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So awesome to see Orbcomm-2 and Falcon Heavy in the top 5! I thought it was hilarious that Artemis I was in 25th place lol
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I love Vast's approach. I wish them best of luck and can't wait to see how well they execute!
I'm guessing you're talking about the election result? That was my first thought as well. However, here's what the author had to say:
...it seems unlikely that this document—which has been in the works for more than a year—was unduly influenced by Trump's election. It was prepared by an FAA still under the Biden administration. Rather, the tone of the environmental assessment signals that SpaceX was probably already on a path to complying with federal regulations.
My guess is there's space for multiple players, but definitely not all of them.
Great article. It was fascinating to watch how this market would play out.
Can't wait to see the final designs! These might be the next human-driven vehicles on the moon.
They just won't die lol. Best of luck
That was a fun read! I really like the Spaceport Readiness Level scale. Makes me excited for the future.
I keep thinking that it must have been half a meter and there was a mistake somewhere, but that's what the source tells us! Insane.
First crew dragon launch from SLC40!
I wish them best of luck! These are big projects which could truly transform our exploration around the earth/moon system.
It's time to start taking this stuff seriously. Glad to hear it's in the works.
I LOVE that already there are enough commercial space missions happening that it's easy to get confused which one is which! The more the merrier imo :)