# ![@ThePrimalDino Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::736396874148630529.png) @ThePrimalDino David Willis

David Willis posts on X about spacex, segment, flight, the first the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  10.68% [countries](/list/countries)  7.77% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.97% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.97% [finance](/list/finance)  0.97%

**Social topic influence**
[spacex](/topic/spacex) 9.71%, [segment](/topic/segment) #45, [flight](/topic/flight) #601, [the first](/topic/the-first) 5.83%, [solid](/topic/solid) #155, [the next](/topic/the-next) #726, [space](/topic/space) #1778, [the big](/topic/the-big) 2.91%, [lander](/topic/lander) 2.91%, [china](/topic/china) 2.91%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"WE ARE AMERICA SECOND TO NONE. AND WE OWN THE FINISH LINE. - President Joseph R. Biden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2010025130622398666)  2026-01-10T16:25Z 23.7K followers, [----] engagements


"SLS whenever its time to fuel the rocket for literally any reason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2018447391150440541)  2026-02-02T22:12Z 23.7K followers, 21.8K engagements


"The dinosaur on the flag of Chernyshevsky District in Russia is also extinct in case anyone was wondering. The bear on the flag of California is a California grizzly bear which is extinct https://t.co/BzfcErLBLW The bear on the flag of California is a California grizzly bear which is extinct https://t.co/BzfcErLBLW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2018481827694920174)  2026-02-03T00:29Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Genuinely no wonder people wanted this rocket dead. Look at this thing. Absolutely zero aura at all. Just a giant orange stick. So glad were past this. @McOfficialPlays A little bit of orange is fine for flavor but the early days of block 1b were just disgusting https://t.co/rHXKuinrwc @McOfficialPlays A little bit of orange is fine for flavor but the early days of block 1b were just disgusting https://t.co/rHXKuinrwc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2018510597789520162)  2026-02-03T02:23Z 23.7K followers, 25.9K engagements


"@steveg3215 The launches would have to be timed right because starship doesnt stay in space for long and Orion will be far beyond earth for most of its mission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2019138577096212867)  2026-02-04T19:58Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"SLS block [--] Cargo. (composite Photograph/render. 📸by Joel Kowsky Render by me) SLS Block [--] cargo will be the ultimate fulfillment of the SLS rocket's capabilities. [---] metric tons to LEO or 46+ tons to TLI. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019427691661762932 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019427691661762932"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2019427691661762932)  2026-02-05T15:07Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Gateway power and propulsion element currently undergoing battery installation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2019496930728988951)  2026-02-05T19:42Z 23.7K followers, [----] engagements


"On the one hand March 3rd sucks. On the other hand a daytime launch you say 👀 Artemis II: Preliminary information points to a second WDR (Wet Dress Rehearsal) target of next Friday. Interestingly there's talk of a NET launch date of March [--] (not previously in the windows) which could result in a daylight launch T-0. All subject to change of course https://t.co/jRcINnSbUw Artemis II: Preliminary information points to a second WDR (Wet Dress Rehearsal) target of next Friday. Interestingly there's talk of a NET launch date of March [--] (not previously in the windows) which could result in a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2019809715954528572)  2026-02-06T16:25Z 23.7K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Theyre starting to realize SpaceX wont be the one to perform Artemis III and are proactively trying to denigrate the achievement of someone else as a way to cope. These people are not serious space enthusiasts. Who cares about a smaller lander Yeah lets repeat what we did [--] years ago just say were first (again). This is what Duffy was pushing for and it was incredibly ignorant. If BO did this smaller lander it would be around the size of Apollo. This isnt progress. https://t.co/gQ9kezVfrN Who cares about a smaller lander Yeah lets repeat what we did [--] years ago just say were first (again)."  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020524906572578872)  2026-02-08T15:47Z 23.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Everyone knows that the small lander is a way to achieve the [----] goal and beat China to the Moon. Were not getting rid of the big lander to keep the small lander forever. But no. These guys want SpaceX or nobody at all at the cost of both our national security and pride"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020525269233070503)  2026-02-08T15:48Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@mcrs987 The cruel irony here is that if SpaceX had just gone with a dragon [--] derived lander from the start they almost certainly would have a lander by now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020528228113240222)  2026-02-08T16:00Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@HipernovaStar Their accelerated plan involves putting a crewed assent stage on this already existing lander"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020538420896878594)  2026-02-08T16:41Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@lessgoyanks Actually if that delay happens we need to fly Artemis III without the lander. Getting the VAB altered for block 1b SLS cant happen until the last block [--] SLS is gone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020539489144254533)  2026-02-08T16:45Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@HipernovaStar Do you not see the advantage of utilizing an already existing descent stage The vehicle wont be entirely new just one part of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020540734076588235)  2026-02-08T16:50Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@HipernovaStar How do you know they havent already been working on that Theyve been planning a lunar lander with an ascent stage for years. Modifications to launch with this vehicle can be made"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020541834854809843)  2026-02-08T16:54Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Flight2Starship The thought comes from the fact that blue origin has a lander ready to go to the moon right now and theyre actively pursuing an architecture to use this as the descent stage for Artemis III"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020542629503529157)  2026-02-08T16:57Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"SpaceX is having delays getting their launch vehicle to work they will likely have delays getting their lander system to work too once thats solved. We may see lander delays to BO but the launch vehicle works and the lander exists in the way it will exist on the moon which saves a LOT of trouble. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020543826574623035 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020543826574623035"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020543826574623035)  2026-02-08T17:02Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"There is literally zero issue with having a small lander taking Artemis III to beat China and keep the commitment to the American taxpayer while the larger complex lander that enables a sustained lunar presence comes online later when it is ready"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020554646285062526)  2026-02-08T17:45Z 23.8K followers, 27.9K engagements


"This is not a one or other situation. We are in an extremely lucky position where we can do BOTH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020555078667526380)  2026-02-08T17:47Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Erdayastronaut This would absolutely be true if these were government landers but both landers are commercial and thus I dont think this logic would apply since blue origin can work independently of SpaceX and delays to one wont affect the other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020555982787445022)  2026-02-08T17:51Z 23.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@JonnyThePhoenix SLS is about a month away from sending people to the Moon and the small lander already exists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020565795017830750)  2026-02-08T18:30Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@kevin_mc_ginley No. Apollo beat the Soviet Union. You cant beat someone youre not in a race with. Now were in a race with China and we wont let them win just to satisfy SpaceX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020583199391597047)  2026-02-08T19:39Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Robotbeat Grumman launched zero spaceflight missions and successfully developed a lunar lander"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020583975811785125)  2026-02-08T19:42Z 23.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@Stuffhappenwhen @Erdayastronaut Blues bigger lander can be delayed because spaceXs big lander will fill that role. So its important to get the small lander first then have the big spacex lander fill the gap until the big blue origin lander can come online"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020585416378974332)  2026-02-08T19:47Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@HipernovaStar @Robotbeat So imagine what a company with actual experience a billionaire worth hundreds of billions of dollars and a lander that exists NOW could do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020587319443829031)  2026-02-08T19:55Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@LowMax Its not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020590148501844185)  2026-02-08T20:06Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Evil_MerlinX @Robotbeat Thats northrup grumman. Grumman who built the lander was primarily aeronautical with the lander being their first venture into spaceflight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020596902618599484)  2026-02-08T20:33Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@DrewMcKenzieVa @Erdayastronaut It would only work if we also re-entered the Apollo spacecraft into operation and sped up SLS block 1b development. Otherwise the current architecture that allows for large landers does not allow for small single launch lander missions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020598081776148953)  2026-02-08T20:38Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@RocketsDntToast Except remember blue already has the small lander. They just need to put a ascent stage on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020602253128716587)  2026-02-08T20:54Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Jack_Frodo DUDE HOW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020602990592499951)  2026-02-08T20:57Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@RocketsDntToast Not of the lander. They can treat the ascent stage like a payload and the descent stage wont require any extra modifications since it is already designed to take payloads to the surface"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020604652681842824)  2026-02-08T21:04Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@RocketsDntToast You mean like this small lander"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020604778624000396)  2026-02-08T21:04Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@stats_clas97175 Technically thats not true. SLS block [--] has a proven capability to deliver [--] tons of payload to the Moon which is a HUGE lander like twice as big as the entire Apollo LM. Only problem is that we need that rocket to launch the crew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020644643520839952)  2026-02-08T23:43Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@JonnyThePhoenix @DennisOToo92059 Its [--] billion. Orion is the payload being sent on the TLI. So yeah I clearly know what Im talking about. At least more than you do in any case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020692378362032197)  2026-02-09T02:53Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"The tortoise is going to beat the hare. Hare fans are simply not ready. https://t.co/d0nvnvxVYR https://t.co/d0nvnvxVYR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020867966275919942)  2026-02-09T14:30Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"So many of the comments are just what does this mean For a community based around literal rocket science how are so many of us just straight up clueless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020869547893371295)  2026-02-09T14:37Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@Blobifie like dawg hes clearly making a declaration that blue origin will bear SpaceX. Its not a particularly hard to understand lmao 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020871509145755876)  2026-02-09T14:44Z 23.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@fulgurnervo0 @JeffBezos @blueorigin SLS proved this already and now blue moon will prove it again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020874364338553217)  2026-02-09T14:56Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"One year ago in January Elon said Were going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction. Blue origin is now the likely candidate to perform the Artemis III Moon landing and terrified of being shown up Musk has done a complete [---] and shifted all focus away from Mars. For those unaware SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon as we can potentially achieve that in less than [--] years whereas Mars would take 20+ years. The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to For those unaware SpaceX has already shifted focus to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020889528060252573)  2026-02-09T15:56Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Ill take today's SLS take "extra spicy" please"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020954680013238473)  2026-02-09T20:15Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A new SLS block 1b engine is born Hot Fire Test of RS-25 Engine No. [----] It was originally installed on the SLS core stage for Artemis II but was removed in [----] after a hydraulic leak. The test was successful and the engine will be used for Artemis IV. Full video: https://t.co/tGuApMxtRy https://t.co/w1HyYH6uVZ Hot Fire Test of RS-25 Engine No. [----] It was originally installed on the SLS core stage for Artemis II but was removed in [----] after a hydraulic leak. The test was successful and the engine will be used for Artemis IV. Full video: https://t.co/tGuApMxtRy https://t.co/w1HyYH6uVZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020955233434861641)  2026-02-09T20:17Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@saxushu Its actually insane how we've been saying this for years and getting flack for it only for Musk to pivot and everyone praises him for being so smart and forward thinking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020958749486457046)  2026-02-09T20:31Z 23.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@AlbrightGr56562 "We could have bought [--] Starship tier space programs for what SLS cost. NASA is the PBS of space programs." I guess we chose wisely because SLS actually works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020967748537393479)  2026-02-09T21:07Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@SuperiorPigeons the uranus orbiter is the big thing people want right now but large modules for a mars exploration station simmilar to constellation would also be a use case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021022262384570694)  2026-02-10T00:43Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"My next youtube video will be a lot less controversial than the last one. Very soon I will be covering all the differences between the Artemis I and Artemis II missions in preparation for Artemis II's flight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021026316594913391)  2026-02-10T00:59Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@DangrslyHrmless nobody mentioned anything about crew. OP was talking about human spaceflight. they were humans who performed a spaceflight. the title they wear crew or passenger literally does not matter because the goal is to keep HUMANS alive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021044363799761032)  2026-02-10T02:11Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@robottater @AllThingsSpace3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021084001868681455)  2026-02-10T04:49Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"If your spacecraft is working properly you can guarantee where you come down after entering into a stable orbit. A spacecraft that is unfinished will require a flight that does not enter orbit so that its flight trajectory has it land somewhere safe from the start of the mission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021086967002259919)  2026-02-10T05:00Z 23.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@TerranGuy Do not forget that the new launch tower is essentially done already. And block [--] is just phasing out old shuttle boosters for newer modern boosters. So its not as big of a stretch as going from block [--] to block 1b which is for sure going to happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021253990709666239)  2026-02-10T16:04Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@ZelykC Kinda has to because theres at least one more gateway module that has to go up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021254070229508584)  2026-02-10T16:04Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@belac46 Lets be real here. You guys spent the past [--] years complaining about SLS timeline delays. Now its our turn. You dished it out now you have to take it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021254325549367799)  2026-02-10T16:05Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@ZelykC The Apollo CSM couldnt land or ascend either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021283356051194158)  2026-02-10T18:01Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"NEW VIDEO OUT NOW I recreated the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in stock KSP and performed the Artemis II mission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021343045346787594)  2026-02-10T21:58Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Link https://youtu.be/MPBGyxaJ-FE https://youtu.be/MPBGyxaJ-FE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021343049713160195)  2026-02-10T21:58Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Also @DJSnM beat me to the video with his own Artemis II mission in KSP and its really good too going much more in depth into the actual mission architecture so Id like to share that here as well for you all to check out: https://youtu.be/UHLqZ-L4zoYsi=HfyS8b_heGN84e19 https://youtu.be/UHLqZ-L4zoYsi=HfyS8b_heGN84e19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021343053349519435)  2026-02-10T21:58Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@DJEsmeraldMusic @belac46 Starship is neither theoretically nor practically capable of anything you said and wont be for some time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021361716135854276)  2026-02-10T23:12Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


""it will we promise just [--] more flights bro for real this time" in case you forgot let's take a look at the scoreboard. In one flight SLS: Put [--] tons of payload into LEO Sent [--] tons of payload on a trans lunar injection sent more payload to LEO and the Moon individually than every single starship launch combined was able to put into LEO and did ALL of that before starship could launch for a single time and is right now on the cusp of doing ALL OF THAT AGAIN this time WITH PEOPLE before starship can do anything of note. so yeah lets maybe not try to compare these two anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021362862526976365)  2026-02-10T23:17Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@roverengineer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021380423071523171)  2026-02-11T00:27Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Not entirely true FTL is not required to sustain a civilization that encompasses the Solar System and say the Centauri System. Avatar for example is actually pretty accurate when it comes to that depiction. only problem is whether or not there are any habitable planets within that distance from our star. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021390733454749707 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021390733454749707"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021390733454749707)  2026-02-11T01:08Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Taking avatar's depiction into account (due to its realism) We could see [--] year trips and decade long stays that mean people could rotate between Earth and a Centauri exoplanet in decade shifts. would not be unlike a roman soldier going on campaign in Britannia for a decade before retiring back home in Italy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021391244090351663)  2026-02-11T01:10Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@SpaceBasedFox he's comparing successful flights not architectures. how is this not obvious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021440565884354574)  2026-02-11T04:26Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@SpaceBasedFox additionally not that it matters but he wasn't even the one who instigated the comparison instead quoting a spaceX fan trying to compare them first"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021440888619278361)  2026-02-11T04:27Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"For those who dont know Stennis has been working on reconfiguring the B2 test stand to perform the greenrun for the exploration upper stage sometime in the near future New cooling systems added to the test stand for the Exploration Upper Stage (Artemis IV) https://t.co/pgbF0Dl1RC https://t.co/HrnB5ZSuaA New cooling systems added to the test stand for the Exploration Upper Stage (Artemis IV) https://t.co/pgbF0Dl1RC https://t.co/HrnB5ZSuaA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021791017960132860)  2026-02-12T03:38Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@KenKirtland17 Those BE-4s are just something else man. Blue origin is on the BALL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021968029442351361)  2026-02-12T15:21Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@Blaze_R935 They should. The recent explosion was a BOLE test. Not a shuttle SRB which are fairly reliable at this point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021977715344134387)  2026-02-12T16:00Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@ChrisDMarshall @KenKirtland17 Oh yes. GNC are probably the true heros here. (But giving all the credit to the engines is funnier)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021987820093808919)  2026-02-12T16:40Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"This is true btw. Its the 5th largest moon by diameter and mass but its the second densest moon meaning that its surface gravity is higher than Callisto Titan AND Ganymede. (And landing on Titan is so easy that weve literally already done it once thx to its atmosphere)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022477443416596969)  2026-02-14T01:06Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The first ever firing of a [--] segment solid rocket motor occurred on September 10th [----] contracted by Alliant techsystems (ATK) and was fired back during the Constellation program as the first stage of Ares [--]. This firing (known as DM-1) Was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823964381253944)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Following FSB-1 would be FSB [--] on July 21st [----]. Also contracted to Northrup Grumman this would be the final static test before Artemis [--]. This firing was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823978172084572)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@JeffBezos @blueorigin Youve gotta name the first crewed lander for Artemis III tortoise Huston the tortoise has landed would be absolutely insane. The tortoise will beat the hare. It was foretold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020868575171424538)  2026-02-09T14:33Z 23.8K followers, 45.5K engagements


"Watched the Amy shira teitel video to see why she was disappointed with Artemis. Went in expecting the usual anti-SLS stuff and it was there but I kept watching and got to the private companies stuff and I was surprised to find that she had no love for those programs either. No offense but thats just super depressing. You arent excited for ANY of this Like I can get not liking one or the other but Neither Am I missing something I dont typically watch her vids but thats just strange. How can a spaceflight historian not be excited for anything going on right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022094037402980534)  2026-02-12T23:42Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@deltaIV9250 At this point the best mission NASA can look at performing is a gateway mission. That SLS cant wait for a lander. NASA has to get it out of the way for B1B VAB conversion to begin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022357796965224694)  2026-02-13T17:10Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Its kinda funny how Earth got the second hardest Moon to land on in the entire solar system (and really the hardest one that matters because Io the only one harder is so deep in Jupiters gravity well and radiation zone that landing on it is out of the question for humans)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022477441063604352)  2026-02-14T01:06Z 23.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Following QM [--] would be QM-2 occurred on June 27th [----] also conducted by Orbital ATK would be the final qualification test of the motor. This firing was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823973315113070)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"After QM-1 the next test would occur on September 2nd [----]. Known as Flight support booster [--] this would be the first test contracted to Northrup Grumman as opposed to Orbital ATK. This firing was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823975689101586)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"With so many SRB discussions at the time ahead of Artemis II I hope you all find this thread somewhat helpful Also the OMEGA booster is NOT a shuttle derived booster being instead a Castor motor unrelated to SLS and is not included in this list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823986111942990)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Gradatim Ferociter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1851602538715345010)  2024-10-30T12:30Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I really dont want to hear another word about how canceling SLS now is a good idea when the rocket you want to replace it with is doing *THIS* in CRYO TESTING years deep into the program. Another angle showing super heavy booster 18's severe LOX tank damage that occured during testing overnight. 11/21/25 https://t.co/7BYWN7Nlfq Another angle showing super heavy booster 18's severe LOX tank damage that occured during testing overnight. 11/21/25 https://t.co/7BYWN7Nlfq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/1991887658373849354)  2025-11-21T15:13Z 23.8K followers, 53.1K engagements


"I watched both Starship and SLS launch from about the same distance just a few months apart. Having seen both I can confidently say that the solids of SLS made it feel MUCH more powerful. Your whole body shook to the bones. Starship's liquid engines while yes producing a greater overall thrust really didn't come close to the power of SLS's SRBs. The sheer power of this thing is insane https://t.co/F1MwOKGF1t The sheer power of this thing is insane https://t.co/F1MwOKGF1t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/1995369380067016832)  2025-12-01T05:48Z 23.8K followers, 27.3K engagements


"@HipernovaStar They also have [--] experience in crewed human spaceflight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2020677245572976731)  2026-02-09T01:52Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@booster_10 Every one of those spacecraft was successfully recovered after those missions were over. currently exactly zero starship spacecraft across [--] flights have been recovered. All devowered by the ocean. Starliner has been reused and recovered more times than starship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021426948715733001)  2026-02-11T03:31Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"BE-4s when its time to defend ULAs 100% success record against yet another SRB anomaly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2021973900830327005)  2026-02-12T15:45Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The co-prince of Andorra is tweeting about Ariane [--] Amazon votre colis a t livr. Ariane [--] a dcoll pour la premire fois avec [--] boosters ce qui en fait notre lanceur europen le plus puissant son bord [--] satellites de la constellation dAmazon qui a choisi lEurope pour ce lancement majeur. https://t.co/UuAEdo2Bbw Amazon votre colis a t livr. Ariane [--] a dcoll pour la premire fois avec [--] boosters ce qui en fait notre lanceur europen le plus puissant son bord [--] satellites de la constellation dAmazon qui a choisi lEurope pour ce lancement majeur. https://t.co/UuAEdo2Bbw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022054737412337807)  2026-02-12T21:06Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@CommanderHam Point Is the president of the French Republic not also the co-prince of Andorra"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022064599147892921)  2026-02-12T21:45Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Yup. First flight is Artemis [--]. Wont be for a long time. Plenty of time for more corrective tests. Plus many people forget that the anomaly actually occurred near the end of the burn so its likely it wouldve have even been mission ending (if it was a pure cargo mission. Crew mission might be a bit more cautious) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022162996806504524 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022162996806504524"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022162996806504524)  2026-02-13T04:16Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @bonzack: Get excited. Ignore party poopers. Astronauts are going back to the Moon We will explore places humans have never been. We w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022336001679774053)  2026-02-13T15:44Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @Velocity_Photos: Day [--] of posting SLS photos till the Artemis [--] launch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022400568866804179)  2026-02-13T20:00Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@Saadusmani78 @deltaIV9250 I was pretty optimistic about landing on [--] if the lander was derived from the one that already exists but if thats not the case its gonna be a stretch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022412186816303407)  2026-02-13T20:46Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@SkyEmpiren Saw it. Usual clickbait headline over a minor hiccup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022487138542194785)  2026-02-14T01:44Z 23.8K followers, [--] engagements


"🚨 ARTEMIS II SLS FULL STACK 🚨"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/1981836159232909606)  2025-10-24T21:32Z 23.8K followers, 71.6K engagements


"RT @davill: Endurance our MK1 lunar lander has entered Chamber A for approximately [--] days of TVAC testing to simulate the extreme therma"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022400013964575070)  2026-02-13T19:58Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"additionally there has never been a single nozzle failure across any [--] segment booster test that used shuttle hardware and indeed Artemis I proved the design works fine in flight. BOLE the only [--] segment booster that had a nozzle blow is more powerful than the current SRBS and as such is not a good proxy to the current design which is fairly well proven"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022377858614559044)  2026-02-13T18:30Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"That one test flight flew two examples of that booster design which in every ground test was always successful and and the pervious shuttle era [--] segment design (whos segments are being reflown for SLS) never failed in any previous shuttle flight or the ares 1x flight. And come on man you know block [--] is SLS but it uses new boosters and these new boosters need to continue their development having only had a single test firing of the new more powerful design. Did you know that the BOLE booster was THE most powerful srb ever fired in history with the exception of one AJ-260 firing (with the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022425206845800511)  2026-02-13T21:38Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Only reason we dont think about this much is because its proximity to earth means that its easy to get to and all other major moons are in the outer solar system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022477447057543421)  2026-02-14T01:06Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@CollectPanda33 Happy birthday dude"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022517521752961348)  2026-02-14T03:45Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A history of SLS booster firings: 🧵 SLS uses [--] segment solid rocket motors derived from the original [--] segment solid rocket motors flown on the space shuttle. Here is a brief overview of every single test firing and flight of these boosters to date"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823961763905707)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The next [--] segment booster test occurred on August 31st the next year known as DM-2 was also contracted by ATK and was also for the Ares [--] program. This firing was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823966587383932)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The next [--] segment solid rocket booster test occurred on September 8th [----]. Known as DM-3 and technically part of the then canceled Ares [--] booster test campaign it would end up being the first test of a [--] segment booster for the SLS rocket. This firing was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823968298672161)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The next firing of the [--] segment booster would occur on March 11th [----]. Known as Qualification Motor [--] (Qm-1) this would be the first firing of such a booster under the SLS program rather than Ares [--]. This firing was the first contracted to Orbital ATK and was fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823971075379432)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Following FSB-2 would be Artemis I on November 16th [----] the first flight of the Space Launch System rocket and featuring two [--] segment solid rocket boosters. These two firings would both be fully successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823980290167253)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Lastly the most recent test of a five segment solid rocket booster is a new design from all the others flown prior. Known as Demonstration motor [--] this would be a test of a far more powerful variant of the booster that will fly on Artemis [--] onwards for SLS block [--] and is indeed the 2nd most powerful SRB ever fired (behind only a single AJ-260 firing) and unlike previous tests this booster would not have any shuttle heritage. The booster itself is bigger than the shuttle derived variant at [---] meters in diameter as opposed to [---] meters in diameter and with a new nozzle at [---] meters in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022823983490740258)  2026-02-15T00:03Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Also I dont think I forgot any but if im missing any firings or got some dates wrong please feel free to add them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ThePrimalDino/status/2022824694571819184)  2026-02-15T00:06Z 23.8K followers, [---] engagements

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