Want to Know: Your Daily Musk Companies Update (Patreon)

8th of October, 2024

■ TESLA $TSLA ($244.50 , +1.52%):

- UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE (@UnpluggedTesla) has revealed their UP FIT (@UpfitTesla) Police Cybertruck for the Irvine California Police Dept.

- Looks like 10/10 invites is a wrap. Today attendees started to get their tickets for the event. Check your email!

- Tesla was at the Odoo Experience in Brussels, Belgium, last weekend. Optimus and Cybertruck were on hand. Pics by Bojan Nišević.

- Tesla's Tom Ridulfo took these pics last weekend at the grand opening of the Tesla Store in Wellington, New Zealand. The community came out to celebrate. Greg O'connor, member for Ohariu, came and shared his passion and gave a hand to cut the ribbon.

- Austin Sendek, CEO and Cofounder at Aionics, at the UP.Summit.

- Tesla will be at the EIF World Energy Congress from October 9th thru the 11th. They will have a Model Y on site for demo drives.

- Weddle and Sons Roofing (@weddleandsons) installing a Tesla Solar Roof in Jackson, Wyoming, with the Tetons as a backdrop.

- Tesla's Chakrit Worasut shared some pictures from the Tesla Delivery Day in Chiang Mai, Thailand. "We appreciate your trust in our brand and team. Drive safely, and may you have good luck and prosperity."

FLYOVERS:

• Tesla Diner: 247Tesla, 7th of October, '24.

■ SPACEX:

- Shortly after a Wet Dress Rehearsal yesterday, SpaceX announced that IFT-5 of Starship 30 and Super Heavy Booster 12 is ready to launch as soon as the 13th of October, pending regulatory approval. Both Christian Davenport (@wapodavenport) and Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) have stated that there are murmurs of an FAA approval. The FAA has posted a second NOTAM for S30's splashdown in the Indian Ocean starting on October 13. Last night, two water deluge test took place, simulating one for launch and most likely one for booster landing. Video below by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) for @NASASpaceflight.

Per SpaceX, "The catch attempt of the Super Heavy booster will require healthy systems on the booster and tower and a manual command from the mission’s Flight Director. If this command is not sent prior to the completion of the boostback burn, or if automated health checks show unacceptable conditions with Super Heavy or the tower, the booster will default to a trajectory that takes it to a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico."

- As of this post Ship 30 has been destacked and the Flight Termination System is being installed on Booster 12. It looks like this is a go!

- Starship 34's nose-cone and payload section were moved from the Starfactory to Mega Bay 2 early this morning. Pic by Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer).

- OLM-2 launch table was spotted by RGV Aerial Photography (@RGVaerialphotos) at Sanchez site. Here are comparisons and a great render by Niall Anderson (@INiallAnderson).

- SpaceX continues to upgrade the parking garage at Starbase. Pic by Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero).

- NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Sunday, the 13th of October, at 3:05 a.m. ET, for the undocking of the Crew-8 mission from the ISS. This is due to weather conditions and potential impacts from Hurricane Milton across the Florida peninsula.

- Astronaut Matthew Dominick took these shots out of SpaceX Dragon Endeavor's window. You can see Dragon Freedom docked to the ISS in both. The right is with the red and green aurora in the distance. The left is Hurricane Milton...

Countdown to 144 (94 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):

(Expect delays in launch schedule due to Hurricane Milton.)

• Launch 98! Wednesday, 9th of October, at 11:03 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 OneWeb 20 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This is a batch of 20 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit. The booster will land at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg.

• Launch 99! Friday, 11th of October, at 2:54 a.m. Falcon 9 Starlink 10-10 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Launch 100! Saturday, 12th of October, at 12:19 p.m. Falcon Heavy Europa Clipper will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Europa Clipper is the first dedicated NASA mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. It comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, which, while in orbit around Jupiter, will perform numerous flybys over Europa. Its payload suit included high-resolution cameras and spectrometers for imaging Europa’s surface and thin atmosphere, an ice-penetrating radar to search for subsurface water, and a magnetometer and gravity measurements to measure the moon’s magnetic field and unlock clues about its ocean and deep interior. As of now, all three boosters will be expended in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Launch 101! Sunday, 13th of October, at 5:27 p.m. Falcon 9 Starlink 8-19 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Steve Kozarovich of PriceWeber Marketing was in Las Vegas for NACS and took his first ride through the Vegas LOOP. Check out the Riviera Station entrance.

■ NEURALINK:

- Penny2x (@imPenny2x) interviewed NP1 Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad) yesterday. Per Penny, "Thank you for allowing me into your house and sharing your story with me. Editing as soon as I get home and hopefully I can publish tomorrow." Per Noland, "Thanks for coming, man. It was a pleasure. You're welcome anytime." I will repost the conversation when Penny drops it.

■ STARLINK:

- Not only is SpaceX's Mike Coryell (@MikeCoryell) delivering Starlinks to those in need, he is bringing portable Tesla Powerwall units. His first stops will be at a Pediatrician's office and a grocery store. Mike has also stated that they have prepared teams for immediate response after Hurricane Milton in Florida. Video was posted on Mike Instagram Helene Stories. He has a lot of videos there. Way more than what are on X. So check them out to stay up to date. Link is in the sources section.

- Armada is ready for Hurricane Milton and to support local governments and agencies. The have been working with those impacted by Hurricane Helene by deploying and manage Starlink terminals.

- Starlink Direct to Cell is to be tested in Japan. Per the FCC, "All communications by SpaceX satellites with Earth stations in Japan must operate in compliance with any and all laws, regulations, and requirements applicable to such operations in the territories of the Japanese administration."

- Starlink is now available across the island nation of Vanuatu.

- Pics posted of a Die Spotting Press for Starlink with a larger magnetic template and a flipping capacity of 30 tons. Pics by Steven Z. on LinkedIn.

■ X:

- X Japan is holding a recruitment event at the X office. Those interested will get to interact with employees . It will be held on Thursday, the 24th of October, from 6 to 8 p.m. local time.

■ xAI: N/A...

■ ELON NEWS:

- Elon and Tucker Carlson held an "off-the-cuff conversation" yesterday. Mostly political, but worth a listen. Link in the sources section.

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SOURCES:

FLYOVERS:

• Tesla Diner: 247Tesla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSGgFj3-DJ8

Starlink:

• Mike Coryell Insta https://t.co/Dy5ZHJAXsJ

Elon News:

• Tucker Interview https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1843375397024485778