Elon Musk

Elon Musk @elonmusk

An honor to work with such a great team — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@DanaEn803 @Dr_ThomasZ @thesheetztweetz @SpaceX Sure — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@Kristennetten @SpaceX It will be exciting to see what new cultures humanity creates on other heavenly bodies! — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@Dr_ThomasZ @thesheetztweetz @SpaceX Due to its size & ability to return science instruments even from deep space, Starship will enable a whole new class of science missions — PolitiTweet.org

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Minus the lifts https://t.co/kokDQQymhN — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@WholeMarsBlog @NASASpaceflight @BBCAmos There is a reason no fully reusable orbital rocket has been built – it’s an insanely hard problem. Moreover, it must be rapidly & completely reusable (like an airplane). This is the only way to make life multiplanetary. Efficiencies of scale is why Starship is so large. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BBCAmos @NASASpaceflight Ok — PolitiTweet.org

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@WholeMarsBlog @NASASpaceflight @BBCAmos Higher structural margins overall are needed for reuse, plus: Booster - Grid fins for aero control - Boostback & landing propellant tanks - Protecting engines from entry loads Ship - Body flaps for aero control - Deorbit & landing propellant tanks - Heat shield — PolitiTweet.org

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@Astro_Elliott @NASASpaceflight @BBCAmos Inevitably — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@NASASpaceflight @BBCAmos Over time, we might get orbital payload up to ~150 tons with full reusabity. If Starship then launched as an expendable, payload would be ~250 tons. What isn’t obvious from this chart is that Starship/Super Heavy is much denser than Saturn V. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thesheetztweetz It is ~98% done, but the remaining tiles are unique shapes requiring machining — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@thesheetztweetz 4 significant items: - Final heat shield tiles for ship - Thermal protection of booster engines - Ground propellant storage tanks - QD arm for ship 2 weeks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thesheetztweetz Dream come true — PolitiTweet.org

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@jrosinski97 @SpaceX Absolutely — PolitiTweet.org

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Starship Fully Stacked https://t.co/Fs88RNsmfH — PolitiTweet.org

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@NASASpaceflight 🤍 🖤 — PolitiTweet.org

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@IvanEscobosa @ajtourville @Tesla Probably — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@ajtourville @Tesla Tesla Automation (Deutschland) built a specialized machine to wrap the rotor with carbon fiber at precise tension. If too low, it would come loose at low temp, due to CTE differences. If too high, it would snap at high temp & rpm. — PolitiTweet.org

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@austinbarnard45 Total coincidence! Also, booster height was originally 70m, but we eliminated a half barrel for manufacturing efficiency, so now it’s … — PolitiTweet.org

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@jack DMTwitter — PolitiTweet.org

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@ChrisDungeon Reality is total opposite of what detractors say! Biggest challenge is recruiting enough people to build cars. SF Bay Area essentially has negative unemployment, so people at our factory have several other job offers. If they weren’t treated well, they would leave immediately! — PolitiTweet.org

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@techvamp Once Mechazilla is operational, winds will rarely be an issue — PolitiTweet.org

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@b280c_2 👍 — PolitiTweet.org

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Winds are too high today. Looks like wind speed will be low enough to stack early tomorrow morning. — PolitiTweet.org

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@NicAnsuini Remaining tiles are on their way! — PolitiTweet.org

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@arctechinc @POTUS Irony indeed — PolitiTweet.org

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@28delayslater 🤣 — PolitiTweet.org

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Aiming to stack ship on booster today https://t.co/67ehWTI57v — PolitiTweet.org

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@SquawkCNBC @SecretaryPete https://t.co/51BrgAaotS — PolitiTweet.org

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@Erdayastronaut @SpaceX That was fun! I was operating on limited sleep & serious back pain, so not at my best. It’s awesome that you know so much about how rockets work & their development history. Am happy to do another factory tour in a month or two and talk about what’s changed since last time. — PolitiTweet.org