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
What weapons the Space Force thinks it needs.
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.
It was caused by a fuel leak.
Leaks happen.
An interesting interview with an economist, with transcript.
Sorry for not starting this post earlier, but comments are open.
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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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.
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.
An analysis by Jim Meigs, in which he quotes Yours Truly.
I strongly disagree that SLS/Orion is the fastest way to get back to the Moon. I’ll be discussing that in a study I’ve done for the Reason Foundation that I hope will be published in a week or three. Briefly, we have all the pieces we need to do it quickly, without SLS/Orion, as long as we’re willing to go back to the Apollo levels of risk acceptance. And we’ll have to do that to beat the Chinese.