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BIG @NASA Moon Base Update New Missions: - CAPSTONE2 on a @QuantumSpace_US tug on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 - @Int_Machines Comms sats on an @GoToImpulse tug on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 - @NASAJPL Moonfall drones on a @FireflySpace Elytra tug on a @BlueOrigin New Glenn - Comms sats on a @BlueOrigin Blue Ring on a New Glenn - @GoToImpulse lander with TBA payload on their Helios tug on a @RelativitySpace Terran R - Lunar @Starlink on a @SpaceX Starship Commercial Lunar Payload Services 2.0 Contractors: - @blueorigin - @FireflySpace - @Int_Machines - @ispace_inc-U.S. - @LMSpace - @northropgrumman - @SpaceX - @voyagertech_ (formerly @astrobotic) Also, PROMISE (pictured) will fly to the moon! It will land on a @BlueOrigin Blue Moon MK1, SN5. This is/was an Earth-bound twin of Curiosity, the Mars rover, used to test things on the ground before sending commands to the red planet. Minicast will allow lunar infrastructure to communicate with each other. The contractors for this are: - @HB_Robotics - @Redwire - @YankTech For example, rovers could communicate with solar towers to direct themselves for re-charging. 📷 @NASA

Ad lunam Impulse! 🚀 We are proud to announce that @NASA has awarded Impulse two missions as part of its Moon Base program, an ambitious effort to establish humanity’s first permanent lunar outpost. For decades, the Moon has been a place we’ve visited. Now, Impulse is delivering the transportation to make it a place we can call home. Read more: impulsespace.com/updates/imp…

It is so tempting to make a 500 ton thrust Raptor 4 in place of the 250 ton Raptor 3 for the outer ring of the Starship booster

2028? Come on. What is it with these companies that think they can just conjure a new large rocket out of thin air in two years.

You won't like the next few years.

Chinese Crewed Lunar Program launch planning according to official statements. CMSA plans to launch at least 2 LEO Mengzhou on CZ-10A as well as 2 Lunar Mengzhou & 3 Lanyue on CZ-10 to land 2 astronauts on the moon before 2030. Additional verification flights may be planned.

Talarico: I was a fan of Elon Musk. I’m a big fan of SpaceX and Tesla. He is a great business leader and entrepreneur and innovator. I want him to stick to those things. I will stand up to Elon when he tries to buy our government. But I will work with him when it comes to technology and innovation.

Elon isn't a politician. Gebbia isn't a politician, Fauci isn't a politician, people who work for the government aren't politicians. Elon didn't lose his mind nor did he choose to become a politician (he isn't). He also doesn't spend most of his time on politics. He was the head of a successful initiative that was sadly attacked from all sides. Some people even attacked other people or property who were not even related to anything DOGE. He was attacked by real politicians because it was so successful in doing its job. Elon is simply a person who devotes his undivided attention to whatever thing is blocking progress the most at the time. And at that time, there was a clear blocker. The government at the time was very clear about it too. Stop Elon and his companies in whatever way you can. Luckily for him, America is a great country, and he can do something about it. Does that suddenly mean he needs to be investigated like crazy? Why are we not seeing Bloomber being investigated? Or Hoffman? Or Horrowitz? Or Soros? It doesn't matter what they investigate anyways, it's ultra clear that it is simply "show me the man, I'll show you the crime" Elon is SpaceX best asset, similar for Tesla. Investors know this, people who follow the company know this, people with 2 braincells know this! It's only those that are blinded by hatred that want to see something else. Anyways, it all doesn't matter too much. Tesla succeeded in it's goal of transitioning the world to electric transport, SpaceX made space affordable. The next steps will be even crazier and I'm here for it.

No AI, I made these with pure kids fear

Shuttle C

I need it...................

It seems like China could actually land on the Moon in 2029 if further delays don't screw up progress with these new goals. They have abandoned the plan for the Apollo 8 type mission in 2028 with Mengzhou in low lunar orbit with a new milestone timeline of unmanned Mengzhou flights on CZ-10A to Tiangong --> manned flights on CZ-10A to Tiangong --> unmanned test flights to the Moon with tricore CZ-10 --> their first manned landing

Trying to watch Starship flight 142 in the year 2059 (They are still trying to catch the ship) and it genuinley explodes on the pad but your 40 second lunch break at your unpaid OpenAI "job" is over so you kinda just gotta forget about it

Hull 3, a Haven-1 qualification primary structure, is complete. We manufactured, inspected, and proof tested it in-house in Long Beach in five months, four months faster than Hull 2, the flight structure. Hull 4 is next, allowing us to further refine our process.