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Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Aug 14, 2020
Will there still be a header tank up in the nose on later Starships?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 14, 2020
Yes, integrated with the tip of the nose
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TESLARATI
@Teslarati · Aug 14, 2020
Tesla Smart Summon patent highlights progress in 3D labeling for full self-driving features
teslarati.com/tesla-smart-su…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 14, 2020
This is important
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Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Aug 13, 2020
@elonmusk are there any portable battery sleds or portable solar arrays that could be deployed to the 150,000 people hit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? It'll be a long time before some places get power still!
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 14, 2020
Probably not faster than utility power can be restored. Powerwall/Powerpack/Megapack can certainly be helpful long-term.
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Ken Kirtland IV
@KenKirtland17 · Aug 13, 2020
Here is a graphic I made of America's Fairings! Looks like we're going to be bringing some big stuff to space (and the Moon).
All the fairings shown are scale to one another.
@torybruno @elonmusk @ulalaunch @SpaceX @blueorigin @Erdayastronaut @DJSnM @ThePrimalDino
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 14, 2020
Starship fairing will actually have more height than shown here. Dome will be flatter & more of tip is accessible. Usable volume ~1000 cubic meters.
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SpiritualAdvisor
@pantsbobsponge · Aug 13, 2020
From what I've read, the cost for the MST needed for VI is built into that $300M
ULA already got $967M to develop Vulcan and any launch capabilities in the Phase 2 funding. SpaceX, did not. You can argue they shldn't get those funds, but it's still a massive bargain for the USAF
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
You are correct. This is a substantial underpayment compared to what ULA has received.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Nobody would suggest buying airplanes that only fly once & then crash into the ocean. That would be absurd …
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
So why is this madness acceptable for Boeing/Lockheed rockets?
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Efficiently reusable rockets are all that matter for making life multiplanetary & “space power”. Because their rockets are not reusable, it will become obvious over time that ULA is a complete waste of taxpayer money.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Nobody would suggest buying airplanes that only fly once & then crash into the ocean. That would be absurd …
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Tesmanian.com
@Tesmanian_com · Aug 13, 2020
Tesla‘s Latest Published Patent Includes Elon Musk as an Inventor: Autonomous And User Controlled Vehicle Summon To A Target
tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmania…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
I generally try my best not to be on patents
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Tim Fernholz
@TimFernholz · Aug 13, 2020
Much of this newsletter is sealed to protect the competitive secrets of SpaceX and the other bidders, but redacted filings give us a clue about what Musk and company are upset about. qz.com/emails/space-b…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Efficiently reusable rockets are all that matter for making life multiplanetary & “space power”. Because their rockets are not reusable, it will become obvious over time that ULA is a complete waste of taxpayer money.
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Whole Mars Catalog
@wholemars · Aug 13, 2020
The single piece casting machine for Model Y has been installed in Fremont. Shanghai and Berlin will also use single piece casting. @elonmusk
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Will be amazing to see it in operation! Biggest casting machine ever made. Will make rear body in a single piece, including crash rails.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 13, 2020
Replying to @renarddemoscou
Sorry to hear this. What can we do to help?
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TESLARATI
@Teslarati · Aug 12, 2020
Tesla lawsuit defendant Martin Tripp fires lawyers after $TSLA short financing is revealed
teslarati.com/tesla-martin-t…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 12, 2020
No surprise
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TESLARATI
@Teslarati · Aug 11, 2020
SpaceX is hiring a Spaceport resort developer for its Texas rocket factory
teslarati.com/spacex-spacepo…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
Aiming to make it super fun!
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TESLARATI
@Teslarati · Aug 11, 2020
SpaceX returns five-flight Falcon 9 booster to port as next reuse milestone nears teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
A little toastier each flight
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
Replying to @flcnhvy
Same hex tiles, slightly different mounting method. Need bigger sections of tiles to see how they hold up with cryo shrinkage, pressure expansion & body bending.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
SN 5 & 6 at Starship Production Complex in Texas
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
SN7 will be new alloy test tank taken to burst pressure. SN8 will have body flaps & nosecone.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
SN 5 & 6 at Starship Production Complex in Texas
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
I was trying to channel Herb Tarlek from WKRP en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Tarl…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
One day soon, I will wear this outfit
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
Note the fabulous plaid jacket & gingham shirt combo 🤣
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
I was trying to channel Herb Tarlek from WKRP
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Mark Goldberg
@Mark_Goldberg_ · Aug 10, 2020
1/ With all the recent buzz around SPACs, I thought I’d share my experience working on the IPO for @Tesla (as junior analyst/glorified coffee fetcher) -- where I saw @elonmusk tear up the traditional playbook 10 years before anyone else was even questioning it. It worked. 👇
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2020
Note the fabulous plaid jacket & gingham shirt combo 🤣
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