2020-04-22

There are now 420 operational Starlink satellites 🛰 😉

@PPathole @Supernova_Style New York seeing same results for invasive ventilators as Wuhan https://t.co/yYrjwWwixl

@skorusARK Pretty much. We place high value on simulation too, but nothing’s as weird as reality!

@TesLatino @flcnhvy @anime_virus @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker @SpaceX It’s made of a special dark foam that’s extremely radio transparent, so as not to affect the phased array antennas. Looks a lot like a car sun visor.

@Erdayastronaut @flcnhvy @anime_virus @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker Solar panel angle during orbit raise / park. We’re fixing it now.

@OwenSparks_ @flcnhvy @anime_virus @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker Yes

@flcnhvy @anime_virus @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker They are in fact being deorbited haha

@yourfavgas @julia_bergeron @NASASpaceflight Small amount of isopropyl alcohol (cleaning fluid) was trapped in a sensor dead leg & ignited in flight

@julia_bergeron @NASASpaceflight Sure hope so!

@TOGregTO Frankly, much of the stimulus money is questionable, but this much to oil & gas seems especially so

@TOGregTO Not the greatest use of money

@anime_virus @flcnhvy @thirdrowtesla @MFrunker If this launch succeeds, we will have put up 422 satellites …

@thirdrowtesla @MFrunker Thanks! We are taking some key steps to reduce satellite brightness btw. Should be much less noticeable during orbit raise by changing solar panel angle & all sats get sunshades starting with launch 9.

@thirdrowtesla @MFrunker Makes sense

@nichegamer Nice

@jgrano305 @PPathole @Supernova_Style Anything surprising?

@PPathole @Supernova_Style Numbers I was told from Wuhan were 80% to 90% mortality rate for invasive ventilators. Those are not good odds.

@Supernova_Style When I talked to doctors in Wuhan, they recommended against invasive ventilators & in favor of non-invasive

@Supernova_Style No kidding …