Musk: "The outcome was roughly in what I expected, and maybe slightly exceeding my expectations, but roughly what I expected, which is that we would get clear of the pad."
@Sandra_I_Erwin @SATELLITEDC @ulalaunch @torybruno @RocketLab @blueorigin @arianecornell @arianespaceceo @Arianespace @SpaceX French: $RKLB spacecraft components and integrated satellite systems business combines with launch, "working to bring the lowest total cost ... back to customers."
@SATELLITEDC @Eutelsat_SA @SpaceX @SES_Satellites @AalyriaTech Pinto: SES takes a "more nuanced view" than SpaceX's approach to low Earth orbit with Starlink, and "our view is that you need a multi-orbit" system. He questions the sustainability of the LEO-only networks like Starlink and OneWeb, which need to be refreshed.
@SATELLITEDC @IridiumComm @IridiumBoss @iDirect @SpaceX @LynkTheWorld @NexGenSpace Desch: "We are very squarely in this satellite-to-cellular conversion space with Qualcomm," with "a whole number of the Android ecosystem" adopting.
@csf_spaceflight @FAANews Shotwell: "Tomorrow is a big day for us," as SpaceX will attempt the 33-engine static fire of Starship's Super Heavy booster.
I honestly don't understand this process, given that the Official tags are doing what Verification has been.
@AschbacherJosef Aschbacher: ESA has to be "much faster" and "more dynamic" in the way it interacts with businesses, noting that investment and growth in the space industry "has really been driven forward by the U.S."