Sunday, May 31, 2026

Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX depend on Starship and AI

Upon reading the initial public offering document SpaceX submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, one reaches two inescapable conclusions.

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NASA is forging a nuclear path to Mars

While NASA, along with its international and commercial partners, is going pedal to the metal back to the moon, the space agency is not neglecting Mars. In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet and open it up to exploration and, perhaps, human settlement.

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

After the triumph of Artemis II, now comes the hard part

The afterglow of Artemis II’s triumph has barely faded, and NASA is already setting about placing the first footprints on the moon in over 50 years. However, all the things that the space agency and its partners have to do makes sending four human beings around the moon seem like a weekend excursion by comparison.

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Musk faces significant obstacles to a jackpot compensation package

According to a Federal Communications Commission filing in advance of the SpaceX public offering, the company has set performance targets that CEO Elon Musk must meet before he receives certain compensations. The list is, mildly speaking, breathtaking.

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Fresh off the heights of Artemis II, Trump wants a lower NASA budget

The Artemis II was still flying toward the moon when the Trump administration presented its proposed budget for NASA for the next fiscal year. As with the previous year’s proposal, the White House suggested cutting the space agency’s overall budget by 23 percent, and its science, aeronautic and education accounts by 47 percent.

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