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License for Starbase

The FAA has licensed launches from Starbase! But 75 edits will have to be made.

SpaceX can now launch 5 orbital and 5 suborbital launches per year from Boca Chica, as well as testing the B7 and S24.

Starship launches will require a separate license.
Elon Musk will meet with Twitter executives for the first time and answer their questions

This was announced by the company's CEO Parag Agrawal.

Twitter's shares are up 2.7%. In total, they have fallen in price by 14% since the beginning of the year.
What about Starship?

Elon Musk has announced that the first orbital flight of the Starship prototype spacecraft could take place this July.

Also, the second stack, the B8 and S25, will be in flight readiness in August, with subsequent pairs of spacecraft and booster each month.

However, experts suggest that the dates may change.
SpaceX showed the Starlink airplane dish for the first time ✈️

Electricity consumption is 400 watts, download speed is 500 MBit/s, and upload speed is 40-50 MBit/s.

Hawaiian Airlines should begin operating Starlink this year.
Tesla has developed an aerodynamics-improving dodger

The range of electric cars depends not only on battery capacity, but also on carefully designed aerodynamics.

Generally, car manufacturers pay the most attention to this aspect, and third-party manufacturers of aerodynamic parts usually do everything to increase downforce.

The Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization aerodynamic package for the Tesla models was an exception.

For the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover, a front splitter, side sills, a rear diffuser, and a super-premium carbon-fiber spoiler are offered.
Elon Musk stated that Tesla had a pretty rough quarter

In two emails sent to employees, Elon Musk said Tesla had a "very rough quarter," and asked employees to "rally together to recover."

Elon Musk often sends emails to inspire employees at the end of the quarter. The second email was just that.

“This has been a very tough quarter, primarily due to supply chain and production challenges in China,” Musk said in an email to employees over the weekend that was seen by Bloomberg. “So we need to rally hard to recover!”
A badge timed to coincide with the Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for later this year

This is the first-ever private spacewalk mission to take place on the SpaceX Crew Dragon.

At the moment, the crew is training.
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Elon Musk apparently found a new friend who had previously backed him in the Twitter deal

Earlier, the businessman said he would vote for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida if he is elected president of the United States in 2024.😅
Musk had previously declared himself a Republican.

The savvy DeSantis guffawed at this: "I welcome the support of African-Americans" - referring to the fact that Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa.
Tesla sued Chinese beer maker Tesila Beer

Last year at Giga Fest in Berlin, Elon Musk announced his own "Giga Beer". However, Tesla has not yet started selling it, but Sino Drinks Food Company has created "Tesila Beer" and "Tesla Soda".

Now Musk's company is demanding about $743,000 from the Chinese company.
Tesla is considering construction of a new factory in North America 🌎

Tesla CEO Elon Musk held a company-wide meeting with employees. During the Q&A, one employee asked Musk where Tesla's next U.S. factory would be located.

Musk said Tesla hasn't made a decision yet, but he clarified that it might not be in the U.S:

"We are looking at sites, but we are considering some sites options more broadly in North America, so including Canada and Mexico, and the US as well..."

Tesla has previously said it aims to reach high volume production at the Gigafactory in Texas by the end of 2022. Musk also said Tesla will likely announce the location of the new plant around the end of the year.
Bloomberg: Tesla will soon lose leadership in the electric car market

According to the forecast of Bloomberg, the company of Elon Musk will lose this title in 2024, and the leadership will be taken by the German car concern Volkswagen.

The third line, according to the forecast, will go to Chinese electric car maker BYD.

The company may be in the top three already by the end of 2022, overtaking giants Toyota, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, which have taken the course on electrification. The Chinese manufacturer's rapid growth will be ensured by China's state policy, where residents who buy electric cars are given loans on special terms.
The first major cruise ship operator begins installing Starlink 🛰🛳

Royal Caribbean Group, the world's second-largest cruise ship operator, plans to provide passengers with Starlink Internet from SpaceX. An application has already been filed with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use Starlink satellite internet on its liners.

Cruise ships have held satellite internet for a long time, but its speed is monstrously slow and the price can make even billionaires weep.

Starlink will solve both of these problems.
Elon Musk is being sued for $258 billion - more than his fortune now

American Keith Johnson believes that Musk and his companies organized a fraudulent scheme to artificially increase the value of Dogecoin and make money on it. While the coin has fallen in price by 81% in one year.

Johnson and other victims claim to have lost about $89 billion on their Dogecoin investments.
SpaceX employees plan to write a complaint to the company's president against Elon Musk for his public behavior

"Elon's behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us," these words appear in the company's internal chat room.

The reasons for the complaint included Musk's tweets, as well as allegations of sexual harassment against him and the widespread outcry over it.
SpaceX fired a number of employees who drafted an open letter criticizing Elon Musk's behavior

Company director Gwynne Shotwell said the letter made other employees feel "intimidated and uncomfortable."

"We have too much critical work to accomplish and no need for this kind of overreaching activism — our current leadership team is more dedicated to ensuring we have a great and ever-improving work environment than any I have seen in my 35-year career."

Exactly how many employees were fired is unknown.🤷
Also Elon Musk…

Fired SpaceX employees for writing a letter criticizing his actions - they asked to make SpaceX's work culture more inclusive and curb all forms of inappropriate behavior at work.
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A blogger turned a crashed Toyota Prius C hybrid into a Tesla Cybertruck-designed "buggy"

We hope Tesla doesn't sue him😉

The authors bought the Toyota for $8000: they shortened its chassis, moved the front axle and added a semblance of a safety cage. The blogger is going to use this car for hunting, so he believes that the main thing is silence.

Technically, it is the same Prius: 1.5-99 hp engine, electric motor, variator and battery pack.
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Tesla posted a new video on its Instagram showing the Tesla Semi and Cybertruck at Michigan International Speedway.
Tesla is raising car prices again

📌 Model 3 LR to $57,990
📌 Model Y LR to $65,990
📌 Model Y Performance to $69,990
📌 Model X up to $120,990
📌 Model S to $104,990

Model Y/3 to $3,000 and S/X to as much as $6,000. Shortly after, the prices of all the cars will go up 100% from their original price.
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Carry a flamethrower, the electric car is attacked by ants🔥

The Tesla service center used some kind of special detergent, that really attracted the ants.