Elon Musk

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@teslaownersSV @raytech247 @WholeMarsBlog Yes, the Gigafactory is the hardest & most critical product — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@ChananBos @raytech247 @WholeMarsBlog Battery pack will be a bonded structure with cells providing shear transfer between steel upper & lower face sheets, eliminating most of the center body parts while providing better torsional rigidity & improved polar moment or inertia. This is a *major* breakthrough. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@raytech247 @WholeMarsBlog But now we understand production much better. It will be our primary competitive advantage long-term. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@raytech247 @WholeMarsBlog Even GM & Chrysler went bankrupt in 2009. Ford and Tesla are the only US car companies that have avoided bankruptcy. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@raytech247 @WholeMarsBlog The Model 3 production ramp was sheer agony for two years, but that was do or die for Tesla. No US car company has reached high volume production with sustained free cash flow in ~100 years. Hundreds of car startups all died or were absorbed for peanuts by big three. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@EvaFoxU @WholeMarsBlog Bringing a new product to volume production is 1% inspiration & 99% perspiration. You do still need that critical seed of inspiration, but it’s fun & takes ~100 people. Production takes >10,000 people & hurts like hell until the gigantic cybernetic collective runs smoothly. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@skorusARK Marginal cost of Starship mass to orbit should be well under $100/kg. Fully burdened cost depends on flight rate. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@WholeMarsBlog Prototypes are a piece of cake, but high volume production of a new technology is extremely hard. Takes much longer than people think to climb the production S-curve. I can’t emphasize enough that production is by *far* the hard part. — PolitiTweet.org

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@WholeMarsBlog We do expect to make heavy use of LFP for medium range cars & stationary storage — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@WholeMarsBlog Berlin will use 4680 cell with structural battery pack & front & rear single piece castings. Also, a new paint system. Lot of new technology will happen in Berlin, which means significant production risk. Fremont & Shanghai will transition in ~2 years when new tech is proven. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AstroJordy @WholeMarsBlog They are — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@WholeMarsBlog I do so wish that more companies would put down their spreadsheets for a moment and focus on making products that move your heart — PolitiTweet.org

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@PPathole @klod_ua @Erdayastronaut @TrevorMahlmann @johnkrausphotos @Mike_Seeley 7 bar absolute, which is fine for flight. This was a proof test, rather than a burst test. We’ll hopefully fix the leak today & retest. — PolitiTweet.org

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@klod_ua @Erdayastronaut @TrevorMahlmann @johnkrausphotos @Mike_Seeley Cryo pressure test succeeded, but a small leak opened up near the engine mounts, possibly due to differential shrinking — PolitiTweet.org

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@Erdayastronaut @TrevorMahlmann @johnkrausphotos @Mike_Seeley One of the best shots ever! — PolitiTweet.org

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@SamTalksTesla @SpaceX Much sooner — PolitiTweet.org

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@mdcainjr @SpaceX @45thSpaceWing @NASA Great photo! — PolitiTweet.org

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@DirtyTesla @SpaceX It will soon — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SpaceX: Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites to orbit, completing SpaceX's 43rd flight of a previously flown rocket booster https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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@SpaceX Once these satellites reach their target position, we will be able to roll out a fairly wide public beta in northern US & hopefully southern Canada. Other countries to follow as soon as we receive regulatory approval. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

RT @SpaceX: Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed https://t.co/x83OvjB4Pa — PolitiTweet.org

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@flcnhvy @alvianchoiri We’re not seeing notable differences yet. I think the boosters could probably do 100+ reflights. Some of the (small) composite helium tanks would need to be replaced. Maybe turbopump hot sections. — PolitiTweet.org

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@PPathole @alvianchoiri Roughly a week or two turnaround is all that’s needed to meet max launch demand. Starship Super Heavy is designed for reflight in less than an hour. — PolitiTweet.org

Elon Musk @elonmusk

@alvianchoiri Ahem, yes, it was the 3rd flight of this booster & 3rd flight for active half of fairing. Aiming for 10+ flights of booster & fairing by end of next year. — PolitiTweet.org

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4th flight & landing for this booster — PolitiTweet.org

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5 minutes from launch. Looks good so far. — PolitiTweet.org

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@cleantechnica So crazy to subsidize pollution! This is not good for people, especially in dense cities with heavy traffic, where your air intake is jammed up against another car’s exhaust pipe. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SciGuySpace It’s a step in the right direction, but they should really aim for full reusability by 2026. Larger ro… https://t.co/6hVvKUQdON — PolitiTweet.org

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Turn volume to 11 & play Powerglide in your Tesla https://t.co/l07Yc02P7g — PolitiTweet.org

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@teslaownersSV FSD will solve these issues — PolitiTweet.org