Ul7ksiAHBZ”
“Time to go to Mars https://t.co/qwuqbvqBOL”
“SpaceX will provide free Starlink terminals to affected areas in LA tomorrow morning”
“Apologies to those expecting Cybertruck deliveries in California over the next few days. We need to use those trucks as mobile base stations to provide power to Starlink Internet terminals in areas of LA without connectivity. A new truck will be delivered end of week.”
“Congrats @SpaceX team on an exciting test launch of Starship! Learned a lot for next test launch in a few months. https://t.co/gswdFut1dK”
“Next flight of Starship and first flight of V3 ship & booster is 4 to 6 weeks away https://t.co/tg4OQQ7pyI”
“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately https://t.co/NG9sijjkgW”
“Starbase, Texas, rocket factory https://t.co/bfUImi9ZCY”
“Stacking Starship https://t.co/FLAwrCI9Br”
“Starship will make life multiplanetary, preserving life as know from extinction events on Earth, so long as it is not smothered by bureaucracy. There is more government regulatory smothering every year. If this continues, all large projects in the United States will be illegal.…”
“Starlink is now active in a Gaza hospital with the support of @UAEmediaoffice and @Israel”
