2020-06-15

Tesla Model S now first ever electric vehicle to receive EPA range rating above 400 miles! https://t.co/EOTwVfvHS5

@flcnhvy Absolutely

China & Asia Pacific Supercharger usage above pre-covid highs. North America catching up fast. Europe slightly behind. https://t.co/Em23E2AFyO

@VitalVegas Looking likely

@Mad_Maelstrom @Peter_J_Beck @torybruno @Starlinksat223 @Erdayastronaut Throttling is done by adjusting flow to the ox and fuel preburners. The lower limit of thrust is ox & fuel turbopump injector preburner “stiffness”, essentially when do the preburner elements start flaming out.

@SciGuySpace Tank didn’t burst, but leaked at 7.6 bar. This is a good result & supports idea of 304L stainless being better than 301. We’re developing our own alloy to take this even further. Leak before burst is highly desirable.

@Peter_J_Beck @torybruno @Starlinksat223 @Erdayastronaut Yeah. Merlin, using a single pintle injector with cold, liquid propellant, needs a longer chamber than Raptor, which uses a large number of coaxial injectors, despite Merlin being less than half thrust. Propellant enters Raptor chamber as hot gas that’s already mixed.

@tobyliiiiiiiiii @SciGuySpace Yes

@SciGuySpace That’s the goal. There a few known weak points on this test tank, probably capable of more pressure. The second test tank to follow shortly has addressed the weak points.

@skysira @joshcohen @tokren1 @Andrew81947993 @FatEmperor @MarkChangizi @gordon_dyce @dvdclstn @Not_Far_Enough @DaphnaRedliner @MLevitt_NP2013 Accurate

@vlives23 @LoopedBuffalo @Michaelnardone4 @FutureJurvetson @SpaceXStarlink @SpaceX Sure

@Michaelnardone4 @FutureJurvetson @SpaceXStarlink @SpaceX Around 20ms. It’s designed to run real-time, competitive video games. Version 2, which is at lower altitude could be as low as 8ms latency.