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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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Apr 25, 2020

@RenataKonkoly @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX It’s also because of the Spitfire engine & wizard

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Apr 25, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Merlin is very simple compared to Raptor

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Apr 23, 2020

@ravikumarpulapa @SpaceX Yes

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Apr 22, 2020

@TesLatino @flcnhvy @anime_virus @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker @SpaceX It’s made of a special dark foam that’s extremely radio transparent, so as not to affect the phased array antennas. Looks a lot like a car sun visor.

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Apr 19, 2020

@alvianchoiri @Erdayastronaut @BocaChicaGal @NASASpaceflight @SpaceX Pretty much

1.4K likes43 RT49 replies
Apr 19, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @BocaChicaGal @NASASpaceflight @SpaceX Mechanically attached to steel studs. Insulation is certainly the intention!

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Apr 19, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @teslaownersSV @NASA SpaceX has a lot of experience berthing & now docking with @Space_Station, which is very difficult. Orbital refilling should in theory be easier, since Starships dock with themselves & will be uncrewed at first.

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Apr 19, 2020

@Peter_J_Beck @thesheetztweetz @ulalaunch @torybruno @SpaceX 10% would be impressive. Anything below a 20% payload hit would be outstanding.

1.2K likes44 RT26 replies
Apr 17, 2020

@Teslarati Pretty much, although we also sent some Medtronic units, which are meant for extreme situations. Those require a lot of work to set up & operate. Should be used sparingly. SpaceX is making the valve at the heart of that system.

4.4K likes238 RT148 replies
Apr 11, 2020

@katlinegrey @Zvezdichko @SciGuySpace Strange, as SpaceX lands on land frequently. Russia has very talented engineers, but they must be given reusability as goal or success is impossible.

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Apr 11, 2020

@SciGuySpace SpaceX rockets are 80% reusable, theirs are 0%. This is the actual problem.

7.5K likes416 RT198 replies
Apr 8, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Aim for zero velocity just above surface & fall. You won’t fall fast.

4.8K likes174 RT153 replies
Apr 4, 2020

@teslaownersSV @28delayslater @thirdrowtesla Bought, but SpaceX is spooling up to manufacture proportional solenoid valves for Medtronic (confirmed as critical today with chair & CEO) https://t.co/zIuesSaXrZ

3.1K likes280 RT90 replies
Mar 31, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @flightclubio Mass of initial SN ships will be a little high & Isp a little low, but, over time, it will be ~150t to LEO fully reusable

2.7K likes130 RT65 replies
Mar 20, 2020

@RenataKonkoly @moskov Yeah, SpaceX is working on ventilators too

3.4K likes291 RT204 replies
Mar 19, 2020

@M_Mosseri @SpaceX @NASA @NASA_Astronauts Yes

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Mar 18, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @SciGuySpace Last launch aborted due to slightly high power. Possibly, but not obviously, related to today. This vehicle has seen a lot of wear, so today isn’t a big surprise. Life leader rockets are used only for internal missions. Won’t risk non-SpaceX satellites.

2.4K likes190 RT76 replies
Mar 18, 2020

@KMastersBarnes @SpaceX Yeah, most reflights ever!

1.5K likes56 RT55 replies
Mar 16, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @BoeingSpace @ulalaunch @Boeing Slight booster length increase to 70m, so 120m for whole system. Liftoff mass ~5000 mT.

4.6K likes219 RT166 replies
Feb 29, 2020

@Universe_SkyArt @TwitterSupport I just sent a note to Twitter to clarify that posting SpaceX videos is fine by us and we paid for rights to Bowie song for the Falcon Heavy launch

3.7K likes265 RT192 replies
Feb 28, 2020

@SpaceX Testing Raptor in vertical configuration (on the giant tripod) should allow us to simplify some aspects of the engine design

8.1K likes344 RT210 replies
Feb 26, 2020

@JaneidyEve @JakeTheHuman28 @tesla_truth @Twitter Posting SpaceX videos is definitely not copyright infringement!

2.7K likes190 RT92 replies
Feb 10, 2020

@yourfavgas Probably 6 months or so. 301 is certainly fine for orbit, but SpaceX 30X will be better.

2.7K likes95 RT71 replies
Feb 7, 2020

SpaceX started with a mariachi band party. Great vibes here in Boca Chica, Texas!

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Feb 6, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @vincent13031925 We saw them a lot launching from Kwajalein in the early days of SpaceX

2.2K likes64 RT98 replies
Feb 6, 2020

@Mike_Seeley @WeReportSpace @SpaceX Great shot

1.1K likes48 RT29 replies
Jan 31, 2020

@Erdayastronaut @Blamblas @latimes @SpaceX @blueorigin Exactly. Mars propellant production will combine atmospheric CO2 & water (ice) to make CH4 (methane) & O2. Will do same on Earth long-term. Short-term, each Falcon flight uses roughly same fuel mass as a 747 flight. Falcon is ~71% oxygen & Starship is ~78%, so mostly not fuel.

2.9K likes198 RT98 replies
Jan 28, 2020

@HarryStoltz1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX First two domes of SN1 are almost complete

1.5K likes71 RT41 replies
Jan 22, 2020

@JaneidyEve Yeah, we just finished two more propellant domes. SpaceX team & supporting suppliers are doing amazing work ramping Starship production.

3.3K likes110 RT89 replies
Jan 22, 2020

@TJ_Cooney @SpaceX Nice shot

2.4K likes58 RT48 replies
Jan 21, 2020

@SpaceX Dragon trunk from in-flight abort test is in surprisingly good shape! https://t.co/IGeffiNh9A

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Jan 20, 2020

@JimBridenstine @NASA @SpaceX @Commercial_Crew Thanks on behalf of the @SpaceX team! Thank you also for the support @NASA has provided over the years, without which this would not have happened.

8.9K likes346 RT107 replies
Jan 18, 2020

Dragon Spacecraft supersonic abort test coming up either tomorrow or Sunday, depending on weather @NASA @SpaceX

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Jan 15, 2020

@Alejandro_DebH @macshlibber @SpaceflightNow Advancing humanity’s understanding of the Universe is a fundamental motivator for SpaceX! Starship can put giant 🔭 in orbit & on moon. With an occluder, could image 🌏 in other star systems.

1.7K likes133 RT71 replies
Jan 12, 2020

@bluemoondance74 @flcnhvy @SpaceX Should be able to post video of Raptor on Tripod soon

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Jan 12, 2020

@flcnhvy @nextspaceflight @SmileSimplify @SpaceX Ok, tho could be gnarly

1.7K likes45 RT38 replies
Jan 12, 2020

@nextspaceflight @SmileSimplify @SpaceX Destroyed in Dragon fire

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Jan 12, 2020

@SmileSimplify @SpaceX We tried to design a way to save B1046, but not possible 😞

1.9K likes64 RT64 replies
Jan 1, 2020

Congratulations Tesla & SpaceX on great 2019! You rock!! Looking forward to epic 2020 ♥️🚀🛰🚘☀️

136.8K likes6.3K RT1.7K replies
Dec 30, 2019

@EverydayTesla Yeah, engineering is ~90% of my time at SpaceX & about ~60% at Tesla

1.8K likes100 RT55 replies
Dec 28, 2019

Was up all night with SpaceX team working on Starship tank dome production (most difficult part of primary structure). Dawn arrives … https://t.co/SzyDSYUYOu

89.4K likes5.1K RT1.8K replies
Dec 23, 2019

If Tesla & SpaceX go bankrupt, so will I. As it should be.

109.9K likes6.1K RT1.6K replies
Dec 17, 2019

@SpaceX Telemetry indicates soft touchdown on the water, so fairing might still be reusable

10.6K likes276 RT326 replies
Dec 14, 2019

@bluemoondance74 @ThugsAndMiracle @tfspeakcies @DearHistorians @DeepintoHistory @HellenisticPod @TrueConsPod @IWBpodcast @Coffincast @CacheHistory @AgeofVictoria @ForYourRefPod @WWIIPodcast @namelessdeadpod @ZombieFishbowl @AgeofNapoleon Raptor is making great progress! Just finished an engineering review with SpaceX Propulsion. Engine SN 17 is about to ship to McGregor with some holiday style 🎄😀 https://t.co/3JNIyxY9H0

6.0K likes585 RT177 replies
Nov 21, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Absolutely, but to move to Mk3 design. This had some value as a manufacturing pathfinder, but flight design is quite different.

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Nov 8, 2019

@bluemoondance74 @flcnhvy SpaceX engine production is gearing up to build about a Raptor a day by next year, so up to 365 engines per year. Most will be the (as high as) 300 ton thrust (but no throttle & no gimbal) variant for Super Heavy. Cumulative thrust/year could thus be as high as 100,000 tons/year.

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