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SpaceX shares photos of Starship ahead of sixth flight on Tuesday
- SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket from its facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
- The launch, originally scheduled for Monday, November 18, has been postponed to Tuesday, November 19.
- SpaceX has released images of the 120-meter-tall Starship, indicating it is ready for the upcoming flight.
- The Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built and could be used for crew and cargo transportation to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
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The Exploration Company raises $160M to build Europe’s answer to SpaceX Dragon
- The Exploration Company has raised $160 million in a Series B funding round to develop Europe's first reusable space capsule.
- The funding will support the continued development of the Nyx spacecraft, capable of carrying 3,000 kilograms of cargo to and from Earth.
- The company aims to conduct Nyx's maiden flight to and from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2028.
- The Exploration Company's funding round was mainly backed by private investors, in contrast to SpaceX's Dragon capsule which was primarily funded by NASA.
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch mystery ‘Optus-X’ on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
- SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload that has been shrouded in secrecy to the point of not disclosing any specifics of the mission.
- All regulatory filings and U.S. government agencies like the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration call the payload ‘Optus-X,’ while SpaceX calls the mission ‘TD7.’
- The launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeting the beginning of an almost two-hour launch window, which opens at 4:29 p.m. EST.
- Weather for launch is about as good as it gets on Florida’s Space Coast.
- Following liftoff, SpaceX will have tied the total number of Space Shuttle launches from Launch Complex 39A with just its Falcon 9 rocket.
- Booster recovery area does remain somewhat of a watch item.
- The payload flying on the mission dubbed ‘TD7’ on SpaceX’s webpage will head to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- The name ‘Optus-X’ was referenced by the FAA in its flight schedule and by the U.S. Space Force when making its launch weather forecast.
- Filings with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) state that Optus is a subsidiary of Singtel Optus Pty. Ltd., which in turn is a subsidiary of Singapore Telecom Australia Investments Pty. Ltd.
- A Northrop Grumman official referred questions about the mission to Optus, which has not responded to Spaceflight Now’s requests for additional information.
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HBAR Goes to Space! SpaceX and Hedera to Pioneer Satellite Payment Networks
- Hedera Hashgraph is partnering with SpaceX to power satellite payment networks in space.
- Hedera's ability to process trillions of transactions per second and track space traffic makes it an ideal choice.
- The partnership could revolutionize satellite-to-satellite payment networks and transform transactions across Earth and space.
- Hedera's Hashgraph technology can secure satellite communication, tokenize resources from asteroid mining, enable space supply chain management, track and manage space traffic, and facilitate smart contracts for autonomous spacecraft and vehicles.
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SpaceX Starship: Everything you’ve ever wondered but were afraid to ask
- SpaceX's Starship test program is getting more and more attention as the company demonstrates more capabilities.
- Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built standing nearly 400 feet tall.
- The rocket consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the second stage (Starship) with a 16.7 million pounds of thrust and the capacity to carry 100-150 tons of cargo and crew.
- Starship the rocket will be fully reusable for the first time in rocketry history that could drive Starship costs down to $2-3 million per launch.
- The rocket now known as Starship has gone under a few different names, earlier referred as BFS (Big Falcon Rocket/Ship), Mars Colonial Transporter, and the Interplanetary Transport System.
- The program for Starship accelerated because of a $4 billion Human Landing System (HLS) award from NASA and Starlink, SpaceX's internet satellite constellation.
- Starship has the potential to fundamentally transform the space economy as it will be a fully reusable launch vehicle.
- NASA awarded SpaceX the HLS award for the Artemis program, ensuring America’s continued supremacy in space.
- According to Musk’s estimate, Starship will launch to Mars in 2026. For Mars, Starship would need a Starship tanker that’s hanging out in orbit to transfer propellant to the main vehicle.
- The Starship that will go to Mars will not look exactly like the ones flying today and instead will be as tall as 500 feet.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman founded OpenAI together, but now trade barbs. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud.
- Elon Musk and Sam Altman cofounded OpenAI in 2015 alongside other tech leaders, aiming to develop AI for humanity’s benefit. Musk, a vocal critic of AI risks, stepped down from OpenAI’s board in 2018, citing disagreements over its direction and potential conflicts with Tesla's AI efforts.
- Tensions escalated when Musk’s proposal to run OpenAI was rejected, leading him to withdraw funding. He has since criticized OpenAI for becoming profit-driven and less transparent.
- Despite these conflicts, Altman has called Musk a hero, acknowledging his concern for AI’s future. Recently, both signed a letter urging a pause on advanced AI development.
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Elon Musk's Trump bump keeps growing
- Elon Musk's businesses are thriving from his relationship with Trump, boosting his net worth.
- Musk's AI startup xAI is raising $5 billion in funding, while SpaceX plans a share tender offer.
- Musk is joining Trump's administration to lead a new department focused on government efficiency.
- Musk's support for Trump has boosted shares in Tesla and helped his net worth reach $300 billion.
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Charles Hoskinson Teases Major Deal with SpaceX – What’s Next for Cardano?
- Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has teased a potential major deal with SpaceX.
- Cardano enthusiast hints at a possible partnership between Cardano and SpaceX based on Hoskinson's picture in front of a SpaceX rocket.
- Hoskinson previously indicated interest in meeting with SpaceX owner Elon Musk to collaborate on decentralized social media.
- In addition, there are speculations about a potential partnership between Cardano and Ripple after a meeting between Hoskinson and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
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Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch
- SpaceX is preparing for the sixth flight test of its Starship rocket, with plans to secure the first-stage Super Heavy booster upon its return.
- Elon Musk shared a video showcasing the successful landing of the Super Heavy during the previous test.
- The upcoming flight, targeted for November 18, will take place at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas.
- Each test flight provides valuable data for engineers to improve the design and safety of the Starship rocket.
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Trump tapped Elon Musk to oversee government efficiency. Here's how he's cut costs at his own companies.
- President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency to reduce government spending.
- At companies like X, Tesla, and SpaceX, Musk is known for modeling an intense work ethic and making drastic workforce reductions to lower costs.
- When Musk took over Twitter in 2022, he ended the company's remote work policy and free office lunches.
- Musk required employees to start paying for office lunches that had previously been free, told employees to expect 80-hour workweeks.
- Musk cut around 50% of Twitter's staff and set an expectation for those who remained to "work 24/7."
- Tesla's "Anti-Handbook Handbook" details the high bar the company sets for employees, instructing them to be self-reliant and do everything they can to solve problems, even if it means forgoing office protocol or reaching out to Musk directly.
- Musk also sent a memo in 2018 advising Tesla employees to "walk out of a meeting or drop off a call as soon as it is obvious you aren't adding value."
- In 2018, Musk said he spent nights sleeping on a couch and the floor at Tesla factories while the company ramped up production on the Model 3 sedan.
- In April, Tesla laid off 10% of its workforce as Musk said the company needed to be "absolutely hard core about headcount and cost reduction."
- In 2019, Musk laid off 10% of SpaceX employees in order to "become a leaner company," a SpaceX spokesperson previously told Business Insider.
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See SpaceX’s mighty Starship on the launchpad ahead of sixth test flight
- SpaceX shares images of Starship on the launchpad ahead of sixth test flight
- The test flight aims to test new facilities and abilities, including a deorbit burn and catching the incoming booster for reuse
- The next test flight will also include heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent
- SpaceX has been busy with multiple Starlink launches alongside preparations for the Starship test flight
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SpaceX readies for sixth Starship test launch: here’s when it could happen
- SpaceX is preparing for its sixth test launch of Starship, as it aims to push the envelope in preparations for another potential 'catch' next year.
- CEO Elon Musk plans to attempt catching both the booster and upper stage, but this likely won't happen until next year.
- The next launch may not include the upper stage catch, but the possibility remains.
- SpaceX has rolled Starship to the launch pad, indicating the sixth test launch is nearing.
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The billionaire CEO who made history with SpaceX describes facing the 'vacuum of death' in only a spacesuit
- Jared Isaacman returned from the Polaris Dawn mission he led with SpaceX on September 15.
- Isaacman led the first private space walk, which marked a milestone in private space travel.
- Isaacman talked about the challenges of living off-world and what felt different during his second space mission.
- He likened looking out into the unknown darkness in space to traveling overseas in the 1400s.
- The Polaris Dawn mission broke NASA's Earth orbit record and tested new Starlink communication technology.
- The crew carried out around 38 science and research experiments to test the impact of radiation on the human body, contributing to SpaceX's goal to learn more about long-duration human missions to Mars and beyond.
- Isaacman said that his family was more charged up and enthusiastic during Polaris Dawn than during his first mission, Inspiration4.
- Isaacman raised over $240 million for St. Jude during his first mission with SpaceX, named in an effort to inspire support for the hospital.
- The Polaris Program is intended to be three missions mapped out over the next six to nine years, with the final mission being the first crewed flight of SpaceX's Starship.
- Isaacman anticipates fully reusable Starships becoming a tangible reality within the next decade and launching on a frequent basis.
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- The Starlink 6-68 mission added more Mini satellites to the satellite internet constellation.
- The launch was delayed and happened at 8:21 a.m. EST.
- The Falcon 9 booster successfully landed on the SpaceX droneship.
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Why the US hasn't returned humans to the moon. The reasons are depressing.
- The reason people haven't returned to the moon is budgetary and political, not scientific or technical, say astronauts. With NASA's 2024 budget of $24.9 billion, the agency's budget has fluctuated between 0.4% and 1% of US spending since the 1970s. A 2021 report from NASA estimated the Artemis program to return to the moon would cost a total of $93 billion from 2012 through 2025, while the Apollo program cost about $257 billion in today's dollars. Another stumbling block is partisan political whiplash. For example, President Obama pushed to scrap the Constellation program when he took office in favor of the SLS rocket.
- The moon is no joke for humans. Its surface is exposed to the sun's harsh rays for about 14 days at a time, devoid of protection against solar radiation. Peggy Whitson, an experienced astronaut, previously noted the extraordinary problems that come with the dust that covers the lunar surface. Additionally, the US government spent billions to replace all the satellite equipment to map the surface of the moon to help make their landing safer.
- Lunar dust is known to cause serious health problems and sticks easily to equipment and skin. The moon's environment is also hazardous with eye-popping temperature fluctuations. NASA has been working to design spacesuits and rovers that can withstand the harsh conditions, but there's no telling when that equipment will be ready to launch. The US government has also started developing a fission power system that could supply electrical energy during weekslong lunar nights.
- Partisan political whiplash contributes heavily to the fact that the US hasn't returned humans to the moon. Incoming presidents and policymakers often scrap previous leaders' space-exploration priorities. NASA engineers and scientists take years designing spacecraft to get humans to other worlds, only for lawmakers to cancel those priorities. This has led to cancellation after cancellation, billions in wasted time, and a loss of momentum.
- Support for human lunar missions and manned Mars exploration isn't particularly strong, however. According to a 2023 Pew Research Poll, only 12% of around 10,329 respondents said NASA should prioritize human lunar missions and 11% for Mars exploration. Meanwhile, 60% said scanning the skies for dangerous asteroids was important, indicating limited public interest in lunar exploration.
- Many in the US space industry predict that private companies will finally take humans back to the moon. Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have already been busy developing new space exploration ventures, fully aware that new transportation is needed to push humans beyond the moon. Musk has been vocal about how his Starship launch system could pave the way for affordable regular lunar visits. Bezos and Blue Origin have their own plans to use New Glenn rockets to build the first moon base.
- Another issue preventing a return to the moon is the aging NASA workforce. An estimated 14% personnel are over 40 years old. Of those polled in 2019, more American kids dreamed of becoming YouTubers than astronauts. Astronauts say innovation and excitement come from young people, meaning that NASA needs to attract more youngsters to the agency.
- NASA has designed dust- and sun-resistant spacesuits and rovers, but it is uncertain whether that equipment is ready to launch. Astronauts don't doubt whether humans will get back to the moon and onto Mars; it's just a matter of when.
- Public interest in lunar exploration has always been lukewarm despite landing 12 people on the moon being among NASA's greatest achievements. In comparison, NASA's 2024 budget represents about 0.36% of US spending, according to a report from the Planetary Society. Its portion of the federal budget peaked at 4% in 1965 before fluctuating wildly between 0.4% and 1% since the 1970s.
- "A permanent human research station on the moon is the next logical step. It's only three days away. We can afford to get it wrong and not kill everybody," Chris Hadfield, a former astronaut. A lunar station could, among other things, provide propellant for deep space missions, make it easier for humans to live on Mars, create space telescopes, and spur lunar space tourism. It could also solve longstanding scientific mysteries about Earth and the moon's creation.
- The moon is an unforgiving and harsh environment for humans. The sun's harsh rays beat down for about 14 days at a time, exposing the moon's surface to deadly solar radiation. The next 14 days are in total darkness, reducing temperatures to below minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one of the colder places in the solar system. NASA is working on a nuclear power system that could supply electricity during weekslong lunar nights.
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