Co-Founder, American Dynamism. General Partner @a16z. Catholic. Mother. American. đŸ‡ș🇾 🚀đŸ’Ș

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“He's now teaching his three kids, including his 16-year-old daughter, how to invest based on what he learned owning SpaceX stock. His daughter is already a stakeholder in Meta and a handful of other companies.  If given the chance to talk to Musk, Hernandez said he'd thank him for helping him realize a dream he didn't know he had. ‘He made it a possibility for somebody like us, you know, the cook or 
 electrician. He's making all these lives much better and meaningful for their families as well."
Before Juan Hernandez became a welder at SpaceX, he had never heard of the company. But just over 10 years later, that leap of faith is paying off following the company's $75 billion initial public offering. cbsn.ws/445TrCm
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When pushed, we'll do what it takes to win.
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“We’re always going to support our government. We’re a company of patriots, and we want to make sure our government has access to the leading technology and the best stuff. And I think we provide the best stuff.” đŸ‡ș🇾đŸ‡ș🇾đŸ‡ș🇾

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Within ~5 years, probably ~5 times as many satellites as rest of world
They did it. SpaceX has now launched more satellites than the rest of humanity, combined, all time.
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Many people are saying!
Peter Thiel talked about a lack of a vision for the future beyond the Green agenda, Islamism, and Chinese totalitarianism. We have our answer: American dynamism.
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If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;  If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;    If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;    If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build them up with worn-out tools.
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Never. Give. Up.

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> you’ll never start a rocket company > you’ll never build your own engines > you’ll never be able to use off-the-shelf parts > you’ll never survive three launch failures > you’ll never reach orbit > you’ll never win NASA’s trust > you’ll never launch cargo to the ISS > you’ll never compete with Boeing > you’ll never compete with Lockheed > you’ll never make rockets reusable > you’ll never land a rocket vertically > you’ll never land one on a drone ship > you’ll never reuse a booster > you’ll never fly the same booster 10 times > you’ll never fly the same booster 20 times > you’ll never fly the same booster 30 times > you’ll never recover and reuse the fairing > you’ll never lower launch costs > you’ll never launch every month > you’ll never launch every week > you’ll never launch multiple times a week > you’ll never carry astronauts > you’ll never replace Roscosmos > you’ll never fly civilians to orbit > you’ll never manufacture satellites at scale > you’ll never build the biggest constellation ever > you’ll never make satellite internet work > you’ll never make satellite internet fast > you’ll never make satellite internet affordable > you’ll never serve rural customers > you’ll never serve aircraft and ships > you’ll never build a methane rocket engine > you’ll never make full-flow staged combustion work > you’ll never build the most powerful rocket ever > you’ll never build a rocket bigger than Saturn V > you’ll never build it out of stainless steel > you’ll never launch Starship > you’ll never separate Super Heavy and Starship > you’ll never relight Raptor in space > you’ll never bring Super Heavy back > you’ll never catch a booster with Mechazilla tower arms > you’ll never launch 85% of mass to orbit worldwide > you’ll never change the economics of space > you’ll never force the entire industry to copy you > you’ll never win > you’ll never IPO   Congratulations to @elonmusk and the SpaceX team. You did what countless people said was impossible, and you did it time and time again.   Today is your day. You deserve this. May it be a glorious one.
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“It is certainly hard to believe that a little company that started in a warehouse in El Segundo is now going public with the largest IPO ever.” Only in America. Congratulations to @elonmusk @SpaceX. This is the American Dream đŸ‡ș🇾đŸ’Ș🚀

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The ability to project force, at scale, across a number of domains is the bedrock of American security. Today, I’m excited to publicly announce our partnership with @Saronic to enable an affordable approach to do exactly that at sea. Demonstration coming in 2027.
We're partnering with @Saronic to launch Blackbeard from their Marauder (MUSV), a first-of-its-kind capability. "Blackbeard and Marauder will give our warfighters more shots, from more places, with fewer constraints," said our co-founder and CEO @hargsb. At-sea demonstration targeted for 2027. Read more here: castelion.com/news/saronic-a

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We're excited to join forces with @Castelion to integrate the Blackbeard hypersonic missile with our Marauder MUSV, demonstrating a first-of-its-kind maritime hypersonic launch capability. By pairing autonomous maritime platforms with hypersonics, we are advancing a more distributed and survivable approach to deterrence. Together, we're working to increase capability and capacity by combining autonomous maritime and hypersonic strike capabilities that are more affordable, scalable, and faster to field. With a demonstration targeted for 2027, both companies are investing in the production infrastructure needed to deliver these systems to the warfighter at greater scale and speed. Read more here: medium.com/saronic-technolog

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“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” - Benedict XVI

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The U.S. military confirmed that a Saronic Corsair was used in the first-of-its-kind rescue operation following the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter. At Saronic, we build autonomous vessels to extend capability into the most demanding and dangerous environments. Knowing Corsair could play a role in helping bring our service members home safely is exactly why we build. Proud to support the men and women of the U.S. armed forces — and grateful to the team that made it possible. đŸ‡ș🇾
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Go @Saronic đŸ›„ïžđŸ‡ș🇾
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Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilots were rescued near the Strait of Hormuz after their helicopter went down near the coast of Oman on Monday evening, according to U.S. Central Command. ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/H3I3n4
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According to the Washington Post’s @DanLamothe, the U.S. Navy drone that aided in the rescue of two U.S. Apache helicopter crew members was a Saronic Technologies Corsair unmanned surface vessel (USV). First deployed in the U.S. Central Command AOR in March of this year, the USV reportedly picked up the two soldiers and then took them to a secondary location where a waiting helicopter hoisted them up. Such a rescue would be the first time that such a system was used in this role.
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Two US aviators went down near the Strait of Hormuz. DoW used an autonomous @Saronic Corsair to find and bring them home - the 1st drone rescue at sea in military history. This is why we build: to keep our troops safe. This was science fiction. American builders made it real đŸ‡ș🇾.
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American Dynamism at its best. @Saronic is remarkable.
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Amazing!
“The unmanned surface vessel, a Saronic Corsair, located the crew, who had spent two hours in the waters off the coast of Oman and brought them to shore.” Never been prouder of the @Saronic team. đŸ‡ș🇾đŸ’Ș🚀
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