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What is interesting here is that nothing extraordinary is involved in the technology of building Starship. However, the cultural approach is a total rejection of current methodology. A CEO of a large aerospace company probably dismisses any thought of making a similar effort because it would be too alien.
For Musk, this is the gamble of a lifetime. If he fails it will be his legacy. I imagine it takes overwhelming self confidence to do something like this and yet retain sufficient "people skills" to elicit the best technical thinking of your employees. Way beyond my limits.
Elon Musk is the Edison of our time.
He has no reason to be concerned about his legacy. Can you think of anyone else who is the co-founder and founder of several multi-billion dollar companies, the leading manufacturer of electric cars, and the leading commercial rocket launcher? I can't think of anyone else who has achieved nearly as much and he is only middle aged now.
He is driven and focused on achieving his dreams, and having fun while he does it along with the impossible hours he works.
I read somewhere that the main reason he is building a rocket to Mars is to go home.
Tank didn’t burst, but leaked at 7.6 bar.
This is a good result & supports idea of 304L stainless being better than 301.
We’re developing our own alloy to take this even further.
Leak before burst is highly desirable.
Good of you to re-post the exact same Tweet that I had already posted from Musk in post #2927.in Tweet Musk answers on SN7 test
Tank didn’t burst, but leaked at 7.6 bar.
This is a good result & supports idea of 304L stainless being better than 301.
We’re developing our own alloy to take this even further.
Leak before burst is highly desirable.
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ups, i loosing the overview here...Good of you to re-post the exact same Tweet that I had already posted from Musk in post #2927.
For me they are instantaneously there and that’s on a mobile.Perhaps we start to understand why just reposting tweets is unhelpful. Clearly people aren't actually reading them all. Posting commentary plus tweets when they add value is a lot more likely to engage people.
I find it can take nearly a minute just for the tweets to load on threads like this, which sure cuts into my interest in reading the thread.
For me they are instantaneously there and that’s on a mobile.Perhaps we start to understand why just reposting tweets is unhelpful. Clearly people aren't actually reading them all. Posting commentary plus tweets when they add value is a lot more likely to engage people.
I find it can take nearly a minute just for the tweets to load on threads like this, which sure cuts into my interest in reading the thread.
So you’re saying you consider official links from Space X & other companies as unsafe?with µ-matrix enabled for safety only the links show. So posting twitter links is, for me rather useless. I will not click on them most often.
Montag, it's coming for you!
Maybe it's the night-watchman (hyperdermic needle a field accessory).
David
Never Trust A Machine Programed By Man, Forbin
Montag, it's coming for you!
Maybe it's the night-watchman (hyperdermic needle a field accessory).
David
Never Trust A Machine Programed By Man, Forbin
Hypo's as a weapon are so 1980s... In Cyberpunk:2020 we had "Bot-weilers" with fold out rocket pods and a "fricking laser" in it's head
I mean we ALL know Elon's a Super-Villain after all, come on!
Randy
So you’re saying you consider official links from Space X & other companies as unsafe?with µ-matrix enabled for safety only the links show. So posting twitter links is, for me rather useless. I will not click on them most often.
But you can post web links certainly from Twitter without belong to it, as I do.So you’re saying you consider official links from Space X & other companies as unsafe?with µ-matrix enabled for safety only the links show. So posting twitter links is, for me rather useless. I will not click on them most often.
no, but Twitter and Facebook are. Not every axxhole in the universe has to know everything about me.
Two Starship tanks in the midbay
Y'all asked for it so here you go! B1051.5 at LC 39-A on the left and the recently static fired booster for GPS III on LC-40 to the far right. You can also see the MLP for OmegA, VAB and LC-41 where an Atlas will launch Perseverance in July. Busy Cape Range!
The #GPS III SV03 #satellite is encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing on June 21 in preparation for its upcoming launch. GPS III SV03 is set to launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a #Falcon9 rocket, June 30 at 3:55 p.m. EDT. (Photo @SpaceX)
OMG Stanley Kubrick was right
Great day at the Canaveral National seashore.
@NatlParkService had there people out keeping everyone at a safe distance as @SpaceForceDoD
Launched GPS-III SV03 from a #SpaceX #Falcon9