Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
4 days, 21 hours ago

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

Wired  

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years. But privately, Musk has been critical of NASA's plans, suggesting that the Artemis Program has been moving too slowly and is too reliant on contractors who seek cost-plus government contracts and are less interested in delivering results. Based upon conversations with people involved in developing space policy for the Trump administration, I can make some educated guesses about how to interpret Musk's comments. None of these people, for example, would disagree with Musk's assertion that "the Artemis architecture is extremely inefficient" and that some changes are warranted.

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Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa
1 month ago

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, choosing the billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to head an agency with strong ties to Musk’s SpaceX business Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, …

‘Wow, they really don’t get it’: Elon Musk responds to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson mocking Mars colonisation plan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Wow, they really don’t get it’: Elon Musk responds to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson mocking Mars colonisation plan

Live Mint  

Elon Musk, the Tesla chief and SpaceX founder responded to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson's mockery of his ambitions to colonise Mars. In an interview with American talk show host Bill Maher, the astrophysicist disapproved of Elon Musk's Mars travel plans and claimed that his idea would never find any investors. Defending his plans to set up a colony on Mars, …

Elon Musk's Mars dream gets new boost as Donald Trump enters White House
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Mars dream gets new boost as Donald Trump enters White House

India Today  

In a significant shift for US space policy, President-elect Donald Trump's administration is poised to prioritise Elon Musk's vision of human colonisation on Mars, according to sources familiar with the incoming administration's plans, Reuters reported. Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally. The possibility …

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?

The Independent  

On 14 March, exactly 22 years after the company was founded, SpaceX achieved what is perhaps its most impressive feat yet. SpaceX described the test as “phenomenal”, while those financing the endeavour appeared optimistic about Starship’s future, despite both parts of the rocket being ultimately lost. “Starship is a revolutionary launch vehicle that promises to shake up all the givens …

Elon Musk blasts Jeff Bezos, saying 'you cannot sue your way to the Moon'
3 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk blasts Jeff Bezos, saying 'you cannot sue your way to the Moon'

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has blasted Jeff Bezos over the Amazon founder suing NASA, saying you 'cannot sue your way to the Moon, no matter how good your lawyers are'. It was in reference to Bezos' space firm, Blue Origin, taking NASA to court over its decision to only award SpaceX the contract to build a lunar lander. Elon Musk blasted Jeff …

Elon Musk says SpaceX can ‘probably’ land humans on Moon before 2024
3 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX can ‘probably’ land humans on Moon before 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that his company’s spaceship would likely …

Elon Musk Told NASA 'I Love You Guys' On Winning Space Contract
3 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk Told NASA 'I Love You Guys' On Winning Space Contract

News 18  

Elon Musk’s obsession with space is no secret. However, the program continued and Musk’s SpaceX competed with Boeing in bidding for NASA contracts to build the space transportation systems under specific parameters set by the American space agency. It even received a comment from Musk himself, who agreed with what he said in the nine-year-old interview and wrote, “It’s true.” …

US squashes Bezos' protest against NASA-SpaceX $2.9 billion contract
3 years, 5 months ago

US squashes Bezos' protest against NASA-SpaceX $2.9 billion contract

India TV News  

The US Government Accountability Office has squashed Jeff Bezos-run Blue Origin's challenge to space agency NASA for picking Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for its prestigious $2.9 billion Moon lander programme. Blue Origin and defence contractor Dynetics had filed a protest with the US GAO against NASA for awarding $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX for landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024. …

Elon Musk's Mars Colonization Plans May Have to Wait, He's Going to the Moon 'Very Soon'
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's Mars Colonization Plans May Have to Wait, He's Going to the Moon 'Very Soon'

News 18  

Elon Musk has set his sight on Mars… err, the moon. Elon Musk has an obsession with the two cryptocurrencies – The billionaire SpaceX CEO and Tesla boss every so often post something about the Internet’s favourite meme cryptocurrency that drastically shoots up the price every time he tweets about it. Late on Saturday, Musk posted a vague tweet, “… …

Elon Musk's SpaceX Will Make Its Own Laws on Mars, Not Follow Universal Ones
4 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Will Make Its Own Laws on Mars, Not Follow Universal Ones

News 18  

In space, where nobody can hear you scream – earthly laws don’t apply. Elon Musk appears to have very subtly slipped in a clause into the terms of agreement of Starlink satellite broadband services that SpaceX will make its own set of rules on Mars. Accordingly, disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time …

NASA’s new Artemis Accords govern how we cooperatively and safely explore the moon and Mars
4 years, 7 months ago

NASA’s new Artemis Accords govern how we cooperatively and safely explore the moon and Mars

CNN  

CNN — Our solar system is vast, but this corner of the galaxy is getting a little more crowded these days as different countries, space agencies and companies seek to explore and land on the moon, Mars and beyond. Yesterday, @NASA announced the #Artemis Accords, calling for international partnerships & adherence to the existing normative #space frameworks including #OST, Debris …

Trump seeks billions more for NASA to get US astronauts on the moon by 2024
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump seeks billions more for NASA to get US astronauts on the moon by 2024

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The Trump administration is seeking a big boost to NASA’s annual funding in order to fulfill its mission to put a man and woman on the moon by 2024. In its annual budget request released Monday, the White House asked Congress to allocate more than $25 billion for NASA in the 2021 fiscal year, with …

Could a Mars Fantasy Ruin NASA’s Space Exploration?
55 years ago

Could a Mars Fantasy Ruin NASA’s Space Exploration?

Slate  

Last spring, Mike Pence called for NASA to return astronauts to the moon, pronto. Artemis’ problem, as Casey Dreier, senior space policy adviser for the Planetary Society, puts it, is that it “exists due to executive fiat alone.” And executive fiat can’t fund it. While NASA’s Artemis program would aim to send humans to Mars in the late 2030s and …

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