Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
We have a popup #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Starliner launch tonight from #CCSFS Launch Complex 40 targeting 10:16 PM EDT.
Spaceflight Now will cover the launch starting at 9:15 PM EDT.
From Eric Berger of #ArsTechnica on the cancellation of the #SpaceX #Starship lunar mission dearMoon by the customer, a Japanese billionaire.
"In recent months it became clear that if Maezawa's mission happened, it would not occur until at least the early 2030s — at least a decade after the original plan."
#Space In 2018, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced an agreement with Elon Musk to fly a private crewed mission on #SpaceX #Starship to the Moon in 2023.
Maezawa just announced he's cancelled dearMoon due to the lack of "clear schedule certainty in the near-term." No kidding, I could have told you that in 2018. Never trust Elon Time.
#Space #Russia From #SpaceNews:
"The Pentagon is coordinating with #SpaceX to identify and disable Starlink satellite internet terminals that have been illicitly acquired by Russian forces for use in their invasion of #Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official told Congress."
That time in 2019 Elon laid off 10% of the #SpaceX workforce just 'cuz ... I suspect this might be coming again if they can't pay their bills in Texas.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/14/elon-musk-gwynne-shotwell-spacex-layoffs-announcement-detailed.html
@th3j35t3r In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if we get a sudden 10% layoff at #SpaceX just like we got at #Tesla. He's done it a couple times over the years. It was one reason why I turned down their job offer in 2019.
(The other reasons were that they wanted me to take a 20% wage cut and they changed the working conditions.)
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022