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Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Aug 3, 2021
Take a tour of @SpaceX's Starbase factory with the ultimate tour guide, @elonmusk! It was INCREDIBLE to pick his brain for over 2 hours while walking around checking out Starship hardware! He even made some design decisions IN REAL TIME! Enjoy part 1 of 3! youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
That was fun! I was operating on limited sleep & serious back pain, so not at my best.
It’s awesome that you know so much about how rockets work & their development history.
Am happy to do another factory tour in a month or two and talk about what’s changed since last time.
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John Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack · Aug 4, 2021
A troll was trying to get a rise out of me yesterday, suggesting that I should somehow feel bad about Elon's success after my failed aerospace venture. I can't overstate how alien that thought is to me -- my joy at these things being built is deep.
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Aug 4, 2021Moving rocket to orbital launch pad
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
It would be an honor to have you visit Starbase
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CleanTechnica
@cleantechnica · Aug 5, 2021
Will The White House Exclude Tesla, The Most American Made EV, From Its EV Event? cleantechnica.com/2021/08/04/wil…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn’t invited
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · Aug 5, 2021
How much time are you spending with @WalterIsaacson, @elonmusk ?
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Aug 5, 2021If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
He’s shadowed me for several days so far
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
Replying to @WorldAndScience
Makes sense
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Earl of FrunkPuppy
@28delayslater · Aug 5, 2021
😂 remembered this convo
“Tesla’s broke. 100%. They can’t produce them. The auto companies have caught up to him. He’s never generated anywhere close to positive cash flow. He’s subsidized by 25,000 per vehicle. It’s over.” teslarati.com/tesla-peak-ant…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
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Lex Fridman
@lexfridman · Aug 5, 2021
Now THAT is the right guy for the job. His biographies are some of the greatest books ever written in my opinion.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
Yeah, they’re all good, but I particularly liked his biography of Ben Franklin
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andrewjwells
@andrewjwells · Aug 5, 2021
At long last... someone will penetrate the silent, mysterious, unknowable façade that particular subject projects... ;)
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
🤣🤣
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Josh
@josh_bickett · Aug 5, 2021
Perfect. He does a great job. Assume that means you are no longer writing your own?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
Maybe one day
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 5, 2021
If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography
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John Carmack
@ID_AA_Carmack · Aug 4, 2021
A troll was trying to get a rise out of me yesterday, suggesting that I should somehow feel bad about Elon's success after my failed aerospace venture. I can't overstate how alien that thought is to me -- my joy at these things being built is deep.
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Aug 4, 2021Moving rocket to orbital launch pad
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
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).
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
Moving rocket to orbital launch pad
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
Mechazilla will do this for future rockets, but it’s not quite ready yet
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
Moving rocket to orbital launch pad
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Gail Alfar
@gailalfaratx · Aug 4, 2021
“The goal of SpaceX is to really build the technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, …this is the first time in the 4 billion year history of earth, that its possible for life to become multiplanetary!” ~ @elonmusk
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
That is the goal. Our official name is actually Space Exploration Technologies. SpaceX is short form.
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Amit Paranjape
@aparanjape · Aug 4, 2021
Great interview with @elonmusk - conducted by @Erdayastronaut at the new @SpaceX facility in Texas.
"Manufacturing is underrated and design is overrated."
Musk highlights how 10-100 times more effort goes into the manufacturing system than the design.
youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
I do think that great design & engineering of products are critical, but manufacturing & supply chain require orders of magnitude more work
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
All 6 engines mounted to first orbital Starship
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · Aug 4, 2021
What were you most shocked about with NASA calling you
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
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.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
I do love NASA, always have
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
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.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
It’s true
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
I do love NASA, always have
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · Aug 4, 2021
.@nasa called @elonmusk and told them that they had won the $1.5B contract. @elonmusk response “I love you guys.”
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 4, 2021
It’s true
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