I think Optimus could as well but the GITAI ones come as a package so the rover moves them around and then they install them. Pretty flexible.

I think a few things that will help Starship land safely. They are very accurate in their landings so they shouldn't have any side-drift as they touch down. If they have legs that span 20 m and can adjust

It's incredible, really, that there is still so much to discover about the planets. Finding this many extra moons shows it's still worth looking. A bit like finding asteroids that might come close to Earth,

Nope. It’s my content. I do use AI to check my spelling and grammar and validate facts. In this case, it did help frame my conclusion while checking I didn’t miss anything important just like any proofreader

They also plan to send xAI to Mars on Starship to help out there. Not sure exactly how they will do that, but it should increase the number of autonomous missions the Optimus robots and Cybertrucks can

Great detail, thanks. Firefly's Blue Ghost was the second commercial company to land on the moon, after Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission in February 2024. Even though both landings where successful in

The thing that will make Mars possible is the number of Starships that SpaceX will produce. They may only plan to send 5 in 2026, but by 2028 there could be anywhere between 20 and 100. That’s a lot of

It’s more about being ready when needed. It will take time to ramp up strategic payload production. Therefore, if it’s not started now, by the time it is needed nobody will be ready. Interestingly enough,

It’s not so much the issue of whether GM products are good or bad - it’s about letting the genie out of the bottle. The risk of cross-contamination is a key problem. There is a risk that over time, there

Plus, the addition of all the companies planning private or semiprivate space stations. Once they are in full swing, allowing both research and tourism, space will be a very different place

Regardless of who ends up taking it, seeing that Toyota rover on the moon will be fantastic. It would be nice to see it on Mars too, along with the Cybertruck.

While Artemis may be in trouble due to its costs, delays, and old technology, with commitment and priority from NASA and private companies, it still should be possible to go to the Moon and Mars by late

I see its demo flight is targeted for mid-2027 on one of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions. Maybe it would be a good contender for a test payload on the SpaceX HLS Starship test

It really is a great image. Looking forward to seeing the result of some of these experiments, especially EDS. Here's a list of all the experiments onboard: LMS: Measures lunar electric/magnetic fields

Was great they had such a smooth landing. Do you think they will get to the point where they may be launching one of these every month, or every week? Mind you, once Starship starts landing on the Moon

Good idea. They plan to take solar panels anyway, so the more efficient the better. I can just imagine the engineers during their design sessions discussing how good Optimus would be hanging things on

One impressive thing about SpaceX is how fast they move. They had a pretty good idea of what the fault was for F7 almost as soon as it happened, and within a few days they were already making the changes