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Jun 20, 2019

@Cmdr_Hadfield @SpaceX @OurWorldInData Exactly. And many areas of countries showing good Internet actually have poor or no access, so those are important to address too.

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Jun 17, 2019

@flcnhvy @bluestonenew @DigitalTrends @SpaceX Might get pushed to next month. Starhopper flight first. Waiting on engine repair.

1.2K likes67 RT47 replies
Jun 17, 2019

@bluestonenew @DigitalTrends @SpaceX 10 years ago, SpaceX server room was named Skynet as a joke. Fate 🖤 irony.

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Jun 17, 2019

@JohnnaCrider1 @NASA @SpaceX @NASA_Technology @reddit Thanks 😀

787 likes17 RT27 replies
Jun 13, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Fun!

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May 30, 2019

@AnthonyFinno @RobertOHaver @Tesla Tesla is affecting powerful vested interests. Big auto & oil companies aren’t known for their gentle behavior. SpaceX is battling US military prime contractors & space programs of national govts. No walk in the park there.

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May 28, 2019

@SPEXcast @WentaiW @1DarknessSoul5 @SpaceX Good idea

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May 28, 2019

@WentaiW @1DarknessSoul5 @SpaceX True. I’m a gamer & my boys are too. Starlink is designed to be great even for competitive twitch reflex games.

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May 27, 2019

@fcain @varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Would love to do exactly that

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May 27, 2019

@fcain @varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Exactly, potentially helping billions of economically disadvantaged people is the greater good. That said, we’ll make sure Starlink has no material effect on discoveries in astronomy. We care a great deal about science.

1.3K likes121 RT102 replies
May 27, 2019

@John_Gardi @13ericralph31 @varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Rotate on one axis. Magnetic torque rods for desaturation of momentum wheels.

750 likes22 RT16 replies
May 27, 2019

@GoForStaging @13ericralph31 @varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Yes, already planned. We avoid use of certain lower Ku frequencies specifically for radio astronomy.

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May 27, 2019

@1DarknessSoul5 @SpaceX Aiming for sub 20ms latency initially, sub 10ms over time, with much greater consistency than terrestrial links, as only ever a few hops to major data centers

1.1K likes66 RT47 replies
May 27, 2019

@13ericralph31 @varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX If we need to tweak sat orientation to minimize solar reflection during critical astronomical experiments, that’s easily done. Most orbital objects are close to Earth btw, as shown by this NASA density map. https://t.co/83MwIZAEP6 https://t.co/NllMXregRg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris

964 likes104 RT62 replies
May 27, 2019

@varunversion1 @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX There are already 4900 satellites in orbit, which people notice ~0% of the time. Starlink won’t be seen by anyone unless looking very carefully & will have ~0% impact on advancements in astronomy. We need to move telelscopes to orbit anyway. Atmospheric attenuation is terrible. https://t.co/OuWYfNmw0D

1.4K likes173 RT162 replies
May 27, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX No, Raptor uses a large number of coaxial swirl injectors, which (we believe) achieves highest theoretical mixing/combustion efficiency.

6.2K likes187 RT99 replies
May 26, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Super proud of SpaceX propulsion/test/materials team! One of hardest technology problems. New high temp superalloy & internal foundry needed to make it work. Foundry iteration interval is ~3 weeks from design to flight part vs ~36 weeks typical for aerospace.

8.1K likes415 RT134 replies
May 26, 2019

@SPEXcast @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Propellant stays same, but almost everything else improves. Fundamental goal is minimize cost per ton to surface of Mars.

1.1K likes36 RT21 replies
May 26, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Great video. Couple notes: Raptor designed for subcooled CH4/O2, so propellant density & thrust increase up to ~8%, as needed for mission. 380 Isp & up to 50% thrust/weight improvement over time. Merlin thrust/weight doubled from V1, but Raptor is closer to optimum.

5.5K likes264 RT101 replies
May 25, 2019

@John_Gardi @Marco_Langbroek @SpaceX Yes

587 likes11 RT19 replies
May 25, 2019

@SpaceX Krypton thrusters operative, satellites initiating orbit raise every 90 mins

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May 24, 2019

@SpaceX Fairing halves recovered https://t.co/F82LE8JlLJ

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May 24, 2019

@SpaceX Krypton ion thrusters activate in about 3 hours to raise orbit

18.8K likes711 RT314 replies
May 24, 2019

@SpaceX All 60 Starlink satellites online, solar array deployment coming up soon

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May 24, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @KerbalSpaceP Thanks! Yeah, that’s pretty close.

3.4K likes77 RT53 replies
May 24, 2019

@nichegamer @flcnhvy @Erik2be @Teslarati Tower with Knight is across road from SpaceX, looking at rocket

636 likes20 RT25 replies
May 24, 2019

@EcoHeliGuy @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Yes, will be used for rear cargo storage. Also helps manage center of mass for heavy payloads when forward cargo is full.

744 likes22 RT39 replies
May 24, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Outer engines are attached to the edge of the airframe to give the center engines room to move

1.1K likes27 RT35 replies
May 24, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX ~2.8m

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May 23, 2019

@alijamalashraf @Erdayastronaut @MichaelGalanin @SpaceX Turbines on hot side (outer fan-looking things in this depiction), but this is just to illustrate the type of engine. Our turbopumps are vertical, have 3 fan-looking things on pump side & complex cross-flow. Liquid oxygen turbopump is integrated with main combustion chamber.

508 likes21 RT22 replies
May 23, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @Malcolmmarsman @flcnhvy @marstronauts @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Horizontally

1.3K likes36 RT80 replies
May 23, 2019

@flcnhvy @Malcolmmarsman @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX First flights would have fewer, so as to risk less loss of hardware. Probably around 20.

628 likes33 RT25 replies
May 23, 2019

@Malcolmmarsman @flcnhvy @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX 3 months

846 likes39 RT18 replies
May 23, 2019

@flcnhvy @marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Hopefully, 4 months

699 likes34 RT12 replies
May 23, 2019

@marstronauts @Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Vacuum nozzle engines are only used in (near) vacuum conditions. Sea level engines need to gimbal rapidly & at high angle for landing. Larger nozzle leaves less room to move & increases moment of inertia.

664 likes28 RT11 replies
May 23, 2019

@Erdayastronaut @JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @SpaceX Yeah. Outer engines with much larger nozzles are fixed to airframe, inner engines have high gimbal range ~15 degrees

1.1K likes47 RT31 replies
May 23, 2019

@Debapratim15 @curiousmind44 @SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @JeffBezos Yes

620 likes22 RT28 replies
May 23, 2019

@curiousmind44 @SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX @JeffBezos Makes no sense. In order to grow the colony, you’d have to transport vast amounts of mass from planets/moons/asteroids. Would be like trying to build the USA in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!

896 likes58 RT90 replies
May 23, 2019

@_ishanspatil @SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Aiming for 150 tons useful load in fully reusable configuration, but should be at least 100 tons, allowing for mass growth

582 likes32 RT24 replies
May 23, 2019

@SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX N2 for vacuum. Aero surfaces & high gimbal angle main engines for atmosphere.

521 likes19 RT12 replies
May 23, 2019

@SPEXcast @13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Hoping for 380 sec Isp, but at least 370. Otherwise similar to sea level version.

580 likes20 RT16 replies
May 23, 2019

@13ericralph31 @JaneidyEve @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Aspirationally

615 likes16 RT17 replies
May 23, 2019

@JaneidyEve @13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX 3 sea level optimized Raptors, 3 vacuum optimized Raptors (big nozzle)

1.2K likes63 RT41 replies
May 23, 2019

@13ericralph31 @SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX After the GoT finale, we dropped it to 6

1.9K likes96 RT52 replies
May 23, 2019

@SPEXcast @bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Mk1 & Mk2 ships at Boca & Cape will fly with at least 3 engines, maybe all 6

999 likes58 RT13 replies
May 23, 2019

@bluemoondance74 @Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX About to complete SN5, ramping to an engine every 3 days this summer

1.1K likes51 RT18 replies
May 23, 2019

@Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX The turbine also spins though. Partially combusted gas drives the turbine wheel, which is attached to a shaft that turns the inducer & impellers.

1.0K likes26 RT32 replies
May 23, 2019

@Orion_Sword @Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX But, essentially, the spinning things

1.2K likes27 RT12 replies
May 23, 2019

@Some1gee @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX Yes

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