Posted on 10/31/2026 6:43:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
🎃 SpaceX ramps up preparations for Starship Flight 15 with roaring Raptor 3 engines and loads of other Starship tests. In fact, SpaceX Has Never Moved This Fast With Starship. Meanwhile NASA's Artemis III mission takes shape as SLS stacking progresses, Orion prepares for docking demonstrations, and Blue Origin advances New Glenn and Blue Moon development. We unpack the surprising four-launch lunar lander plan for them, and the challenges of returning astronauts to the Moon with Artemis IV. Falcon 9 launches more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, the International Space Station faces a permanent change over its Zvezda air leak, and astronauts install another iROSA solar array. In sad news however, Sir Patrick Stewart, whose portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek passed late this week. The Next Generation was a key factor in inspiring my love of space, alongside generations of space fans, scientists, and engineers. Goodbye Captain. 😢
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SpaceX Has Never Moved This Fast With Starship! | 24:18
Marcus House | 590K subscribers | 25,042 views | October 31, 2026
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Tremendous team taking U.S. places.
NASA had a bad case of “Go Fever” which led to the deadly fire on Apollo 1 but with Artemis being where it is now, maybe superintelligence is the vaccine with enough technical efficacy to avoid another disaster.
"Democratic lawmakers are openly planning a wave of congressional investigations and legal action against Elon Musk if they retake the House in next week's midterms. More than 16 House Democrats — including Elizabeth Warren, Greg Meeks, Zoe Lofgren, and Pramila Jayapal — have called for probes into his time leading DOGE, his companies' federal contracts, and Starlink's role in Ukraine. The targets include alleged conflicts of interest, data access, and the dismantling of agencies like USAID.:
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