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Massimo
@Rainmaker1973 · Oct 14, 2022
Airplane wings aren't some rigid chunks of metal: in fact, they probably have a bit more flex than you'd expect. This is the behavior of a Boeing 747's wing in a turbulence
[read more: buff.ly/3E4n73u]
[source: buff.ly/3Ea123u]
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
People should never fear turbulence. Commercial airliner wings can handle insane amounts of bending.
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Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi · Oct 14, 2022
If the White House doesn’t think the war can be won, but refuses to open negotiations or “nudge” others to do so, what exactly is the end strategy? taibbi.substack.com/p/does-the-uni…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
The right question to ask
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Replying to @officejjsmart
We’re just following his recommendation 🤷♂️
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𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟_𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥
@narutium · Oct 14, 2022
Starship needs to fly first before Starlink constellation becomes profitable?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Falcon can probably get Starlink past breakeven, but Starship is needed to fund Mars
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Tesla East Bay Fremont
@TeslaOwnersEBay · Oct 14, 2022
Weren’t some of these guys the same ones who stonewalled you when @spacex was trying to fight for contracts and survival?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Yes
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Replying to @ElonCaptain
In addition to terminals, we have to create, launch, maintain & replenish satellites & ground stations & pay telcos for access to Internet via gateways.
We’ve also had to defend against cyberattacks & jamming, which are getting harder.
Burn is approaching ~$20M/month.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Strange that nothing was leaked about our competitors in space launch & communications, Lockheed & Boeing, who get over $60B …
Wouldn’t be surprised to find this particular individual working there when he retires from DoD. Corruption at its finest.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Also, Starlink is still losing money! It is insanely difficult for a LEO communications constellation to avoid bankruptcy – that was the fate of every company that tried this before.
When asked what the goal of Starlink was at a space conference, I said “not go bankrupt”.
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BogusThought
@BogusThought · Oct 14, 2022
When Elon Musk is helping Ukraine with his own resources, some people are absolutely silent 😩
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Maybe the 🐈 got their 👅
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Replying to @ElonCaptain
Very few in Iran so far
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Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt · Oct 14, 2022
For those curious, below is a list of the largest US defense contracts (via Bloomberg Government).
Source: about.bgov.com/top-defense-co…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
Strange that nothing was leaked about our competitors in space launch & communications, Lockheed & Boeing, who get over $60B …
Wouldn’t be surprised to find this particular individual working there when he retires from DoD. Corruption at its finest.
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Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt · Oct 14, 2022
Exactly. Unlike most of the other companies on the top 10 biggest defense contractors list, SpaceX is not publicly traded and doesn't have huge revenue (yet).
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 14, 2022
SpaceX is not asking to recoup past expenses, but also cannot fund the existing system indefinitely *and* send several thousand more terminals that have data usage up to 100X greater than typical households. This is unreasonable.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Replying to @realAtlasPress
Vital to the future of consciousness
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Andrea Stroppa 🐺 Claudius Nero's Legion 🐺
@andst7 · Oct 13, 2022
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
🤣
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BogusThought
@BogusThought · Oct 12, 2022
You da man... 😭😂😘
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
srsly
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · Oct 13, 2022
When is fsd beta 10.69.3 coming
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Next week
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Replying to @JohnnaCrider1
Envy has driven him to madness
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Lee Humerian
@leehumerian · Oct 13, 2022
@elonmusk if I purchase Starlink for my apartment in Lviv, would I be able to connect in the event of a loss of cell/internet signal? Or is there a timeline when the general public in Ukraine will be able to connect? The app says availability in Ukraine May be available in 2022.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Starlink requires nothing except ~50 Watt power source. With a small solar system plus battery or a generator, you will have connectivity anywhere.
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Owen Sparks
@OwenSparks · Oct 13, 2022
This is actually kind of good for making Starlink more robust
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
True
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Replying to @ElonCaptain
There are some active terminals
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Oct 13, 2022
Replying to @ElonCaptain
Of course, this happens almost every day. They successfully destroyed Viasat in Ukraine several months ago.
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