#  @SciGuySpace Eric Berger Eric Berger posts on X about spacex, starship, elon musk, china the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::15726728/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +396% - [--] Month [---------] -71% - [--] Months [-----------] +14% - [--] Year [-----------] +48% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::15726728/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +15% - [--] Month [---] +62% - [--] Months [---] +84% - [--] Year [---] -33% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::15726728/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.17% - [--] Month [-------] +0.58% - [--] Months [-------] +6.10% - [--] Year [-------] +10% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::15726728/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [stocks](/list/stocks) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [currencies](/list/currencies) [us election](/list/us-election) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) **Social topic influence** [spacex](/topic/spacex) #349, [starship](/topic/starship), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [china](/topic/china), [russia](/topic/russia), [intuitive machines](/topic/intuitive-machines), [falcon](/topic/falcon) #283, [white house](/topic/white-house), [has been](/topic/has-been), [launches](/topic/launches) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@spacex](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@nasaspaceflight](/creator/undefined) [@rookisaacman](/creator/undefined) [@kenkirtland17](/creator/undefined) [@spacestation](/creator/undefined) [@nasa](/creator/undefined) [@spaceabhi](/creator/undefined) [@ashleevance](/creator/undefined) [@drphiltill](/creator/undefined) [@cbsspacenews](/creator/undefined) [@jefffoust](/creator/undefined) [@johnkrausphotos](/creator/undefined) [@bellikozan](/creator/undefined) [@blueorigin](/creator/undefined) [@alexphysics13](/creator/undefined) [@djsnm](/creator/undefined) [@starlink](/creator/undefined) [@ulalaunch](/creator/undefined) [@rocketrepreneur](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [StarShip (STARSHIP)](/topic/starship) [Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR)](/topic/intuitive-machines) [StarLink (STARL)](/topic/starlink) [Boeing Co (BA)](/topic/$ba) [April (APRIL)](/topic/april) [Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT)](/topic/rocket) [MarsCoin (MARSCOIN)](/topic/mars) [Dave Inc. (DAVE)](/topic/$dave) [ORBIT (GRIFT)](/topic/orbit) [Validity (VAL)](/topic/validity) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "@NizioCole Because I'm not sure why taxpayers should spend $10 billion on something the private sector is going to build" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1446532912518733825) 2021-10-08T17:48Z 415.2K followers, [--] engagements "The devil is always in the details but this seems directionally correct for NASA. Text of Isaacman's new workforce directive (in four pieces). He posted a video about this on X a little bit ago as well. https://t.co/guuOYAkFYE Text of Isaacman's new workforce directive (in four pieces). He posted a video about this on X a little bit ago as well. https://t.co/guuOYAkFYE" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019876632312664081) 2026-02-06T20:51Z 415.2K followers, 58.1K engagements "Congratulations to @larsblackmore who as much as anyone is responsible for Falcon [--] landings on being elected to the National Academy of Engineering. https://www.nae.edu/19579/31222/20095/343222/345149/NAENewClass2026 https://www.nae.edu/19579/31222/20095/343222/345149/NAENewClass2026" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2021337966183166190) 2026-02-10T21:38Z 415.2K followers, 61.9K engagements "Ominous music plays in the background" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022005254066470989) 2026-02-12T17:49Z 415.2K followers, 28.7K engagements "Which US commercial launch vehicle makes its debut first: Nova Neutron Rocket [--] Terran R Nova Neutron Rocket [--] Terran R" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022101432066093330) 2026-02-13T00:12Z 415.2K followers, 38.8K engagements "In recent weeks copies of an intriguing policy document have started to spread among space lobbyists on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The plan bears the title Athena." Why is it appearing now https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/capitol-hill-is-abuzz-with-talk-of-the-athena-plan-for-nasa/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/capitol-hill-is-abuzz-with-talk-of-the-athena-plan-for-nasa/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1985393270847934664) 2025-11-03T17:06Z 415.2K followers, 1.1M engagements "Im hearing that internally Blue Origin is moving aggressively toward an interim Artemis landing solution that does not require refueling (Blue Moon Mk-1.5)" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019849701730971680) 2026-02-06T19:04Z 415.2K followers, 197.4K engagements "Man what the heck is happening at the FAA Sean Duffy is quick to find a microphone when it suits his needs but now is nowhere to be found. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/faa-shuts-down-el-paso-airspace-for-10-days-and-wont-say-why/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/faa-shuts-down-el-paso-airspace-for-10-days-and-wont-say-why/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021587978020098411) 2026-02-11T14:11Z 415.2K followers, 36.7K engagements "@SpaceAbhi @SpaceX Well what did you say" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2022405370749296767) 2026-02-13T20:19Z 415.2K followers, 43.5K engagements "Im thrilled to announce the sequel to Liftoff titled REENTRY will be published on September [--]. This book picks up the story where Liftoff left off taking readers on a wild ride aboard the Falcon [--] Dragon Heavy and so much more. Publisher page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748050927079063783) 2024-01-18T18:33Z 415.2K followers, 2.2M engagements "Im sorry what https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/has-elon-musk-given-up-on-mars/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/has-elon-musk-given-up-on-mars/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2020873182341681658) 2026-02-09T14:51Z 415.2K followers, 93K engagements "The launch of Crew-12 for NASA is imminent. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zCM-Kwq91cc https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zCM-Kwq91cc" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022252997552844986) 2026-02-13T10:14Z 415.2K followers, 22K engagements "Yikes. NASA couldnt even complete a test of the SLS rockets ground system seal for liquid hydrogen because something else broke with the ground systems. And they wait until [--] pm ET Friday to send an update on something they knew last night. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/ https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022477249497403606) 2026-02-14T01:05Z 415.2K followers, 492.9K engagements "There are many many problems with the SLS rocket architecture but one of the biggest is its extremely low flight rate which makes every fueling and launch an experimental rather than operational procedure. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/unable-to-tame-hydrogen-leaks-nasa-delays-launch-of-artemis-ii-until-march/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/unable-to-tame-hydrogen-leaks-nasa-delays-launch-of-artemis-ii-until-march/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2018673438613762183) 2026-02-03T13:10Z 415.2K followers, 299.4K engagements ""Eric you are trying to make a story out of nothing." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/yes-rocket-lab-is-blowing-up-engines-no-its-not-a-big-deal-ceo-says/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/yes-rocket-lab-is-blowing-up-engines-no-its-not-a-big-deal-ceo-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021697501984608477) 2026-02-11T21:27Z 415.2K followers, 143.3K engagements "Ranking of rockets by performance vs expectation since Tuesday: [--]. Smol Long March [--] (what a landing) [--]. Ariane [--] (Avio boosters say hello) [--]. Jielong [--] (whee look at me I launch from the sea) [--]. Falcon [--] (599th Falcon [--] mission wut) [--]. Vulcan (fo shizzle my nozzle)" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022083905894203559) 2026-02-12T23:02Z 415.2K followers, 40.8K engagements "I got a peek at Blue Origins new lunar plans. Heres what I found: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/why-is-bezos-trolling-musk-on-x-with-turtle-pics-because-he-has-a-new-moon-plan/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/why-is-bezos-trolling-musk-on-x-with-turtle-pics-because-he-has-a-new-moon-plan/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022332860771053654) 2026-02-13T15:31Z 415.2K followers, 150.5K engagements "NASA had literally three years after Artemis I to work on and improve the SLS rocket ground systems. The annual budget for SLS "Ground Support Equipment" is around $650 million. It's completely unacceptable. @SciGuySpace I'd love to have the power to compel an investigation into what kind of testing campaign was done on this GSE in sections and end to end and if inadequate find out why. I've read that a full sized test tank was too expensive - but surely a small one could've uncovered stuff. @SciGuySpace I'd love to have the power to compel an investigation into what kind of testing campaign" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022486813458190635) 2026-02-14T01:43Z 415.2K followers, 105.9K engagements "@NASAAdmin Hi Jared -- thanks for the additional context. It's encouraging to hear that you're going to work on solving these issues for Artemis III" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2022715711869640785) 2026-02-14T16:53Z 415.2K followers, 17.5K engagements "Apparently in Putin's Russia there is little need for female cosmonauts. There is just a single active female in the Russian corps. Russia's new #cosmonauts include brother of ISS crew member: https://t.co/0RvtZy2Q8n https://t.co/2xdcrnpZq7 Russia's new #cosmonauts include brother of ISS crew member: https://t.co/0RvtZy2Q8n https://t.co/2xdcrnpZq7" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1029380061986807808) 2018-08-14T14:51Z 413.7K followers, [--] engagements "So it turns out that risking a six-hour coast on the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket was a pretty genius move. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-seems-to-be-a-hit-with-satellite-companies/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-seems-to-be-a-hit-with-satellite-companies/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1055470444613115905) 2018-10-25T14:45Z 413.7K followers, [---] engagements "Hi. It's almost the end of the 2010s I'm putting together a list of the "coolest" or "most exciting" or "best" space missions this decade. I have thoughts of my own but would love suggestions to diversify the list. Reply here or my DMs are open. Thanks" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1199016502760034304) 2019-11-25T17:26Z 413.6K followers, [---] engagements "So yeah NASA this is exactly how you amp up public interest in what you're doing. Publish ground tracks and expected viewing areas next time please. The Coast Guard will handle boats. @ulmwxr @carl_arredondo @SpaceX @NWSNewOrleans Please excuse the excitement and language. I was overwhelmed https://t.co/1MkjLbcON6 @ulmwxr @carl_arredondo @SpaceX @NWSNewOrleans Please excuse the excitement and language. I was overwhelmed https://t.co/1MkjLbcON6" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1457930427021279237) 2021-11-09T04:37Z 413.7K followers, [----] engagements "NASA's Asteroid mission is reborn But this time with Starship and a crew of three on a 150-day mission to a near-Earth asteroid. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20230003852/downloads/NEA_HSF_2023_PDC.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20230003852/downloads/NEA_HSF_2023_PDC.pdf" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1686786531049062406) 2023-08-02T17:10Z 415.1K followers, 235.7K engagements "Booster [--] completed a short static fire test (its first) on Sunday. According to SpaceX four of the Raptor engines shutdown prematurely. Looked like the water deluge system functioned well" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1688266642868899840) 2023-08-06T19:11Z 414.4K followers, 184.6K engagements "In a remarkably frank discussion this week several senior SpaceX officials spoke with Ars Technica on background about how working with the Federal Aviation Administration has slowed down the company's progress. Article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/citing-slow-starship-reviews-spacex-urges-faa-to-double-licensing-staff/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/citing-slow-starship-reviews-spacex-urges-faa-to-double-licensing-staff/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1714287490272837812) 2023-10-17T14:29Z 415K followers, 680.5K engagements "Mike Griffins Moon plan is pretty bonkers. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/former-nasa-administrator-hates-artemis-wants-to-party-like-its-2008/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/former-nasa-administrator-hates-artemis-wants-to-party-like-its-2008/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1748011404127277382) 2024-01-18T15:56Z 415.2K followers, 297.5K engagements "NASA could never take this approach. Nor really can traditional contractors reliant on cost-plus contracts. Congress and shareholders don't want to see failure. They want to see success from the start. But it comes at a high cost of time money and stifling innovation" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1768287249660096536) 2024-03-14T14:45Z 414.7K followers, 62.4K engagements "Here's my deep dive into why Starliner is seven years late. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1787456163438534856) 2024-05-06T12:15Z 415K followers, 52.5M engagements "The Starliner crewed flight test now has an indefinite launch date" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1793093556149875083) 2024-05-22T01:36Z 415.2K followers, 229.6K engagements "An important note on dissent and NASA deliberations on Starliner. The agencys culture truly has changed. There is much more open dissent now than in the past and it is better tolerated. Why am I bringing this up Because I believe the robust internal NASA debate over Starliners safety is healthy and will ultimately result in the correct decision being made" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1821551815671877942) 2024-08-08T14:19Z 415.1K followers, 232.6K engagements "I'm now hearing from multiple people that Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come back to Earth on Crew Dragon. It's not official and won't be until NASA says so. Still it is shocking to think about. I mean Dragon is named after Puff the Magic Dragon. This industry is wild" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1827052527570792873) 2024-08-23T18:37Z 415.2K followers, 476.5K engagements "When Thomas Zurbuchen ran NASA's science programs he prioritized communications with the media. Since he left the ability to get clear and responsive information on science programs at the agency has sadly diminished. NASA's ESCAPADE website now lists a launch window of Oct. [--] to [--] for the mission. Fun story: I contacted NASA last week about the window and was told only Blue Origin could provide that info. (Blue never got back to me when I asked them.) Strange https://t.co/O1cNzvIK6m NASA's ESCAPADE website now lists a launch window of Oct. [--] to [--] for the mission. Fun story: I contacted" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1829174028202062196) 2024-08-29T15:07Z 415.2K followers, 56.9K engagements "It is too early to fully assess space policy impacts of a Trump win. NASA was prominent in first admin and with Musk involved it will be even bigger this time. Expect changes to Artemis and a renewed emphasis on Mars" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1854202689879490714) 2024-11-06T16:42Z 415.1K followers, 135.6K engagements "The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket Boeing is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/boeing-has-informed-its-employees-that-nasa-may-cancel-sls-contracts/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/boeing-has-informed-its-employees-that-nasa-may-cancel-sls-contracts/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1887987220352565681) 2025-02-07T22:10Z 415.1K followers, 512.9K engagements "Firefly's triumphant landing on the Moon this weekend was a huge win for the company and for NASA which has put a lot of funding and faith into the US commercial space industry. It is now starting to pay off big time. Rise and shine Fireflys #BlueGhost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home. Our #GhostRiders have already begun operating many of the [--] @NASA payloads aboard the lander and will https://t.co/YI9nuFZfmk Rise and shine Fireflys #BlueGhost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1896562083971645923) 2025-03-03T14:03Z 413.9K followers, 89.9K engagements "@Tim_X94 I think we'll know who the winners are five years from now. My guess is there will be three or possibly four major US launch companies. SpaceX aside the race is wide open and I can't pick winners among: Blue ULA RL Relativity Stoke Firefly or Pythom Space (jk)" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1900626890253119843) 2025-03-14T19:15Z 415.1K followers, 27.4K engagements "So you probably won't believe how desperate Starliner's flight to the space station got last summer . https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1907127842757869974) 2025-04-01T17:48Z 413.8K followers, 24.3M engagements "Of course of course. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/senate-response-to-white-house-budget-for-nasa-keep-sls-nix-science/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/senate-response-to-white-house-budget-for-nasa-keep-sls-nix-science/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1930776694295806243) 2025-06-06T00:00Z 415K followers, 110.1K engagements "@cfishman Our girls (especially our youngest) were in prime Toys R Us age when the last stores closed down. They loves to go and browse. It was a very sad time in our household" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1940421047368687724) 2025-07-02T14:43Z 414.5K followers, [----] engagements "I went there. Because at this point it's difficult to come to any other conclusion. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1957495041544364338) 2025-08-18T17:29Z 415.1K followers, 722.5K engagements "This is the most badass spaceflight photo I have seen in a long long time" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1961167966374117710) 2025-08-28T20:44Z 414.2K followers, 468.6K engagements "Oh. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/trumps-golden-dome-will-cost-10-to-100-times-more-than-the-manhattan-project/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/trumps-golden-dome-will-cost-10-to-100-times-more-than-the-manhattan-project/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1968703083900248166) 2025-09-18T15:46Z 414K followers, 45.1K engagements "Chris Kemp says SpaceX interns might be beheaded if they take a wrong turn at Starbase. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/astras-chris-kemp-woke-up-one-recent-morning-and-chose-violence/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/astras-chris-kemp-woke-up-one-recent-morning-and-chose-violence/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1971204944301801524) 2025-09-25T13:27Z 415.2K followers, 214.5K engagements "Bhatia was an excellent fundraiser. Which the company really needs to survive (and pay its bills). Where Axiom goes from here is not clear. Spacesuit business survives because it is mission critical for NASA. Station side of the business faces more questions" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1978536358789386503) 2025-10-15T19:00Z 415.1K followers, 19.5K engagements "Internally Duffy is talking about a 30-month plan to get humans to the Moon. Among the alternatives are Blue Origin (I recently reported on a Mark I-only plan) and an old-space cost-plus proposal. Only a fool would believe the latter is a viable option this decade. We are in a race against China so we need the best companies to operate at a speed that gets us to the Moon FIRST. SpaceX has the contract to build the HLS which will get U.S. astronauts there on Artemis III. But competition and innovation are the keys to our dominance in https://t.co/dAo0so5qqZ We are in a race against China so we" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1980268686805020893) 2025-10-20T13:43Z 414.9K followers, 198.9K engagements "The Wall Street Journal report confirms what I've heard about Duffy pushing for NASA to fold into the Department of Transportation. He's meeting with Senators. For him a win-win: he gets to take credit for NASA's success but doesn't have to run the agency" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1980413183677604083) 2025-10-20T23:17Z 414.3K followers, 14.3M engagements "Latest in the ongoing battle for leadership of NASA: Elon Musk disparages Sean Duffy Duffy confirms talk of folding NASA into Department of Transportation Trump remains silent on his preferences https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-just-declared-war-on-nasas-acting-administrator-apparently/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-just-declared-war-on-nasas-acting-administrator-apparently/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1980724445410189477) 2025-10-21T19:54Z 415K followers, 150K engagements "This satellite imagery of Melissa approaching Jamaica is jaw-dropping and sobering. https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-melissa/ https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-melissa/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1983360468921335892) 2025-10-29T02:29Z 414.9K followers, 675.1K engagements "This seems like a pretty big deal. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-on-data-centers-in-orbit-spacex-will-be-doing-this/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-on-data-centers-in-orbit-spacex-will-be-doing-this/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1984302771739238618) 2025-10-31T16:53Z 415.2K followers, 20.6M engagements "I'm intrigued by Canada's investment of $129 million in a sovereign launch capability. A note of caution: My barometer for a 'serious' small launch venture used to be $100 million. Now I think you need $200 million bare minimum to reach orbit. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/rocket-report-canada-invests-in-sovereign-launch-india-flexes-rocket-muscles/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/rocket-report-canada-invests-in-sovereign-launch-india-flexes-rocket-muscles/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1986820013819629812) 2025-11-07T15:36Z 414.4K followers, 35.4K engagements "HOLY SHIT They landed the booster. Huge congratulations to Blue Origin and everyone who worked their asses off to make this happen" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1989077075370885327) 2025-11-13T21:05Z 415.2K followers, 494.3K engagements "There is some kind of anti-SLS astroturf campaign going on among conservative social influencers who rarely if ever tweet about space" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1998850557977702415) 2025-12-10T20:21Z 414.8K followers, 55.7K engagements "Interesting analysis of data centers in space by @andrewmccalip. I'm not smart enough to follow all the physics but I agree on the basic premise: Vertical integration is everything. If you don't own cheap launch and satellite production good luck. https://andrewmccalip.com/space-datacenters https://andrewmccalip.com/space-datacenters" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2000773898808234444) 2025-12-16T03:44Z 414.8K followers, 88.6K engagements "A decade ago SpaceX emerged from the most turbulent and challenging period in its history: surviving a major loss and doubling down with a new rocket super-cold propellant and a historic landing. This is that story: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/ten-years-ago-spacex-turned-tragedy-into-triumph-with-a-historic-rocket-landing/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/ten-years-ago-spacex-turned-tragedy-into-triumph-with-a-historic-rocket-landing/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2001671979301003670) 2025-12-18T15:12Z 415.2K followers, 22.8M engagements "New space policy just dropped. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/ensuring-american-space-superiority/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/ensuring-american-space-superiority/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2001754933851525493) 2025-12-18T20:42Z 413.7K followers, 1M engagements "Hans Koenigsmann went to space today. Most space people know he worked at SpaceX for two decades. What you may not know is that he is an extremely decent kind and wonderful human. I've interviewed 100s of former SpaceX employees and none had a bad word about Hans. A+ human" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2002406871450161638) 2025-12-20T15:52Z 414.7K followers, 359.5K engagements "@JackKuhr I think ULA is worth substantially less than $5 billion. All of the prospective buyers that kicked the tires ultimately walked away because the price was too high" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2003594397406101565) 2025-12-23T22:31Z 415K followers, 67.2K engagements "@mmealling @rookisaacman We are going to build a Moon base @mmealling @rookisaacman We are going to build a Moon base" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2005022551471239513) 2025-12-27T21:06Z 413.6K followers, 65.6K engagements "By the end of the year of our Lord [----] SpaceX will be best described as a Rocket company Spaceship company AI company Internet company Rocket company Spaceship company AI company Internet company" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2006777757817311487) 2026-01-01T17:21Z 414.3K followers, 27.5K engagements "An interview with Vast CEO @maxhaot about the latest timeline for the Haven-1 space station and NASA's commercial space station program. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/the-first-commercial-space-station-haven-1-is-now-undergoing-assembly-for-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/the-first-commercial-space-station-haven-1-is-now-undergoing-assembly-for-launch/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2013638139080753299) 2026-01-20T15:41Z 413.7K followers, 29.7K engagements "Webb holy shit this is an incredible look at the Helix Nebula. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/webb-has-given-us-with-a-stunning-new-view-of-a-well-known-planetary-nebula/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/webb-has-given-us-with-a-stunning-new-view-of-a-well-known-planetary-nebula/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2013759361097572820) 2026-01-20T23:43Z 414K followers, 49.6K engagements "Blue Origin just announced plans to develop a [----] satellite megaconstellation to provide broadband to enterprise customers (i.e. businesses and the government). https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-introduces-terawave-space-based-network-for-global-connectivity https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-introduces-terawave-space-based-network-for-global-connectivity" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2014027270214602849) 2026-01-21T17:28Z 413.7K followers, 35.1K engagements "Some initial thoughts on this announcement which came out of the blue from Blue. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-we-want-to-have-a-megaconstellation-too/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-we-want-to-have-a-megaconstellation-too/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2014048371141423171) 2026-01-21T18:52Z 414.4K followers, 49.8K engagements "Re-flying New Glenn's first stage less than four months after its initial launch Wow. Super impressive. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2014395554814402982) 2026-01-22T17:51Z 414.9K followers, 31.4K engagements "Excellent report by @StephenClark1 on the challenges faced by astronauts who will explore the Moon in new lunar spacesuits. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/former-astronaut-on-lunar-spacesuits-i-dont-think-theyre-great-right-now/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/former-astronaut-on-lunar-spacesuits-i-dont-think-theyre-great-right-now/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2015781414797545594) 2026-01-26T13:38Z 413.9K followers, 27.7K engagements "Among the launches in the queue ahead of this one are: Artemis II (Feb. 6-10) Crew [--] (Feb. 11)" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2015856131835310080) 2026-01-26T18:35Z 413.8K followers, [----] engagements "What are the weather restrictions for the SLS rocket wet dress rehearsal Minimum temperatures for February [--] look very very cold for the "Sunshine State."" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2015858682009923830) 2026-01-26T18:45Z 414K followers, 52.8K engagements "Assuming this refers to the 24-hour average temperature prior to the test beginning this may be a problem for a wet dress test on February [--] almost certainly will be for February [--] and may be for February [--]. https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-weather-criteria/ https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-weather-criteria/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2015885649308528983) 2026-01-26T20:32Z 414K followers, 14.4K engagements "Northwood Space is drawing interest from the US Space Force. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/as-data-from-space-spikes-an-innovative-ground-station-company-seeks-to-cash-in/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/as-data-from-space-spikes-an-innovative-ground-station-company-seeks-to-cash-in/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016192966323208513) 2026-01-27T16:53Z 414K followers, 15K engagements "The crew safely landed after a landing gear mishap. Excellent piloting. NASA WB-57 involved in landing incident at Ellington Airport in #houston @KHOU https://t.co/HOvr2YuHsh NASA WB-57 involved in landing incident at Ellington Airport in #houston @KHOU https://t.co/HOvr2YuHsh" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016226345856958884) 2026-01-27T19:06Z 414.1K followers, 54.2K engagements "Amur is essentially Russia's answer to the Falcon [--] rocket. But it has been in the "proposal" stage since [----]. Now planned for a debut no earlier than [----] this indicates that Russia's launch industry is now about [--] years behind that of SpaceX. How the mighty have fallen. [--]. The launch of #AmurSPG the planned methane-fueled rocket with a reusable first stage is now planned after [----]. It was planned previously that the first Grasshopper-like prototype will begin test flights in [----] but it looks like it isn't finished yet. https://t.co/7xl3FA57jP [--]. The launch of #AmurSPG the planned" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016240671850475970) 2026-01-27T20:03Z 414.2K followers, 77.8K engagements "@PhilipJohnston @MorganStanley hah take the win" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016283249144705225) 2026-01-27T22:52Z 414.3K followers, [---] engagements "Pretty wild story. @collectSPACE bought a handful of space shuttle "Remove From Flight" tags on eBay for $5.50 a while ago. Later he realized they were from Challenger's external tank. Now he wants to find out how they ended up for sale. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/attached-to-tragedy-tracing-challenger-remove-before-flight-tags/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/attached-to-tragedy-tracing-challenger-remove-before-flight-tags/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016578198696329272) 2026-01-28T18:24Z 414.4K followers, 52.2K engagements "The reported merger talks between SpaceX and xAI should not come as a huge surprise. If you believe AI is the future; and that compute is the major problem to solve; and orbital data centers are feasiblethen the combined company would be a vertically integrated AI colossus" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2016975362899501430) 2026-01-29T20:42Z 414.5K followers, 120.1K engagements ""For example the core of the spare platform was manufactured in [----] in accordance with a different set of blueprints for a planned-but-never-implemented refurbishment of another Soyuz pad." Roskosmos manager casts doubts on timely repairs of Soyuz pad. DETAILS UPDATES: https://t.co/rwUvzYnevj Roskosmos manager casts doubts on timely repairs of Soyuz pad. DETAILS UPDATES: https://t.co/rwUvzYnevj" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017010832446464204) 2026-01-29T23:03Z 414.3K followers, 44.8K engagements "This is a story worth following closely. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017261415048814800) 2026-01-30T15:39Z 414.4K followers, 45.6K engagements "NASA's Dina Contella said Russia's projected March [--] date for the next Progress launch (from a damaged pad in Baikonur) is looking "pretty good." But they're watching the schedule closely" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017271286779564205) 2026-01-30T16:18Z 414.1K followers, 15.7K engagements "There's a very slight chance of flurries at Kennedy Space Center in the next couple of days. According Rob Navias (who knows all) there has not been snow in the air there since 1991" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017310887158186463) 2026-01-30T18:56Z 414.4K followers, 54.4K engagements "NASA will launch at the very most one mission to Mars during Trump's second term. The fight is on over what it will look like: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017319902667776179) 2026-01-30T19:31Z 414.3K followers, 32.8K engagements "This is part of a plan to focus on accelerating the cadence of New Glenn and the company's lunar priorities" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017331327998021814) 2026-01-30T20:17Z 414.2K followers, 50.5K engagements "Blue Origin just emailed a short release on this news" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017332319963467983) 2026-01-30T20:21Z 414.4K followers, 40K engagements "The answer to this question turned out to be: A little more than two years. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/as-virgin-galactic-soars-blue-origins-new-shepard-remains-grounded/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/as-virgin-galactic-soars-blue-origins-new-shepard-remains-grounded/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017332797124284497) 2026-01-30T20:23Z 414.4K followers, 32.3K engagements "@dpoddolphinpro I mean let's see if Delta ever gets flying. But the playing field is clear" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017334528092602740) 2026-01-30T20:30Z 414.4K followers, 11.9K engagements "First take on Blue Origin endingerr pausingits New Shepard program. It really did come as a surprise internally where there are four new boosters in various states of development. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/heres-why-blue-origin-just-ended-its-suborbital-space-tourism-program/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/heres-why-blue-origin-just-ended-its-suborbital-space-tourism-program/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017355201166836062) 2026-01-30T21:52Z 414.4K followers, 44.4K engagements "Wild story by @ashleevance about Epic Aerospace and desperate attempts to contact its tiny spacecraft more than [--] million km from Earth. https://www.corememory.com/p/exclusive-theres-a-spaceship-epic-aerospace-chimera https://www.corememory.com/p/exclusive-theres-a-spaceship-epic-aerospace-chimera" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017727353430983124) 2026-01-31T22:31Z 414.3K followers, 22.8K engagements "What is your favorite kind of fill Fast fill Slow fill Punxsutawney fill Paused fill Fast fill Slow fill Punxsutawney fill Paused fill" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2018423010730950769) 2026-02-02T20:35Z 414.4K followers, 21.4K engagements "SpaceX is now an AI company. What does that mean https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/spacex-acquires-xai-plans-1-million-satellite-constellation-to-power-it/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/spacex-acquires-xai-plans-1-million-satellite-constellation-to-power-it/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2018471535355584651) 2026-02-02T23:48Z 415K followers, 97.1K engagements "@VSamson_DC It's happening so fast that SpaceX merged with xAI in between the time we spoke and the article was published" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2018761820073570357) 2026-02-03T19:01Z 414.3K followers, 14.6K engagements "The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive and it is slow. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-finally-acknowledges-the-elephant-in-the-room-with-the-sls-rocket/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-finally-acknowledges-the-elephant-in-the-room-with-the-sls-rocket/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019062236652753057) 2026-02-04T14:55Z 415K followers, 43.8K engagements "@astrogrant @CNN Axiom Space NFTs were pretty close to peak absurdity. https://nft.axiomspace.com/ https://nft.axiomspace.com/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019112864510861358) 2026-02-04T18:16Z 414.3K followers, [----] engagements "This might be significant. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/us-house-takes-first-step-toward-creating-commercial-deep-space-program/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/us-house-takes-first-step-toward-creating-commercial-deep-space-program/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019165179343155543) 2026-02-04T21:44Z 415.1K followers, 75.8K engagements "Before this decision the newest camera slated to fly on the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon was a [----] Nikon DSLR alongside GoPro cameras that were a decade old. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2019445572797665386) 2026-02-05T16:18Z 415.2K followers, 48.9K engagements "@FelixSchlang Its in our interest. The faster plan Blue is working on does not use refueling. The lander is smaller" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2020155378185466002) 2026-02-07T15:19Z 414.9K followers, 17.6K engagements "@cfishman Reasonable people disagree. I'm asking everyone I know about this and the opinions are all over the map. I am inclined to think it is not dumb but we will soon have real-world examples of success (or failure) to end the debate" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2020224330643173396) 2026-02-07T19:53Z 415K followers, 19.2K engagements "This is the moment that if you still harbored any doubts you realize SpaceX is super serious about orbital data centers. We are also hiring elite engineers at our new [---] MeV cyclotron facility in Florida where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles. We are also hiring elite engineers at our new [---] MeV cyclotron facility in Florida where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2020311611622453349) 2026-02-08T01:39Z 415.1K followers, 104.3K engagements "@Robotbeat I generally agree but competition is very good. And I'm hearing Jeff is really committing to this so it will be fun to watch" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2020910909426667613) 2026-02-09T17:21Z 414.7K followers, 12.1K engagements "@AstroForge @stoke_space Y'all are forging a nice future together" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2021281640291402209) 2026-02-10T17:54Z 415K followers, [----] engagements "Reminder that the clock is ticking on NASA issuing an RFP for Mars Telecommunications Orbiter. This is the only US spacecraft that has any chance of launching during the [----] or [----] launch windows to Mars. Blue Origin will be one of the bidders ( Rocket Lab SpX others). Blue Origin's Mars Telecommunication Orbiter (MTO) will accelerate exploration at Mars by ensuring continuity of communications capabilities supporting tomorrow's science missions and beginning the enduring infrastructure that will enable future human exploration. MTO offers https://t.co/MdW8UQQ578 Blue Origin's Mars" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021634688742498318) 2026-02-11T17:17Z 415.2K followers, 34.7K engagements "Good work everyone. SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021638033389629523) 2026-02-11T17:30Z 415.2K followers, 50.2K engagements "@Cosmic_Penguin Don't tell @AstroForge that" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2022102245236781428) 2026-02-13T00:15Z 415.1K followers, [----] engagements "Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard program for "no less" than two years. CEO Dave Limp just informed the company" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/2017330654485139907) 2026-01-30T20:14Z 415.2K followers, 310.1K engagements "It's an intriguing decision for Isaacman and one of the most consequential of his early tenure as NASA administrator. More background here: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021635193770274885) 2026-02-11T17:19Z 415.2K followers, 10.5K engagements "Another solid rocket booster nozzle issue is remarkably bad news for ULA. Tracking footage from this morning's launch of @ulalaunch's Vulcan rocket & the USSF-87 mission for @USSpaceForce - filmed from a perspective [---] miles to the west of SLC-41. SRM nozzle burn through plainly visible on the right-hand side of the vehicle protruding in the https://t.co/1oBpcRf3Ix Tracking footage from this morning's launch of @ulalaunch's Vulcan rocket & the USSF-87 mission for @USSpaceForce - filmed from a perspective [---] miles to the west of SLC-41. SRM nozzle burn through plainly visible on the" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021927029869097468) 2026-02-12T12:39Z 415.2K followers, 103K engagements "Appreciate the candor here from @Erdayastronaut on the dearMoon debacle. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=e6H8kqgPqTQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=e6H8kqgPqTQ" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023110211016548489) 2026-02-15T19:00Z 415.2K followers, 67.1K engagements "SpaceX cutting [--] percent of its staff to become a leaner company We must part ways with some talented and hardworking members of our team" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/spacex-cutting-10-percent-of-its-staff-to-become-a-leaner-company/) 2019-01-13T05:47Z 369.8K followers, 10.5K engagements "Sorry doubters: Starship actually had a remarkably successful flight On just its second flight Starship now is arguably as successful as NASAs SLS rocket" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/heres-why-this-weekends-starship-launch-was-actually-a-huge-success/) 2023-11-20T16:33Z 1.2M followers, 581.6K engagements "Two of the German militarys new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/two-of-the-german-militarys-new-spy-satellites-appear-to-have-failed-in-orbit/) 2024-07-03T12:11Z 357.9K followers, [---] engagements "NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments I am deeply proud of our entire crew" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-makes-a-very-tough-decision-in-setting-final-crew-9-assignments/) 2024-08-30T19:03Z 356.4K followers, 47.5K engagements "With a single photo SpaceX sent a not-so-subtle message to FAA regulators Holding back Starship means holding back this progress Musk was saying" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/with-a-single-photo-spacex-sent-a-not-so-subtle-message-to-faa-regulators/) 2021-08-09T19:32Z 358.6K followers, [----] engagements "Saturdays SpaceX launch carried a surprise payloada Chinese experiment US company has ensured that Chinese experiment cannot transfer tech from station" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/saturdays-spacex-launch-carried-a-secret-payload-a-chinese-experiment/) 2017-06-05T12:47Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements "NASAs first lunar habitat may be an RV-like rover built by Toyota NASAs budget is stretched pretty thin" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/nasas-first-lunar-habitat-may-be-an-rv-like-rover-built-by-toyota/) 2020-07-15T12:52Z 208.1M followers, 195.3K engagements "Pension fund sues Jeff Bezos and Amazon for not using Falcon [--] rockets Plaintiffs: Amazon decision lays bare the extent of Bezos personal rivalry with Musk" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/pension-fund-sues-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-for-not-using-falcon-9-rockets/) 2023-09-01T17:17Z 356.2K followers, [---] engagements "SpaceX and Boeing spacecraft may not become operational until [----] The contractors have had difficulty executing aggressive schedules" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/new-report-suggests-commercial-crew-program-likely-faces-further-delays/) 2018-05-01T19:52Z 356.8K followers, [---] engagements "Blue Origin to roll out New Glenn second stage enter final phase of launch prep The large rocket will attempt to land on its debut flight" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/blue-origin-to-roll-out-new-glenn-second-stage-enter-final-phase-of-launch-prep/) 2024-09-02T12:59Z 356.3K followers, 64.7K engagements "Launcher raises $11 million ramps up hiring for [----] flight Compared to our competitors we are in the kindergarten of fundraising" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/launcher-raises-11-million-ramps-up-hiring-for-2024-flight/) 2021-06-02T14:13Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Block [--] rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX Elon Musk seems to be happy with the nine-engine boosterso hes moving on" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/block-5-rocket-launch-marks-the-end-of-the-beginning-for-spacex/) 2018-05-04T19:15Z 355.1K followers, [--] engagements "So what are we to make of the highly ambitious private Polaris spaceflight They flew high they walked in space and finally early on Sunday they landed" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/after-five-demanding-days-in-space-polaris-dawn-splashes-down-safely/) 2024-09-15T08:32Z 358.6K followers, 46.3K engagements "After Thursdays flight Starship is already the most revolutionary rocket ever built - Ars Technica For fun we could compare Starship as it exists today to other available rockets" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/thursdays-starship-flight-provided-a-glimpse-into-a-future-of-abundant-access-to-space/) 2024-03-15T14:51Z 208.1M followers, 70.4K engagements "The politically incorrect guide to saving NASAs floundering Artemis Program To get somewhere Artemis must avoid going nowhere" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/heres-how-to-revive-nasas-artemis-moon-program-with-three-simple-tricks/) 2024-10-01T12:52Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "So how much did the Planetary Societys light sail really sail About one-third of the time we have been in detumble mode" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/so-how-much-did-the-planetary-societys-light-sail-really-sail/) 2019-08-02T17:56Z 356.1K followers, [--] engagements "SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planets poles The highest-inclination flight by a human spacecraft to date is [----] degrees" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/spacex-announces-first-human-mission-to-ever-fly-over-the-planets-poles/) 2024-08-13T12:17Z 358.1K followers, [--] engagements "Heres why Elon Musk asked his SpaceX employees to work Thanksgiving A fully operational Starship solves many of SpaceXs problems" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/heres-why-elon-musk-asked-his-spacex-employees-to-work-thanksgiving/) 2021-12-01T17:51Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements "For the first time in more than three years SpaceX misses a booster landing The fleet leader has met its demise" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-three-years-spacex-misses-a-booster-landing/) 2024-08-28T13:20Z 356.2K followers, 165.8K engagements "Some European launch officials still have their heads stuck in the sand - Ars Technica “Starship will not eradicate Ariane [--] at all.”…" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/some-european-launch-officials-still-have-their-heads-stuck-in-the-sand/) 2024-09-09T03:33Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "NASA has to be trolling with the latest cost estimate of its SLS launch tower NASA officials informed us they do not intend to request a fixed-price proposal" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasas-second-large-launch-tower-has-gotten-stupidly-expensive/) 2024-08-27T20:39Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "With Starliner stuck in space has NASAs safety culture changed since Columbia The lessons of Columbia have not been forgotten" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/with-starliner-stuck-in-space-has-nasas-safety-culture-changed-since-columbia/) 2024-08-12T15:45Z 356.4K followers, 93.3K engagements "As NASA watches Starship closely heres what the agency wants to see next What happens if I dont have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/as-nasa-watches-starship-closely-heres-what-the-agency-wants-to-see-next/) 2024-06-11T16:40Z 358.4K followers, 179.7K engagements "So what was that Was Starships launch a failure or a success SpaceXs development process is messier but its also much faster" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/so-what-was-that-was-starships-launch-a-failure-or-a-success/) 2023-04-20T18:31Z 356.2K followers, [--] engagements "Rocket Report: A ULA sale tidbit; Polaris Dawn mission is on deck The idea is to learn as much as we possibly can about this suit" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/rocket-report-a-ula-sale-tidbit-polaris-dawn-mission-is-on-deck/) 2024-08-23T12:18Z 369.8K followers, [--] engagements "A short new movie of a comets surface is pretty incredible Bright dots that look like snow are in fact stars" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/a-short-new-movie-of-a-comets-surface-is-pretty-incredible/) 2018-04-25T15:21Z 364.1K followers, 25.9K engagements "A new report finds Boeings rockets are built with an unqualified work force NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/a-new-report-finds-boeings-rockets-are-built-with-an-unqualified-work-force/) 2024-08-08T17:13Z 356.4K followers, 13.4K engagements "The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year Were not at airline-like operations yet but were getting a lot closer" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/the-spacex-steamroller-has-shifted-into-a-higher-gear-this-year/) 2023-03-20T17:14Z 364K followers, 2.2M engagements "Blue Origins powerful BE-4 engine is more than four years lateheres why This is a success oriented approach but it could definitely backfire" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/blue-origins-powerful-be-4-engine-is-more-than-four-years-late-heres-why/) 2021-08-05T18:19Z 369.8K followers, [---] engagements "Weather scrubs first SpaceX attempt to re-fly a Dragon Updated Flying the vehicle again would represent a significant milestone for SpaceX" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/watch-live-spacex-attempts-to-re-fly-a-dragon-and-land-a-falcon/) 2017-06-01T21:51Z 356.3K followers, [---] engagements "Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance - Ars Technica Pairing of two launch companies could provide more robust competition to SpaceX" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/blue-origin-has-emerged-as-the-likely-buyer-for-united-launch-alliance/) 2024-02-26T02:45Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "For the first time in decades Congress seems interested in space-based solar power We already know from early research that it is possible" [X Link](https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/for-the-first-time-in-decades-congress-seems-interested-space-based-solar-power/) 2023-06-15T13:37Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "@AirAeon @HoustonChron a good tip" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1008839893513113600) 2018-06-18T22:32Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements "Mon Dieu Latest models suggest the high over Texas strengthens next week. Max temps up to [---] degrees in Houston maybe" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/103590689371201536) 2011-08-16T22:15Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements "Ten years ago @SpaceX had one final chance at survival. Here's the story of those harrowing eight weeks from those who were on the island. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/inside-the-eight-desperate-weeks-that-saved-spacex-from-ruin/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/inside-the-eight-desperate-weeks-that-saved-spacex-from-ruin/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1043127161937436673) 2018-09-21T13:17Z 364.3K followers, [---] engagements "At the inaugural Morgan Stanley Space Summit Wednesday [--] out of the [--] presenters believed China will be the next to put a human on the moon before the US" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1072866051048779776) 2018-12-12T14:49Z 393K followers, [----] engagements "Am genuinely curious. Had NASA not canceled the X-38 program would we have commercial crew today" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1075465030357934080) 2018-12-19T18:56Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements "Soyuz launch about to go up from French Guiana. Big mission for @OneWeb: http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs21/ http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs21/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1100872499267538945) 2019-02-27T21:37Z 363.8K followers, [--] engagements "Digging through some old notes. Found this quote from a few years ago from a senior academic engineering source at the time. "Senator Shelby called NASA and said if he hears one more word about propellant depots hes going to cancel the space technology program."" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1156294287245660160) 2019-07-30T20:03Z 363.1K followers, [----] engagements "Ironically SpaceX could benefit from tech development done by Boeing and United Launch Alliance to make Starship refueling work. See below from ULA's former chief scientist. @SciGuySpace A lot of that was aimed at me and my advanced programs group at ULA. We had released a series of papers showing how a depot/refueling architecture would enable a human exploration program using existing (at the time) commercial rockets. @SciGuySpace A lot of that was aimed at me and my advanced programs group at ULA. We had released a series of papers showing how a depot/refueling architecture would enable a" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1156658907663745029) 2019-07-31T20:12Z 369.1K followers, [---] engagements "Come for the story about how the SLS rocket stymied innovations in on-orbit refueling. Stay for the hubris of NASA officials regarding the Falcon Heavy in [----]. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/rocket-scientist-says-that-boeing-squelched-work-on-propellant-depots/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/rocket-scientist-says-that-boeing-squelched-work-on-propellant-depots/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1156947017299636224) 2019-08-01T15:17Z 364.3K followers, [----] engagements "Starship update in three weeks @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX August 24th either at Cape Canaveral or Boca Chica @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX August 24th either at Cape Canaveral or Boca Chica" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1157849370588581890) 2019-08-04T03:02Z 371.7K followers, [----] engagements "Source says "full panic has ensued" as NASA realizes commercial crew may not be ready in first half of 2020; and Gerstenmeier is no longer around to help the companies along or negotiate with Russians for more Soyuz seats. Focus on Artemis may put ISS program in real danger" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1181572161917607948) 2019-10-08T14:08Z 368.8K followers, [----] engagements "Interesting that NASA may consider the use of densified liquid hydrogen fuel for the SLS rocket after its safety panels absolutely roasted SpaceX for load-and go. This is just a rumor of course: https://old.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/epg0fd/nasa_exploring_use_of_densified_lh2_for_sls/ https://old.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/epg0fd/nasa_exploring_use_of_densified_lh2_for_sls/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1217878665557614593) 2020-01-16T18:37Z 374K followers, [----] engagements "One of the most interesting things I'm watching is whether Artemis gets rushed to meet [----] deadline and looks more like Apollo. If it morphs into "flags and footprints" I suspect a lot of the enthusiasm for the program will dissipate. Need to focus on sustainable plans" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1220365033739341832) 2020-01-23T15:17Z 364.2K followers, [---] engagements "Just realized this: The first payload SpaceX ever put into orbit had a cartoon rat on it. Then the first Dragon spacecraft they launched carried a wheel of French cheese. Delightful. Also I really want a RatSat t-shirt" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1220437085150240770) 2020-01-23T20:04Z 365K followers, [---] engagements "Current launch tally by active U.S. orbital rockets. Atlas V: [--] Falcon 9: [--] Pegasus: [--] Antares: [--] Delta IV Heavy: [--] Minotaur-C: [--] Electron: 10" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1222525055701266432) 2020-01-29T14:21Z 368.4K followers, [----] engagements "SpaceX appears to be making excellent progress with its newest Starship prototype SN01. We have a nosecone🚀Keeping track of all this fast-paced work should be a full-time job but I got you covered update v7 is out Pictures taken by Mary @BocaChicaGal for @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/5qC0eR4RpF Gene @SpacePadreIsle and also @ElonMusk aka memelord https://t.co/NqjyzUS2nt We have a nosecone🚀Keeping track of all this fast-paced work should be a full-time job but I got you covered update v7 is out Pictures taken by Mary @BocaChicaGal for @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/5qC0eR4RpF Gene" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1230506981150117893) 2020-02-20T14:58Z 369.2K followers, [----] engagements "As Cargo Dragon takes a last breath its worth reflecting on how this spacecraft transformed both NASA and SpaceX. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/the-spacecraft-that-utterly-transformed-spacex-has-flown-its-last-mission/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/the-spacecraft-that-utterly-transformed-spacex-has-flown-its-last-mission/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1247650747531001857) 2020-04-07T22:21Z 366.5K followers, [---] engagements "@Some1gee @elonmusk Maybe check Block 5s record. https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2018.html#rate https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2018.html#rate" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1250592001743114248) 2020-04-16T01:09Z 374K followers, [---] engagements "Article from summer [----]. Answer today: Nope. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/the-year-2020-could-see-the-unheard-of-debut-of-four-big-rockets-or-not/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/the-year-2020-could-see-the-unheard-of-debut-of-four-big-rockets-or-not/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1256222578101964802) 2020-05-01T14:02Z 364.3K followers, [----] engagements "Knowing what we now know about RS-25 engine costs ($146 million each); using Torys formula below the true cost of an SLS launch is about $3.5 billion. I would not doubt it. General industry rules of thumb. Plus or minus company to company. Rocket is 1/2 the launch service cost booster is 1/2 the rocket engines are 2/3s the booster General industry rules of thumb. Plus or minus company to company. Rocket is 1/2 the launch service cost booster is 1/2 the rocket engines are 2/3s the booster" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1257120852639916032) 2020-05-04T01:32Z 364.5K followers, [----] engagements "Some news: Relativity Space has hired Zach Dunn away from SpaceX. Dunn is an exceptionally hard worker who rose from an internship to lead production and launch at SpaceX. Story coming" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1262516614400020487) 2020-05-18T22:53Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements "NASA's Flight Readiness Review is continuing but nearly wrapped up. There appear to be no showstoppers. Still no firm time for a news conference this afternoon but we'll get the details then" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1263877197665906690) 2020-05-22T16:59Z 364.3K followers, [---] engagements "It's not just launch site weather tomorrow. SpaceX and NASA will also watch the Atlantic for sea states at dozens of potential abort sites due to an unexpected emergency. They will scrub if enough sites are no-go. Good article by @ChrisG_NSF: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/examining-crew-dragons-launch-abort-modes-and-splashdown-locations/ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/examining-crew-dragons-launch-abort-modes-and-splashdown-locations/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1265433417879097344) 2020-05-27T00:03Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements "Finally it feels like the 21st century" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1265713628050841605) 2020-05-27T18:36Z 363.4K followers, 45.6K engagements "There would be no Starship without the Falcon [--]. It proved SpaceX could build world-class rockets. It served as a laboratory to push performance and study reuse. Now as the world runs to catch up to the Falcon [--] SpaceX can afford to look to the future. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/forget-dragon-the-falcon-9-rocket-is-the-secret-sauce-of-spacexs-success/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/forget-dragon-the-falcon-9-rocket-is-the-secret-sauce-of-spacexs-success/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1268565147246788614) 2020-06-04T15:27Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements "This English translation of Dmitry Rogozin's comments on Crew Dragon is something. My favorite part is his comparison of Soyuz to Renaissance artists. "In the same manner the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo and Titian are priceless." http://en.roscosmos.ru/21511/ http://en.roscosmos.ru/21511/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1270690370968604672) 2020-06-10T12:12Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements "not DED yet" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1272637218545434624) 2020-06-15T21:08Z 367.5K followers, [---] engagements "I too will be creating a hydrogen engine for the Angara rocket. Roscosmos decided to create a hydrogen engine for the Angara for increased payload and reusable first stage.Earlierin response to Musk's words about the need for such rocketsRogozin replied that 'he did not need instructions from Washington'@SciGuySpace https://t.co/wWqmh4jFK4 Roscosmos decided to create a hydrogen engine for the Angara for increased payload and reusable first stage.Earlierin response to Musk's words about the need for such rocketsRogozin replied that 'he did not need instructions from Washington'@SciGuySpace" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1286337564543197184) 2020-07-23T16:29Z 373.1K followers, [---] engagements "It seems possible that the next Starlink mission possibly due to fly later this month will see SpaceX attempt to fly the same first stage (B1049) for the sixth time" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1291766128960839681) 2020-08-07T16:00Z 364.5K followers, [----] engagements "SpaceX getting $316 million for a single mission USSF-67 in 4Q fiscal year [----] (July-September 2022) suggests this will be a Falcon Heavy launch" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1291855165373517824) 2020-08-07T21:54Z 364.4K followers, [----] engagements "I have to admit I had given up OneWeb for dead. It's impressive that they made a comeback from bankruptcy. Still a very long way to go however and in LEO broadband it will be difficult to compete with SpaceX's lead and Project Kuiper's infinite resources" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1312086979685896192) 2020-10-02T17:48Z 364.8K followers, [---] engagements "Russia has clearly decided that if you can't beat 'em join 'em with its new design for a reusable booster. Alas no flights until at least [----] means it will be at least [--] years behind the Falcon [--]. Russia is lucky SpaceX doesn't innovate hah. https://www.roscosmos.ru/29357/ https://www.roscosmos.ru/29357/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1313165995452903425) 2020-10-05T17:15Z 364.6K followers, [----] engagements "This is an unprecedented amount of money for a company to spend on a small privately developed rocket. To recoup that investment would require literally hundreds and hundreds of LauncherOne missions. Sir Richard Branson at #WSJTechLive yesterday said Virgin Orbit has "spent about $1 billion so far" with a budget for [--] attempts to reach orbit (including the one conducted in May). https://t.co/YdwTFRJLE6 Sir Richard Branson at #WSJTechLive yesterday said Virgin Orbit has "spent about $1 billion so far" with a budget for [--] attempts to reach orbit (including the one conducted in May)." [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1318910903677575169) 2020-10-21T13:43Z 393.3K followers, [---] engagements "@tobyliiiiiiiiii (the quiet part which no one is saying out loud is that HLS Starship would ultimately not be simply for lunar orbit to the surface. but we probably shouldn't tell Congress that just yet)" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1321533069183037441) 2020-10-28T19:23Z 369.4K followers, [---] engagements "@Space_Jared And that's fair" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1356646471085490179) 2021-02-02T16:51Z 366.1K followers, [--] engagements "NASA says it has selected @Firefly_Space for a lunar cargo delivery in [----]. Contract is worth approximately $93.3 million to deliver a suite of [--] science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon. A big deal https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1357438086150553601) 2021-02-04T21:17Z 372.7K followers, [---] engagements "@Firefly_Space The lander is named BLUE GHOST "This is the first delivery awarded to Firefly Aerospace which will provide the lunar delivery service using its Blue Ghost lander which the company designed and developed at its Cedar Park facility."" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1357438406192693250) 2021-02-04T21:18Z 371.9K followers, [---] engagements "Don't let NASA fool you. "Percy" is no lovable touchy feely explorer. It's actually a two-ton nuclear powered titanium robot that is going to spend a decade trampling over Mars drilling into it mercilessly and stealing some rocks" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1362451308368842753) 2021-02-18T17:17Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements "With this morning's Starlink mission SpaceX has launched a rocket on average every eight days in [----]. If you don't know much about rockets know this: Such a cadence is jaw-dropping for an orbital rocket especially a large one" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1371065184484274185) 2021-03-14T11:46Z 374.1K followers, 12.2K engagements "2021 orbital launches by U.S. companies: SpaceX: [--] Rocket Lab: [--] Northrop Grumman: [--] Virgin Orbit: 1" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1379835889107472385) 2021-04-07T16:38Z 364.2K followers, [----] engagements "@JennieLatson @mkerrhardy @HoustonChron @evan7257 Hi Jennie No kids back then and no car payment left money for such frivolities" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1409963360548966411) 2021-06-29T19:53Z 392.8K followers, [--] engagements "@JennieLatson @mkerrhardy @HoustonChron @evan7257 peanuts then and pretty much peanuts when I left" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1409966625927831552) 2021-06-29T20:06Z 392.8K followers, [--] engagements "WE'RE GETTING OLD ALERT: Wil Wheaton is now older than Patrick Stewart was when Star Trek: The Next Generation made its debut" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1415302956556115972) 2021-07-14T13:31Z 363.1K followers, [----] engagements "18 years old It's not immediately clear how he financed the $28 million ticket. Welcome to the crew Oliver Were grateful to have you as our first customer to mark the beginning of commercial operations. #NSFirstHumanFlight https://t.co/gwZ6qBOFpi https://t.co/SuOwxe2353 Welcome to the crew Oliver Were grateful to have you as our first customer to mark the beginning of commercial operations. #NSFirstHumanFlight https://t.co/gwZ6qBOFpi https://t.co/SuOwxe2353" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1415676775221194757) 2021-07-15T14:16Z 393.3K followers, [---] engagements "Planet says it has signed a multi-year multi-launch agreement with SpaceX solidifying them as Planet's "go-to-launch provider" through the end of [----]. https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-signs-multi-year-multi-launch-rideshare-agreement-with-spacex/ https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-signs-multi-year-multi-launch-rideshare-agreement-with-spacex/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1423271589882257420) 2021-08-05T13:16Z 364.4K followers, [---] engagements "More info from Planet: "We don't have a set number of launches to share but the first of these will take place in December [----]. Most of these flights will be on Transporter rideshares but the agreement also encompasses any other launches where SpaceX has secondary capacity."" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1423320400189083648) 2021-08-05T16:30Z 364.5K followers, [---] engagements "Blue Originand by Blue Origin I mean Bob Smith and the senior management team he hired to run the company like Boeing not the company's talented engineerslook increasingly desperate. Make rockets not diagrams. https://www.blueorigin.com/assets/lunar-starship-complexity-infographic.jpg https://www.blueorigin.com/assets/lunar-starship-complexity-infographic.jpg" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1426160040403165185) 2021-08-13T12:33Z 363.9K followers, [----] engagements "Blue Origin is attempting to drown NASA and its Moon program in lawyers and paperwork. NASA "reluctantly agrees" to extend the stay on SpaceX's HLS contract by a week bc the 7GB+ of case-related docs in the Blue Origin suit keeps causing DOJ's Adobe software to crash and key NASA staff were busy at Space Symposium this week causing delays to a filing deadline. lol https://t.co/HcTHsTAUfZ NASA "reluctantly agrees" to extend the stay on SpaceX's HLS contract by a week bc the 7GB+ of case-related docs in the Blue Origin suit keeps causing DOJ's Adobe software to crash and key NASA staff were" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1431306059264704521) 2021-08-27T17:22Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements "As it presses its case against NASA in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Blue Origin has hired former Amazon consultants linked to the JEDI contracting process. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/blue-origin-hires-advisory-firm-linked-to-messy-jedi-contract-process/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/blue-origin-hires-advisory-firm-linked-to-messy-jedi-contract-process/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1433057017422360577) 2021-09-01T13:19Z 363.9K followers, [----] engagements "I've had several questions about why there are no photos of Inspiration4 after orbit. It's a private mission and their choice. Families are in regular contact and all is well. There will be some events. The video will eventually show up on Netflix. But this is not NASA folks" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1438538774305288204) 2021-09-16T16:22Z 363K followers, [----] engagements "This is hilarious. Amazon sent us a 13-page PDF to prove Elon Musk is as litigious as Jeff Bezos via @Verge https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/22700600/amazon-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-spacex-lawsuitsutm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/22700600/amazon-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-spacex-lawsuitsutm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1443306021733216258) 2021-09-29T20:05Z 368.5K followers, [----] engagements "I think a lot about the fact that in [--] years we've not gone further. You want to know what's nuts The Wright Brothers' first flight was in [----]. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon by [----]. Only [--] years between them. Millions of people remembered the first and watched the second. I think about that a lot. You want to know what's nuts The Wright Brothers' first flight was in [----]. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon by [----]. Only [--] years between them. Millions of people remembered the first and watched the second. I think about that a lot" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1447637118126338051) 2021-10-11T18:55Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements "RT @jeff_foust: Lori Garver just announced a February [--] launch date for next SpaceX Dragon COTS flight" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/145192557050208257) 2011-12-09T17:26Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements "Firefly has completed the design of its Blue Ghost lander and will now move into construction. Launch targeted for mid-2023 with a lunar landing in September. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/firefly-completes-design-of-moon-mission-aiming-for-2023-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/firefly-completes-design-of-moon-mission-aiming-for-2023-launch/" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1452628050370310145) 2021-10-25T13:28Z 371.9K followers, [---] engagements "Seriously what the fuck is Russia doing shooting down its own satellite in low-Earth orbit; creating a cloud of [----] trackable pieces of debris and knowingly threating its own assetthe International Space Station. What a catastrophe" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1460329043249840130) 2021-11-15T19:29Z 362.8K followers, 11.4K engagements "Neutron will have a very light upper stage which will be expendable" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1466393112528441347) 2021-12-02T13:05Z 364.2K followers, [---] engagements "The James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed. This is a remarkable engineering achievement that [--] percent of the world will not appreciate. But those of us who know know. And we are in awe" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1479846560217407490) 2022-01-08T16:04Z 363.2K followers, 40.1K engagements "Looks like the sunshield is working Current "hot" side temperature of the Webb telescope is [---] F about the record high in Death Valley Calif. The "cool" side temperature is [----] F well below the point at which nitrogen becomes a liquid. https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1480366653762424832) 2022-01-10T02:31Z 364K followers, [----] engagements "Quite the chart here. Mike Collett of Promus Ventures says that new space stocks are getting obliterated on the market falling much more that overall indices. Market is trying to figure out where the floor is. #smallsatshow https://t.co/DPcV6lEYuy Mike Collett of Promus Ventures says that new space stocks are getting obliterated on the market falling much more that overall indices. Market is trying to figure out where the floor is. #smallsatshow https://t.co/DPcV6lEYuy" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1491134127944667136) 2022-02-08T19:37Z 367.6K followers, [---] engagements "New SciGuy entry: Here comes the rain again: Mother Nature must be in the giving mood this season because shes. http://t.co/IARqOI7k http://bit.ly/uauZUR http://bit.ly/uauZUR" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/149585306771931137) 2011-12-21T20:21Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements "Just checked out the "new TweetDeck Preview" and as an old let me tell you it was terrifying" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1495952378167799810) 2022-02-22T02:43Z 366K followers, [---] engagements "Looks like Russia's space program will be just fine A senior Roscosmos official said plans are moving ahead on a nuclear tug that will drop satellites off at Venus and then explore the moons of Jupiter. They can wave at the Mars One colony on the way. https://iz.ru/1315347/olga-kolentcova/zevs-pomozhet-otvetit-na-vopros-est-li-zhizn-na-sputnikakh-iupitera https://iz.ru/1315347/olga-kolentcova/zevs-pomozhet-otvetit-na-vopros-est-li-zhizn-na-sputnikakh-iupitera" [X Link](https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1512087195741347842) 2022-04-07T15:17Z 365.9K followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@SciGuySpace Eric Berger
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Social Influence
Social category influence countries finance stocks celebrities technology brands social networks travel destinations currencies us election automotive brands
Social topic influence spacex #349, starship, elon musk, china, russia, intuitive machines, falcon #283, white house, has been, launches
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @spacex @elonmusk @nasaspaceflight @rookisaacman @kenkirtland17 @spacestation @nasa @spaceabhi @ashleevance @drphiltill @cbsspacenews @jefffoust @johnkrausphotos @bellikozan @blueorigin @alexphysics13 @djsnm @starlink @ulalaunch @rocketrepreneur
Top assets mentioned StarShip (STARSHIP) Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) StarLink (STARL) Boeing Co (BA) April (APRIL) Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT) MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) Dave Inc. (DAVE) ORBIT (GRIFT) Validity (VAL)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"@NizioCole Because I'm not sure why taxpayers should spend $10 billion on something the private sector is going to build"
X Link 2021-10-08T17:48Z 415.2K followers, [--] engagements
"The devil is always in the details but this seems directionally correct for NASA. Text of Isaacman's new workforce directive (in four pieces). He posted a video about this on X a little bit ago as well. https://t.co/guuOYAkFYE Text of Isaacman's new workforce directive (in four pieces). He posted a video about this on X a little bit ago as well. https://t.co/guuOYAkFYE"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:51Z 415.2K followers, 58.1K engagements
"Congratulations to @larsblackmore who as much as anyone is responsible for Falcon [--] landings on being elected to the National Academy of Engineering. https://www.nae.edu/19579/31222/20095/343222/345149/NAENewClass2026 https://www.nae.edu/19579/31222/20095/343222/345149/NAENewClass2026"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:38Z 415.2K followers, 61.9K engagements
"Ominous music plays in the background"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:49Z 415.2K followers, 28.7K engagements
"Which US commercial launch vehicle makes its debut first: Nova Neutron Rocket [--] Terran R Nova Neutron Rocket [--] Terran R"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:12Z 415.2K followers, 38.8K engagements
"In recent weeks copies of an intriguing policy document have started to spread among space lobbyists on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The plan bears the title Athena." Why is it appearing now https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/capitol-hill-is-abuzz-with-talk-of-the-athena-plan-for-nasa/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/capitol-hill-is-abuzz-with-talk-of-the-athena-plan-for-nasa/"
X Link 2025-11-03T17:06Z 415.2K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Im hearing that internally Blue Origin is moving aggressively toward an interim Artemis landing solution that does not require refueling (Blue Moon Mk-1.5)"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:04Z 415.2K followers, 197.4K engagements
"Man what the heck is happening at the FAA Sean Duffy is quick to find a microphone when it suits his needs but now is nowhere to be found. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/faa-shuts-down-el-paso-airspace-for-10-days-and-wont-say-why/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/faa-shuts-down-el-paso-airspace-for-10-days-and-wont-say-why/"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:11Z 415.2K followers, 36.7K engagements
"@SpaceAbhi @SpaceX Well what did you say"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:19Z 415.2K followers, 43.5K engagements
"Im thrilled to announce the sequel to Liftoff titled REENTRY will be published on September [--]. This book picks up the story where Liftoff left off taking readers on a wild ride aboard the Falcon [--] Dragon Heavy and so much more. Publisher page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/"
X Link 2024-01-18T18:33Z 415.2K followers, 2.2M engagements
"Im sorry what https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/has-elon-musk-given-up-on-mars/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/has-elon-musk-given-up-on-mars/"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:51Z 415.2K followers, 93K engagements
"The launch of Crew-12 for NASA is imminent. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zCM-Kwq91cc https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zCM-Kwq91cc"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:14Z 415.2K followers, 22K engagements
"Yikes. NASA couldnt even complete a test of the SLS rockets ground system seal for liquid hydrogen because something else broke with the ground systems. And they wait until [--] pm ET Friday to send an update on something they knew last night. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/ https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/"
X Link 2026-02-14T01:05Z 415.2K followers, 492.9K engagements
"There are many many problems with the SLS rocket architecture but one of the biggest is its extremely low flight rate which makes every fueling and launch an experimental rather than operational procedure. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/unable-to-tame-hydrogen-leaks-nasa-delays-launch-of-artemis-ii-until-march/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/unable-to-tame-hydrogen-leaks-nasa-delays-launch-of-artemis-ii-until-march/"
X Link 2026-02-03T13:10Z 415.2K followers, 299.4K engagements
""Eric you are trying to make a story out of nothing." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/yes-rocket-lab-is-blowing-up-engines-no-its-not-a-big-deal-ceo-says/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/yes-rocket-lab-is-blowing-up-engines-no-its-not-a-big-deal-ceo-says/"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:27Z 415.2K followers, 143.3K engagements
"Ranking of rockets by performance vs expectation since Tuesday: [--]. Smol Long March [--] (what a landing) [--]. Ariane [--] (Avio boosters say hello) [--]. Jielong [--] (whee look at me I launch from the sea) [--]. Falcon [--] (599th Falcon [--] mission wut) [--]. Vulcan (fo shizzle my nozzle)"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:02Z 415.2K followers, 40.8K engagements
"I got a peek at Blue Origins new lunar plans. Heres what I found: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/why-is-bezos-trolling-musk-on-x-with-turtle-pics-because-he-has-a-new-moon-plan/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/why-is-bezos-trolling-musk-on-x-with-turtle-pics-because-he-has-a-new-moon-plan/"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:31Z 415.2K followers, 150.5K engagements
"NASA had literally three years after Artemis I to work on and improve the SLS rocket ground systems. The annual budget for SLS "Ground Support Equipment" is around $650 million. It's completely unacceptable. @SciGuySpace I'd love to have the power to compel an investigation into what kind of testing campaign was done on this GSE in sections and end to end and if inadequate find out why. I've read that a full sized test tank was too expensive - but surely a small one could've uncovered stuff. @SciGuySpace I'd love to have the power to compel an investigation into what kind of testing campaign"
X Link 2026-02-14T01:43Z 415.2K followers, 105.9K engagements
"@NASAAdmin Hi Jared -- thanks for the additional context. It's encouraging to hear that you're going to work on solving these issues for Artemis III"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:53Z 415.2K followers, 17.5K engagements
"Apparently in Putin's Russia there is little need for female cosmonauts. There is just a single active female in the Russian corps. Russia's new #cosmonauts include brother of ISS crew member: https://t.co/0RvtZy2Q8n https://t.co/2xdcrnpZq7 Russia's new #cosmonauts include brother of ISS crew member: https://t.co/0RvtZy2Q8n https://t.co/2xdcrnpZq7"
X Link 2018-08-14T14:51Z 413.7K followers, [--] engagements
"So it turns out that risking a six-hour coast on the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket was a pretty genius move. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-seems-to-be-a-hit-with-satellite-companies/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-seems-to-be-a-hit-with-satellite-companies/"
X Link 2018-10-25T14:45Z 413.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Hi. It's almost the end of the 2010s I'm putting together a list of the "coolest" or "most exciting" or "best" space missions this decade. I have thoughts of my own but would love suggestions to diversify the list. Reply here or my DMs are open. Thanks"
X Link 2019-11-25T17:26Z 413.6K followers, [---] engagements
"So yeah NASA this is exactly how you amp up public interest in what you're doing. Publish ground tracks and expected viewing areas next time please. The Coast Guard will handle boats. @ulmwxr @carl_arredondo @SpaceX @NWSNewOrleans Please excuse the excitement and language. I was overwhelmed https://t.co/1MkjLbcON6 @ulmwxr @carl_arredondo @SpaceX @NWSNewOrleans Please excuse the excitement and language. I was overwhelmed https://t.co/1MkjLbcON6"
X Link 2021-11-09T04:37Z 413.7K followers, [----] engagements
"NASA's Asteroid mission is reborn But this time with Starship and a crew of three on a 150-day mission to a near-Earth asteroid. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20230003852/downloads/NEA_HSF_2023_PDC.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20230003852/downloads/NEA_HSF_2023_PDC.pdf"
X Link 2023-08-02T17:10Z 415.1K followers, 235.7K engagements
"Booster [--] completed a short static fire test (its first) on Sunday. According to SpaceX four of the Raptor engines shutdown prematurely. Looked like the water deluge system functioned well"
X Link 2023-08-06T19:11Z 414.4K followers, 184.6K engagements
"In a remarkably frank discussion this week several senior SpaceX officials spoke with Ars Technica on background about how working with the Federal Aviation Administration has slowed down the company's progress. Article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/citing-slow-starship-reviews-spacex-urges-faa-to-double-licensing-staff/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/citing-slow-starship-reviews-spacex-urges-faa-to-double-licensing-staff/"
X Link 2023-10-17T14:29Z 415K followers, 680.5K engagements
"Mike Griffins Moon plan is pretty bonkers. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/former-nasa-administrator-hates-artemis-wants-to-party-like-its-2008/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/former-nasa-administrator-hates-artemis-wants-to-party-like-its-2008/"
X Link 2024-01-18T15:56Z 415.2K followers, 297.5K engagements
"NASA could never take this approach. Nor really can traditional contractors reliant on cost-plus contracts. Congress and shareholders don't want to see failure. They want to see success from the start. But it comes at a high cost of time money and stifling innovation"
X Link 2024-03-14T14:45Z 414.7K followers, 62.4K engagements
"Here's my deep dive into why Starliner is seven years late. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/the-surprise-is-not-that-boeing-lost-commercial-crew-but-that-it-finished-at-all/"
X Link 2024-05-06T12:15Z 415K followers, 52.5M engagements
"The Starliner crewed flight test now has an indefinite launch date"
X Link 2024-05-22T01:36Z 415.2K followers, 229.6K engagements
"An important note on dissent and NASA deliberations on Starliner. The agencys culture truly has changed. There is much more open dissent now than in the past and it is better tolerated. Why am I bringing this up Because I believe the robust internal NASA debate over Starliners safety is healthy and will ultimately result in the correct decision being made"
X Link 2024-08-08T14:19Z 415.1K followers, 232.6K engagements
"I'm now hearing from multiple people that Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come back to Earth on Crew Dragon. It's not official and won't be until NASA says so. Still it is shocking to think about. I mean Dragon is named after Puff the Magic Dragon. This industry is wild"
X Link 2024-08-23T18:37Z 415.2K followers, 476.5K engagements
"When Thomas Zurbuchen ran NASA's science programs he prioritized communications with the media. Since he left the ability to get clear and responsive information on science programs at the agency has sadly diminished. NASA's ESCAPADE website now lists a launch window of Oct. [--] to [--] for the mission. Fun story: I contacted NASA last week about the window and was told only Blue Origin could provide that info. (Blue never got back to me when I asked them.) Strange https://t.co/O1cNzvIK6m NASA's ESCAPADE website now lists a launch window of Oct. [--] to [--] for the mission. Fun story: I contacted"
X Link 2024-08-29T15:07Z 415.2K followers, 56.9K engagements
"It is too early to fully assess space policy impacts of a Trump win. NASA was prominent in first admin and with Musk involved it will be even bigger this time. Expect changes to Artemis and a renewed emphasis on Mars"
X Link 2024-11-06T16:42Z 415.1K followers, 135.6K engagements
"The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket Boeing is preparing for the possibility that NASA cancels the long-running program. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/boeing-has-informed-its-employees-that-nasa-may-cancel-sls-contracts/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/boeing-has-informed-its-employees-that-nasa-may-cancel-sls-contracts/"
X Link 2025-02-07T22:10Z 415.1K followers, 512.9K engagements
"Firefly's triumphant landing on the Moon this weekend was a huge win for the company and for NASA which has put a lot of funding and faith into the US commercial space industry. It is now starting to pay off big time. Rise and shine Fireflys #BlueGhost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home. Our #GhostRiders have already begun operating many of the [--] @NASA payloads aboard the lander and will https://t.co/YI9nuFZfmk Rise and shine Fireflys #BlueGhost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon"
X Link 2025-03-03T14:03Z 413.9K followers, 89.9K engagements
"@Tim_X94 I think we'll know who the winners are five years from now. My guess is there will be three or possibly four major US launch companies. SpaceX aside the race is wide open and I can't pick winners among: Blue ULA RL Relativity Stoke Firefly or Pythom Space (jk)"
X Link 2025-03-14T19:15Z 415.1K followers, 27.4K engagements
"So you probably won't believe how desperate Starliner's flight to the space station got last summer . https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/"
X Link 2025-04-01T17:48Z 413.8K followers, 24.3M engagements
"Of course of course. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/senate-response-to-white-house-budget-for-nasa-keep-sls-nix-science/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/senate-response-to-white-house-budget-for-nasa-keep-sls-nix-science/"
X Link 2025-06-06T00:00Z 415K followers, 110.1K engagements
"@cfishman Our girls (especially our youngest) were in prime Toys R Us age when the last stores closed down. They loves to go and browse. It was a very sad time in our household"
X Link 2025-07-02T14:43Z 414.5K followers, [----] engagements
"I went there. Because at this point it's difficult to come to any other conclusion. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/"
X Link 2025-08-18T17:29Z 415.1K followers, 722.5K engagements
"This is the most badass spaceflight photo I have seen in a long long time"
X Link 2025-08-28T20:44Z 414.2K followers, 468.6K engagements
"Oh. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/trumps-golden-dome-will-cost-10-to-100-times-more-than-the-manhattan-project/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/trumps-golden-dome-will-cost-10-to-100-times-more-than-the-manhattan-project/"
X Link 2025-09-18T15:46Z 414K followers, 45.1K engagements
"Chris Kemp says SpaceX interns might be beheaded if they take a wrong turn at Starbase. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/astras-chris-kemp-woke-up-one-recent-morning-and-chose-violence/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/astras-chris-kemp-woke-up-one-recent-morning-and-chose-violence/"
X Link 2025-09-25T13:27Z 415.2K followers, 214.5K engagements
"Bhatia was an excellent fundraiser. Which the company really needs to survive (and pay its bills). Where Axiom goes from here is not clear. Spacesuit business survives because it is mission critical for NASA. Station side of the business faces more questions"
X Link 2025-10-15T19:00Z 415.1K followers, 19.5K engagements
"Internally Duffy is talking about a 30-month plan to get humans to the Moon. Among the alternatives are Blue Origin (I recently reported on a Mark I-only plan) and an old-space cost-plus proposal. Only a fool would believe the latter is a viable option this decade. We are in a race against China so we need the best companies to operate at a speed that gets us to the Moon FIRST. SpaceX has the contract to build the HLS which will get U.S. astronauts there on Artemis III. But competition and innovation are the keys to our dominance in https://t.co/dAo0so5qqZ We are in a race against China so we"
X Link 2025-10-20T13:43Z 414.9K followers, 198.9K engagements
"The Wall Street Journal report confirms what I've heard about Duffy pushing for NASA to fold into the Department of Transportation. He's meeting with Senators. For him a win-win: he gets to take credit for NASA's success but doesn't have to run the agency"
X Link 2025-10-20T23:17Z 414.3K followers, 14.3M engagements
"Latest in the ongoing battle for leadership of NASA: Elon Musk disparages Sean Duffy Duffy confirms talk of folding NASA into Department of Transportation Trump remains silent on his preferences https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-just-declared-war-on-nasas-acting-administrator-apparently/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-just-declared-war-on-nasas-acting-administrator-apparently/"
X Link 2025-10-21T19:54Z 415K followers, 150K engagements
"This satellite imagery of Melissa approaching Jamaica is jaw-dropping and sobering. https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-melissa/ https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-melissa/"
X Link 2025-10-29T02:29Z 414.9K followers, 675.1K engagements
"This seems like a pretty big deal. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-on-data-centers-in-orbit-spacex-will-be-doing-this/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/elon-musk-on-data-centers-in-orbit-spacex-will-be-doing-this/"
X Link 2025-10-31T16:53Z 415.2K followers, 20.6M engagements
"I'm intrigued by Canada's investment of $129 million in a sovereign launch capability. A note of caution: My barometer for a 'serious' small launch venture used to be $100 million. Now I think you need $200 million bare minimum to reach orbit. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/rocket-report-canada-invests-in-sovereign-launch-india-flexes-rocket-muscles/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/rocket-report-canada-invests-in-sovereign-launch-india-flexes-rocket-muscles/"
X Link 2025-11-07T15:36Z 414.4K followers, 35.4K engagements
"HOLY SHIT They landed the booster. Huge congratulations to Blue Origin and everyone who worked their asses off to make this happen"
X Link 2025-11-13T21:05Z 415.2K followers, 494.3K engagements
"There is some kind of anti-SLS astroturf campaign going on among conservative social influencers who rarely if ever tweet about space"
X Link 2025-12-10T20:21Z 414.8K followers, 55.7K engagements
"Interesting analysis of data centers in space by @andrewmccalip. I'm not smart enough to follow all the physics but I agree on the basic premise: Vertical integration is everything. If you don't own cheap launch and satellite production good luck. https://andrewmccalip.com/space-datacenters https://andrewmccalip.com/space-datacenters"
X Link 2025-12-16T03:44Z 414.8K followers, 88.6K engagements
"A decade ago SpaceX emerged from the most turbulent and challenging period in its history: surviving a major loss and doubling down with a new rocket super-cold propellant and a historic landing. This is that story: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/ten-years-ago-spacex-turned-tragedy-into-triumph-with-a-historic-rocket-landing/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/ten-years-ago-spacex-turned-tragedy-into-triumph-with-a-historic-rocket-landing/"
X Link 2025-12-18T15:12Z 415.2K followers, 22.8M engagements
"New space policy just dropped. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/ensuring-american-space-superiority/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/ensuring-american-space-superiority/"
X Link 2025-12-18T20:42Z 413.7K followers, 1M engagements
"Hans Koenigsmann went to space today. Most space people know he worked at SpaceX for two decades. What you may not know is that he is an extremely decent kind and wonderful human. I've interviewed 100s of former SpaceX employees and none had a bad word about Hans. A+ human"
X Link 2025-12-20T15:52Z 414.7K followers, 359.5K engagements
"@JackKuhr I think ULA is worth substantially less than $5 billion. All of the prospective buyers that kicked the tires ultimately walked away because the price was too high"
X Link 2025-12-23T22:31Z 415K followers, 67.2K engagements
"@mmealling @rookisaacman We are going to build a Moon base @mmealling @rookisaacman We are going to build a Moon base"
X Link 2025-12-27T21:06Z 413.6K followers, 65.6K engagements
"By the end of the year of our Lord [----] SpaceX will be best described as a Rocket company Spaceship company AI company Internet company Rocket company Spaceship company AI company Internet company"
X Link 2026-01-01T17:21Z 414.3K followers, 27.5K engagements
"An interview with Vast CEO @maxhaot about the latest timeline for the Haven-1 space station and NASA's commercial space station program. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/the-first-commercial-space-station-haven-1-is-now-undergoing-assembly-for-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/the-first-commercial-space-station-haven-1-is-now-undergoing-assembly-for-launch/"
X Link 2026-01-20T15:41Z 413.7K followers, 29.7K engagements
"Webb holy shit this is an incredible look at the Helix Nebula. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/webb-has-given-us-with-a-stunning-new-view-of-a-well-known-planetary-nebula/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/webb-has-given-us-with-a-stunning-new-view-of-a-well-known-planetary-nebula/"
X Link 2026-01-20T23:43Z 414K followers, 49.6K engagements
"Blue Origin just announced plans to develop a [----] satellite megaconstellation to provide broadband to enterprise customers (i.e. businesses and the government). https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-introduces-terawave-space-based-network-for-global-connectivity https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-introduces-terawave-space-based-network-for-global-connectivity"
X Link 2026-01-21T17:28Z 413.7K followers, 35.1K engagements
"Some initial thoughts on this announcement which came out of the blue from Blue. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-we-want-to-have-a-megaconstellation-too/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-we-want-to-have-a-megaconstellation-too/"
X Link 2026-01-21T18:52Z 414.4K followers, 49.8K engagements
"Re-flying New Glenn's first stage less than four months after its initial launch Wow. Super impressive. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/blue-origin-makes-impressive-strides-with-reuse-next-launch-will-refly-booster/"
X Link 2026-01-22T17:51Z 414.9K followers, 31.4K engagements
"Excellent report by @StephenClark1 on the challenges faced by astronauts who will explore the Moon in new lunar spacesuits. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/former-astronaut-on-lunar-spacesuits-i-dont-think-theyre-great-right-now/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/former-astronaut-on-lunar-spacesuits-i-dont-think-theyre-great-right-now/"
X Link 2026-01-26T13:38Z 413.9K followers, 27.7K engagements
"Among the launches in the queue ahead of this one are: Artemis II (Feb. 6-10) Crew [--] (Feb. 11)"
X Link 2026-01-26T18:35Z 413.8K followers, [----] engagements
"What are the weather restrictions for the SLS rocket wet dress rehearsal Minimum temperatures for February [--] look very very cold for the "Sunshine State.""
X Link 2026-01-26T18:45Z 414K followers, 52.8K engagements
"Assuming this refers to the 24-hour average temperature prior to the test beginning this may be a problem for a wet dress test on February [--] almost certainly will be for February [--] and may be for February [--]. https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-weather-criteria/ https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-weather-criteria/"
X Link 2026-01-26T20:32Z 414K followers, 14.4K engagements
"Northwood Space is drawing interest from the US Space Force. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/as-data-from-space-spikes-an-innovative-ground-station-company-seeks-to-cash-in/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/as-data-from-space-spikes-an-innovative-ground-station-company-seeks-to-cash-in/"
X Link 2026-01-27T16:53Z 414K followers, 15K engagements
"The crew safely landed after a landing gear mishap. Excellent piloting. NASA WB-57 involved in landing incident at Ellington Airport in #houston @KHOU https://t.co/HOvr2YuHsh NASA WB-57 involved in landing incident at Ellington Airport in #houston @KHOU https://t.co/HOvr2YuHsh"
X Link 2026-01-27T19:06Z 414.1K followers, 54.2K engagements
"Amur is essentially Russia's answer to the Falcon [--] rocket. But it has been in the "proposal" stage since [----]. Now planned for a debut no earlier than [----] this indicates that Russia's launch industry is now about [--] years behind that of SpaceX. How the mighty have fallen. [--]. The launch of #AmurSPG the planned methane-fueled rocket with a reusable first stage is now planned after [----]. It was planned previously that the first Grasshopper-like prototype will begin test flights in [----] but it looks like it isn't finished yet. https://t.co/7xl3FA57jP [--]. The launch of #AmurSPG the planned"
X Link 2026-01-27T20:03Z 414.2K followers, 77.8K engagements
"@PhilipJohnston @MorganStanley hah take the win"
X Link 2026-01-27T22:52Z 414.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Pretty wild story. @collectSPACE bought a handful of space shuttle "Remove From Flight" tags on eBay for $5.50 a while ago. Later he realized they were from Challenger's external tank. Now he wants to find out how they ended up for sale. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/attached-to-tragedy-tracing-challenger-remove-before-flight-tags/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/attached-to-tragedy-tracing-challenger-remove-before-flight-tags/"
X Link 2026-01-28T18:24Z 414.4K followers, 52.2K engagements
"The reported merger talks between SpaceX and xAI should not come as a huge surprise. If you believe AI is the future; and that compute is the major problem to solve; and orbital data centers are feasiblethen the combined company would be a vertically integrated AI colossus"
X Link 2026-01-29T20:42Z 414.5K followers, 120.1K engagements
""For example the core of the spare platform was manufactured in [----] in accordance with a different set of blueprints for a planned-but-never-implemented refurbishment of another Soyuz pad." Roskosmos manager casts doubts on timely repairs of Soyuz pad. DETAILS UPDATES: https://t.co/rwUvzYnevj Roskosmos manager casts doubts on timely repairs of Soyuz pad. DETAILS UPDATES: https://t.co/rwUvzYnevj"
X Link 2026-01-29T23:03Z 414.3K followers, 44.8K engagements
"This is a story worth following closely. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/"
X Link 2026-01-30T15:39Z 414.4K followers, 45.6K engagements
"NASA's Dina Contella said Russia's projected March [--] date for the next Progress launch (from a damaged pad in Baikonur) is looking "pretty good." But they're watching the schedule closely"
X Link 2026-01-30T16:18Z 414.1K followers, 15.7K engagements
"There's a very slight chance of flurries at Kennedy Space Center in the next couple of days. According Rob Navias (who knows all) there has not been snow in the air there since 1991"
X Link 2026-01-30T18:56Z 414.4K followers, 54.4K engagements
"NASA will launch at the very most one mission to Mars during Trump's second term. The fight is on over what it will look like: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/"
X Link 2026-01-30T19:31Z 414.3K followers, 32.8K engagements
"This is part of a plan to focus on accelerating the cadence of New Glenn and the company's lunar priorities"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:17Z 414.2K followers, 50.5K engagements
"Blue Origin just emailed a short release on this news"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:21Z 414.4K followers, 40K engagements
"The answer to this question turned out to be: A little more than two years. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/as-virgin-galactic-soars-blue-origins-new-shepard-remains-grounded/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/as-virgin-galactic-soars-blue-origins-new-shepard-remains-grounded/"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:23Z 414.4K followers, 32.3K engagements
"@dpoddolphinpro I mean let's see if Delta ever gets flying. But the playing field is clear"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:30Z 414.4K followers, 11.9K engagements
"First take on Blue Origin endingerr pausingits New Shepard program. It really did come as a surprise internally where there are four new boosters in various states of development. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/heres-why-blue-origin-just-ended-its-suborbital-space-tourism-program/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/heres-why-blue-origin-just-ended-its-suborbital-space-tourism-program/"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:52Z 414.4K followers, 44.4K engagements
"Wild story by @ashleevance about Epic Aerospace and desperate attempts to contact its tiny spacecraft more than [--] million km from Earth. https://www.corememory.com/p/exclusive-theres-a-spaceship-epic-aerospace-chimera https://www.corememory.com/p/exclusive-theres-a-spaceship-epic-aerospace-chimera"
X Link 2026-01-31T22:31Z 414.3K followers, 22.8K engagements
"What is your favorite kind of fill Fast fill Slow fill Punxsutawney fill Paused fill Fast fill Slow fill Punxsutawney fill Paused fill"
X Link 2026-02-02T20:35Z 414.4K followers, 21.4K engagements
"SpaceX is now an AI company. What does that mean https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/spacex-acquires-xai-plans-1-million-satellite-constellation-to-power-it/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/spacex-acquires-xai-plans-1-million-satellite-constellation-to-power-it/"
X Link 2026-02-02T23:48Z 415K followers, 97.1K engagements
"@VSamson_DC It's happening so fast that SpaceX merged with xAI in between the time we spoke and the article was published"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:01Z 414.3K followers, 14.6K engagements
"The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive and it is slow. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-finally-acknowledges-the-elephant-in-the-room-with-the-sls-rocket/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-finally-acknowledges-the-elephant-in-the-room-with-the-sls-rocket/"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:55Z 415K followers, 43.8K engagements
"@astrogrant @CNN Axiom Space NFTs were pretty close to peak absurdity. https://nft.axiomspace.com/ https://nft.axiomspace.com/"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:16Z 414.3K followers, [----] engagements
"This might be significant. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/us-house-takes-first-step-toward-creating-commercial-deep-space-program/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/us-house-takes-first-step-toward-creating-commercial-deep-space-program/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:44Z 415.1K followers, 75.8K engagements
"Before this decision the newest camera slated to fly on the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon was a [----] Nikon DSLR alongside GoPro cameras that were a decade old. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/"
X Link 2026-02-05T16:18Z 415.2K followers, 48.9K engagements
"@FelixSchlang Its in our interest. The faster plan Blue is working on does not use refueling. The lander is smaller"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:19Z 414.9K followers, 17.6K engagements
"@cfishman Reasonable people disagree. I'm asking everyone I know about this and the opinions are all over the map. I am inclined to think it is not dumb but we will soon have real-world examples of success (or failure) to end the debate"
X Link 2026-02-07T19:53Z 415K followers, 19.2K engagements
"This is the moment that if you still harbored any doubts you realize SpaceX is super serious about orbital data centers. We are also hiring elite engineers at our new [---] MeV cyclotron facility in Florida where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles. We are also hiring elite engineers at our new [---] MeV cyclotron facility in Florida where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles"
X Link 2026-02-08T01:39Z 415.1K followers, 104.3K engagements
"@Robotbeat I generally agree but competition is very good. And I'm hearing Jeff is really committing to this so it will be fun to watch"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:21Z 414.7K followers, 12.1K engagements
"@AstroForge @stoke_space Y'all are forging a nice future together"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:54Z 415K followers, [----] engagements
"Reminder that the clock is ticking on NASA issuing an RFP for Mars Telecommunications Orbiter. This is the only US spacecraft that has any chance of launching during the [----] or [----] launch windows to Mars. Blue Origin will be one of the bidders ( Rocket Lab SpX others). Blue Origin's Mars Telecommunication Orbiter (MTO) will accelerate exploration at Mars by ensuring continuity of communications capabilities supporting tomorrow's science missions and beginning the enduring infrastructure that will enable future human exploration. MTO offers https://t.co/MdW8UQQ578 Blue Origin's Mars"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:17Z 415.2K followers, 34.7K engagements
"Good work everyone. SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:30Z 415.2K followers, 50.2K engagements
"@Cosmic_Penguin Don't tell @AstroForge that"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:15Z 415.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard program for "no less" than two years. CEO Dave Limp just informed the company"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:14Z 415.2K followers, 310.1K engagements
"It's an intriguing decision for Isaacman and one of the most consequential of his early tenure as NASA administrator. More background here: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-faces-a-crucial-choice-on-a-mars-spacecraft-and-it-must-decide-soon/"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:19Z 415.2K followers, 10.5K engagements
"Another solid rocket booster nozzle issue is remarkably bad news for ULA. Tracking footage from this morning's launch of @ulalaunch's Vulcan rocket & the USSF-87 mission for @USSpaceForce - filmed from a perspective [---] miles to the west of SLC-41. SRM nozzle burn through plainly visible on the right-hand side of the vehicle protruding in the https://t.co/1oBpcRf3Ix Tracking footage from this morning's launch of @ulalaunch's Vulcan rocket & the USSF-87 mission for @USSpaceForce - filmed from a perspective [---] miles to the west of SLC-41. SRM nozzle burn through plainly visible on the"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:39Z 415.2K followers, 103K engagements
"Appreciate the candor here from @Erdayastronaut on the dearMoon debacle. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=e6H8kqgPqTQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=e6H8kqgPqTQ"
X Link 2026-02-15T19:00Z 415.2K followers, 67.1K engagements
"SpaceX cutting [--] percent of its staff to become a leaner company We must part ways with some talented and hardworking members of our team"
X Link 2019-01-13T05:47Z 369.8K followers, 10.5K engagements
"Sorry doubters: Starship actually had a remarkably successful flight On just its second flight Starship now is arguably as successful as NASAs SLS rocket"
X Link 2023-11-20T16:33Z 1.2M followers, 581.6K engagements
"Two of the German militarys new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground"
X Link 2024-07-03T12:11Z 357.9K followers, [---] engagements
"NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments I am deeply proud of our entire crew"
X Link 2024-08-30T19:03Z 356.4K followers, 47.5K engagements
"With a single photo SpaceX sent a not-so-subtle message to FAA regulators Holding back Starship means holding back this progress Musk was saying"
X Link 2021-08-09T19:32Z 358.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Saturdays SpaceX launch carried a surprise payloada Chinese experiment US company has ensured that Chinese experiment cannot transfer tech from station"
X Link 2017-06-05T12:47Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements
"NASAs first lunar habitat may be an RV-like rover built by Toyota NASAs budget is stretched pretty thin"
X Link 2020-07-15T12:52Z 208.1M followers, 195.3K engagements
"Pension fund sues Jeff Bezos and Amazon for not using Falcon [--] rockets Plaintiffs: Amazon decision lays bare the extent of Bezos personal rivalry with Musk"
X Link 2023-09-01T17:17Z 356.2K followers, [---] engagements
"SpaceX and Boeing spacecraft may not become operational until [----] The contractors have had difficulty executing aggressive schedules"
X Link 2018-05-01T19:52Z 356.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Blue Origin to roll out New Glenn second stage enter final phase of launch prep The large rocket will attempt to land on its debut flight"
X Link 2024-09-02T12:59Z 356.3K followers, 64.7K engagements
"Launcher raises $11 million ramps up hiring for [----] flight Compared to our competitors we are in the kindergarten of fundraising"
X Link 2021-06-02T14:13Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Block [--] rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX Elon Musk seems to be happy with the nine-engine boosterso hes moving on"
X Link 2018-05-04T19:15Z 355.1K followers, [--] engagements
"So what are we to make of the highly ambitious private Polaris spaceflight They flew high they walked in space and finally early on Sunday they landed"
X Link 2024-09-15T08:32Z 358.6K followers, 46.3K engagements
"After Thursdays flight Starship is already the most revolutionary rocket ever built - Ars Technica For fun we could compare Starship as it exists today to other available rockets"
X Link 2024-03-15T14:51Z 208.1M followers, 70.4K engagements
"The politically incorrect guide to saving NASAs floundering Artemis Program To get somewhere Artemis must avoid going nowhere"
X Link 2024-10-01T12:52Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"So how much did the Planetary Societys light sail really sail About one-third of the time we have been in detumble mode"
X Link 2019-08-02T17:56Z 356.1K followers, [--] engagements
"SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planets poles The highest-inclination flight by a human spacecraft to date is [----] degrees"
X Link 2024-08-13T12:17Z 358.1K followers, [--] engagements
"Heres why Elon Musk asked his SpaceX employees to work Thanksgiving A fully operational Starship solves many of SpaceXs problems"
X Link 2021-12-01T17:51Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements
"For the first time in more than three years SpaceX misses a booster landing The fleet leader has met its demise"
X Link 2024-08-28T13:20Z 356.2K followers, 165.8K engagements
"Some European launch officials still have their heads stuck in the sand - Ars Technica “Starship will not eradicate Ariane [--] at all.”…"
X Link 2024-09-09T03:33Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"NASA has to be trolling with the latest cost estimate of its SLS launch tower NASA officials informed us they do not intend to request a fixed-price proposal"
X Link 2024-08-27T20:39Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"With Starliner stuck in space has NASAs safety culture changed since Columbia The lessons of Columbia have not been forgotten"
X Link 2024-08-12T15:45Z 356.4K followers, 93.3K engagements
"As NASA watches Starship closely heres what the agency wants to see next What happens if I dont have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission"
X Link 2024-06-11T16:40Z 358.4K followers, 179.7K engagements
"So what was that Was Starships launch a failure or a success SpaceXs development process is messier but its also much faster"
X Link 2023-04-20T18:31Z 356.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Rocket Report: A ULA sale tidbit; Polaris Dawn mission is on deck The idea is to learn as much as we possibly can about this suit"
X Link 2024-08-23T12:18Z 369.8K followers, [--] engagements
"A short new movie of a comets surface is pretty incredible Bright dots that look like snow are in fact stars"
X Link 2018-04-25T15:21Z 364.1K followers, 25.9K engagements
"A new report finds Boeings rockets are built with an unqualified work force NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies"
X Link 2024-08-08T17:13Z 356.4K followers, 13.4K engagements
"The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year Were not at airline-like operations yet but were getting a lot closer"
X Link 2023-03-20T17:14Z 364K followers, 2.2M engagements
"Blue Origins powerful BE-4 engine is more than four years lateheres why This is a success oriented approach but it could definitely backfire"
X Link 2021-08-05T18:19Z 369.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Weather scrubs first SpaceX attempt to re-fly a Dragon Updated Flying the vehicle again would represent a significant milestone for SpaceX"
X Link 2017-06-01T21:51Z 356.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance - Ars Technica Pairing of two launch companies could provide more robust competition to SpaceX"
X Link 2024-02-26T02:45Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"For the first time in decades Congress seems interested in space-based solar power We already know from early research that it is possible"
X Link 2023-06-15T13:37Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"@AirAeon @HoustonChron a good tip"
X Link 2018-06-18T22:32Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Mon Dieu Latest models suggest the high over Texas strengthens next week. Max temps up to [---] degrees in Houston maybe"
X Link 2011-08-16T22:15Z 364.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Ten years ago @SpaceX had one final chance at survival. Here's the story of those harrowing eight weeks from those who were on the island. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/inside-the-eight-desperate-weeks-that-saved-spacex-from-ruin/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/inside-the-eight-desperate-weeks-that-saved-spacex-from-ruin/"
X Link 2018-09-21T13:17Z 364.3K followers, [---] engagements
"At the inaugural Morgan Stanley Space Summit Wednesday [--] out of the [--] presenters believed China will be the next to put a human on the moon before the US"
X Link 2018-12-12T14:49Z 393K followers, [----] engagements
"Am genuinely curious. Had NASA not canceled the X-38 program would we have commercial crew today"
X Link 2018-12-19T18:56Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Soyuz launch about to go up from French Guiana. Big mission for @OneWeb: http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs21/ http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-vs21/"
X Link 2019-02-27T21:37Z 363.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Digging through some old notes. Found this quote from a few years ago from a senior academic engineering source at the time. "Senator Shelby called NASA and said if he hears one more word about propellant depots hes going to cancel the space technology program.""
X Link 2019-07-30T20:03Z 363.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Ironically SpaceX could benefit from tech development done by Boeing and United Launch Alliance to make Starship refueling work. See below from ULA's former chief scientist. @SciGuySpace A lot of that was aimed at me and my advanced programs group at ULA. We had released a series of papers showing how a depot/refueling architecture would enable a human exploration program using existing (at the time) commercial rockets. @SciGuySpace A lot of that was aimed at me and my advanced programs group at ULA. We had released a series of papers showing how a depot/refueling architecture would enable a"
X Link 2019-07-31T20:12Z 369.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Come for the story about how the SLS rocket stymied innovations in on-orbit refueling. Stay for the hubris of NASA officials regarding the Falcon Heavy in [----]. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/rocket-scientist-says-that-boeing-squelched-work-on-propellant-depots/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/rocket-scientist-says-that-boeing-squelched-work-on-propellant-depots/"
X Link 2019-08-01T15:17Z 364.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Starship update in three weeks @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX August 24th either at Cape Canaveral or Boca Chica @justpaulinelol @EvaFoxU @SpaceX August 24th either at Cape Canaveral or Boca Chica"
X Link 2019-08-04T03:02Z 371.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Source says "full panic has ensued" as NASA realizes commercial crew may not be ready in first half of 2020; and Gerstenmeier is no longer around to help the companies along or negotiate with Russians for more Soyuz seats. Focus on Artemis may put ISS program in real danger"
X Link 2019-10-08T14:08Z 368.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Interesting that NASA may consider the use of densified liquid hydrogen fuel for the SLS rocket after its safety panels absolutely roasted SpaceX for load-and go. This is just a rumor of course: https://old.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/epg0fd/nasa_exploring_use_of_densified_lh2_for_sls/ https://old.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/epg0fd/nasa_exploring_use_of_densified_lh2_for_sls/"
X Link 2020-01-16T18:37Z 374K followers, [----] engagements
"One of the most interesting things I'm watching is whether Artemis gets rushed to meet [----] deadline and looks more like Apollo. If it morphs into "flags and footprints" I suspect a lot of the enthusiasm for the program will dissipate. Need to focus on sustainable plans"
X Link 2020-01-23T15:17Z 364.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Just realized this: The first payload SpaceX ever put into orbit had a cartoon rat on it. Then the first Dragon spacecraft they launched carried a wheel of French cheese. Delightful. Also I really want a RatSat t-shirt"
X Link 2020-01-23T20:04Z 365K followers, [---] engagements
"Current launch tally by active U.S. orbital rockets. Atlas V: [--] Falcon 9: [--] Pegasus: [--] Antares: [--] Delta IV Heavy: [--] Minotaur-C: [--] Electron: 10"
X Link 2020-01-29T14:21Z 368.4K followers, [----] engagements
"SpaceX appears to be making excellent progress with its newest Starship prototype SN01. We have a nosecone🚀Keeping track of all this fast-paced work should be a full-time job but I got you covered update v7 is out Pictures taken by Mary @BocaChicaGal for @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/5qC0eR4RpF Gene @SpacePadreIsle and also @ElonMusk aka memelord https://t.co/NqjyzUS2nt We have a nosecone🚀Keeping track of all this fast-paced work should be a full-time job but I got you covered update v7 is out Pictures taken by Mary @BocaChicaGal for @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/5qC0eR4RpF Gene"
X Link 2020-02-20T14:58Z 369.2K followers, [----] engagements
"As Cargo Dragon takes a last breath its worth reflecting on how this spacecraft transformed both NASA and SpaceX. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/the-spacecraft-that-utterly-transformed-spacex-has-flown-its-last-mission/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/the-spacecraft-that-utterly-transformed-spacex-has-flown-its-last-mission/"
X Link 2020-04-07T22:21Z 366.5K followers, [---] engagements
"@Some1gee @elonmusk Maybe check Block 5s record. https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2018.html#rate https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2018.html#rate"
X Link 2020-04-16T01:09Z 374K followers, [---] engagements
"Article from summer [----]. Answer today: Nope. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/the-year-2020-could-see-the-unheard-of-debut-of-four-big-rockets-or-not/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/the-year-2020-could-see-the-unheard-of-debut-of-four-big-rockets-or-not/"
X Link 2020-05-01T14:02Z 364.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Knowing what we now know about RS-25 engine costs ($146 million each); using Torys formula below the true cost of an SLS launch is about $3.5 billion. I would not doubt it. General industry rules of thumb. Plus or minus company to company. Rocket is 1/2 the launch service cost booster is 1/2 the rocket engines are 2/3s the booster General industry rules of thumb. Plus or minus company to company. Rocket is 1/2 the launch service cost booster is 1/2 the rocket engines are 2/3s the booster"
X Link 2020-05-04T01:32Z 364.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Some news: Relativity Space has hired Zach Dunn away from SpaceX. Dunn is an exceptionally hard worker who rose from an internship to lead production and launch at SpaceX. Story coming"
X Link 2020-05-18T22:53Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements
"NASA's Flight Readiness Review is continuing but nearly wrapped up. There appear to be no showstoppers. Still no firm time for a news conference this afternoon but we'll get the details then"
X Link 2020-05-22T16:59Z 364.3K followers, [---] engagements
"It's not just launch site weather tomorrow. SpaceX and NASA will also watch the Atlantic for sea states at dozens of potential abort sites due to an unexpected emergency. They will scrub if enough sites are no-go. Good article by @ChrisG_NSF: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/examining-crew-dragons-launch-abort-modes-and-splashdown-locations/ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/examining-crew-dragons-launch-abort-modes-and-splashdown-locations/"
X Link 2020-05-27T00:03Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Finally it feels like the 21st century"
X Link 2020-05-27T18:36Z 363.4K followers, 45.6K engagements
"There would be no Starship without the Falcon [--]. It proved SpaceX could build world-class rockets. It served as a laboratory to push performance and study reuse. Now as the world runs to catch up to the Falcon [--] SpaceX can afford to look to the future. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/forget-dragon-the-falcon-9-rocket-is-the-secret-sauce-of-spacexs-success/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/forget-dragon-the-falcon-9-rocket-is-the-secret-sauce-of-spacexs-success/"
X Link 2020-06-04T15:27Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements
"This English translation of Dmitry Rogozin's comments on Crew Dragon is something. My favorite part is his comparison of Soyuz to Renaissance artists. "In the same manner the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo and Titian are priceless." http://en.roscosmos.ru/21511/ http://en.roscosmos.ru/21511/"
X Link 2020-06-10T12:12Z 374.1K followers, [----] engagements
"not DED yet"
X Link 2020-06-15T21:08Z 367.5K followers, [---] engagements
"I too will be creating a hydrogen engine for the Angara rocket. Roscosmos decided to create a hydrogen engine for the Angara for increased payload and reusable first stage.Earlierin response to Musk's words about the need for such rocketsRogozin replied that 'he did not need instructions from Washington'@SciGuySpace https://t.co/wWqmh4jFK4 Roscosmos decided to create a hydrogen engine for the Angara for increased payload and reusable first stage.Earlierin response to Musk's words about the need for such rocketsRogozin replied that 'he did not need instructions from Washington'@SciGuySpace"
X Link 2020-07-23T16:29Z 373.1K followers, [---] engagements
"It seems possible that the next Starlink mission possibly due to fly later this month will see SpaceX attempt to fly the same first stage (B1049) for the sixth time"
X Link 2020-08-07T16:00Z 364.5K followers, [----] engagements
"SpaceX getting $316 million for a single mission USSF-67 in 4Q fiscal year [----] (July-September 2022) suggests this will be a Falcon Heavy launch"
X Link 2020-08-07T21:54Z 364.4K followers, [----] engagements
"I have to admit I had given up OneWeb for dead. It's impressive that they made a comeback from bankruptcy. Still a very long way to go however and in LEO broadband it will be difficult to compete with SpaceX's lead and Project Kuiper's infinite resources"
X Link 2020-10-02T17:48Z 364.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Russia has clearly decided that if you can't beat 'em join 'em with its new design for a reusable booster. Alas no flights until at least [----] means it will be at least [--] years behind the Falcon [--]. Russia is lucky SpaceX doesn't innovate hah. https://www.roscosmos.ru/29357/ https://www.roscosmos.ru/29357/"
X Link 2020-10-05T17:15Z 364.6K followers, [----] engagements
"This is an unprecedented amount of money for a company to spend on a small privately developed rocket. To recoup that investment would require literally hundreds and hundreds of LauncherOne missions. Sir Richard Branson at #WSJTechLive yesterday said Virgin Orbit has "spent about $1 billion so far" with a budget for [--] attempts to reach orbit (including the one conducted in May). https://t.co/YdwTFRJLE6 Sir Richard Branson at #WSJTechLive yesterday said Virgin Orbit has "spent about $1 billion so far" with a budget for [--] attempts to reach orbit (including the one conducted in May)."
X Link 2020-10-21T13:43Z 393.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@tobyliiiiiiiiii (the quiet part which no one is saying out loud is that HLS Starship would ultimately not be simply for lunar orbit to the surface. but we probably shouldn't tell Congress that just yet)"
X Link 2020-10-28T19:23Z 369.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@Space_Jared And that's fair"
X Link 2021-02-02T16:51Z 366.1K followers, [--] engagements
"NASA says it has selected @Firefly_Space for a lunar cargo delivery in [----]. Contract is worth approximately $93.3 million to deliver a suite of [--] science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon. A big deal https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023"
X Link 2021-02-04T21:17Z 372.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@Firefly_Space The lander is named BLUE GHOST "This is the first delivery awarded to Firefly Aerospace which will provide the lunar delivery service using its Blue Ghost lander which the company designed and developed at its Cedar Park facility.""
X Link 2021-02-04T21:18Z 371.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Don't let NASA fool you. "Percy" is no lovable touchy feely explorer. It's actually a two-ton nuclear powered titanium robot that is going to spend a decade trampling over Mars drilling into it mercilessly and stealing some rocks"
X Link 2021-02-18T17:17Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements
"With this morning's Starlink mission SpaceX has launched a rocket on average every eight days in [----]. If you don't know much about rockets know this: Such a cadence is jaw-dropping for an orbital rocket especially a large one"
X Link 2021-03-14T11:46Z 374.1K followers, 12.2K engagements
"2021 orbital launches by U.S. companies: SpaceX: [--] Rocket Lab: [--] Northrop Grumman: [--] Virgin Orbit: 1"
X Link 2021-04-07T16:38Z 364.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@JennieLatson @mkerrhardy @HoustonChron @evan7257 Hi Jennie No kids back then and no car payment left money for such frivolities"
X Link 2021-06-29T19:53Z 392.8K followers, [--] engagements
"@JennieLatson @mkerrhardy @HoustonChron @evan7257 peanuts then and pretty much peanuts when I left"
X Link 2021-06-29T20:06Z 392.8K followers, [--] engagements
"WE'RE GETTING OLD ALERT: Wil Wheaton is now older than Patrick Stewart was when Star Trek: The Next Generation made its debut"
X Link 2021-07-14T13:31Z 363.1K followers, [----] engagements
"18 years old It's not immediately clear how he financed the $28 million ticket. Welcome to the crew Oliver Were grateful to have you as our first customer to mark the beginning of commercial operations. #NSFirstHumanFlight https://t.co/gwZ6qBOFpi https://t.co/SuOwxe2353 Welcome to the crew Oliver Were grateful to have you as our first customer to mark the beginning of commercial operations. #NSFirstHumanFlight https://t.co/gwZ6qBOFpi https://t.co/SuOwxe2353"
X Link 2021-07-15T14:16Z 393.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Planet says it has signed a multi-year multi-launch agreement with SpaceX solidifying them as Planet's "go-to-launch provider" through the end of [----]. https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-signs-multi-year-multi-launch-rideshare-agreement-with-spacex/ https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-signs-multi-year-multi-launch-rideshare-agreement-with-spacex/"
X Link 2021-08-05T13:16Z 364.4K followers, [---] engagements
"More info from Planet: "We don't have a set number of launches to share but the first of these will take place in December [----]. Most of these flights will be on Transporter rideshares but the agreement also encompasses any other launches where SpaceX has secondary capacity.""
X Link 2021-08-05T16:30Z 364.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Blue Originand by Blue Origin I mean Bob Smith and the senior management team he hired to run the company like Boeing not the company's talented engineerslook increasingly desperate. Make rockets not diagrams. https://www.blueorigin.com/assets/lunar-starship-complexity-infographic.jpg https://www.blueorigin.com/assets/lunar-starship-complexity-infographic.jpg"
X Link 2021-08-13T12:33Z 363.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Blue Origin is attempting to drown NASA and its Moon program in lawyers and paperwork. NASA "reluctantly agrees" to extend the stay on SpaceX's HLS contract by a week bc the 7GB+ of case-related docs in the Blue Origin suit keeps causing DOJ's Adobe software to crash and key NASA staff were busy at Space Symposium this week causing delays to a filing deadline. lol https://t.co/HcTHsTAUfZ NASA "reluctantly agrees" to extend the stay on SpaceX's HLS contract by a week bc the 7GB+ of case-related docs in the Blue Origin suit keeps causing DOJ's Adobe software to crash and key NASA staff were"
X Link 2021-08-27T17:22Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements
"As it presses its case against NASA in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Blue Origin has hired former Amazon consultants linked to the JEDI contracting process. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/blue-origin-hires-advisory-firm-linked-to-messy-jedi-contract-process/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/blue-origin-hires-advisory-firm-linked-to-messy-jedi-contract-process/"
X Link 2021-09-01T13:19Z 363.9K followers, [----] engagements
"I've had several questions about why there are no photos of Inspiration4 after orbit. It's a private mission and their choice. Families are in regular contact and all is well. There will be some events. The video will eventually show up on Netflix. But this is not NASA folks"
X Link 2021-09-16T16:22Z 363K followers, [----] engagements
"This is hilarious. Amazon sent us a 13-page PDF to prove Elon Musk is as litigious as Jeff Bezos via @Verge https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/22700600/amazon-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-spacex-lawsuitsutm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/22700600/amazon-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-spacex-lawsuitsutm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter"
X Link 2021-09-29T20:05Z 368.5K followers, [----] engagements
"I think a lot about the fact that in [--] years we've not gone further. You want to know what's nuts The Wright Brothers' first flight was in [----]. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon by [----]. Only [--] years between them. Millions of people remembered the first and watched the second. I think about that a lot. You want to know what's nuts The Wright Brothers' first flight was in [----]. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon by [----]. Only [--] years between them. Millions of people remembered the first and watched the second. I think about that a lot"
X Link 2021-10-11T18:55Z 362.8K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @jeff_foust: Lori Garver just announced a February [--] launch date for next SpaceX Dragon COTS flight"
X Link 2011-12-09T17:26Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Firefly has completed the design of its Blue Ghost lander and will now move into construction. Launch targeted for mid-2023 with a lunar landing in September. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/firefly-completes-design-of-moon-mission-aiming-for-2023-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/firefly-completes-design-of-moon-mission-aiming-for-2023-launch/"
X Link 2021-10-25T13:28Z 371.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Seriously what the fuck is Russia doing shooting down its own satellite in low-Earth orbit; creating a cloud of [----] trackable pieces of debris and knowingly threating its own assetthe International Space Station. What a catastrophe"
X Link 2021-11-15T19:29Z 362.8K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Neutron will have a very light upper stage which will be expendable"
X Link 2021-12-02T13:05Z 364.2K followers, [---] engagements
"The James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed. This is a remarkable engineering achievement that [--] percent of the world will not appreciate. But those of us who know know. And we are in awe"
X Link 2022-01-08T16:04Z 363.2K followers, 40.1K engagements
"Looks like the sunshield is working Current "hot" side temperature of the Webb telescope is [---] F about the record high in Death Valley Calif. The "cool" side temperature is [----] F well below the point at which nitrogen becomes a liquid. https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html"
X Link 2022-01-10T02:31Z 364K followers, [----] engagements
"Quite the chart here. Mike Collett of Promus Ventures says that new space stocks are getting obliterated on the market falling much more that overall indices. Market is trying to figure out where the floor is. #smallsatshow https://t.co/DPcV6lEYuy Mike Collett of Promus Ventures says that new space stocks are getting obliterated on the market falling much more that overall indices. Market is trying to figure out where the floor is. #smallsatshow https://t.co/DPcV6lEYuy"
X Link 2022-02-08T19:37Z 367.6K followers, [---] engagements
"New SciGuy entry: Here comes the rain again: Mother Nature must be in the giving mood this season because shes. http://t.co/IARqOI7k http://bit.ly/uauZUR http://bit.ly/uauZUR"
X Link 2011-12-21T20:21Z 364.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Just checked out the "new TweetDeck Preview" and as an old let me tell you it was terrifying"
X Link 2022-02-22T02:43Z 366K followers, [---] engagements
"Looks like Russia's space program will be just fine A senior Roscosmos official said plans are moving ahead on a nuclear tug that will drop satellites off at Venus and then explore the moons of Jupiter. They can wave at the Mars One colony on the way. https://iz.ru/1315347/olga-kolentcova/zevs-pomozhet-otvetit-na-vopros-est-li-zhizn-na-sputnikakh-iupitera https://iz.ru/1315347/olga-kolentcova/zevs-pomozhet-otvetit-na-vopros-est-li-zhizn-na-sputnikakh-iupitera"
X Link 2022-04-07T15:17Z 365.9K followers, [---] engagements
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