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8/20/2026
Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?

Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?

Elon Musk believes AI could generate up to $500 billion in annual revenue for SpaceX as early as next year.

Chris Young

a month ago

7/13/2026
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

City Labs could pave the way for a host of new space innovations after it became the first private company to send a nuclear system to space.

Chris Young

2 months ago

6/15/2026
Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2028?

Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2028?

Though Blue Origin has set forth an optimistic rebuild timeline, it will likely have to rely on another rocket to reach the Moon in time.

Chris Young

3 months ago

5/15/2026
Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

SpaceX is racing to test its upgraded Starship V3, as Blue Origin aims to steal the spotlight with a major lunar landing achievement later this year.

Chris Young

4 months ago

4/15/2026
NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

Artemis II made it home. Now NASA owes us the full story of how close it actually came.

Chris Young

5 months ago

3/9/2026
NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

NASA is trading ambition for realism as it tries to stabilize a program long plagued by delays and technical setbacks.

Chris Young

6 months ago

2/9/2026
The ‘sentient sun’ behind the SpaceX–xAI merger

The ‘sentient sun’ behind the SpaceX–xAI merger

Behind the sci-fi rhetoric, the SpaceX–xAI merger points to orbital data centers and AI infrastructure, not stellar consciousness.

Chris Young

7 months ago

1/14/2026
Will the private sector revolutionize astronomy like it did rocket launches?

Will the private sector revolutionize astronomy like it did rocket launches?

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s new initiative aims to fly the first private space telescope by 2029. Will it pave the way for more private observatories?

Chris Young

8 months ago

12/9/2025
China’s Shijian maneuver signals a new lead in the orbital refueling race

China’s Shijian maneuver signals a new lead in the orbital refueling race

By completing a refueling maneuver the US has yet to manage, China has nudged the space race in its direction.

Chris Young

9 months ago

11/11/2025
Elon Musk has new plans for Earth orbit. Astronomers are already scared

Elon Musk has new plans for Earth orbit. Astronomers are already scared

Starlink is no longer just about internet. Musk wants to use it to power AI and cool the planet—with zero guardrails in orbit.

Chris Young

10 months ago

10/13/2025
Artemis II will decide whether NASA’s return to the Moon has a future

Artemis II will decide whether NASA’s return to the Moon has a future

Artemis II is NASA’s first real test of whether its new systems and partnerships can truly sustain human exploration beyond Earth.

Chris Young

a year ago

9/8/2025
Falcon 9 can’t be the only rocket that matters

Falcon 9 can’t be the only rocket that matters

Rocket Lab’s Neutron and New Glenn mark the first serious challenge to SpaceX’s dominance. The stakes go well beyond launch costs.

Chris Young

a year ago

8/11/2025
Orbital refueling is hard. But it’s the future of space travel

Orbital refueling is hard. But it’s the future of space travel

SpaceX, NASA, and China are betting big on orbital gas stations to power missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Chris Young

a year ago

7/14/2025
Lockheed Martin’s cheaper Mars Sample Return highlights private sector limits

Lockheed Martin’s cheaper Mars Sample Return highlights private sector limits

Lockheed Martin’s leaner, $3B proposal offers a technical workaround, but at what cost to science and planetary protection?

Chris Young

a year ago

6/13/2025
DRACO is dead: Why the US scrapped its nuclear spacecraft

DRACO is dead: Why the US scrapped its nuclear spacecraft

The Trump administration’s view on DRACO is wide of the mark. It’s another example of the US ceding space leadership to China.

Chris Young

a year ago

5/16/2025
AI is consuming power faster than Earth can supply. Are orbital solar data centers the answer?

AI is consuming power faster than Earth can supply. Are orbital solar data centers the answer?

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says data centers will go from 3% to 99% of total electricity consumption. Space could provide the solution.

Chris Young

a year ago

4/25/2025
A ‘dark age’ for NASA could be China’s golden era in space

A ‘dark age’ for NASA could be China’s golden era in space

With China and India surging ahead, slashing NASA’s budget could stall global space innovation.

Chris Young

a year ago

4/3/2025
‘Space is hard’: Why Isar Aerospace CEO describes its rocket crash as ‘great success’

‘Space is hard’: Why Isar Aerospace CEO describes its rocket crash as ‘great success’

“Today we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch,” Isar CEO Daniel Metzler wrote on X.

Chris Young

a year ago

3/17/2025
Is Elon Musk’s behavior hurting SpaceX? Unfounded claims and public feuds raise concerns

Is Elon Musk’s behavior hurting SpaceX? Unfounded claims and public feuds raise concerns

Elon Musk added to his long list of baseless claims when he claimed the Starliner astronauts were left in space for “political reasons”.

Chris Young

2 years ago

2/19/2025
2024 YR4: How do we deflect potential ‘city killer’ asteroid headed to Earth?

2024 YR4: How do we deflect potential ‘city killer’ asteroid headed to Earth?

NASA’s latest estimate sees the probability of 2024 YR4 impacting Earth rising to 3.1 percent.

Chris Young

2 years ago

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