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I agree. It isn't $40 billion. This was a presentation and maybe the press will pick it up and Bill Nelson is a figurehead that plays to the press. That said, it could get there with development costs and business costs (the billion a year that ULA was getting for launch on demand for many...

Launch Date: April 27 Launch Window: 8:34 pm EDT (00:34 UTC) Launch site: SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida Core Booster Recovery: Expended Booster: B1060.20 Fairings: Reused Mass: 1603 kg Orbit: MEO Yearly Launch Number: 43 Pair of satellites for Europe's MEO Galileo...

So you're saying that Star Trek the Motion Picture where they find out Voyager has combined with an alien AI isn't that realistic? Geez, ruin it for me...

I can't wait for a Voyager upgrade. These things are amazing and just imagine if we have a modernized version(s) sent out there. I'd like to see a dozen of them sent in many different directions. Maybe with video and pictures that people 50 years from now can get.

If I am understanding this correctly, and NASA is only having SLS and Orion take astronauts into LEO then that really makes no sense. You could have F9 and a Dragon take the astronauts to the ISS and transfer them to the HLS Starship there for the Moon. You do the same thing on the way back...

The writer, Vernor Vinge, passed away just a month ago. Thanks for sharing that little gem.

I wonder if it would be good to have a nuclear thermal "battery" as a back up. You can't recharge them but having that energy available if needed would make sense.

https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-proposes-reverse-stock-split/

If I remember correctly, the original statement on a Starlink satellites operational life was five years. That could easily be adjusted with improvements and real world data. Here is a current breakdown of each operational group and how many are functioning compared to satellites...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-53 - SLC-40 Launch Date: April 23 Launch Window: 6:40pm EST (22:40 UTC) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI Booster: B1078.9 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites Orbit: LEO...

Latest update: Falcon 9 Standard Boosters B1060.19 B1061.19 Vandenberg booster B1062.20 B1063.17 Vandenberg booster B1067.18 B1069.14 B1071.15 Vandenberg Booster B1073.14 B1075.10 Vandenberg booster B1076.12 B1077.11 B1078.8 B1080.6 B1081.6 B1082.3 Vandenberg booster B1083.2 Falcon Heavy...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-52 - SLC-40 Launch Date: April 18 Launch Window: 6:40pm EST (22:40 UTC) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1080.7 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly...

I couldn't agree more. Somewhere around 2014 it was said that a Merlin engine cost $1 million each. That was prior to the mass production (in rocket engine terms) that SpaceX is currently doing. Knowing SpaceX and Elon, I would guess that each Merlin is down to $500,000 each or less. SpaceX...

Launch Date: April 30 Launch Window: 1:30 pm PST (3:30 pm EST, 18:30 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Core Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-4 Booster: B10... Fairings: Reused Mass: 8300 kg Orbit: SSO Yearly Launch Number: 44 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-51 - LC-39A Launch Date: April 17 Launch Window: 4:24pm EST (21:24 UTC) Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1077.12 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly Launch Number: 40 A...

Shutdown of a Raptor vacuum engine in slow motion.

I really missed John Insprucker giving his call outs on IFT-3. So it was good to hear him again. Some really incredible visuals on this one. Highly recommended to watch this one.

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-49 - SLC-40 Launch Date: April 12 Launch Window: 9:00pm EST (01:00 UTC) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1062.20 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly...

Final launch of the Delta IV Heavy: https://spacenews.com/end-of-an-era-delta-4-heavy-soars-one-last-time/

I'm pretty sure it will happen if Elon has any control over the situation. He already understands that he won't live long enough to see colonization happen but I'm sure he hopes to see his Starship factories pumping out one to two ships a week. I expect he will put someone in charge of SpaceX...

Launch Date: April 11 Launch Window: 8:25am PST (14:25 UTC) Launch site: SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida Core Booster Recovery: RTLS Booster: B1082.3 Fairings: Reused Mass: TBD - maybe Orbit: SSO Yearly Launch Number: 37 Launch part of Phase 2 US Space Force...

For early development and preparations, refer to the following thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/nasa-selects-spacex-starship-system-to-land-on-moon.225919/

WEBCAST And success!

Is it me, or do all these Moon rovers look stupid. The worst being the IM, Boeing, NG "Moon Racer." The Astrolab one looks the best of the bunch. Strangely, the ones in the video look better than the more official three options. I do like the idea of a vehicle that can work autonomously as...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-48 - SLC-40 Launch Date: April 9 Launch Window: TBD Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG Booster: B1083.2 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 v2 mini Starlink satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly Launch Number: 36...

Launch Date: April 7 Launch Window: 7:02 p.m. EDT (2302 UTC) Launch site: SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida Core Booster Recovery: RTLS Booster: B1076.12 Fairings: Reused Mass: TBD Orbit: LEO Yearly Launch Number: 36 The first of SpaceX’s Bandwagon ride-share...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-47 - SLC-40 Launch Date: April 5 Launch Window: 2:14 am EDT (06:14 UTC) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - ASOG Booster: B10... Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 v2 mini Starlink satellites Orbit: LEO...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 8-1 - SLC-4E Launch Date: April 7 Launch Window: 7:25PM PDT (10:25PM EDT, 02:25 UTC on the 6th) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - OCISLY Booster: B1081.6 Fairings: Reused Mass: 22 v2 mini Starlink satellites...

Launch Date: March 30 Launch Window: 5:52 pm EDT (21:52 UTC) Launch site: SLC-39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - JRTI Booster: B1076.12 Fairings: Reused Mass: 5000 kg (11,000 lbs.) Orbit: GTO Yearly Launch Number: 31 SpaceX will launch a...

Latest update: Falcon 9 Standard Boosters B1060.19 B1061.19 Vandenberg booster B1062.19 B1063.17 Vandenberg booster B1067.17 B1069.13 B1071.14 Vandenberg Booster B1073.13 B1075.10 Vandenberg booster B1076.11 B1077.11 B1078.8 B1080.6 B1081.5 B1082.2 Vandenberg booster B1083.1 Falcon Heavy...

Talking about Starship:

Launch Date: May Launch Window: TBD Launch site: LC-1 - Starbase, Boca Chica Beach, Texas Core Booster Recovery: Expended in Gulf with a landing burn Starship Recovery: A controlled reentry through the atmosphere to a terminal velocity splashdown in the Indian Ocean Booster: Super Heavy Booster...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-45 - SLC-40 Launch Date: March 30 Launch Window: 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1067.18 Fairings: Reused Mass: 22 v2 mini Starlink satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 7-18 - SLC-4E Launch Date: April 1 Launch Window: 7:30PM PDT (10:30PM EDT, 02:30 UTC on the 2nd) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Core Booster Recovery: ASDS - OCISLY Booster: B1071.15 Fairings: Reused Mass: 20 v2 mini Starlink satellites -...

SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 6-46 - SLC-40 Launch Date: March 25 Launch Window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, CCSFS, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1078.8 Fairings: Reused Mass: 23 Starlink 2.0 mini Satellites Orbit: LEO Yearly Launch Number: 30 A...

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3

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