Why we chose 301 stainless steel for Starship:
• ~2x stronger at cryogenic temperatures
• Handles extreme heat of reentry
• Lowest mass solution for a fully reusable vehicle
• Up to 50x cheaper than carbon fiber
• Can be welded outdoors with no special facilities
• Highly weather resistant
• Easy to cut, repair, and reuse — even on Mars
I’m in love with steel.
This is how you make a multiplanetary species possible.
@CJHandmer@SciGuySpace@SpaceX Once Starship is flying reliably several times per week, it makes sense to shift super scarce SpaceX engineering and production resources to Starship to get launch rate to several times per day, which means winding down Falcon
The media never mentioned that the police officers called an ambulance immediately when Floyd complained of shortness of breath.
Unusual behavior for “murderers”.
The SpaceX recovery team continues working to bring Flight 13’s Starship home from the Indian Ocean. Challenging conditions and rough seas are testing the limits—but the mission continues. 🚀🌊
52 meters of spacecraft. One goal: get it safely to port.
When an obstruction is detected, the Model Y Long Wheelbase intelligently responds, powered seats and liftgate automatically move back. Smart engineering. 🚀
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