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"We did spring a leak in some of the fuel tank systems inside Starship, which a lot of those are used for attitude control. So, at this point, we essentially lost our attitude control with Starship," SpaceX's Dan Huot said. Starship continues on a reentry trajectory, but it is

"We did spring a leak in some of the fuel tank systems inside Starship, which a lot of those are used for attitude control. So, at this point, we essentially lost our attitude control with Starship," SpaceX's Dan Huot said. 

Starship continues on a reentry trajectory, but it is
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3 flights, 3 ka-booms. V2 Starship is problem child. Flight 9 anomalies overshadowed the achievement of successfully flying Starship atop a previously used booster for the first time. payloadspace.com/starships-nint…

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Second batch of Kuiper sats launching in two weeks. Would be a 1.5 month turnaround from the first launch. Solid cadence start

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‼️Introducing Payload's inaugural Lunar and Mars Economy Summit‼️Oct 14-15 at NASA JSC Lots to cover: - New NASA priorities - Budget allocations - Contract opportunities - Investor perspective - Business and technical hurdles Early bird tix: events.payloadspace.com/lunar-mars-eco…

‼️Introducing Payload's inaugural Lunar and Mars Economy Summit‼️Oct 14-15 at NASA JSC

 Lots to cover:
- New NASA priorities
- Budget allocations
- Contract opportunities
- Investor perspective
- Business and technical hurdles

Early bird tix: events.payloadspace.com/lunar-mars-eco…
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Elon says SpaceX is looking at the Arcadia region on Mars for a base because it's not too mountainous and has large ice deposits.

Elon says SpaceX is looking at the Arcadia region on Mars for a base because it's not too mountainous and has large ice deposits.
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Once upon a time, fixed broadband was Viasat’s second-largest end market. No longer as consumers jump ship to Starlink. But Viasat has been able to hold strong on aviation and maritime vehicle counts thus far. And defense is a bright spot. Pro article: pro.payloadspace.com/tracking-viasa…

Once upon a time, fixed broadband was Viasat’s second-largest end market. 

No longer as consumers jump ship to Starlink. But Viasat has been able to hold strong on aviation and maritime vehicle counts thus far. And defense is a bright spot.

Pro article: pro.payloadspace.com/tracking-viasa…
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Thought this was particularly insightful: The Starship production line is capable of pumping out a ship every 2 or 3 weeks = ~20 per year. That's not the actual production rate due to the quadrillion design changes, but gives a sense of current factory rate capability.

Thought this was particularly insightful: The Starship production line is capable of pumping out a ship every 2 or 3 weeks = ~20 per year. 

That's not the actual production rate due to the quadrillion design changes, but gives a sense of current factory rate capability.
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Wild decision to include a collage of smiling, inspired, and space-pilled kids engaging in NASA STEM programs on the same page that zeros out the STEM budget.

Wild decision to include a collage of smiling, inspired, and space-pilled kids engaging in NASA STEM programs on the same page that zeros out the STEM budget.
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NASA's FY26 Mars exploration budget request breakout - $350M for Mars tech - $200M for payload delivery to Mars - $200M "to conduct a near-term entry, descent, and landing demonstration for a human-class Mars lander." - $120M for Mars robotic exploration missions - $80M for

NASA's FY26 Mars exploration budget request breakout

- $350M for Mars tech 
- $200M for payload delivery to Mars 
- $200M "to conduct a near-term entry, descent, and landing demonstration for a human-class Mars lander."
- $120M for Mars robotic exploration missions 
- $80M for