Ethan Cole

Driving sustainable energy innovation with discipline and purpose, aligned with Elon Musk’s vision. Focused on progress that scales.

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

When SpaceX first started working on Starship (initially called “BFR” – Big Falcon Rocket), most of the aerospace world was skeptical. The idea of building a massive, fully reusable stainless-steel spacecraft sounded unrealistic. Many thought it was too ambitious, too risky, and far beyond current engineering limits.

Early prototypes were rough. Several test vehicles like Starhopper and early Starship prototypes exploded, failed during pressure tests, or broke apart during flight attempts. Each failure was very public. Each one brought criticism, doubt, and pressure.

At one point, it would have been easier to slow down, scale back, or abandon the most ambitious parts of the design.

But instead, SpaceX kept iterating changing materials, redesigning engines (Raptor), improving heat shielding, and learning from every test flight. Each “failure” became data, not defeat.

Then came successful high-altitude test flights where Starship prototypes finally launched, stabilized, and returned in controlled ways something many once thought impossible for such a large vehicle.

And even now, Starship is still being refined. It’s not a finished product, it’s a system being built through constant testing, adjustment, and persistence.

Simple lesson:
Big breakthroughs don’t come from avoiding failure they come from building something so difficult that failure is part of the process until it isn’t.

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

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[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

❗️Gavi: "Dembélé is my brother. I always say that. He is a great friend to me and we are always talking."

"He is in magnificent form, he has been showing it since last season and hopefully he can win the Champions League. I would also be happy for Luis Enrique, for Fabián, because there are Spaniards there, and I have a lot of affection for Ousmane."

"When he left here it hurt me a lot because I had a great friendship with him, and I am very happy that things are going well for him."

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

“We have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed…” - President DONALD J. TRUMP

[Vice President JD Vance @VP]

VP Vance on the Task Force's SNAP fraud crackdown:

“If you are wealthy enough to afford a Lamborghini, then you are wealthy enough to not receive SNAP benefits from the American people.”🔥

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

NATIONAL ASTRONAUT DAY 🇺🇸🧑‍🚀

Courage, bravery, excellence under pressure, and determination for all humanity. Astronauts represent the best of us, and the Trump administration will always prioritize space travel and the human will to explore.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN 🇺🇸

President Trump is officially bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test award, alongside action to prioritize fitness and athletics for our nation's youth.

[Today Updates 🇺🇸 @TodayUpdates0]

President Trump wants a look in Nancy’s books and a full investigation of her perfectly-timed stock trades.

They write the laws — then profit off the fallout.

That’s not “public service” — that’s legalized corruption .

Do you firmly support Trump on this?

A. Huge Yes
B. No

IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!

[Astro Greek @astro_greek]

Happy Birthday to Maye ❤️

[Elonogy @ElonogyX]

Elon Musk: “I think for many in the public, they don't quite realize just how much, deception is really going on with the media.

The biggest deception is the choice of narrative. The media can write a story about this or that, but only a few stories can go on the front page

So you’re deciding what people should pay attention to. Instead of it being what people actually care about, it’s what a handful of editors care about. They’re telling the people what to pay attention to”

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

@astro_greek @Marie2629191016 😂

[Astro Greek @astro_greek]

Elon could be a model like his mom

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Super exciting projects ahead!

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

@EricLDaugh @FUNshineStephny On time!

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW! President Trump just said this:

"We will MAKE LEBANON GREAT AGAIN!"

Trump and Marco Rubio held the first Lebanon-Israel talks in DECADES, peace has broken out

MASSIVE WIN for the region!

And the Iranian threat will officially be DONE. 🇺🇸

[Robin @xdNiBoR]

Neuralink is just so incredible 🥹

Neuralink will help millions restore speech, blindness, and so much more!
These videos make me emotional every single time.

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

Elon Musk on universal basic income coming from AI future:

"Mass unemployment will be a massive social challenge. Ultimately, we'll have no choice but to adopt some form of universal basic income"

"There will be fewer and fewer jobs that a robot cannot do better"

But here's the deeper question Elon raises - one that no policy can easily fix:

How do people find meaning?

Most of us tie our identity to our work. If your labor is no longer needed... do you feel useless?

That's not an economic problem. That's an existential one

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

@teslacarsonly @MarkerLudmila Beautiful indeed!

[Ethan Cole @EthanColemlf]

@astro_greek Raise awareness. We are going through darkness… and a real live Spiritual War. Help Elon.🙏

[Elonogy @ElonogyX]

Elon Musk on High-bandwidth connectivity directly from Starlink satellites to regular phone:

“So in parallel, we’re building the satellites and working with the handset makers to add these frequencies to the phones. And then the satellites and the phones will handshake very well to achieve high-bandwidth connectivity"
You should be able to watch videos anywhere on your phone”

[Mars University @MarsUniversityX]

Elon Musk: “Drive overrides fear. I feel fear quite strongly. But if what I’m doing is important enough, then I just override the fear. So, it’s not as though I don’t feel it - I feel it more strongly than I would like”