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MarsZebra··on Starship Flight 15 on 11/13 plans to catch both booster and ship
The company is built around Golden Dome, not Moon/Mars

Ask your favorite AI about Michael D. Griffin and Pete Worden and their connection to SpaceX

MarsZebra··on Sodium-ion batteries approach cost parity with LFP
Aren't sodium higher density (at least in terms of energy per weight) than LiFe?

Maybe you're right in terms of energy per volume. Sodium are very light weight in my experience.

MarsZebra··on Net worth for people aged 30–33 in the U.S.
They are basically jet engines running without proper pollution control because they are "temporary" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/elon...
MarsZebra··on Net worth for people aged 30–33 in the U.S.
Can you smell the AI furnaces upwind?
MarsZebra··on Show HN: I Turned DOOM into a Transformer
I pity the AI agent that had to work on this
MarsZebra··on US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5B acquisition of Globalstar
Great book, one thing it missed is how these satellite constellations are also funded by the government for their dual use potential in Strategic Defense Initiative development (now officially called Golden Dome)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

MarsZebra··on We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970
Golden Dome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

Basically the real purpose of the company (not going to Mars obviously).

MarsZebra··on Tesla Roadster
That's a hypothetical (marketing?) future, not what they have now.

https://insideevs.com/news/812205/tesla-roadster-replenishes...

MarsZebra··on Tesla Roadster
Not filling up for minutes.. they said it takes 2-6 hours to recharge using external equipment.
MarsZebra··on We Investigated Starlink. The Corruption We Found Will Shock You
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_syst...

All you need to know about Starlink and why it's getting a free pass.

MarsZebra··on Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Golden Dome is the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

It's a ground-targeting offensive system to be clear, not just missile defense.

MarsZebra··on Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Literally the entire aerospace industry these days is centered around Golden Dome.

You should probably short UFO, SPCX, ASTS, RKLB, LMT, NOC, RTX etc.. if you believe that.

MarsZebra··on Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Edge computing in space is needed for Golden Dome. Weapons targeting etc...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

It's a multi-trillion dollar program, with Bezos/Musk involvement.