Kiko Dontchev (@turkeybeaver) 's Twitter Profile
Kiko Dontchev

@turkeybeaver

VP of Launch @ SpaceX and father of Finn and Otie

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calendar_today19-01-2018 15:13:54

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Peggy Whitson (@astropeggy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I never thought I would go back to space so soon after retiring from NASA (or if I would ever go again!), but much to my delight, 2 years ago I was preparing to command Ax-2.  And now I find myself getting ready to go back to space with the crew of Ax-4. We have completed our

I never thought I would go back to space so soon after retiring from NASA (or if I would ever go again!), but much to my delight, 2 years ago I was preparing to command Ax-2.  And now I find myself getting ready to go back to space with the crew of Ax-4. We have completed our
Jon Edwards (@edwards345) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SpaceX has assembled the most talented team of space vehicle innovators, builders, and operators the world has ever seen. I may be biased, but I truly believe this. And we are just getting started. Our future in space has never been brighter! If you have a passion for space,

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Starship made it to the scheduled ship engine cutoff, so big improvement over last flight! Also, no significant loss of heat shield tiles during ascent. Leaks caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and re-entry phase. Lot of good data to review. Launch cadence for

Kiko Dontchev (@turkeybeaver) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First reuse of the superheavy booster is a huge milestone. Falcon makes first stage reusability seem routine, but it’s not. Doing it at the starship scale and on the 9th ever flight is 🤯🤯🤯

Col. Doug Hurley (@astro_doug) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NASA History Office SpaceX NASA Five years already! Also the first crewed test flight of an orbital spacecraft since 1981. Truly an incredible achievement by the dedicated teams from NASA and SpaceX in Hawthorne, MacGregor, JSC, and KSC. Congratulations and thank you. Amazing to see where we are now!

Kiko Dontchev (@turkeybeaver) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hard to believe it’s been five years since SpaceX launched the Demo-2 mission. That day was special on so many fronts. It was the culmination of an eight year grind of designing, testing and qualifying Dragon 2. Then there was the intensity in the lead up to the mission while

Hard to believe it’s been five years since <a href="/SpaceX/">SpaceX</a> launched the Demo-2 mission. That day was special on so many fronts. It was the culmination of an eight year grind of designing, testing and qualifying Dragon 2. Then there was the intensity in the lead up to the mission while
SpaceX (@spacex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy Demo-2 Day! Today marks the 5th anniversary of Falcon 9 returning human spaceflight capabilities to the United States

Haley Esparza (@haleykesparza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Five years ago, everything changed when I worked my first human space flight launch, with colleagues who became friends sitting on top of the rocket. Long live Demo-2 ♥️ Thank you Bob and Doug. I had the time of my life flying dragons with you.

Five years ago, everything changed when I worked my first human space flight launch, with colleagues who became friends sitting on top of the rocket. 
Long live Demo-2 ♥️ Thank you Bob and Doug. I had the time of my life flying dragons with you.
John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

MAKE WAY FOR STARSHIP — The legacy launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 37B was demolished this morning, paving the way for a new era of reusable heavy-lift rockets in SpaceX’s Starship to launch from Florida.

MAKE WAY FOR STARSHIP — The legacy launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 37B was demolished this morning, paving the way for a new era of reusable heavy-lift rockets in SpaceX’s Starship to launch from Florida.
Jon Edwards (@edwards345) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A lot of blood, sweat, tears, and sacrifice were required to make it to this milestone. I have nothing but gratitude and immense love/respect for everyone who contributed along the way. 🙏