Andrew Baugh

@Centaurixox @elonmusk @AlisonMacneilcc @PeterDiamandis Falcon 9 has become more reliable. Working on Starship reliability.

SpaceX has become more reliable than any other rocket 🚀 out there. It has launched itself to the #1 spot regarding space exploration, etc… and to think it was made my human calculation and intelligence is mind blowing. If there was ever an alien invasion and we need to leave earth, EVERYONE will be running towards SpaceX first.

Elon doesn't need to run the best AI model. He needs to control the best hardware. Nvidia is the most valuable company on Earth and their models aren't the most popular. The hyperscaler play works.

@esherifftv 7. Wasn’t perfect, but got to its target for landing Starship. Downsides are the lack of engine relight and booster recovery goals, which push those milestones back at least by a launch.

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being complete success, how would you rate Starship Flight 12? Further discussion in my latest YouTube video: youtube.com/watch?v=k9rctn…

@NickJointson @Robotbeat The engines gimbal look like they are purposefully rotating the ship.

Having synced up the live feed and the newly released video from SpaceX, the little twirl at the end does seem intentional to make sure they got a clear view of the heatshield from the drone. Right after the twirl ends they confirm the landing and then call out "heatshield time."

@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin I do follow others as much as I am able to. The amount of information for Starship is unprecedented because of the location.

I know @SpaceX and @elonmusk followers will not be honest: If it were @NASA , @ulalaunch, @blueorigin developing Starship, would you still follow it? Most of you would say it is a piece of junk or what are we doing if it were anyone else but SpaceX/Musk developing it.

@PebMet1 @Starship @elonmusk @SpaceX Look at companies founded by former SpaceX employees. Many have left in order to work on those technologies. This list is a good start. alumnifounders.com/?filter=Climate SpaceX has also stated a list of needed technologies and that they can’t or don’t expect to be able to do it all.

Anyone in the @starship and @elonmusk follower world who uses logic? Musk claims a launch of starship every hour in the future. What are they launching and why do such a giant vehicle to do it? At last look, @SpaceX does not do science on its own. You need someone else.

@SpaceKoala I want an airship RV.

Airship should be high-end cruise ships of the sky, enabling you to quietly fly above wildlife and natural wonders.

We need heat shields to protect us, since we use the air to slow us down as we return to Earth. From orbital speed, it gets to 1650°C / 3000°F. From the Moon: 2750°C / 5000°F. For yesterday's Starship suborbital test flight, peak was 1450°C / 2600°F. Great to see the @SpaceX progress over the last 3 flights. Making them truly reusable is complex and necessary for permanent, cheap space access. image compilation: @niccruzpatane

@DJSnM @INiallAnderson A butterfly flapped its wings in Hong Kong…

I still don't have a good explanation for why the booster flipped the wrong direction beyond the notion that it's an unstable situation and small perturbations can quickly grow in ways not planned.

@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk They had an observation…

I'll make this very simple @SpaceX fans. No matter what @elonmusk says, losing your engines on the booster right after separation and losing an engine on Starship in flight is no one else's definition of a success.

@ShanaDiez People are dooming over the booster but completely bypassing the awesomeness of the tile performance which was the previous biggest online complaint. Yall are awesome and have great results to improve on.

Update linked here on Starship’s performance today. For these development missions the most critical thing is getting the data, and getting data on engine out performance as well as an awesome entry is a great outcome today. There were lots of things happening in Mission Control but Starship flew through them and had an awesome landing. Tons to learn from ship and booster. It’s great to be flying again and to show off this new rocket. Thanks to everyone at @SpaceX working tirelessly to bringing the future to life, it’s awesome working alongside you all.

@quirkyideas9 @elonmusk It would be ironic if this account were posting via Starlink.

@elonmusk Please someone should explain to me how this benefits human

It was a very good day spacex.com/launches/stars…

@danhuot When next?

We should do this more often

@SpaceDavenport The dude abides

The dude is everywhere.

@satofishi @jackywacky_3 Yes

How many of you are interested in a Mars flyby mission, spending two years in deep space only to see Mars up close for two hours?

@tuuu28283 Yeah

アメリカの兄弟達 日本人なんであんまりわかってないんだけど 英語のyesとyupは意味ってほとんど一緒？？

@elonmusk @INiallAnderson @SciGuySpace If everything goes relatively well, how long until next launch? 4-6 weeks?

@SciGuySpace There is a large pipeline of V3 ships and boosters in the factory. The delay from last launch was due to the almost total redesign of the primary structure, engines, electronics and launch tower from V2. Failure today will not affect schedule by more than a month or so.

When Starship test flights began three years ago the US space industry still had a somewhat tentative view of its future. Now much of the industry is being bet on rapid, low-cost, super heavy lift. This evening's test flight is really, really important to validate this future.

@ScottLikedSLS I thought it was posted elsewhere that it was 44 tons.

"this flight is carrying our heaviest payload ever" *doesn't tell us exact amount* Dan I stg..

@Starlink @SpaceX

The Starlink team is exploring ways to extend connectivity beyond our planet

@fancy_1982 @Handre That discounts the failures of others despite also going second. One big point against SLS is that it literally is going second, reusing shuttle hardware and know how. It should have been done quicker and cheaper.

@Handre Some of this is apples and oranges. Look at drug development…the marginal cost of the “second pill” is almost zero. Even if you do it a different way - Elon and crew benefited from the trial and error of the preceding effort

NASA spent $23 billion developing the Space Launch System. SpaceX built Falcon Heavy for $500 million. Same payload capacity to orbit. You watch bureaucrats optimize for Congressional districts, not rockets. Every SLS component gets manufactured in a different state (pure political math). SpaceX optimizes for physics and cost per kilogram. When politicians control capital allocation, the result is jobs programs disguised as space exploration. Private capital forces brutal efficiency. Lose money on rockets? You're done. NASA loses money? Congress writes another check. Musk had three chances to get Falcon 1 working before bankruptcy. Government contractors get cost-plus deals that reward failure.