“@nextspaceflight A third is under construction”
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“@DJSnM @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Under consideration. We’ve already stretched the upper stage once. Easiest part of the rocket to change. Fairing 2, flying soon, also has a slightly larger diameter. Could make fairing much longer if need be & will if BFR takes longer than expected.”
“@DavideDF_ @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Side boosters landing on droneships & center expended is only ~10% performance penalty vs fully expended. Cost is only slightly higher than an expended F9, so around $95M.”
“@doug_ellison @DavideDF_ @dsfpspacefl1ght https://t.co/LijrUMuJDq https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberth_effect”
“@AngryPackOMeese @dlxinorbit @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Of course :)”
“@AngryPackOMeese @dlxinorbit @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Maybe that plan works out, but I will seriously eat my hat with a side of mustard if that rocket flies a national security spacecraft before 2023”
“@dlxinorbit @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght That was three years ago, before ULA cancelled all medium versions of Delta IV. Future missions have all Delta fixed costs piled on, so their cost is now $600M+ for missions contracted for launch after 2020. Nutty high.”
“@doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Both exhaust velocity (Isp) and mass ratio drive the rocket equation. Also thrust/mass matters a lot for Oberth effect. Delta upper stage Isp is good, but mass ratio and thrust are not.”
“@doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght The performance numbers in this database are not accurate. In process of being fixed. Even if they were, a fully expendable Falcon Heavy, which far exceeds the performance of a Delta IV Heavy, is $150M, compared to over $400M for Delta IV Heavy.”
“Love and Rockets https://t.co/VnnFXb1Iig https://www.instagram.com/p/BfEjUC_gfeo/”
“Now, if I can just figure out how to attach those to a really big shark ...”
“Falcon Heavy engine plumes look like giant laser beams in this photo by rocketphotography https://t.co/d1RKdPTNj5 https://www.instagram.com/p/BfEHEiKgBiK/”
“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/”
“Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. https://t.co/bKhRN73WHF”
“@realDonaldTrump @SpaceX @NASA Thank you on behalf of SpaceX. An exciting future lies ahead!”
“@SamHarrisOrg @SpaceX We’re doing ok for a bunch of monkeys. Humanity rocks!”
“@VP @SpaceX Thank you on behalf of SpaceX”
“On the rocket LZ https://t.co/UyiNd2fmi5 https://www.instagram.com/p/Be36GWVAcR5/”
“Printed on the circuit board of a car in deep space https://t.co/8ZMJVUs4W1 https://www.instagram.com/p/Be31IJxgOoK/”
“Currently over Australia 🇦🇺 https://t.co/HAya3E6OEJ”
“Live view of Starman https://t.co/gvSlztlE6l https://youtu.be/aBr2kKAHN6M”
“View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth. https://t.co/QljN2VnL1O”
“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 LZ 1 and 2 https://t.co/gckyKKIK4I https://www.instagram.com/p/Be3sOnEA0DK/”
“Camera views from inside the payload fairing #FalconHeavy https://t.co/vQaz2yJ5yY https://www.instagram.com/p/Be3m_LNgOYY/”
“Launch auto-sequence initiated (aka the holy mouse-click) for 3:45 liftoff #FalconHeavy”
“Upper atmosphere winds currently 20% above max allowable load. Holding for an hour to allow winds to diminish. #FalconHeavy”
“Flight profile #FalconHeavy #SpaceX https://t.co/LlfWXqUaLP”
“Live webcast of the launch at https://t.co/bDd3GxQXMC http://SpaceX.com”
“All systems remain green for launch at 1:30pm EST tomorrow”
“Falcon Heavy sends a car to Mars https://t.co/Y7uBtU6Mt2 https://youtu.be/Tk338VXcb24”
“Regular departures ... https://t.co/5GM9CbMewd”
“https://t.co/nhB3gd0Gm6”
“Starman in Red Roadster https://t.co/ou88RVHZ1Z https://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/”
“Florida time”
“Falcon Heavy remains go for launch at 1:30pm on Tuesday”
“Mars Awaits https://t.co/ZDo1pjT6q4 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bey4NfSgWAi/”
“Pale blue dot https://t.co/KZj3I55EYl http://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pale-blue-dot.html”
“Falcon Heavy launch simulation almost ready. Will be set to Bowie’s Life on Mars.”
“Customs problem solved! https://t.co/6D0Fbm8NFI”
“Or maybe “Temperature Enhancement Device””
“Apparently, some customs agencies are saying they won’t allow shipment of anything called a “Flamethrower”. To solve this, we are renaming it “Not a Flamethrower”.”
“@TheTeslaShow Early access build and especially Dev build are feature-rich, but the features aren’t reliable enough yet”
“@mrvergona Release candidate in final testing phase”
“@AdamyanMichael No”
“@TheEnderCobra I think we’ve figured it out”
“@shannonNullCode Yes”
“Small detail, but each one will come with a serial number from 1 to 20,000 https://t.co/ZBYEYO6zqu”
“@AndrewGHobden A snowthrower would be really fun”
“All flamethrowers will ship with a complimentary boring fire extinguisher”
