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  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMtoSpaceX@sh.itjust.works•After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public.English
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    3 days ago

    I bet starship is a long way from actual service. Hence trying to cash in on some bullshit hype train

    It sounds as though their AI satellites are contingent on the Starlink V3 design, which in turn rely on Starship to launch them, as the sat bus is too large for Falcon 9.

    Relevant Elon tweet: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1998872465087541752

    Starlink V3 will be 20kW and launched at scale around Q4 next year. No problem to scale that to >100kW if the satellite mass is shifted towards solar arrays and radiators for AI compute, instead of giant phased array antennas for Internet connectivity.

    As you mention, it would use the same laser comms system as Starlink to connect to Starlink.

    An AI satellite is easier, not harder, than the Starlink V3 design, which is a marvel of engineering created by an epic team of humans. I am so proud of the @SpaceX team.

    If they think Starship is a long way from actual service, pursuing AI satellites is a strange move, as it seems these satellites would be dependent on Starship to launch them.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMtoSpaceX@sh.itjust.works•Starship Development Thread December 2025English
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    3 days ago

    2025-12-11 Starbase activities:

    • Launch site: Overnight, scrapping of the Pad 1 deluge steel plate continues. (NSF)
    • Removal of the compressed gas tanks from the Pad 1 deluge system continues, and the LR11000 crane moves is on the move, likely to remove the deluge water tanks. (ViX)
    • A motor is lifted onto one of the concrete plinths at the air separation site, and then removed. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • Build site: Overnight, B19’s landing LOX tank enters Megabay 1, and is likely installed during the day. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
    • B19’s oxygen autogenous pressurization line appears to have been installed. (TrackingTheSB 1, TrackingTheSB 2)
    • Segments to extend the height of the tower cranes are delivered. (ViX)
    • Massey’s: The Ship static fire stand moves from the flame trench towards the crane. (ViX 1, ViX 2 (tweet unavailable), ViX 3)
    • The methane side of the tank farm is venting for the first time since the S36 RUD. (TrackingTheSB)

    Florida:

    • Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron)

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