Realnouns

real healthy. chip chop, flip flop. status quo, don’t make you grow

[Jack Kuhr @JackKuhr]

Alright, I pulled 24 tidbits from SpaceX's S-1. Here they are, ranked 👇

[Stephen Clark @StephenClark1]

The goalposts are about to move for every company not named SpaceX. https://t.co/kUwO2WdErY

[Shelfy @RealShelfy]

Absolutely electric lmao CB Buckner noticeably annoyed when he tapped the 2nd time only to be wrong again and listen to 40,000 people cheer for his incompetence 😂

[Kiko Dontchev @TurkeyBeaver]

Congrats to the entire @SpaceX team for achieving 165 launches🚀 ! While we originally set out for 170, we actually revised the manifest to 165 this summer based on business and manifest needs. We have two more Falcon launches to go in 2025 for extra credit for a total of 1-6-7 🤣!

Worth noting that SL6-99 was also our last single stick from 39A for some time as we put full focus on Falcon Heavy launches and ramping Starship from the Cape!

[UAE Exotic Falconry & Finance @FalconryFinance]

This is illegal as all hell

These are unregistered devices

Completely ghost grade hardware

These will get the job done

[Dodgers Nation @DodgersNation]

Young Blue Jays fans harass Freddie Freeman in new commercial for the Sick Kids Foundation in Toronto 🤣

🎥: Ryan Reynolds/IG

[Realnouns @realnouns]

@JoeOrrico99 B’s ISO is .335 v A’s .237 is huge. B’s total bases going to be much higher

[Andy Slye @slye]

That feeling when your girlfriend from high school finally gets engaged.

I used to tell myself: Andrew, it’ll be ok. She wasn’t right for you.

I just hope her husband isn’t some handsome buff football player.

[TheSpaceEngineer @mcrs987]

ship attitude

[Realnouns @realnouns]

@heroineworshipe @13ericralph31 I like it

[Steve Jurvetson @FutureJurvetson]

@13ericralph31 Hidden by the hill. Here’s another view for you

[Thomas Nestico @TJStats]

Shohei Ohtani has 39 HR and owns a 2.37 ERA

He is unbelievable

[Realnouns @realnouns]

@MarcusHouse @AstroAnnimal Isn’t the reason it’s not being funded because Starship will be a space station that they can land when they want? Reload and have another 6 mo stay in different orbits?

[Kiko Dontchev @TurkeyBeaver]

Today marks 15 years @SpaceX. I spent last week at HQ in Starbase and couldn’t help but get sentimental. Much has changed since my first day in the office, but a few key things are identical. The mission, the energy, the buzz in the building, and the awe of walking around a rocket factory saying to yourself “do I really get to work here?!?”

Thank you @elonmusk and @Gwynne_Shotwell for vibe setting, never changing the mission, and providing this kid from Michigan a chance to work with the greatest team on Earth. What a privilege!

[Realnouns @realnouns]

@ElectrekCo @fredlambert @grok the article states tesla “would require three more permits” to operate robotaxi in california. What are the 3 permits and how long does it take for them to process?

[Roman Helmet Guy @romanhelmetguy]

Don’t worry, I’m sure that once AIs are doing all the jobs and our tech billionaires have an army of hyperintelligent killbots, they will just give us all the money.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Installing the redesigned fuel transfer tube into the first next generation Super Heavy booster.

Roughly the same size as the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, the new transfer tube is responsible for channeling cryogenic fuel from Super Heavy's main tank to its 33 Raptor engines and will enable faster, more reliable flip maneuvers and the ability for simultaneous engine startup

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

A bit of clarification--though I don’t think my circumstances are particularly interesting or consequential. That said, and regardless of the points below, the President is entitled to assemble the leadership team he believes will best serve his administration.

I have been relatively apolitical--a right-leaning moderate--and my political donations across both parties (though 10x more to Republicans) were disclosed in writing, with rationale, before my nomination was ever submitted to the Senate.

As for the perceived conflict--I only know Elon professionally, but having flown to space twice on SpaceX rockets, I have a firsthand appreciation for what he and his companies have accomplished. It is also worth pointing out that SpaceX remains the only way American astronauts have been able to travel to and from orbit since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011. I hold no direct or indirect equity in SpaceX--or in any aerospace or defense company for that matter. Like all nominees, I signed an ethics letter and would have honored it.

Personally, I don’t regret anything--it was an honor to even be considered by the President. I loved DC and my brief time in the arena. The real disappointment is the time lost by Senators and staff who invested six months into a confirmation process that was ultimately withdrawn. This leaves NASA without a confirmed leader for what may stretch on for over a year. That is not ideal for the world’s most accomplished space agency--or for America--especially as our geopolitical rivals move at impressive speeds to overtake our edge in the high ground of space. Hopefully, a new nominee will emerge soon as NASA needs leadership during this uncertain time.

I have been lucky to live the American Dream and if you know anything about me--you know this was never about political ambition, personal gain or enriching others. I love my country and I care deeply about America’s competitiveness and leadership in space. 🇺🇸

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

This might be the coolest use for VR I've seen in ages...

[Realnouns @realnouns]

@jeff_foust I see this as similar to when the pilot gives wings to my kids when we’re getting on a plane. They are as much pilots, as suborbital flight passengers are astronauts.