Everyone thought the future was carbon fiber
Elon Musk looked at the physics and chose stainless steel for Starship instead
Sounds insane.... until you realize stainless gets stronger at cryogenic temperatures, handles reentry heat better, and costs massively less than advanced composites. It doesn't even need paint
He chose a material that is faster to build, easier to weld, tougher in extreme conditions, and built for rapid iteration
Classic Elon: ignore convention, trust first-principles engineering, and pick the solution everyone else missed
He is taking science fiction and making it real. Building things that only existed in imagination, and pushing them to the absolute limits of physics
With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability. We will conduct a thorough investigation, in coordination with the FAA, and implement corrective actions to make improvements on future Starship flight tests → https://t.co/IcgJoOWrmQ
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from
Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 53 Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
@elonmusk@SpaceX ⚡️🔥🌌🚀
Your mental health at work can easily be overlooked due to everyday stressors. You are not alone in this. As we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, see our tips for combating stress while on the job: https://t.co/Adv000nsWp #NotAlone#MHAM#MentalHealthMonth
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If you are reading this, you are early to #Bitcoin. How do I know? Imagine thinking you were late to aviation 10 years after the Wright brothers first flight in Kitty Hawk. Large-scale commercial aviation is still decades away and ppl are still crossing the Atlantic on steamers.