All things SpaceX - Updates and Discussion

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SpaceX launches another 20 Starlink satellites; lands booster 360th time, 104 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 23 Starlink satellites; lands booster 361st time, 105 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches commercial resupply mission to the ISS; lands booster 362nd time, 106 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 23 Starlink satellites; lands booster 363rd time, 107 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 20 Starlink satellites; lands booster 364th time, 108 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches the Koreasat-6a mission; lands booster 365th time, 109 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 24 Starlink satellites; lands booster 366th time, 110 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 20 Starlink satellites; lands booster 367th time, 111 total launches this year

 

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SpaceX launches another 24 Starlink satellites; lands booster 368th time, 112 total launches this year

 

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The US total for rocket launches in 2023 was 109 and SpaceX has broken that record by itself.

 

[Get Ya Wig Split]

SpaceX is at it again...4 launches in 4 days. That’s insane...Almost 10 launches in 12 days! I was wrong they’ll probably hit 140 by year’s end.


If SpaceX is aiming for 400 launches in 4 years there’s no way the moon landing won’t happen before 2030. Musk will want it done while Trump’s in office.


SpaceX needs to build at least 10 additional towers/launch pads ASAP...

 

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If SpaceX is aiming for 400 launches in 4 years there’s no way the moon landing won’t happen before 2030. Musk will want it done while Trump’s in office.

The moon landing will likely be brought forward with Trump's inauguration. Musk will clearly want to land on the moon during Trump's presidency, both because it would be a huge milestone in Trump's presidency and because it would also make Trump the only president who started the moon race and managed to get there, unlike the previous moon race when Kennedy started it and only ended up landing during Nixon's presidency.

 

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The moon landing will likely be brought forward with Trump's inauguration. Musk will clearly want to land on the moon during Trump's presidency, both because it would be a huge milestone in Trump's presidency and because it would also make Trump the only president who started the moon race and managed to get there, unlike the previous moon race when Kennedy started it and only ended up landing during Nixon's presidency.

The Gateway could be completed within a year. I see the moon landing happening after 100-150 Starship launches.

 

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The Gateway could be completed within a year. I see the moon landing happening after 100-150 Starship launches.

I wouldn't rule out a major overhaul of Artemis, because the Gateway doesn't make sense if it uses the Starship platform.