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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Feb 8, 2015
Launching our 1st deep space mission today. Headed to Earth-Sun L1 gravity null point at 1M miles, 4X further than moon.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 30, 2015
If you are curious about the P85D, you can schedule a test drive here:
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
Painting the name on the droneship ...
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
Tesla P85D 0 to 60mph acceleration will improve by ~0.1 sec soon via over-the-air software update to inverter algorithm
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
P85 acceleration will also improve, but not quite as much
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
Video made by owner of a P85D going up a 14% grade on snow passing a whole bunch of stuck SUVs
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
Tesla dual motor cars are also all-wheel drive. Main goal of dual motor was actually insane traction on snow. Insane speed was a side effect
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 29, 2015
Tesla P85D 0 to 60mph acceleration will improve by ~0.1 sec soon via over-the-air software update to inverter algorithm
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 28, 2015
Great DragTimes video of people experiencing P85D "Insane Mode" acceleration for the first time
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
Ion thrusters are great, but have extremely tiny force (photon thruster even less). Must have more thrust than weight or you don't go up.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
Final one: anything launched by a railgun (if you could ever reach ~ Mach 27) would explode upon exiting the barrel in our dense atmosphere
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
And pls don't ask me about space elevators until someone at least builds a carbon nanotube structure longer than a footbridge
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
Ion thrusters are great, but have extremely tiny force (photon thruster even less). Must have more thrust than weight or you don't go up.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
Reason is Newton's Third Law. In vacuum, there is nothing to "push" against. You must react against ejected mass.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
And pls don't ask me about space elevators until someone at least builds a carbon nanotube structure longer than a footbridge
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
If u saw @TheSimpsons and wonder why @SpaceX doesn't use an electric rocket to reach orbit, it is cuz that is impossible
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
Reason is Newton's Third Law. In vacuum, there is nothing to "push" against. You must react against ejected mass.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 26, 2015
If u saw @TheSimpsons and wonder why @SpaceX doesn't use an electric rocket to reach orbit, it is cuz that is impossible
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
West Coast droneship under construction will be named "Of Course I Still Love You"
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
Good primer on the exponential advancement of technology, particularly AI
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Thomas Muirhead
@thomasmuirhead · Jan 23, 2015
@elonmusk This blog on Artificial Superintelligence made me think of you & IMB in same moment. The Culture's coming: waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artifi…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
Good piece
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
Repairs almost done on the spaceport drone ship and have given it the name "Just Read the Instructions"
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
@elonmusk ... In honor of IMB, RIP.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 23, 2015
Repairs almost done on the spaceport drone ship and have given it the name "Just Read the Instructions"
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 20, 2015
The universe is really, really big
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Me!
@trakz · Jan 17, 2015
@elonmusk r.e. Hyperloop: You've seen the classic @TheSimpsons monorail episode: yes/no?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Jan 17, 2015
Of course!
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