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Sivakumar Kumar
@sivanithu · Apr 16, 2020
What do you think about @RocketLab’s latest retrieval effort?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Some of the small launcher activity is cool, especially @rocketlab. Downsides are helicopter retrieval doesn’t scale to bigger rockets & is highly weather-dependent. Also, propulsive landing is needed for moon/Mars. That said, it’s probably right move for small LEO vehicle.
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𝗳𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗿é
@fat__tire · Apr 16, 2020
I've heard if you took any healthy person off the street and put them on a ventilator, they'd likely have major life-threatening complications after a week or so. Apparently not to be taken lightly, this step.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Vast majority of “ventilators” are not intratracheal, but, yes, jamming a pipe down a patient’s throat & driving in high pressure, pure oxygen is definitely not how we evolved! My personal choice would be mask with moderate pressure at ~50% O2.
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Toby Li
@tobyliiiiiiiiii · Apr 16, 2020
What Is the latest SN number for the raptor engine?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
SN26
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Raconteur-Guide ☯️🌈🇺🇦🖖
@cabral_psyd · Apr 16, 2020
Nope.
Ground-up design.
In-house.
And it's *Beautiful.*
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Merlin is arguably version 6 or 7 by now. It’s a real workhorse, but looks so simple next to Raptor!
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Pranay Pathole
@PPathole · Apr 16, 2020
How will the Tesla vents work for patients that require the use of Precedex (to inhibit respiratory depression)?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
The way things are looking right now, the world will soon be flooded with excess ventilators. Even NY is giving them away!
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Yeah, Atlas main engine is Russian. Great engine, but not US. Also, their fairing is Swiss. I think interstage & payload separation system also not US.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Fundamentally, Atlas is still dependent on Russia to launch
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Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Apr 16, 2020
Atlas V is an American rocket (well minus the engines 😉)
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Yeah, Atlas main engine is Russian. Great engine, but not US. Also, their fairing is Swiss. I think interstage & payload separation system also not US.
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Robotbeat🗽 ➐
@Robotbeat · Apr 16, 2020
BiPap machines, you mean. Good for patients that don't need to be intubated (intubation has its own risks) who can protect their airways.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Tesla actually sent out ResMed, Philips & Medtronic units. Latter is fully intratracheal. My personal opinion is that some ICUs are jumping the gun on intubation & setting PEEP & O2 too high. High pressure, pure oxygen increases risk of lung damage.
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Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Apr 16, 2020
What do you mean by “only rocket fully NASA-approved for launching astronauts” ??? What about the Atlas V N22, hasn’t that passed certification with OFT-1 and don’t forget about Soyuz 😉
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Sorry, meant to say only US rocket. Atlas V is close, but not yet 100%.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Exactly. In mid 2009, Tesla received non-binding approval for loan program actually signed into law by Bush in late 2008. First actual disbursement was Q2 2010, long after BK danger passed. Loan was repaid early with interest. Taxpayers made money on it!!
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Tesla *was* saved by an investment in May 2009 from Daimler, not govt. Without that Daimler support, Tesla would have died. Super appreciated!
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David Holtom
@davidmholtom · Apr 16, 2020
Are you talking about the loans which Tesla paid back with interest years ago but other auto OEMs did not?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Exactly. In mid 2009, Tesla received non-binding approval for loan program actually signed into law by Bush in late 2008. First actual disbursement was Q2 2010, long after BK danger passed. Loan was repaid early with interest. Taxpayers made money on it!!
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Michael Sheetz
@thesheetztweetz · Apr 16, 2020
How much less?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Last I checked, over a million dollars less. Moreover, F9 is launching far more often & is only rocket fully NASA-approved for launching astronauts, so that gap is increasing.
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Eric Berger
@SciGuySpace · Apr 16, 2020
Maybe check Block 5’s record.
spacelaunchreport.com/log2018.html#r…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
Also, it costs less $ to insure a Falcon 9 mission. That’s the acid test.
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Eric Berger
@SciGuySpace · Apr 15, 2020
This article is well reported, but let's be real. Vertical rocket reuse is all of three years old. SpaceX is surely saving money on launches, and if the Falcon 9 weren't already insanely cheaper than everyone else, the company could cut prices substantially.
Aviation Week@AviationWeek· Apr 15, 2020The technical risks of landing and reflying rockets have been resolved, but the business case seems far from closed.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 16, 2020
True. Only reason other medium & heavy lift rocket companies are winning any missions at all is due to govt intervention. Otherwise, they’d be as defunct as expendable airplane companies. ULA is powered by lobbying.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
Giga Berlin will have world’s most advanced paint shop, with more layers of stunning colors that subtly change with curvature
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 15, 2020
To be clear, Fremont & Shanghai will also be upgraded over time, but it’s hard to retrofit these improvements to an operating paint shop
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
Giga Berlin will have world’s most advanced paint shop, with more layers of stunning colors that subtly change with curvature
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
Initial production at Giga Berlin is Model Y
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Brandon Bernicky
@brandonbernicky · Apr 14, 2020
Will cybertruck have colors?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
You will be able to wrap it in any color or pattern
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Pauline 🚀
@justpaulinelol · Apr 14, 2020
And the World’s best rave cave? 😀
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
There’s tough competition for that title, but we will give it our best shot!
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 14, 2020
Giga Berlin will have world’s most advanced paint shop, with more layers of stunning colors that subtly change with curvature
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Third Row Tesla Podcast
@thirdrowtesla · Apr 13, 2020
Theoretically it should be possible to improve smart summon’s routing algorithms if Tesla had their own database of GPS points and driving data for Teslas in parking lots
then they could just query to get a sense of where the lanes are, as long as Teslas have driven through
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Apr 13, 2020
This will happen
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