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Starship Surge

Elon Musk to SpaceX employees, July 2021

Per Isaacson, sent shortly after 1 a.m. on a Friday night in July 2021 after Musk ordered a surge to stack the Starship booster and ship at Boca Chica, Texas. Exact date not given; text partial.

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From: Elon Musk
Sent: July 2021
To: SpaceX employees
Subject: Starship Surge

Only part of this email is public. The text below is the portion quoted in the source.

Anyone who is not working on other obviously critical path projects at SpaceX should shift immediately to work on the first Starship orbit [...] Please fly, drive, or get here by any means possible.

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