2019-09-24

@tannerfox Impressive work by Chad & Steve!

@SamNazarius @HarryStoltz1 @justpaulinelol @Teslarati Almost entirely C++, but we did have an (advanced for the time) client-side Java app for viewing maps & (weirdly) a 3D hockey game in VRML

@HarryStoltz1 @justpaulinelol @Teslarati Turbo Pascal

@justpaulinelol @Teslarati Mostly C/C++, Python & SQL

@flcnhvy @Erdayastronaut @Tesla It would be pretty embarrassing to use a non-Tesla battery!

@Teslarati This includes original engineering of new factory processes & cars. Great engineers will only join if original engineering is supported, not just localization.

@Teslarati Tesla is building a major engineering team in China, incl heavy focus on software/firmware for factory & car

@The_ShadowZone @DJSnM For sure more than one pass coming back to Earth. To Mars could maybe work single pass, but two passes probably wise.

@OranMaliphant @Erdayastronaut Could do it, but we developed low cost reusable tiles that are much lighter than transpiration cooling & quite robust

@Erdayastronaut Better just to ride your max temp all the way down & let T^4 be your friend. Lower atmosphere cools you down real fast, so not crazy hot after landing.

@DJSnM Exactly. For reusable heatshield, minimize peak heating. For ablative/expendable, minimize total heat. Therefore reusable like Starship wants lift during high Mach reentry for lower peak, but higher total heat.

@Erdayastronaut It does actually generate lift in hypersonic regime, which is important to limit peak heating

@flcnhvy @Erdayastronaut Many powerful electric motors & batteries. Force required is enormous, as entire fin moves. More about this on the 28th.

@Erdayastronaut That’s correct. Essentially controlled falling, like a skydiver.

@bopinion Herbert Diess is doing more than any big carmaker to go electric. The good of the world should come first. For what it’s worth, he has my support.

@JaneidyEve Just sent a note to check

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