Keith’s note: I just spoke with Deutsche Welle about the ongoing social media interaction between Elon Musk and Donald Trump about whatever. [Audio]
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NASAWatch on TV: Moon Crash and A Food Fight
Keith’s note: it looks like the iSpace HAKUTO-R lunar lander crashed on the Moon. telemetry was lost when it was going 180 km/hr a minute or so before planned touchdown. […]
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Musk Vs Bezos: True Space Commerce Has Finally Arrived
The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos already was intense. Now it’s extending to the moon., Washington Post “In a flier distributed on Capitol Hill last week, Elon Musk’s […]
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NASAWatch on Bloomberg: Musk, Bezos, and China
Sound On: FB Trump Ban, GOP Division, SpaceX (Podcast), Bloomberg “Host Jack Fitzpatrick spoke to Boyd Matheson, former Chief of Staff for Senator Mike Lee, and Keith Cowing, astrobiologist and […]
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NASAWatch on Deutsche Welle: Bezos, Musk, and Space
Keith Cowing · NASAWatch Deutsche Welle Interview: Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
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Doing Something Again For The First Time
Keith’s note: I first published this two years ago. Yesterday both Jim Bridenstine and Elon Musk noted that they were not alive when humans walked on the Moon – so […]
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That NASA/SpaceX Thing
Elon Musk: Crew Dragon spacecraft for NASA could fly astronauts in 3 to 4 months, CNN “SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule could be ready to fly NASA astronauts in three to […]
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Elon Musk Is Working On A "Kid Mini-Sub" For Thailand
Some good feedback from cave experts in Thailand. Iterating with them on an escape pod design that might be safe enough to try. Also building an inflatable tube with airlocks. […]
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That Time Elon Musk Talked To Trump About Colonizing Mars
Elon Musk pitched Trump on SpaceX’s mission to colonize other planets, Business Insider “SpaceX founder Elon Musk tried to get a newly elected Donald Trump on board with his company’s […]
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Elon Musk's Recent Dinner Companions
Elon Musk made a secret appearance to elite US Marines and gave a stirring speech, Business Insider As the guest of honor, Musk reportedly delivered the opening statement that appeared […]