2020-04-17

@Erdayastronaut @dwesterster Trying have fewer parts, so strakes are unlikely. Some very counterintuitive CFD results in both hypersonic & subsonic regimes. Starship does controlled falling more than flying.

@Erdayastronaut @dwesterster Flaps, actuator & static aero are undergoing redesign for mass reduction & simplicity

@CovelloMassimo @Tesla Will do

@flcnhvy True

@Erdayastronaut @dwesterster Exactly

@xkcdComic 🤣

Good progress, but 18 years to launch our first humans is a long time. Technology must advance faster or there will be no city on the red planet in our lifetime. https://t.co/IsICexqxtV

@Teslarati Pretty much, although we also sent some Medtronic units, which are meant for extreme situations. Those require a lot of work to set up & operate. Should be used sparingly. SpaceX is making the valve at the heart of that system.

@AngelNDevil2 @S_Padival @fourthrowtesla @TESLAcharts It’s a hard problem, mostly due to esthetics, but it’s the future we should have