“T minus 10 minutes ... Entering terminal count #dragonlaunch”
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“Major Tesla milestone: All crash testing is complete for 5* (max) safety rating. Cars can now be built for sale to public!”
“Just did an interview with Spaceflight Now. Some of your questions may be answered here: http://t.co/vF0Rs3p1 http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120518musk/”
“Simulations show launch ok with bad valve. Still, better to stop & fix. Recalling rockets after launch is not an option.”
“Launch aborted: slightly high combustion chamber pressure on engine 5. Will adjust limits for countdown in a few days.”
“Whatever happens today, we could not have done it without @NASA, but errors are ours alone and me most of all.”
“Must remember not to refer to Chimpanzees as deadly killing machines when taking little kids to see a movie about them”
“... which is the critical breakthrough needed for life to become multiplanetary.”
“Making large scale rocket propulsion landing work well is a critical step towards a fully reusable Mars transport system”
“Landing gear of the mega thrust propulsive landing rocket done (next gen Falcon). First hops soon. http://t.co/JwkynmfL http://img.ly/i5JQ”
“Meant to say: prizes for first 10 who do 400 miles in Tesla w/o recharging, not nonstop, which would require diapers :)”
“Model S exceeds 300 mile range target! Prize for the 1st person to do LA-SF nonstop (400 miles) http://t.co/0sVd4QM8 http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/model-s-efficiency-and-range”
“Saw The Dictator yesterday. Reminded me of Putin's reelection. Seems like only yesterday since he was last in power.”
“@geoffeg Dragon code is written in C++ on Linux.”
“Almost done reviewing Dragon code with @NASA. Looks good so far. Target launch date is May 19, right after Soyuz docks.”
“For humanity to have an exciting & inspiring future, we cannot be confined to Earth forever. @love_to_dream #APSpaceChat”
“Definitely. Long term goal of SpaceX making life multiplanetary. #OccupyMars @Weaverwerx #APSpaceChat”
“Ignition by John Clarke, Huzel & Wang book on propulsion, Asimov's Foundation, Heinlein's MiaHM @WHester #APSpaceChat”
“Woohoo, rocket hold down firing completed and all looks good!!”
“Flight computer aborted rocket hold down firing. Anomaly addressed. Cycling systems to countdown http://t.co/iUi4XdQ3”
“Am excited to announce that SolarCity has filed for an IPO. Mission is to bring affordable solar power to the people!”
“Just confirmed with @NASA that May 7th is go for launch of Falcon 9 & Dragon to the Space Station”
“Am pushing launch back approx a week to do more testing on Dragon docking code. New date pending coordination with @NASA.”
“Just completed the rocket rollout review at SpaceX HQ in California. Almost time to launch. Pucker factor increasing...”
“In NYC for the premiere of Baseball in the Time of @Cholera. Great work by @brynmooser and @daviddarg!”
“Basic premise is that it's better to try to address some of the world's problems than to create an aristocracy of wealth”
“Just signed Giving Pledge with 11 others. I hope this announcement convinces others to do the same. http://t.co/cdCgWkAB http://bloom.bg/HSEoPu”
“When holding my new white cat, I feel a strange desire for Bob's Big Boy and sharks with lasers http://t.co/M0iuFPqv”
“Great work by APJ “@brynmooser: The foundation is nearly complete at the @artistsforpeace school http://t.co/hoTXytsZ” http://instagr.am/p/JaCtPXpX8m/”
“Great to meet Jon Stewart this eve. Have been a fan of @TheDailyShow for a billion years.”
“Friend told me about the amazing work of Brazilian plastic surgeon Evil Picante. He was actually saying Ivo Pitanguy.”
“Besides ensuring the continuance of life, creating a base on Mars would be the most exciting adventure ever!”
“Interview in Nature describing why we should extend life to Mars http://t.co/6Ux0q4OX http://www.nature.com/news/backing-up-the-biosphere-1.10395”
“Wow, a Tesla owner in Europe just passed 200,000 km while racing his Roadster! http://t.co/ZYV4h85O”
“Judge dismisses lawsuit to take the happy out of "Happy Meal" http://t.co/BiTSCIYL http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57409940/s.f-judge-tosses-happy-meals-lawsuit/”
“Huge tornadoes in Texas tossing truck trailers through the air. Hope people are ok. http://t.co/QrlBgFzI http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9184494/Emergency-declared-as-tornadoes-hit-Texas.html”
“Also dig Mass Effect. It's all fun & games until the AI decides people suck. Maybe we can be their limbic system.”
“Bioshock is an Ayn Rand dystopia and Fallout New Vegas is a Hegelian dialectic. Games have come a long way since Pong.”
“UN must take responsibility & help people of Haiti. MT "@brynmooser: Front page NYTimes. http://t.co/OlME97pv” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/world/americas/haitis-cholera-outraced-the-experts-and-tainted-the-un.html?hp”
“Having dinner where a dude is hanging giant underwear with a cherry picker. http://t.co/2Krn9AzH http://yfrog.us/n6s9cz”
“Happy bday to my old and dear friend @adeoressi! U do parties better than a rockstar. For Berlin ... http://t.co/vJZkJU13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDvZemFMRM”
“The Model S beta endurance car just passed 150,000 miles on a single battery pack!”
“Interesting interview with Vinge about superhuman AI and optimistic apocalypses http://t.co/TVoqGpEG http://bit.ly/GEkktb”
“Support @Polar_Broadband as they try to save a good satellite from becoming space junk. Let it live! http://t.co/GEdkLh3h #antarctica http://bit.ly/FPYnNN”
“Lovely poster about wishes that explains one of the many reasons to make life multiplanetary http://t.co/e1ZM8a2b”
“10 years ago today, SpaceX was founded. Many battles fought. Physics always won. http://t.co/p85UHeuq http://ow.ly/9FdXR”
“Why I'm leaving the Empire, by Darth Vader http://t.co/D5YUbAyO http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/why-i-am-leaving-the-empire,-by-darth-vader-201203145007/”
“If something is physically possible, not only is someone doing it, but there is also an award show.”
“Mountain lions eat cats, which means we *actually* live in a cat eat cat world ... an apology is owed to dogkind!”
“I think if you go there, they just feed you delicious candy all day and ask nothing in return.”
