Sawyer Merritt
@SawyerMerritt
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You can see one of the @Starlink V3 satellites being deployed into orbit from Starship.
New footage from one of the Starlink V3 satellites deployed today. Amazing
SpaceX has released a new Starship Milestone First Orbital Flight T-Shirt for $35, as well as a new Orbital Flight mission patch for $15.
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SpaceX's Starship rocket just performed a flip maneuver and splashed down on target in the Pacific Ocean. Seems like tower catch could be a go for flight 15.
September 28, 2008: SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket reaches orbit for the first time.
September 28, 2026: SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time.
Crazy stat of the day: Each one of these V3 Starlink satellites being deployed right now increases the bandwidth capacity of the ENTIRE Starlink constellation by roughly 0.11%.
That’s one satellite.
For perspective, there are ~11,100 Starlink satellites in orbit today, mostly V2 Minis. Now imagine hundreds of Starship launches carrying 60 V3 satellites each. That’s why @elonmusk says that it's increasingly probable that Starlink will carry a majority of Earth’s IP traffic long-term.
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SpaceX's Starship rocket has successfully reached orbit and deployed its V3 Starlink satellites into orbit for the first time, officially making this Starship's first revenue-generating flight, a major milestone for the company!
Congrats @SpaceX team! Incredible achievement 🚀
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The V3 Starlink satellites are coming out so smoothly
SpaceX's Starship rocket has successfully reached orbit and deployed its V3 Starlink satellites into orbit for the first time, officially making this Starship's first revenue-generating flight, a major milestone for the company!
Congrats @SpaceX team! Incredible achievement 🚀
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Starship has just officially reached orbit for the first time!
SpaceX has made a final call and decided to still send Starship to orbit!
SpaceX's next-gen V3 Starship Heavy Booster has successfully splashed down in the ocean as planned.
Successful liftoff of Starship flight 14! Now on its way to orbit for the first time.
Starlink Mobile is now available in Kazakhstan, enabling users to connect to a network in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage.
Been seeing a ton of Grok ads all over Instagram and YouTube lately.
Tomorrow morning is a go for Starship launch 🚀
Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch →
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This upcoming week:
• Monday: Starship flight 14 (first orbital launch)
• Thursday: Falcon 9 launching Crew-13 to ISS
• Thursday: Tesla Roadster unveiling
• Thursday: Falcon Heavy launching classified National Reconnaissance Office payload
• Friday: Tesla Q3 delivery report
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JUST IN: 98% of new cars sold in Norway this year are EVs, with Tesla's Model Y leading the next model by over 300%
@herbertong @TeslaLarry Starship is 2 to 3 years away from hourly flights
Dubai has opened a new autonomous vehicle testing facility. It has already hosted trials involving Tesla vehicles.
The facility includes:
• Approved public roads
• Closed testing zones
• Highway environments
Dubai is aiming to have 25% autonomous transportation by 2030.
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