Americans give over half a trillion dollars to charity annually. NASA Science Directorate is looking at a budget cut of ~3.4B. And I believe more efficient mission architecture and management could produce similar scientific results for around 1B, possibly lower. Furthermore,

You don’t just “ping” a spacecraft 22 million miles away. You aim a 32-meter dish with 0.15° precision… and a lot of hope. Here’s how we design deep-space comms that actually work— plus what Odin taught us the hard way. 📡 astroforge.com/updates-collec…

Before anything flies, it's tested. Not once. Repeatedly. Not to pass. To iterate. Every test is a chance to catch something while it’s still fixable.

New paper! Allow me to introduce TARS = Torqued Accelerator using Radiation from the Sun. TARS (yes inspired by Interstellar!) is a rotating light sail that's capable of launching chip sats into interstellar space using only radiation from the Sun, so let's dive into how it works

A lot of people think “nuclear will be too slow” to power the AI boom. Here’s why they are wrong: Data centers have demand for 100 GW in the US in the next 10 years alone. That's like 100 new cities-worth of electricity. The infrastructure to power this does not currently

My Reason Foundation study on why and how to end SLS now is online: reason.org/wp-content/upl…

The pad that launched the first American to orbit is coming back to life. And this time, it’s built for rapid reuse. Read how we’re rebuilding LC-14 → stokespace.com/from-mercury-t…

We build autonomous logic for our spacecraft that decides: • What stays online • What shuts off during a fault • When to reallocate or reboot subsystems This week on Roid Rage, Ashton (Head of Space Systems) and Chris (Head of Avionics) break down how we prioritize power

We were outside a restaurant, waiting for our table, when my daughter Macie spotted a soldier walking by. In her quiet, sincere voice, she said, “Thank you for your service.” He didn’t hear her. She looked up at me, disappointed—but too shy to repeat herself. When he came back

Another 24 Kuiper satellites left our payload processing facility on Monday, and our KF-02 mission with SpaceX is on track to launch tomorrow, Aug. 7. For launch and livestream details, see spr.ly/6014f9LRI.

Archimedes full mission duration hot fire. Enjoy.

What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)? Discovered in 2022 by amateur astronomers, the faint arcs -- dubbed SDSO 1 -- span nearly the same angular size as M31 itself. At first, their origin was a mystery: are they actually near the Andromeda Galaxy, or

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship

Manufacturing for Nova is in full swing — upgraded Zenith complete, Andromeda’s base heat shield wrapped, Stage 2 structural testing commences. Progress everywhere you look from the rocket factory and beyond. 🚀🏭

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The first grid fin for the next generation Super Heavy booster. The redesigned grid fins are 50% larger and higher strength, moving from four fins to three for vehicle control while enabling the booster to descend at higher angles of attack.

Starship Version 3

This is amazing. Who made it?

Teams encapsulated the X-37B ahead of next week’s Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A in Florida

Falcon 9 launches our 100th mission of the year!