This looks potentially promising, but I hate to get my hopes up.
Category Archives: Space
Crew Or Automated
An interesting thread:
Will the flight crew get to “drive” Starship HLS during terminal landing on the Moon, or will landing be fully automated? The idea of a pilot landing something so tall and massive by hand on rough terrain seems a little… difficult? But if there’s no crew in the loop, how will… pic.twitter.com/338ApLPcLx
— Dr. Phil Metzger (@DrPhiltill) March 14, 2025
Warfighting In Space
What weapons the Space Force thinks it needs.
Light Posting
I’m at O’Hare, changing planes to go to DC for the Satellite Show. Not sure how much time I’ll have for blogging.
About That Falcon 9 Booster Loss
It was caused by a fuel leak.
Leaks happen.
The Growing Business Of Space
An interesting interview with an economist, with transcript.
About To Launch
Sorry for not starting this post earlier, but comments are open.
Tardigrades To The Rescue?
This seems very promising for both spaceflight and cancer treatment, if true.
incredible breakthrough: a protein from tardigrades can now protect human cells from radiation.
— vittorio (@IterIntellectus) March 5, 2025
healthier cancer therapies, longer space missions, and real-world longevity treatments are coming.
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15 Minutes To Go
The Starship team is go for prop load. Targeting 5:45pm CT for liftoff of Starship’s eighth flight test.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 3, 2025
The launch webcast will go live ~40 minutes ahead of liftoff https://t.co/Q9HTUSYmtf
[Evening update]
Better luck tomorrow, or if they can’t turn it around that fast, Wednesday. Weather looks better, anyway.
Congrats To Firefly
It’s the first successful landing on the Moon of a private company.
But Max Polyakov was screwed over by the Deep State.
Next up: The next flight of Starship/SH tomorrow afternoon.