Category Archives: SpaceX

Tuesday / 11 May 2021

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DOGE-1 Mission To Moon May Revolutionize Space Enterprise Funding

“To The Moon” Rallying Call Of Investors, Enthusiasts And Idealists Who Believe A Reformation Of International Monetary Policy Towards Decentralized, Distributed Ledger Cryptocurrency In Lieu Of Government-backed Fiat Money Will Democratize Transactional Commerce, Is Set To Become Reality With Q1 2022 40kg CubeSat, Launching To Lunar Orbit Via SpaceX Falcon 9; DOGE-1 Being Constructed By Geometric Energy Corporation Of Calgary, Canada With Collaboration Of Mimir Solutions And Iteration Syndicate

Credits: SpaceX, Reddit, Youtube

Tuesday / 20 Apr 2021

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Artemis 3 Crew Could Arrive On Moon In SpaceX Human Landing System Starship

The NASA-led Artemis Coalition Will Transit From Lunar Orbit / Orion Spacecraft To Surface Via Moon-Specific Variant Of SpaceX Starship, Possibly By 2024 But Likely NET 2026; Firm-Fixed-Price US$2.89B Contract Awarded Through Next Space Technologies For Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) Thought To Be Reflective Of SpaceX Technical Prowess, Compatibility With Future Launch Systems, And Lowest Bid; Award Is To Be Followed By A Long-Term Contract Opportunity, Open To Other Enterprises, To Provide Lunar Surface To Gateway Transport For Ongoing, Sustainable Operations

Credits: SpaceX, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 23-26 Oct 2020

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2024 Artemis Human Moon Lander Teams Clear Certification Baseline Reviews

NASA HLS Program Manager Lisa Watson-Morgan Oversees CBR Process, Customized To Establish Standards For Each Of 3 Unique Lander Designs: Traditional Approach By Blue Origin Group Awarded US$579M, Stripped-Down Strategy From Dynetics / 25+ Subcontractors Awarded $253M And Novel In-Space Refueling Method From SpaceX Initially Awarded $135M + $53M For Propellant Transfer Demonstration; Safety, Construction, Testing / Validation Considered; Watson-Morgan Is Confident That Diversity Of Design Advances “Bold And Challenging Objective Of Sending Astronauts To The Lunar South Pole”; ≤ 2 Option A Contracts To Be Issued NLT Feb 2021

Credits: NASA, SpaceX, Dynetics, Blue Origin

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 2-5 Oct 2020

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JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi May Join SpaceX Lunar ‘Universal Art Project’

Veteran Spacefarer (STS-114, ISS Expedition 22) Soichi Noguchi Is Interested In Accompanying Fashion Entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa And 6-8 Artists On 6-Day Lunar Circumlunar Trajectory Orbit Mission #DearMoon In 2023, Telling Business Insider “We’ve Had A Lot Of Discussions” And “I’m Really Looking Forward To Talking To Him After This Mission” In Reference To Upcoming Crew-1 In Which SpaceX Dragon Resilience Craft Is To Transport Noguchi Along With Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover And Shannon Walker To ISS On Halloween (31 Oct); Mark Kelly, Ringo Starr And Elon Musk Have Also Expressed Interest

 

Credits: JAXA, SpaceX

Friday / 3 July 2020

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Artemis 2024 Human Moon Landings, Dragon VS Orion: Space Experts Debate Best Path

As Astronauts Hurley And Behnken Continue ISS DM-2 Mission, NASA Kathy Lueders Moves From Head Of CCP To HEOMD, Aerospace Engineers (L-R) Robert Zubrin And Homer Hickam, Voice Strong Advocacy For Utilization Of US$3B SpaceX Dragon / Falcon Heavy Configuration For Artemis In Lieu Of  $18B SLS / Orion; Pair Argue That Orion Is Dependent On Orbital Gateway And As-Yet Unproven Capability, Cost, Readiness; Lockheed Orion Director Tony Antonelli Responds With Defense Of Current Artemis Mission Profile, Insisting Orion Is Better Suited To Deep Space

Credits: SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, The Mars Society, NASA

Weekend Equinox Edition
Fri-Mon / 20-23 Mar 2020

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Artemis Goal Of Human Lunar Landings May Be Aided By SpaceX

Orion Spacecraft For Artemis 1 Completes Testing At NASA Plum Brook Station And Moves To KSC; Orion And Space Launch System Production And Testing Temporarily Pause Due To Virus Cautions; SpaceX Prepares for Historic American Commercial Crew Launch In May; Moon Landings In 2024-25 Are Seen As Imperative For Future Human Survival; Though SpaceX CEO Musk Expresses Doubts About Reaching Mars, Opportunity Exists For SpaceX To Capitalize The Moon


Credits: SpaceX, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 14-17 Feb 2020

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New Race To Moon South Pole – Malapert Mountain

Multiple Nations And Commercial Enterprises Aiming For Lunar South Polar Region; Following CNSA Chang’e-5 Sample Return In 2020, Chang’e-6 And Chang’e-7 Will Explore South Pole; ISRO Chandrayaan-3, -4 and -5 Will Continue Polar Landing Goal Of Chandrayaan-2; SpaceX Promises Lunar Landings By 2022; NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services May Carry Payloads Such As The International Lunar Observatory ILO-1 For Galaxy Imaging And Broadcasting From Malapert Mountain, One Of The Most Important And Valuable Sites In Solar System

Credits: NASA, CNSA, ISRO, SpaceX, ILOA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 10-13 Jan 2020

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International Moon Landings 2020-2021 Begin Lunar Decade

Multiple Nations And Commercial Enterprises Prepare For Landings In First Years Of Lunar Decade; India Proceeding At Full Speed With Chandrayaan-3 (BR) For November 2020; China (Zhongguo) Plans Chang’e-5 (TR) NLT Dec 2020; NASA Commercial Lunar Services Providers Astrobotic And Intuitive Machines (L) Both Plan Landings NET July 2021; Chang’e-6 And Chang’e-7 Planned For Near Future; Chandrayaan-4 May Follow In Cooperation With JAXA, And Possibly Chandrayaan-5; SpaceX And Blue Origin (C) Also Plan To Land Payloads In Early 2020s

Credits: NASA, Blue Origin, CNSA, ISRO

Friday / 8 November 2019

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Boeing Bids For Lunar Landing ASAP With Fewest Steps

Boeing Reveals Design For Artemis Lunar Lander, Using Technology From Starliner To Reach Moon In Fewest Steps; Two-Stage Spacecraft Would Require Development Of Boeing Space Launch System And Exploration Upper Stage; EUS Requires Funding At US$300M Per Year, Cost Of Lander Unknown; Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Favors Going To Moon With Minimal Gateway But With Cooperation From China; Boeing Faces Competition From Blue Origin Team Including Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman, And Possible Bid From SpaceX

Credits: Boeing, NASA, Veterans in Blue

Tuesday / 8 October 2019

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NASA Awards Funding And Requests Proposals For Lunar Fuel Production, Spacesuits And Cubesats For Artemis

NASA Awards US$17.4M To 4 Companies To Study Production Of Fuel On Moon Or Mars; Blue Origin, SpaceX, Utah-based OxEon Energy, And Connecticut-based Skyre To Receive Funding; Request For Information Also Issued By NASA For Companies To Produce Lunar Spacesuits That Could Also Be Used By Private Astronauts; Additional Cubesat Launch Initiative Seeks Secondary Payloads To Fly With Artemis 2 On Space Launch System, The First Crewed Lunar Orbit Mission Since 1970s, Planned For 2023

Credits: NASA, ILC Dover, Lockheed Martin