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May 22, 2012

T minus 10 minutes ... Entering terminal count #dragonlaunch

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May 22, 2012

Major Tesla milestone: All crash testing is complete for 5* (max) safety rating. Cars can now be built for sale to public!

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May 21, 2012

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/

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May 21, 2012

Simulations show launch ok with bad valve. Still, better to stop & fix. Recalling rockets after launch is not an option.

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May 19, 2012

Launch aborted: slightly high combustion chamber pressure on engine 5. Will adjust limits for countdown in a few days.

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May 19, 2012

Whatever happens today, we could not have done it without @NASA, but errors are ours alone and me most of all.

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May 14, 2012

Must remember not to refer to Chimpanzees as deadly killing machines when taking little kids to see a movie about them

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May 11, 2012

... which is the critical breakthrough needed for life to become multiplanetary.

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May 11, 2012

Making large scale rocket propulsion landing work well is a critical step towards a fully reusable Mars transport system

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May 11, 2012

Landing gear of the mega thrust propulsive landing rocket done (next gen Falcon). First hops soon. http://t.co/JwkynmfL http://img.ly/i5JQ

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May 10, 2012

Meant to say: prizes for first 10 who do 400 miles in Tesla w/o recharging, not nonstop, which would require diapers :)

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May 10, 2012

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

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May 8, 2012

Saw The Dictator yesterday. Reminded me of Putin's reelection. Seems like only yesterday since he was last in power.

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May 5, 2012

@geoffeg Dragon code is written in C++ on Linux.

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May 5, 2012

Almost done reviewing Dragon code with @NASA. Looks good so far. Target launch date is May 19, right after Soyuz docks.

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May 3, 2012

For humanity to have an exciting & inspiring future, we cannot be confined to Earth forever. @love_to_dream #APSpaceChat

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May 3, 2012

Definitely. Long term goal of SpaceX making life multiplanetary. #OccupyMars @Weaverwerx #APSpaceChat

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May 3, 2012

Ignition by John Clarke, Huzel & Wang book on propulsion, Asimov's Foundation, Heinlein's MiaHM @WHester #APSpaceChat

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May 1, 2012

Woohoo, rocket hold down firing completed and all looks good!!

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Apr 30, 2012

Flight computer aborted rocket hold down firing. Anomaly addressed. Cycling systems to countdown http://t.co/iUi4XdQ3

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Apr 30, 2012

Am excited to announce that SolarCity has filed for an IPO. Mission is to bring affordable solar power to the people!

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Apr 25, 2012

Just confirmed with @NASA that May 7th is go for launch of Falcon 9 & Dragon to the Space Station

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Apr 24, 2012

Am pushing launch back approx a week to do more testing on Dragon docking code. New date pending coordination with @NASA.

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Apr 23, 2012

Just completed the rocket rollout review at SpaceX HQ in California. Almost time to launch. Pucker factor increasing...

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Apr 22, 2012

In NYC for the premiere of Baseball in the Time of @Cholera. Great work by @brynmooser and @daviddarg!

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Apr 20, 2012

Basic premise is that it's better to try to address some of the world's problems than to create an aristocracy of wealth

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Apr 20, 2012

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

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Apr 18, 2012

When holding my new white cat, I feel a strange desire for Bob's Big Boy and sharks with lasers http://t.co/M0iuFPqv

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Apr 15, 2012

Great work by APJ “@brynmooser: The foundation is nearly complete at the @artistsforpeace school http://t.co/hoTXytsZ” http://instagr.am/p/JaCtPXpX8m/

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Apr 11, 2012

Great to meet Jon Stewart this eve. Have been a fan of @TheDailyShow for a billion years.

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Apr 9, 2012

Friend told me about the amazing work of Brazilian plastic surgeon Evil Picante. He was actually saying Ivo Pitanguy.

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Apr 9, 2012

Besides ensuring the continuance of life, creating a base on Mars would be the most exciting adventure ever!

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Apr 9, 2012

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

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Apr 6, 2012

Wow, a Tesla owner in Europe just passed 200,000 km while racing his Roadster! http://t.co/ZYV4h85O

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Apr 5, 2012

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/

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Apr 4, 2012

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

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Apr 3, 2012

Also dig Mass Effect. It's all fun & games until the AI decides people suck. Maybe we can be their limbic system.

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Apr 3, 2012

Bioshock is an Ayn Rand dystopia and Fallout New Vegas is a Hegelian dialectic. Games have come a long way since Pong.

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Apr 1, 2012

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

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Mar 31, 2012

Having dinner where a dude is hanging giant underwear with a cherry picker. http://t.co/2Krn9AzH http://yfrog.us/n6s9cz

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Mar 31, 2012

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

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Mar 28, 2012

The Model S beta endurance car just passed 150,000 miles on a single battery pack!

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Mar 22, 2012

Interesting interview with Vinge about superhuman AI and optimistic apocalypses http://t.co/TVoqGpEG http://bit.ly/GEkktb

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Mar 21, 2012

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

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Mar 15, 2012

Lovely poster about wishes that explains one of the many reasons to make life multiplanetary http://t.co/e1ZM8a2b

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Mar 15, 2012

10 years ago today, SpaceX was founded. Many battles fought. Physics always won. http://t.co/p85UHeuq http://ow.ly/9FdXR

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Mar 15, 2012

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/

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Mar 13, 2012

If something is physically possible, not only is someone doing it, but there is also an award show.

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Mar 12, 2012

Mountain lions eat cats, which means we *actually* live in a cat eat cat world ... an apology is owed to dogkind!

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Mar 11, 2012

I think if you go there, they just feed you delicious candy all day and ask nothing in return.

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