2026-11-01 06:45 UTC
Looks like the great few years for space launch will be coming to an end, as Spacex gives up on launching other people’s hardware and focuses inwards
arstechnica.com/…/spacex-no-longer-needs-nasa-and…
Take a look here for figures on space launch over time
planet4589.org/space/stats/pay.html
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@jaschop@awful.systems 2026-11-01 13:37
Looks like instead they will commit their capacity to AI In Space and a little Starlink (so probably mostly Starlink, even if Elon currently drinks his own Cool-Aid). Really drives it home for me how institutionally cucked the US gov is. For this to be as big a deal, no-one must have the slightest concern that the US will claw back or conscript SpaceX capacity for national security. And correctly so.
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@istewart@awful.systems 2026-11-01 17:19
Artemis III is going to be so embarrassing, isn’t it. Next summer they’re supposed to link up with a lunar lander-configuration Starship (and also Bezos’ company’s slightly more reasonable lander design) in orbit as a proof-of-concept.