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Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1DGleVlqoaqJL

The American Dynamism 50 is a16z's annual list of companies building for America's future. This year's edition covers the industrial base end to end, from the inputs that come out of the ground to factories that make things and systems that deter conflict. a16z's Erin Price-Wright and Connor Love join Elena Burger to break down this year's list and its theme, Production is Deterrence, built around a simple idea: "You don't have a defense industrial base without an industrial base." 0:50 From mines to factories and systems 3:05 How the internet and nuclear was built 5:05 Drones built DJI into a robotics giant 6:50 Defense dollars pay for new factories 8:30 SpaceX and Tesla lessons on scale 10:15 How Mariana runs a mine on software 12:20 "AI cannot turn a wrench yet" 14:10 Retooling in 20 mins, not 3 months 17:45 Startups build before Pentagon asks 20:35 Why hard tech can be more valuable 24:45 The race for the biggest American flag 28:25 How defense parts unlock US robotics 32:05 The rise of the "manufacturing middle" 37:25 Anduril and SpaceX founder mafias 41:05 Private capital: USA's edge over China 46:30 The buildout must hit Middle America YouTube: https://youtu.be/cRJ7CfaK1Vc @espricewright @ConnorLoveCA @VirtualElena

Starship Flight 15 is now NET November 12 per a new CADENA high profile missions slide https://compass.atfm.aero/public_svcdynamic/getfile?download=false&fileuuid=0fb6079b-6d10-4039-8766-b3ccb3c877f0

The 2026 American Dynamism 50 is here: our annual list of 50 companies, from within the a16z portfolio and beyond, building for America's future. This year's theme is Production is Deterrence. "America's ability to prevent conflict depends on what it can build, how fast it can deliver, and how long it can keep going." A new generation of defense companies is moving from prototypes to full-scale production, and the industrial base has to keep pace. This year's list is organized around three pillars: 1. Systems: the drones, ships, missiles, aircraft, and spacecraft that deter conflict. 2. Factories: the plants, tools, and software that build them. 3. Inputs: the materials and power they're made of and run on. Get all three right, and the impact reaches well beyond defense, to skilled jobs, revitalized communities, and the supply chains behind energy, housing, and everyday goods. Meet all 50: https://www.a16z.news/p/ad-50-2026-production-is-deterrence

Starship Flight 16: Ship 43 has returned to the production site from its Pad 2 chopstick tests, with Booster 23 set to head out to Massey's for cryotesting. This duo is expected to sail to KSC to be the first Starship flight from 39A. https://nsf.live/starbase

Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1mGPaZgYgLDJN

连接技术的下一次演进即将到来。🚀 @starlink

COMING SOON on @easyJet flights... the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky - powered by @Starlink 🎥 🎬 🍿✈️

Ship at the double! Starship Flight 16: Ship 43 returning from Massey's. Starship Flight 15: Ship 42 taking its place. https://nsf.live/starbase

Full duration 33-engine static fire for the Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 15