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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge A commercial airplane, the Concorde, cruised at twice the speed of sound — 3x faster than planes today.

    5:48 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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      2. Malka Older‏ @m_older 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson in fairness, it had a terrible safety record

        4 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      3. Steven Bourn‏ @StevenBourn 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @m_older

        @m_older @neiltyson compared to what? The 747?

        6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Malka Older‏ @m_older 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @StevenBourn

        @StevenBourn @neiltyson yes. statistically, much less safe. Many fewer flights, more crashes.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Jack‏ @jackolantern67 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson thanks Neil that's enough for today

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      1. hrishikesh‏ @hrishikesh_g_s 6 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson happy birthday

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      2. Jayne Hansen‏ @JayneWTHB 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Sigh. Never had the chance to fly that. Big regret.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. ScottM.D.‏ @ScottMD72 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @JayneWTHB

        @JayneWTHB @neiltyson Why hold a "Big Regret" for something you never had an opportunity to pass up Jane? #wasteotimepic.twitter.com/Khftt0Cb0q

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      4. Jayne Hansen‏ @JayneWTHB 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @ScottMD72

        @ScottMD72 a. My name is Jayne not Jane. b. You don't know me from Adam. c. You ain't my Daddy so don't tell me how to feel. But thanks.

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      2. Satu VOTE 11/6 Runa‏ @SatuRuna 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Was accidentally issued tickets for a concorde to Zurich once... they caught the error just as we were about to board :/

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Joe Anderson‏ @JA_Paraguay 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @SatuRuna

        @SatuRuna @neiltyson That's so disappointing! Yes I caught your story there Satu. ☺️

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Chucky‏ @AlexandriaboyVA 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @PanAmBag And I was lucky enough to fly it on my birthday thanks to a few subscriptions of @InsideFlyer Thanks Randy!

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      1. Jeromy  🤘 🎲‏ @wgahnagl 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson yeah I don't get why we don't have faster commercial planes

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      1. Aunti Jenn‏ @InspiraExspira 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson But did it have @netflix ?!

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      2. Spock's Marshmellon‏ @Harshmelllo 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Why don't all planes travel 3x the speed of sound?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Devin ubertaccio‏ @molerat62 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @Harshmelllo

        @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson would you like to pay thousands of dollars for tickets?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Spock's Marshmellon‏ @Harshmelllo 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @molerat62

        @molerat62 @neiltyson Not if it were commonplace. Then the price would be the same as commercial jets today.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Devin ubertaccio‏ @molerat62 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @Harshmelllo

        @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson if we completely forget about gas consumption yeah

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Harold Weaver Smith‏ @hws5mp 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @molerat62

        @molerat62 @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson + M=2.5 is as fast as you can go without affordable airframe materials melting. SR-71 was all-titanium

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Devin ubertaccio‏ @molerat62 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @hws5mp

        @hws5mp @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson and the laws that supersonic speeds above populated areas are illegal

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Harold Weaver Smith‏ @hws5mp 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @molerat62

        @molerat62 @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson It's not the speed, it's the noise. NASA have done lots of work on quiet SST tech

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Devin ubertaccio‏ @molerat62 5 Oct 2015
        Replying to @hws5mp

        @hws5mp @Rocket_Gamera @neiltyson yup

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