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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 31, 2012
Thrusters will also fire during reentry to adjust touchdown point. Next version will land w helicopter precision #Dragon
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 31, 2012
Spaceship has departed from the International Space Station. Firing thrusters to deorbit in ~30 mins #Dragon
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2012
Space Station tracking spaceship docking approach vector #Dragon
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 25, 2012
Dragon captured by the International Space Station! Just awesome ...
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 24, 2012
Dragon flies over the SpaceX #GrasshopperProject at our central Texas test site. It will jump soon.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 24, 2012
The head of the Russian Space Agency and some Russian diplomats are visiting @SpaceX today. Looking forward to meeting.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 24, 2012
About 110 miles away and the spacecraft is now in direct communication with the Space Station #Dragon
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 24, 2012
The President just called to say congrats. Caller ID was blocked, so at first I thought it was a telemarketer :)
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 23, 2012
Dragon fly by of Space Station planned for 12:47 am California time. All systems green. #dragonlaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Launch video of Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral tracking cameras #dragonlaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Navigation bay pointing to deep space and star map being generated by star tracker one. Yes! #DragonLaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Dragon spaceship opens the navigation pod bay door without hesitation. So much nicer than HAL9000 :) #DragonLaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Also big thanks to the Air Force, FAA and all of our partners for their support of this mission.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Huge appreciation for @NASA, without whom we could not even have started, let alone reached this far.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Falcon flew perfectly!! Dragon in orbit, comm locked and solar arrays active!! Feels like a giant weight just came off my back :)
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
T minus 60 seconds. Terminal autosequence initiated. #DragonLaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
T minus 10 minutes ... Entering terminal count #dragonlaunch
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 22, 2012
Major Tesla milestone: All crash testing is complete for 5* (max) safety rating. Cars can now be built for sale to public!
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 20, 2012
Just did an interview with Spaceflight Now. Some of your questions may be answered here:
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · May 20, 2012
Simulations show launch ok with bad valve. Still, better to stop & fix. Recalling rockets after launch is not an option.
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