I cannot imagine having this problem. I wouldn’t change my lifestyle much; I’d put the money into my or others’ space ventures, and life extension. But this is one of the reasons that lottery winners often end up blowing the money; they have no apparent purpose in life.
I could see giving this as a sop to Boeing in exchange for accepting an end to SLS. It won’t last that long, because Starship will be flying people before most people realize.
Congrats to SpaceX on the first orbital flight of Starship, and its deployment of operational Starlink satellites. The vehicle still has testing to demonstrate reusability, but as an expendable vehicle, it is now the most capable operational rocket, with more payload capabilityâŚ
A round up of the current state of play in the war that you won’t get from the MSM.
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If youâd told me a few years ago this is where weâd be on Iran, Iâd have said you were high:
1. Nuke program set back years. Enrichment and reprocessing gutted, weaponization sites destroyed, Fordow inoperable, Natanz in ruins, a generation of senior nuclear scientistsâŚ
This article is hilarious with a whole bunch of launch companies in SERIOUS denial.https://t.co/vFrwFOhCAc
— Artificial Gravity Space Stations (@space_stations) September 20, 2026
I used to think maybe I should go to or pay attention to these industry conferences & panels. This is literally anti-signal. Youâre dumber if you listen to them than if you donât. They are afraid to even MENTION SpaceX, which absolutely dominates their industry! https://t.co/elzxdXSlIW
Loosely translated: âNow that SpaceX has gone off to found a solar system wide civilization we can chop our prices just a bit and people still will prefer our horses and buggies.â https://t.co/zG1TKmtOlS