SpaceX AI Satellites are HUGE.
They have a wingspan of 70 meters (229 ft) when deployed.
To put that in perspective, a Boeing 747-8 has a wingspan of 68.4 meters (224.5 ft).
The russian refinery says alumina shipped from Ireland does not end up in weapons.
The Irish Government seems uninterested in testing that claim.
So I took a sample myself.
It will now be compared with battlefield debris from Ukraine.
This should have been done by the state.
SpaceX has just officially unveiled its AI1 satellite, the first generation of its AI satellite.
Overall Specs:
• 150 kW peak compute payload
• 120 kW average compute payload
• 70 kW per ton
• Compute provider interchangeable
Dimensions:
• Wingspan: 70 meters
• Deployed height: 20 meters
Thermal System:
• 110 m² deployable liquid radiator
• Redundant pumping loops
• Integrated micrometeoroid shielding
• Deployable liquid radiators
Solar Power System:
• 150 kW solar array
• 250 W/m²
• SpaceX-manufactured solar technology from Bastrop, Texas
Architecture:
• Centralized compute module
• Large deployable solar arrays
• Deployable liquid-radiator thermal management system
• AI-focused compute satellite design ("AI1 satellite")
Elon: "The AI satellite is much simpler than a Starlink satellite. The AI satellite is essentially a lot of solar cells, you still need some laser links, but you don't have all of the super complex antennas that you have on a Starlink satellite. The easier one to design for is the AI satellite. It's bigger. A lot of this is technology we've already made with the Starlink V3 satellites."
Made it out of Ireland with 2 samples of Aughinish alumina powder to get tested.
It’s from two sources: at the refinery and from a worker who doesn’t want to be identified. He told me the biggest threat to his job is russian ownership and he wants it exposed & nationalised
Here’s a rough size comparison between @SpaceX’s new AI Satellite vs. Starlink V3, V2, and V1.5 satellites.
Elon Musk says AI Satellites are much simpler to design and build than Starlink Satellites.
Armenia voted – and Putin got a diplomatic slap in the stomach so big it was heard all the way to Moscow.
Pashinyan declares victory – and the Kremlin sees its Caucasian domino fall
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan now announces that his party Civil Contract is leading by a wide margin in the election.
He calls it a “historic victory” – and it’s hard to argue against it.
The early results:
Civil Contract: clear lead
Strong Armenia (Moscow’s favorite): around 23%
→ A super fiasco for the Kremlin.
Armenia chooses a path – and it’s not Moscow’s
The country has been a Russian satellite for generations.
Now the Armenians have voted for:
regional prosperity
cooperation with Turkey and Azerbaijan
continued course towards Europe and the US
Pashinyan:
– The Armenian people voted for regional prosperity and cooperation.
Putin's Nightmare: "A New Ukraine"
Putin has been warning for months:
- It started with Ukraine's attempt to join the EU.
Now he sees the same movie playing out again - but in Armenia.
And this time it's not NATO that's pushing.
It's the Armenians themselves.
Conclusion in plain language
Armenia is slipping out of Putin's grasp.
Moscow's pro-Russian project in the country is collapsing.
And the Kremlin is forced to watch - powerless.
Within Temptation stood strong with Ukraine at Rock am Ring in Germany.
During their performance of “Faster,” Sharon den Adel took the flag of Ukraine’s 130th Separate Territorial Defense Battalion on stage and held it high while singing.
Thank you for standing with Ukraine.
Oggi ho il piacere di annunciarvi che il “corridoio terrestre” verso la Crimea, che i russi chiamano “rotta di Novorossiya”, è stato ufficialmente chiuso.
Le autorità d’occupazione hanno esteso, “fino a nuovo avviso”, il divieto di transito per i veicoli civili su praticamente tutta l’estensione di questa strada che ora si trova costantemente sotto tiro ucraino.
Complimenti agli ucraini e a tutti i contribuenti europei: è un risultato davvero importante, strategico oserei dire.
🇺🇦😎 Ukraine will attack Russia deep inside the country, — Zelensky
"We will not just die silently. We will respond. We will be stronger and stronger every day," — the president said.
Putin has reportedly gone into panic mode and urgently summoned everyone to the Kremlin. Chaos is spreading across Russia.
According to sources, the dictator is in a state of genuine hysteria. He urgently called together everyone still around him—generals, security officials, and ministers. The meeting was reportedly filled with tense silence, broken only by Putin's occasional outbursts.
Ukrainian missiles and drones have carried out large-scale strikes deep inside Russian territory. Explosions were reported far from the front lines. Military facilities near Moscow, logistics hubs and warehouses in central Russia, as well as airfields used for launching attacks against Ukraine, were among the reported targets.
Many Russians are said to be shocked by the scale of the attacks. Emergency services struggle to deal with fires in one location before new strikes are reported elsewhere. Cities that only yesterday considered themselves completely safe are now waking up to explosions and air-raid sirens.
Солістка Within Temptation підняла український прапор на фестивалі Rock am Ring
Під час концерту в Німеччині Шарон ден Адель розгорнула синьо-жовтий прапор із шевроном 130 окремого батальйону ТрО.
Caolan Robertson is probably the best investigative journalist on X right now - follow him!
Also huge thanks to NAFO and Irish investigative journalists digging deeper into this case.
Rusal needs to go!
Irish reporter and social media influencer Caolan Robertson has been awarded an Order of Merit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
https://t.co/s7fm2zygKg
Browder family is multi-generationally talented.
Red Notice is in my top 10 books by @Billbrowder@Joshuabrowder a star emerging manner
And now @Alexbrowder_ getting sanctioned by Russians
It seems there is a gene for courage.