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@lexfridman @WalterIsaacson Yeah, they’re all good, but I particularly liked his biography of Ben Franklin

@andrewjwells @WalterIsaacson 🤣🤣

@josh_bickett @WalterIsaacson Maybe one day

If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography

@ID_AA_Carmack I have great admiration for John’s engineering ability! What he did with Armadillo was incredible. I’ve tried to convince him many times to join SpaceX, but he has always declined (sigh).

Mechazilla will do this for future rockets, but it’s not quite ready yet

Moving rocket to orbital launch pad https://t.co/zZLiXIPD6M

@AustinTeslaClub That is the goal. Our official name is actually Space Exploration Technologies. SpaceX is short form.

@aparanjape @Erdayastronaut @SpaceX I do think that great design & engineering of products are critical, but manufacturing & supply chain require orders of magnitude more work

All 6 engines mounted to first orbital Starship https://t.co/l5QnQRSg3D

@teslaownersSV @NASA I thought we had lost for sure. We were just a tiny company back then, only 1 of 4 launches got to orbit & I had no money left. Out of the blue, a few days before Christmas, NASA calls to say we won.

@teslaownersSV @NASA Just want to say thanks to those in government who fight hard for the right thing to happen, despite extreme pressure to do otherwise. Therein lies the core goodness of the American state.

@teslaownersSV @NASA I do love NASA, always have

@teslaownersSV @NASA It’s true

@PPathole Mars looks amazing

@Erdayastronaut @ErcXspace We stole the idea from Karate Kid

@flcnhvy Pitch control requires more force than yaw & much more force than roll. Also, grid fins closer to or in the wake of the booster are less effective. However, pretty good aero control can technically be achieved with only 2 grid fins, with some effect on accuracy.

@TeslaFruit Thanks Sandy!

Super Heavy Booster moving to orbital launch mount https://t.co/axaDnXNm84

@ErcXspace Very close to real! Arms are able to move during descent to match exact booster position. Catch point is off to side, in case catch fails – don’t want to hit launch mount. Booster is transferred back to launch mount for next flight. Designed to have <1 hour turnaround.