SpaceX Prioritizes Lunar 'Self-Growing City' Over Mars Project, Musk Says
EditorDavid / slashdot - "Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a 'self-growing city' on the moon," reports Reuters, "which could be achieved in less than 10 years."SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars withi…
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Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud
go - The Senate has confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
Ryan Mac / nytimes - A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter
BeauHD / slashdot - NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in Septem…
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SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.
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Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn's second flight due to bad weather
engadget - Blue Origin has postponed the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, which was slated to send a pair of NASA spacecraft on the first step of their journey to Mars on Sunday afternoon. The heavy-lift launch vehicle was scheduled to take off from Cape Canav…
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NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and theyre going a new way
mashable - A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.
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SpaceX's lunar lander could be 'years late' for a planned 2027 mission to the moon
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - SpaceX's lunar lander has run into a snag and may not be ready for a mission to the moon that was scheduled for 2027, according to a report by Space News. The company's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) is a variant of the typical Starship spacecraft th…
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NASA Says This Martian Rock Holds Potential Signs of Life. Here’s What Must Happen Next
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The case for the Mars Sample Return mission has never been more clear.
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NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars so far
Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - The usual cadre of scientists who disproved previous findings are stumped If you were ever wondering where you'd be when NASA announced peer-reviewed evidence hinting at extraterrestrial life - long dead, if it existed at all - look around, because this i…
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Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Sign of Ancient Life in Martian Rock
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - During a press conference today, NASA presented findings from the initial analysis of a Martian geological sample, touting it as possibly "the clearest sign of life that we have ever found on Mars."
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Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Snap Starship’s Miserable Losing Streak
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - SpaceX had to call off its rocket's launch two days in a row due to a ground systems issue and uncooperative weather.
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SpaceX is about to launch Starship for its 10th test flight
Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is scheduled to lift off from the company's Texas launch site as soon as this evening for its 10th flight. The launch window opens at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT). As always, the flight test will be livestreamed on the SpaceX web…
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SpaceX Set to Combine Starship Test Flight With Mars Colonization Vision
SpaceX is preparing for a high-stakes event that pairs a Starship test flight with Elon Musk’s ambitious plans for interplanetary colonization. The upcoming livestream will offer insights into overcoming past launch anomalies while outlining bold strategies for establishing a human presence on Mars.
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Revolutionary Rocket Concepts Slash Mars Travel Time
Two tech announcements reveal daring rocket designs aimed at slashing Mars journey durations. One concept highlights a revolutionary propulsion system potentially shortening typical mission times, while the other showcases a fusion-powered rocket that may halve travel time. Both breakthroughs promise to redefine interplanetary travel if proven viable.
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SpaceX gets FAA green light for more Starship launches
SpaceX’s ambitions just got the nod from the FAA, which approved a significant increase in Starship launch frequency from Texas. With clearance boosting flights to nearly biweekly, the company is all set to transform its launch cadence—much to the exasperation of skeptics and delight of space enthusiasts.
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