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Artemis III is now planned as a multi-launch low-Earth-orbit checkout: Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander test article must launch first on New Glenn before NASA commits the SLS/Orion crew launch; a Starship launch also participates. The actual lunar landing attempt is targeted for Artemis IV in 2028, not Artemis III.
SpaceX has not acquired xAI. xAI acquired X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal. SpaceX also has not completed an IPO.
LC-36A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was originally built for the Atlas-Centaur program and is now operated by Blue Origin for New Glenn launches. This is an opinion/ranking about company maturity and founding chronology, not a checkable factual claim. Personal account of a job interview; no factual claim to check.
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Artemis III is now planned as a multi-launch low-Earth-orbit checkout: Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander test article must launch first on New Glenn before NASA commits the SLS/Orion crew launch; a Starship launch also participates. The actual lunar landing attempt is targeted for Artemis IV in 2028, not Artemis III.
JUST IN: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says Blue Origin must launch its lunar lander into orbit BEFORE NASA sends astronauts aboard Artemis III, revealing a critical condition for America's next crewed Moon mission. Under the revised plan, three separate rockets will launch h
SpaceX has not acquired xAI. xAI acquired X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal. SpaceX also has not completed an IPO.
SpaceX raised just $12B before its IPO and delivered Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Merlin engines, Cargo & Crew Dragon, Starlink, Raptor, Starship, and HLS development. It even acquired xAI in a $250B all-stock deal. All of this while keeping equity dilution remarkably low. Meanwhile,
LC-36A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was originally built for the Atlas-Centaur program and is now operated by Blue Origin for New Glenn launches. This is an opinion/ranking about company maturity and founding chronology, not a checkable factual claim. Personal account of a job interview; no factual claim to check.
Launch Complex 36A (LC-36A) is a historic rocket launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, originally built by the U.S. government for the Atlas-Centaur rocket program and now operated by Blue Origin for its New Glenn rocket. 🗝️ Key Historical Eras https://t.