Welcome to edition 7.30 of Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for many missions. These include the launch of the National Security Satellite, and the global broadband communications featured on Astronauts’ Moon. But there are hurdles– Technical and increasingly political– The road ahead. To make it generous, Elon Musk is one of the most divisive figures in American life today, if not for much of SpaceX can’t.
Now, democratic lawmakers in Congress have it The bill has been introduced It would end federal contracts for special government officials (like Musks), citing concerns of conflicts of interest. This bill doesn’t go anywhere with Republicans who control Congress, but it’s enough to just pause me and make me think. How will they see musk as the Trump era passes and the new administration takes over the White House? Is there a desire to reduce government reliance on SpaceX? To answer this question, you must first ask if the government even has options. What if SpaceX offers no viable alternatives, as is the case in many areas today?
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Blue Origin’s flight focuses on research on the moon. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Venture placed a new Shepherd Sub-orbital rocket ship for the first time, with minutes’ worth of lunar gravity. GeekWire Report. The free mission, known as the NS-29, sent 30 research payloads in a 10-minute trip from the Blue Origin launch site in West Texas. On this trip, crew capsules were spun up to 11 revolutions per minute, in contrast to the typical semi-revolution. The resulting centrifugal force corresponds to one-sixth of the Earth’s gravity, which is felt on the moon.
