“Ship itself is fine. Some of the support equipment on the deck will need to be replaced...”
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“Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho.”
“Ascent phase good. Dragon deployed to Space Station rendezvous orbit.”
“Launching in one minute”
“At mission control in California. Launch in 60 mins. Looks good so far.”
“Swimming on the moon http://t.co/7eZ3tqwwEj http://what-if.xkcd.com/”
“Need to investigate the upper stage Z actuator. Was behaving strangely. Next launch attempt on Friday at 5am.”
“Taking questions now at http://t.co/CpOyWeAk0G http://redd.it/2rgsan”
“Background on our attempt to land Falcon 9 rocket on a station-keeping drone ship in the Atlantic http://t.co/yklReEpZO3 http://spacex.com/news/2014/12/16/x-marks-spot-falcon-9-attempts-ocean-platform-landing”
“Drone spaceport ship heads to its hold position in the Atlantic to prepare for a rocket landing http://t.co/kXYHGVKTfE”
“Ask me anything at 9pm Florida time (focused on tomorrow's 6am rocket launch) http://t.co/DvCbw4kTJy http://reddit.com/r/IAmA”
“Btw, we are actually working on a charger that automatically moves out from the wall & connects like a solid metal snake. For realz.”
“Model S range curves in detail by version http://t.co/DGIKGTIagW http://ts.la/c7”
“Roadster upgrade details http://t.co/9RZVMCJeMJ http://ts.la/qA”
“Reading The Culture series by Banks. Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI.”
“Roadster upgrade will enable non-stop travel from LA to SF -- almost 400 mile range. Details tmrw. Merry Christmas!”
“Nothing against all the oatmeal-raisin cookies out there. Just be yourself.”
“Really should be a rule that oatmeal-raisin cookies can't look too much like choc chip. Doppelgänger cookie trickery!”
“I'd recommend competing for the $10M Learning XPRIZE. Illiteracy is the wellspring of poverty. http://t.co/NLuFheVmpx http://learning.xprize.org”
“Tesla fast battery swap details http://t.co/4XWWUlOeQE http://ts.la/h6”
“Pack swap now operating in limited beta mode for SF to LA route. Can swap battery faster than visiting a gas station. Tesla blog out soon.”
“Falcon/Dragon launch punted to early Jan. Need time to review all systems thoroughly again.”
“Dune series by Herbert also brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence.”
“Reread Asimov's Foundation series. Brilliant.”
“Welcome back @RicardoR to run the @TeslaMotors communications team!”
“@ID_AA_Carmack That works for Dragon, but hard to do for something long like Falcon”
“The flight grid fins look like the ones on this test we did, but larger: https://t.co/gTaURQQeyx https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DgLBIdVg3EM”
“@ID_AA_Carmack No choice. Entry velocity too high for a precision landing with N2 thrusters alone. Must have aero surfaces for pitch trim.”
“@John_Gardi Using legs as air brakes to drop terminal velocity in half requires slight redesign & more data. Maybe flight 21.”
“Grid fins are stowed on ascent and then deploy on reentry for "x-wing" style control. Each fin moves independently for pitch/yaw/roll.”
“Base is 300 ft by 100 ft, with wings that extend width to 170 ft. Will allow refuel & rocket flyback in future.”
“Testing operation of hypersonic grid fins (x-wing config) going on next flight http://t.co/O1tMSIXxsT”
“Cuteness overload MT “@WIRED: A baby baboon snuggled with a teddy bear http://t.co/wuovq1HPEY http://t.co/UHK8MnGj4i” http://wrd.cm/1r5KMEU”
“About the Nevada deal with Tesla ... http://t.co/hAeyOc5OzC http://ts.la/j1”
“Really hate it when companies bring out an awesome show car and then you can never actually buy it. So lame.”
“Rumors about canceling Falcon wing doors are false. At Tesla, the production car will always be better than the show car.”
“Tesla comic book http://t.co/enyjX9bcGE”
“@Shmizer1 unfettered certainly and at very low cost”
“SpaceX is still in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations. Announcement in 2 to 3 months.”
“Astronauts Play With Blobs of Water in Zero Gravity http://t.co/SeCDcWTnJv http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/11/06/astronauts_on_the_international_space_station_play_with_balls_of_water_in.html?wpsrc”
“Review of performance version of dual motor Model S by @MotorTrend http://t.co/wSsbXFdv42 http://motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1411_2015_tesla_model_s_p85d_first_test/”
“Deepest sympathies to the families of the pilots and the Virgin Galactic team”
“Sorry to hear about the @OrbitalSciences launch. Hope they recover soon.”
“Also, lease price improvement is due to US Bank deal. It is *not* a discount. Revenue to Tesla is unchanged.”
“Article in @WSJ re Tesla sales is incorrect. September was a record high WW and up 65% year-over-year in North America.”
“Was going to work out this morning. Went to IHOP instead.”
“Infrared video of Falcon rocket reentry captured by @NASA tracking cameras http://t.co/GQLCFLlrUC http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_UFjK_CFKgA&feature=youtu.be”
“Michigan auto dealers trying to pass anti-consumer legislation http://t.co/qEr5oz3CyE http://teslamotors.com/blog/raw-deal-michigan”
“Kinda trippy seeing myself on @SouthPark. I've watched the show ever since the J vs SC short. Brian Boitano!”
“Dual Motor Model S with Autopilot http://t.co/IL7BSn0ZZk http://teslamotors.com/blog/dual-motor-model-s-and-autopilot”
