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Boom! We cracked it! Today we are introducing Boomless Cruise—supersonic flights up to 50% faster with no audible sonic boom.
We quietly (har har) demo'd this on XB-1's first supersonic flight—three times actually. 🧵👇
We quietly (har har) demo'd this on XB-1's first supersonic flight—three times actually. 🧵👇
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Visiting a Concorde always makes me feel equal parts angry and determined.
Angry that we let the future of flight go so wrong and then die. Determined not to let it stay this way.
Angry that we let the future of flight go so wrong and then die. Determined not to let it stay this way.
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PM is a role that mostly shouldn’t exist.
It’s an example of what I call a “horizontal layer.” Many understand that reducing vertical layers is important, but it’s equally important to reduce horizontal layers, meaning reducing the number of roles required to get a thing done.
It’s an example of what I call a “horizontal layer.” Many understand that reducing vertical layers is important, but it’s equally important to reduce horizontal layers, meaning reducing the number of roles required to get a thing done.
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Thursday: turbine unveiled
Friday: turbine on test stand
Most likely making 🔥 before thanksgiving.
Friday: turbine on test stand
Most likely making 🔥 before thanksgiving.
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TIL Boeing sends more people to random industry galas than Boom has employees. 🤷‍♂️
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I’ve found as I get better at refining my team, my own reputation as a leader improves.
The only way to be a good boss to a bad employee is to part ways quickly and gracefully.
The only way to be a good boss to a bad employee is to part ways quickly and gracefully.
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I’m continually surprised and humbled by how many great people are rooting for Boom.
So grateful - team and I will work tirelessly not to let you down.
So grateful - team and I will work tirelessly not to let you down.
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Blake Scholl 🛫 retweeted
Boom Supersonic CEO @bscholl explains why we got Star Trek's iPads but not its warp drives:
"Star Trek Next Generation, touchscreens, everyone’s walking around with an iPad. We got that, but we didn’t get the photon torpedoes, we didn’t get the warp drive. We got all the low idn’t get the high energy sci-fi."
"Thomas Edison flipped the switch on the very first electric grid in 1882. From 1882 through to 1973, there was exponential increase in power production per capita, doubling about every 11 years. And then in 1973, something went wrong, and that trend stopped."
"Since the year 2000, our population has increased faster than our energy. The amount of energy available to the average American is actually less now than it was 26 years ago."
"We’ve shipped all the manufacturing to Asia. I think we all know now that was a terrible idea. China’s got three times the energy production of the US."
"The way to bring it back is not bring it back, but invent the next generation of manufacturing technology here. We’re gonna need a lot of power for that. And of course, AI."
@boomsupersonic
"Star Trek Next Generation, touchscreens, everyone’s walking around with an iPad. We got that, but we didn’t get the photon torpedoes, we didn’t get the warp drive. We got all the low idn’t get the high energy sci-fi."
"Thomas Edison flipped the switch on the very first electric grid in 1882. From 1882 through to 1973, there was exponential increase in power production per capita, doubling about every 11 years. And then in 1973, something went wrong, and that trend stopped."
"Since the year 2000, our population has increased faster than our energy. The amount of energy available to the average American is actually less now than it was 26 years ago."
"We’ve shipped all the manufacturing to Asia. I think we all know now that was a terrible idea. China’s got three times the energy production of the US."
"The way to bring it back is not bring it back, but invent the next generation of manufacturing technology here. We’re gonna need a lot of power for that. And of course, AI."
@boomsupersonic
Today Boom unveils our first completed supersonic turbine core, a 2GW Superfactory, and—one more thing—the world's most advanced all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes x.com/i/article/2113…
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Blake Scholl 🛫 retweeted
This week @elonmusk challenged the industry and @bscholl @boomsupersonic delivered.
On Tuesday’s $SPCX earnings call, Elon talked about how to quicken the pace to get power up and running: “Casting is the real bottleneck. And if anything, it seems to be getting worse. So that means that SpaceX can bring power on line 12 to 18 months faster than anyone else. That's the kind of advantage that's difficult to replicate unless someone else is doing advanced casting".
Today, Boom announced the world's first all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes.
Congrats to Blake and the Boom team on the huge milestone. We’re thrilled to be investors in both @boomsupersonic and @SpaceX, solving AI’s biggest bottleneck and reindustrializing America.
On Tuesday’s $SPCX earnings call, Elon talked about how to quicken the pace to get power up and running: “Casting is the real bottleneck. And if anything, it seems to be getting worse. So that means that SpaceX can bring power on line 12 to 18 months faster than anyone else. That's the kind of advantage that's difficult to replicate unless someone else is doing advanced casting".
Today, Boom announced the world's first all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes.
Congrats to Blake and the Boom team on the huge milestone. We’re thrilled to be investors in both @boomsupersonic and @SpaceX, solving AI’s biggest bottleneck and reindustrializing America.
Today Boom unveils our first completed supersonic turbine core, a 2GW Superfactory, and—one more thing—the world's most advanced all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes x.com/i/article/2113…
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Blake Scholl 🛫 retweeted
Boom Supersonic CEO @bscholl reveals why most data center water usage comes from cooling turbines, not servers, and how his new turbine doesn't need a single drop:
"Number one is you just can’t get power from the grid, so now you gotta get turbines. Can’t get turbines without ying exorbitant prices on the secondary market."
"The public’s got concerns. If you’re gonna pull electricity from the grid, our electricity price is gonna go up. What about water usage? The dirty little secret is that most data center water usage isn’t the server cooling, it’s actually the turbine cooling. This turbine doesn’t need a drop of water, and it lets you make your own electricity."
"The third thing is noise. We’re gonna make this an ultra quiet turbine. It’s from the same team that made sonic boom go away entirely, so I’m pretty sure we can make a turbine quiet too."
@boomsupersonic
"Number one is you just can’t get power from the grid, so now you gotta get turbines. Can’t get turbines without ying exorbitant prices on the secondary market."
"The public’s got concerns. If you’re gonna pull electricity from the grid, our electricity price is gonna go up. What about water usage? The dirty little secret is that most data center water usage isn’t the server cooling, it’s actually the turbine cooling. This turbine doesn’t need a drop of water, and it lets you make your own electricity."
"The third thing is noise. We’re gonna make this an ultra quiet turbine. It’s from the same team that made sonic boom go away entirely, so I’m pretty sure we can make a turbine quiet too."
@boomsupersonic
Today Boom unveils our first completed supersonic turbine core, a 2GW Superfactory, and—one more thing—the world's most advanced all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes x.com/i/article/2113…
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Three major announcements today:
1/ our first supersonic turbine core is complete and shipping to test
2/ our 2GW Superpower Superfactory in south Denver is already making parts
3/ we are building our own advanced all-digital foundry to make single crystal turbine blades
1/ our first supersonic turbine core is complete and shipping to test
2/ our 2GW Superpower Superfactory in south Denver is already making parts
3/ we are building our own advanced all-digital foundry to make single crystal turbine blades
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Blake Scholl 🛫 retweeted
Some days you realize how special America is more than others. Today is one of those days.
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Blake Scholl 🛫 retweeted
Boom makes things happen.
Today Boom unveils our first completed supersonic turbine core, a 2GW Superfactory, and—one more thing—the world's most advanced all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes x.com/i/article/2113…
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Boom livestream starting shortly youtube.com/live/wSOcY069F…
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Today Boom unveils our first completed supersonic turbine core, a 2GW Superfactory, and—one more thing—the world's most advanced all-digital foundry to cast single crystal turbine blades and vanes x.com/i/article/2113…
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Due to popular demand, one of today's Boom announcements will be live-streamed. We expect to start around 2p mountain time (1p PT, 4p ET).
Follow me or @boomsupersonic to get the link.
Follow me or @boomsupersonic to get the link.
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