Juana Martin

7 years ago today, SpaceX launched its first 60 operational Starlink satellites.

Starlink helped bring a missing hiker to safety in California. ♥️ A 44-year-old woman got separated from her hiking partner on the way down Mount Conness. He went back to look for her, then used Starlink to reach rescuers. Ground teams searched through the night, and helicopters joined at first light. Rescuers found her that morning and treated her. This is why Starlink matters. It brings internet to places where normal cell phones don’t work, so people can get help when they really need it.

People and businesses are leaving California. About 77,000 people moved to Texas in 2024. At least 110 companies have made the same move since 2020. That includes Tesla, SpaceX, and 𝕏. Texas now has 57 Fortune 500 headquarters, the most of any state.

BREAKING: Earthquake-hit village in Indonesia receives @Starlink to help restore communications The equipment arrived after an Indonesian lawmaker visited Tado village. Starlink can help families get back online, check on loved ones and find out where to get aid. ♥️

BREAKING: Starlink connects a remote Aeta school serving 300+ students in the Philippines. 🇵🇭 Fiber doesn’t reach the school in Zambales, so Converge installed a Starlink Mini. Now teachers can download lesson materials and students can learn online. ♥️

NBA champion Kyle Kuzma says @Starlink alone could be worth $10 trillion. He says investors are underestimating what Elon Musk is building.

BREAKING: Lebanese government confirms @Starlink rollout. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says it can keep businesses online during outages. The first phase connected 37 institutions, including 11 hospitals. Over 100 companies have already signed up.

BREAKING: Google’s parent Alphabet added another 3.85 million shares of SpaceX in Q3, its latest SEC filing shows. Alphabet held 555 million shares worth $83.7 billion as of Sept. 30. SpaceX alone made up nearly 95% of its reported stock portfolio. Google first put $900 million into SpaceX in January 2015. By the end of Q3, the stake was worth about 93 times Google’s original investment.

ELON MUSK: "I would encourage everyone to be optimistic and excited about the future, and I think for quality of life, it is actually better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong rather than a pessimist and right usage."

BREAKING: President Javier Milei praises Elon Musk and calls him “the Leonardo da Vinci of today.” “I often find myself reflecting on my very first conversation with Elon Musk and everything he shared. And by the way, I should mention that on November 20th, Tesla will officially open its doors in Argentina. And what I really found to be the most interesting part of the whole thing is that this is what he told me. He said, I wake up every single day looking to see what problem I can solve for all of humanity. In other words, he first considers a market of more than 8 billion human beings, and he is constantly looking to see what people actually need to have their problems fixed. How could he possibly not be the wealthiest person on the planet if he is the one providing all the solutions? And furthermore, think back to when we were watching Back to the Future, the second movie where the car was flying, and you would say, no way, look at that. And then he actually went and invented it. Do you guys realize what that means? There wasn't a key on some bureaucrat from the making the flying car. Elon Musk did it, I'd almost say the Tesla of today, or the Edison of today, or the Leonardo da Vinci of today. And if I really wanted to be a bit more picky, I would almost say he's one of those brilliant Greeks who travel to the future, because in all honesty, Elon Musk is truly a wonderful person.”

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that President Trump wants America ready for 1,000+ space launches and reentries a year by 2030. That’s nearly three a day. Duffy told today that the FAA needs to modernize its launch rules, including letting operators file applications online.

"I deal some memes too" 一 Elon Musk