Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Feb 19, 2026
Flight code for the rockets and Starlink satellites is written in C and C++.
Python is used where runtime performance is less important than rapid iteration and ease of use.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
07:45 AM · February 19, 2026 · 729.9K views
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