nortex97 said:

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Much of this is just an impeachment trap for Trump, imho.

Lawfare with diagrams! 😂 https://t.co/RA9liZbXfs

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2024

I'd bet my life on there being FISA/NSD surveillance of Elon's communications. A secondary goal/benefit will be to release embarrassing private messages to justify Elon's removal as an executive of the related companies.

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It's really interesting how this will be interpreted by different individuals.

Some people will see this as a sign Musk and/or his companies are operating unethically and violating regulations. Bad Musk.

Others will see this is ridiculous government regulatory environment and political. Bad Government.

Worth a watch

https://www.youtube.com/live/tn-rtr01DQk?si=l1CnyyEMULhe3QZn

There's a 3rd category that will just see this as those agencies doing their job and a business doing what they must to comply. Honestly the chart shouldn't be too shocking to anyone, especially given the industry
SpaceX operates in.

bmks270 said:

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nortex97 said:

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Much of this is just an impeachment trap for Trump, imho.

Lawfare with diagrams! 😂 https://t.co/RA9liZbXfs

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2024

I'd bet my life on there being FISA/NSD surveillance of Elon's communications. A secondary goal/benefit will be to release embarrassing private messages to justify Elon's removal as an executive of the related companies.

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It's really interesting how this will be interpreted by different individuals.

Some people will see this as a sign Musk and/or his companies are operating unethically and violating regulations. Bad Musk.

Others will see this is ridiculous government regulatory environment and political. Bad Government.

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Yeah, I like Musk, but some of the Tesla investigations are real and not surprising. They way oversold FSD and its capabilities and did some sketchy stuff with its advertising, and it's led to some deaths. They've also had a lot of QC issues that realistically should have resulted in recalls. Those investigations also predate Musk buying Twitter or making any kind of political statements

Flight 6 Super Heavy booster moved to the Starbase pad for testing. The move comes just one week after returning the first booster caught following launch pic.twitter.com/iwmqCeF3tE

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 22, 2024

HOS Ridgewind has recovered the Hot Staging Ring that was jettisoned during Flight 5.https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/OqT8nigIKG

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 22, 2024

txags92 said:

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bmks270 said:

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nortex97 said:

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Much of this is just an impeachment trap for Trump, imho.

Lawfare with diagrams! 😂 https://t.co/RA9liZbXfs

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2024

I'd bet my life on there being FISA/NSD surveillance of Elon's communications. A secondary goal/benefit will be to release embarrassing private messages to justify Elon's removal as an executive of the related companies.

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It's really interesting how this will be interpreted by different individuals.

Some people will see this as a sign Musk and/or his companies are operating unethically and violating regulations. Bad Musk.

Others will see this is ridiculous government regulatory environment and political. Bad Government.

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I interpret it as John Galt being pushed by the Looters.

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They better not push too hard. Musk probably knows where a ton of skeletons are buried, or how to find out where they are. Musk seems to be a guy who can give as good or better than he gets and he's a lot smarter than they are.

will25u said:

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HOS Ridgewind has recovered the Hot Staging Ring that was jettisoned during Flight 5.https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/OqT8nigIKG

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 22, 2024

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How DARE SpaceX destroy that critical reef habitat!

A Boeing satellite just exploded.

Dozens of satellite fragments are now flying around the geostationary arc.

This company just can't stop taking massive Ls... pic.twitter.com/EvRhXAAYUr

— Christian Keil (@pronounced_kyle) October 22, 2024

Talk about can't catch a break

What was the purpose/role of that satellite?

I think I read somewhere that it was a communication satellite

Trying to take out as many starlinks as possible?

Starlink satellites are not in geostationary orbit.

Maximus_Meridius said:

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I think I read somewhere that it was a communication satellite

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Good. Not good obviously.. but good I'm the sense that I think we can rule out international foul play.

In geostationary orbit it would be kind of hard to do anything nefarious. Thats 22000 miles up.

OnlyForNow said:

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Trying to take out as many starlinks as possible?

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My understanding is that they weren't taking them out. They were trying to say Starlink was interfering with their satellites even when some of the Starlink satellites were basically turned off.

It was Intelsat 33e, a communications satellite. It had propulsion problems in 2016 just after launch.

Intelsat 29e experienced a catastrophic failure in 2019, likely related to the propulsion system. Quite possibly a design flaw.

This company is the largest provider of satellite capacity to the United States government. This satellite does not appear to be military but you never know.

Geostationary orbit is way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way more far out then the Starlink cluster or anything else near low earth orbit.

Just to clarify y'all know I was kidding when I said they blew up their own satellite to take out some Starlink satellites…. Right?

But I do find it humorous that it's the propulsion system that failed.

Dragon separating from ISS

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1gqGvNqplVBGB

Possible static fire this am. This makes me think they might get this next one off before Turkey-day.

Possible Booster 13 static fire test today at Starbase. 🔥🚀🔥@NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/Hq0BsGmrja

— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) October 24, 2024

Neutron updates; again looking for mid-2025 launch, but sounds like it's a tough target to hit.

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The "why don't they just do it" is funny to me because earlier this year I finished a book series by Peter Hamilton in which NASA finally sends men to Mars, and when they get there and are about to step off the lander a portal/wormhole opens and a college aged kid in a "homemade" space suit steps out (think Musk in grad school with a bunch of fellow brainiacs) - and beats them technically to be the first humans on Mars.

But the point being NASA flew to Mars, spent billions, and took over a year to get there or something like that and these guys built this thing in their warehouse and walked through.

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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth series). Ozzie is a fun character.

I flew through most of Hamilton's writings last year and early this year that were all in that universe.

I will be sorely disappointed if it's not flying before late November.

My guess is November 18th.

Will this still be the current model starship or the block2 with different flap configuration?

Blue origin appears to have landed a booster but no one cares because it's old hat.

Booster touchdown. #NS27 pic.twitter.com/f3xcljjrVR

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 23, 2024

I get 10 cents off with Walmart plus and 6% back from Amex and Murphy is usually the cheapest around. I'll look in to the prime discount though, could help when a Murphy isn't around.

I believe these are the same controls they're going to use to land New Glenn's booster soon so it's encouraging to see so many successful landings.

Static fire of the next booster any second now

That's New Shepherd. They've been landing that one for a long time. It's the system they send tourists up in. The tourist capsule separates and lands with parachutes. The booster comes back for a controlled landing.

Less than 2 weeks after a launch and the OLM is ready to go