BREAKING: NASA chief Jared Isaacman says SpaceX is incredible and the United States would be seriously challenged in space without SpaceX. “They’re our most important launch partner. We can’t send astronauts to and from the space station without them... We are fortunate.”

Looks like @Tesla and @SpaceX set up a unique Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the McGregor test facility near Waco … undoubtedly this is for the 1 October Roadster Launch Event. This effectively precludes drone flight or manned aircraft lower than 10,000 feet above the ground and with a radius of 1.5 miles. This is going to be an epic new product unveiling and demonstration!

The @Tesla Semi, Cybercab, and Cybertruck are all produced without paint shops. • Semi: Powder coated • Cybercab: Color is injected into the polyurethane panels during molding (RIM). • Cybertruck: Unpainted Stainless Steel Panels There’s no doubt Tesla is going to continue this trend with future products as well.

SpaceX has been awarded a new $946 million contract from NASA to provide launch services for three missions, the space agency announced today. The amount includes ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation for each mission, and a lifeboat capability while docked to the ISS. The period of performance runs through 2030.

I drove past SpaceX's Gigasat Factory in Bastrop, then flew over Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin where the advanced technology fab and Optimus factory are rising out of the dirt. The scale and pace at which SpaceX and Tesla are able to build out infrastructure is unprecedented for American companies. They are playing to win, and they will win.

Good news, Tesla is now one step closer to starting construction on a new $10.1 billion solar manufacturing factory near Houston, Texas. The Lamar CISD board has unanimously approved moving forward with a tax incentive agreement for @Tesla's proposed "Project Crystal Sun." Lamar board member: “I am ultimately going to support this because I believe a project of this size will be a net positive impact for our county, including the 10,000 jobs. As Tesla becomes a major employer in the county, I really look forward to our students benefitting from that.” Tesla is aiming to start construction this year and finish in 2028, with commercial operations starting in Q1 2029: • Site covers part of roughly 3,000 acres • The project would create 9,712 permanent full-time jobs • Entail a total of ~$10.1B in capital investment • Total direct and indirect economic impact of the project would generate an estimated ~$6.4B in state and local taxes. • It is estimated that the State of Texas would increase its GDP by ~$107 billion as a result of the project. The project will include: • Wafer Manufacturing • Ingot Manufacturing • Coating • Metallization and Printing Lines • Cell Testing and QC • Automation and Material Handling • Cleanroom and Production Support • Site Infrastructure • Chemical Storage and Delivery • Utility Infrastructure • Environmental and Safety Systems An epic vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility ☀️

A fully and rapidly reusable rocket will fundamentally change how humanity accesses outer space. “The Holy Grail of Rocketry” continues the ongoing Starship series with a look back at the scrappy days of SpaceX engineers proving reuse was possible and takes you onboard a high-seas race to recover a floating Starship

Cybercab testing underway again today at the Giga Texas track, along with Model YL rough road testing too. The Cybercabs were in one massive group, racing around the outer oval and stopping together at stoplights placed ont eh W side of the oval. The Model YL’s were repeatedly driving over the linear parts f the inner oval where various road surfaces have been created. I cannot say for sure, but it appears to be NVH testing if I had to guess. We have seen CYbercabs also testing on this section of the track previously. Check out the track activity from today!

The progress and speed of construction at the @SpaceX and @Tesla TERAFAB is almost unbelievable unless you’ve been watching all of the other major projects both companies have been (and currently are) building across Texas, Louisiana, and Florida! Here is a recent short clip from the Terafab site … note major land clearing only started on or about 6 August … just over a month ago! 🤯😎

Saw this vessel called Frote transporting one of @elonmusk Starships off our coast yesterday! It was contracted by SpaceX to recover and transport the intact 52-meter-long Starship upper stage. Was truly a magnificent thing to see 🚀🚀🚀🚀🫡😎

My amazing mother, @mayemusk, has her new book, Timeless, out this week. The Art of Reinvention, at Any Age. No one can speak more on the subject than you can, Ma! You are our inspiration. Order yours now!