I had the chance to talk to the head of the Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) Tesla team that developed the process, machines, materials and production line responsible for the Cybercab exterior (and some interior) plastic panels. What is RIM? Reaction injection molding (RIM) is

31 landings! I’m old enough to remember industry “experts” saying re-use was a dream or you had to launch 10 times to break even. I don’t hear those “experts” talking any longer. Congrats to an amazing @SpaceX team to make this possible & show the industry the path!

I stopped by the @Tesla lithium plant near Corpus Christi today and WoW! The cranes are almost all gone, the superstructure looks nearly completed, the site had a “cleaned up” look to it and there were signs of production activity! Here are a few images I took today & my main