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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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Feb 12, 2018

@nextspaceflight A third is under construction

964 likes80 RT45 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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.

1.1K likes79 RT55 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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.

651 likes72 RT26 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@doug_ellison @DavideDF_ @dsfpspacefl1ght https://t.co/LijrUMuJDq https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberth_effect

380 likes18 RT10 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@AngryPackOMeese @dlxinorbit @doug_ellison @dsfpspacefl1ght Of course :)

1.3K likes28 RT24 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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

2.8K likes302 RT145 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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.

956 likes44 RT22 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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.

705 likes52 RT21 replies
Feb 12, 2018

@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.

1.7K likes167 RT44 replies
Feb 12, 2018

Love and Rockets https://t.co/VnnFXb1Iig https://www.instagram.com/p/BfEjUC_gfeo/

29.3K likes2.4K RT1.1K replies
Feb 11, 2018

Now, if I can just figure out how to attach those to a really big shark ...

45.8K likes4.3K RT1.4K replies
Feb 11, 2018

Falcon Heavy engine plumes look like giant laser beams in this photo by rocketphotography https://t.co/d1RKdPTNj5 https://www.instagram.com/p/BfEHEiKgBiK/

46.2K likes4.9K RT891 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

@realDonaldTrump @SpaceX @NASA Thank you on behalf of SpaceX. An exciting future lies ahead!

35.3K likes2.5K RT1.2K replies
Feb 7, 2018

@SamHarrisOrg @SpaceX We’re doing ok for a bunch of monkeys. Humanity rocks!

25.9K likes3.0K RT365 replies
Feb 7, 2018

@VP @SpaceX Thank you on behalf of SpaceX

5.5K likes249 RT137 replies
Feb 7, 2018

On the rocket LZ https://t.co/UyiNd2fmi5 https://www.instagram.com/p/Be36GWVAcR5/

16.8K likes1.7K RT508 replies
Feb 7, 2018

Printed on the circuit board of a car in deep space https://t.co/8ZMJVUs4W1 https://www.instagram.com/p/Be31IJxgOoK/

58.5K likes12.4K RT1.4K replies
Feb 7, 2018

Currently over Australia 🇦🇺 https://t.co/HAya3E6OEJ

145.6K likes32.8K RT3.5K replies
Feb 7, 2018

Live view of Starman https://t.co/gvSlztlE6l https://youtu.be/aBr2kKAHN6M

57.8K likes19.4K RT2.7K replies
Feb 7, 2018Viral spike

View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth. https://t.co/QljN2VnL1O

381.3K likes132.7K RT10.6K 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 7, 2018

Rocket LZ 1 and 2 https://t.co/gckyKKIK4I https://www.instagram.com/p/Be3sOnEA0DK/

23.5K likes2.9K RT1.2K replies
Feb 7, 2018

Camera views from inside the payload fairing #FalconHeavy https://t.co/vQaz2yJ5yY https://www.instagram.com/p/Be3m_LNgOYY/

34.0K likes6.5K RT1.9K replies
Feb 6, 2018

Launch auto-sequence initiated (aka the holy mouse-click) for 3:45 liftoff #FalconHeavy

46.6K likes7.8K RT1.3K replies
Feb 6, 2018

Upper atmosphere winds currently 20% above max allowable load. Holding for an hour to allow winds to diminish. #FalconHeavy

26.3K likes2.9K RT786 replies
Feb 6, 2018

Flight profile #FalconHeavy #SpaceX https://t.co/LlfWXqUaLP

69.3K likes19.5K RT1.3K replies
Feb 6, 2018

Live webcast of the launch at https://t.co/bDd3GxQXMC http://SpaceX.com

19.3K likes6.0K RT493 replies
Feb 6, 2018

All systems remain green for launch at 1:30pm EST tomorrow

24.1K likes3.1K RT768 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

Regular departures ... https://t.co/5GM9CbMewd

30.7K likes3.9K RT604 replies
Feb 5, 2018

https://t.co/nhB3gd0Gm6

59.7K likes9.4K RT888 replies
Feb 5, 2018

Starman in Red Roadster https://t.co/ou88RVHZ1Z https://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/

12.6K likes1.8K RT571 replies
Feb 5, 2018

Florida time

11.6K likes638 RT409 replies
Feb 5, 2018

Falcon Heavy remains go for launch at 1:30pm on Tuesday

34.3K likes5.2K RT857 replies
Feb 5, 2018

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

14.1K likes1.7K RT507 replies
Feb 5, 2018

Pale blue dot https://t.co/KZj3I55EYl http://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pale-blue-dot.html

23.0K likes5.0K RT568 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
Feb 3, 2018

Customs problem solved! https://t.co/6D0Fbm8NFI

73.8K likes10.3K RT1.2K replies
Feb 3, 2018

Or maybe “Temperature Enhancement Device”

87.2K likes8.2K RT2.4K replies
Feb 3, 2018Viral spike

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”.

296.2K likes56.5K RT4.4K replies
Feb 2, 2018

@TheTeslaShow Early access build and especially Dev build are feature-rich, but the features aren’t reliable enough yet

1.3K likes38 RT53 replies
Feb 2, 2018

@mrvergona Release candidate in final testing phase

427 likes24 RT25 replies
Feb 2, 2018

@AdamyanMichael No

275 likes11 RT11 replies
Feb 2, 2018

@TheEnderCobra I think we’ve figured it out

571 likes31 RT62 replies
Feb 1, 2018

@shannonNullCode Yes

771 likes16 RT19 replies
Feb 1, 2018

Small detail, but each one will come with a serial number from 1 to 20,000 https://t.co/ZBYEYO6zqu

25.6K likes1.6K RT843 replies
Feb 1, 2018

@AndrewGHobden A snowthrower would be really fun

6.6K likes295 RT148 replies
Feb 1, 2018

All flamethrowers will ship with a complimentary boring fire extinguisher

94.0K likes9.6K RT1.4K replies
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