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15 years of Elon, fully searchable. The production archive uses Supabase as the source of truth, with 94,952 indexed tweets available in development as a full-archive fallback and a curated annotation layer for context, theory, and how major claims aged.

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Jun 10, 2018

“@bartjehoel @djenkins6 Correct, pure electric. Wish orbital rockets could be so too, but there’s no escaping Newton’s Third Law. SpaceX is already developing high efficiency CO2 capture with H2O to form liquid CH4 (methane) & O2. Critical for propellant production at Mars Base Alpha.”

1.3K likes111 RT57 replies
May 13, 2018

“@Everman SpaceX will prob build 30 to 40 rocket cores for ~300 missions over 5 years. Then BFR takes over & Falcon retires. Goal of BFR is to enable anyone to move to moon, Mars & eventually outer planets.”

1.6K likes232 RT98 replies
Mar 21, 2018

“Petra and Mars https://t.co/AFgsZVlImZ https://www.instagram.com/p/BglRR6EgB8j/”

6.9K likes534 RT333 replies
Feb 20, 2018

“@angilly I don’t get the little ship thing. You can’t show up at Mars in something the size of a rowboat. What if there are Martians? It would be so embarrassing.”

51.9K likes7.6K RT532 replies
Feb 8, 2018

“Last pic of Starman in Roadster on its journey to Mars orbit and then the Asteroid Belt https://t.co/IWSjRyTr8V https://www.instagram.com/p/Be6VZEzgAEk/”

83.0K likes17.7K RT3.4K replies
Feb 7, 2018

“Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. https://t.co/bKhRN73WHF”

150.6K likes28.1K RT5.1K replies
Feb 7, 2018

“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.”

82.4K likes11.0K RT2.4K replies
Feb 5, 2018

“Falcon Heavy sends a car to Mars https://t.co/Y7uBtU6Mt2 https://youtu.be/Tk338VXcb24”

44.2K likes12.3K RT1.9K replies
Feb 5, 2018

“Mars Awaits https://t.co/ZDo1pjT6q4 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bey4NfSgWAi/”

14.1K likes1.7K RT507 replies
Feb 4, 2018

“Falcon Heavy launch simulation almost ready. Will be set to Bowie’s Life on Mars.”

49.9K likes5.3K RT800 replies
Dec 14, 2017

“It is high time that humanity went beyond Earth. Should have a moon base by now and sent astronauts to Mars. The future needs to inspire. https://t.co/6HjDQnRSA5 https://x.com/newscientist/status/941032850492715009”

98.8K likes14.3K RT2.5K replies
Dec 2, 2017

“Payload will be my midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity. Destination is Mars orbit. Will be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t blow up on ascent.”

65.3K likes12.9K RT3.1K replies
Nov 28, 2017

“Why is there no Flat Mars Society!?”

75.7K likes21.4K RT3.1K replies
Nov 28, 2017

“Mars sky is the opposite of Earth Blue sunrise and sunset Red during the day https://t.co/RjmSZ98bCz https://x.com/worldandscience/status/935297418651979776”

69.8K likes13.0K RT873 replies
Sep 29, 2017

“Mars City Opposite of Earth. Dawn and dusk sky are blue on Mars and day sky is red. https://t.co/XHcZIdgqnb https://www.instagram.com/p/BZm_FXPg6YZ/”

14.6K likes3.4K RT429 replies
Aug 28, 2017

“@newscientist Moon base alpha (cheesy show, but I loved it) plus Mars”

1.2K likes72 RT44 replies
Jul 20, 2017

“@jeff_foust Plan is to do powered landings on Mars for sure, but with a vastly bigger ship”

3.2K likes415 RT131 replies
Jun 17, 2017

“Colonizing Mars (thanks Prof Hubbard for creating this from my talk). Major changes to the plan coming soon. https://t.co/s59qMHUj5O http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/space.2017.29009.emu”

8.3K likes2.2K RT422 replies
Jun 16, 2017

“Mars V2 plan coming soon, which I think addresses the most fundamental flaw in V1: how to pay for development & operation of giant rockets https://t.co/yaITdVdpEc https://x.com/sciam/status/875756138121310208”

14.0K likes4.1K RT556 replies
Jun 10, 2017

“@RajveerJolly We are developing the interplanetary rocket and spaceship to allow anyone to travel to the moon, Mars & beyond, regardless of nationality”

5.4K likes967 RT148 replies
Mar 22, 2017

“@karaswisher Perhaps there will be some future bill that makes a difference for Mars, but this is not it.”

517 likes116 RT30 replies
Mar 22, 2017

“@karaswisher I am not. This bill changes almost nothing about what NASA is doing. Existing programs stay in place and there is no added funding for Mars.”

852 likes275 RT56 replies
Feb 5, 2017

“@thelogicbox @IanrossWins Mars is critical for the long-term survival of humanity and life on Earth as we know it”

1.0K likes143 RT75 replies
Dec 24, 2016

“@CMaggiore50 Typing Mars after holding down the T symbol on the center console works on S and X. Also try renaming your car 42.”

236 likes26 RT10 replies
Dec 24, 2016

“To activate the Model X holiday performance, just type holidays or ModelXmas after pressing the logo. Also, Mars. https://t.co/8Cy7YPlECX”

12.9K likes3.9K RT450 replies
Oct 1, 2016

“@bearsper Will do a Reddit AMA on Mars in the next week or two”

844 likes199 RT30 replies
Sep 28, 2016

“@BArtusio Three cable elevator on a crane. Wind force on Mars is low, so don't need to worry about being blown around.”

217 likes43 RT17 replies
Sep 28, 2016

“A Million Humans Could Live on Mars By the 2060s https://t.co/d0nlk1xfOl via @NatGeo http://on.natgeo.com/2cTNcqn”

5.3K likes3.2K RT359 replies
Sep 26, 2016

“@rocketrepreneur 382s is with a 150 area ratio vacuum (or Mars ambient pressure) nozzle. Will go over specs for both versions on Tues.”

306 likes68 RT13 replies
Sep 17, 2016

“Turns out MCT can go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name…”

4.8K likes1.3K RT1.3K replies
Jul 19, 2016

“Really tempting to redesign upper stage for return too (Falcon Heavy has enough power), but prob best to stay focused on the Mars rocket”

3.4K likes627 RT357 replies
May 19, 2016

“Great image of ancient Mars https://t.co/iy3AngxKlq https://x.com/discovermag/status/733361619133026304”

1.9K likes660 RT84 replies
May 2, 2016

“@JohanMancus Historical precedent. Mars vehicle will be metric.”

289 likes52 RT17 replies
Apr 27, 2016

“Dragon 2 is designed to be able to land anywhere in the solar system. Red Dragon Mars mission is the first test flight.”

8.3K likes3.4K RT347 replies
Apr 9, 2016

“@levie Tickets to orbital hotels, the moon and Mars will be a lot less than people think.”

1.7K likes574 RT73 replies
Mar 9, 2016

“The AEI meeting wasn't secret and I was only there for a few hours to talk about Mars and sustainable energy. Nothing to do with Trump.”

3.4K likes815 RT235 replies
Oct 3, 2015

“Mostly accurate and fun movie about Mars. Worth seeing. https://t.co/6ujt1DG5j5 https://x.com/martianmovie/status/633986792216092678”

3.3K likes1.6K RT223 replies
Sep 15, 2015

“In expendable mode, Falcon Heavy can send a fully loaded Dragon to Mars or a light Dragon to Jupiter's moons. Europa mission wd be cool.”

2.5K likes1.2K RT226 replies
Sep 15, 2015

“Researchers at @NASA propose using @SpaceX Falcon/Dragon for Mars sample return mission http://t.co/U6LNKyF4Jr http://news.yahoo.com/red-dragon-mars-sample-return-mission-could-launch-114405239.html”

1.6K likes999 RT80 replies
Sep 12, 2015

“Btw, not saying we *should* nuke Mars -- just layin' out a few options …”

5.5K likes3.0K RT535 replies
Aug 17, 2015

“Article on @SpaceX and colonizing Mars by @waitbutwhy http://t.co/HhBJ48QSMW http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/08/how-and-why-spacex-will-colonize-mars.html”

2.0K likes1.3K RT99 replies
Mar 13, 2015

“The rumor that I'm building a spaceship to get back to my home planet Mars is totally untrue”

12.8K likes9.8K RT947 replies
Sep 27, 2013

“Water ice on Mars http://t.co/fPz1OF7EXI http://gizmodo.com/nasas-curiosity-rover-just-found-water-in-martian-soil-1403908591”

236 likes525 RT78 replies
Jun 6, 2013

“Mars requires developing complex technology over a decade+, but market cares about next 3 months. Result would be conflicting priorities.”

243 likes205 RT63 replies
May 6, 2013

“@bdcs Yup, it is super far. Moon is basically in our back yard relative to Mars.”

10 likes7 RT3 replies
Jan 10, 2013

“To be super clear, I don't wish to (nor could I) mandate anything about a Mars Colony. Am just working on the tech to get people there.”

91 likes146 RT55 replies
Jan 10, 2013

“Also, I am not the kale eating overlord of Mars (altho kale has its moments) http://t.co/nCjMgEjC http://www.thejanedough.com/peta-mars-vegan/”

54 likes54 RT41 replies
Jan 4, 2013

“This gives a sense of what Mars would look like after changing the climate to sustain life http://t.co/DT1P5EUp http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/a-martian-dream-heres-what-the-red-planet-would-look-like-with-earth-like-oceans-and-life/266791/”

137 likes255 RT37 replies
Nov 27, 2012

“But if humanity wishes to become a multi-planet species, then we must figure out how to move millions of people to Mars.”

232 likes307 RT139 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”

173 likes510 RT76 replies
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