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Tesla’s Giga Texas solar roof is visible from space

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Tesla’s Giga Texas solar roof installation is visible from space. The photos were provided by the European Space Agency’s Sentinal 2 satellite which maps changes in the environment such as land cover, pollution in lakes and coastal waters, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. Teslarati is now on TikTok.

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Tesla Cybertruck 9,000-ton Giga Press assembly ramps in Giga Texas

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In the past few weeks, images and videos from Gigafactory Texas have revealed that parts of IDRA’s 9,000-ton Giga Press for the Tesla Cybertruck were already being delivered to the facility. 18 January 2023 Giga Texas IMAGES! Entrance work, E tree removal & water pipe install. Many details!

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SpaceX stress-tests Starship-catching arms with giant water balloons

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SpaceX also installed a temporary frame meant to simulate a Starship or Super Heavy booster, foreshadowing additional testing planned in the coming days. On January 11th, SpaceX proceeded to install six ‘water bags’ – three to a side – on the Starship simulator frame. mph or 1 km/h.

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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. SpaceX began constructing Starship’s Texas launch site in earnest in late 2020. SpaceX stress-tests the first ‘chopsticks’ with water bags.

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SpaceX rolls Starship launch tower section, giant water tank to orbital pad

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After a brief pause, SpaceX is once again shipping pad hardware from its Boca Chica, Texas rocket factory to Starship’s rapidly growing orbital launch site (OLS). Enter SpaceX’s first South Texas orbital launch site. Starship pic.twitter.com/yIS8xYb96p — Cosmic Perspective (@considercosmos) June 9, 2021.

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SpaceX picks Ship 25 and Booster 9 for next Starship test flight

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Following the integrated test flight of Ship 24 and Booster 7, which at engine ignition created a “rock tornado” and excavated a significant amount of cement and dirt from underneath the launch mount, SpaceX has been hard at work repairing the launch mount and is now installing a water deluge system. Questions or comments?

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Tesla Model X involved in fiery Texas crash: What we know so far

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A Tesla Model X was involved in a fiery accident last night in Tarrytown, near Austin, Texas. It just took more water to keep the situation under control. Fire Chief Thaier Smith said that some fires fueled by a battery pack could take 30 to 40 times the water to extinguish compared to a combustion engine fire.

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