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kiwithinker
STEMSpace
1h
A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?
A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?
A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely? The prize is not a box of rocks in Houston. The prize is answers. Age, chemistry, organics, context, and whether Mars ever held anything alive. Classic sample return
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bluerobo
STEMGeeks
1d
Starship Flight Test Update – IFT-14
Starship Flight Test Update – IFT-14
On 28 September 2026, SpaceX conducted Integrated Flight Test 14 (IFT-14) of the Starship program. During ascent, the Super Heavy booster lost two engines. This did not affect overall booster performance.
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kiwithinker
STEMSpace
1d
1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best?
1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best?
1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best? Elon Musk has said for years that a self-sustaining Mars city needs about a million people and on the order of a million tonnes of cargo. If the ships from Earth stop,
bluerobo
STEMGeeks
2d
Starship Flight 14 [Live: 28.09.26; 14:15 UTC]
Starship Flight 14 [Live: 28.09.26; 14:15 UTC]
Goals 1st Orbital flight Deployment of 26 V3 Starlink satellites Approximate payload mass: 50 t Mission profile: 6 orbits The targeted initial orbit is 275 km. Planned mission duration is approximately
kiwithinker
STEMGeeks
2d
Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026?
Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026?
Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026? Ship 40 remains aboard the Boskalis Forte. She's well west of last week's mid-ocean track. Latest AIS puts her in the equatorial South Atlantic, roughly 7°S 31°W,
kiwithinker
STEMSpace
3d
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Starship and Nova Hot-Staging - Same Kool-Aid?
Starship and Nova Hot-Staging - Same Kool-Aid?
Look at the Starship and Nova hot-staging frames. I think those engineers must have been drinking the same Kool-Aid. 🤔
kiwithinker
STEMGeeks
4d
Is the Tesla Semi the Mars Vehicle Everyone Needs?
Is the Tesla Semi the Mars Vehicle Everyone Needs?
So the question of the day is: Is the Tesla Semi the Mars vehicle everyone needs? Cybertruck works for fast, long runs. The colony still needs bulk haul and mobile habitats. And they can fit in Starship.
kiwithinker
StemSocial
6d
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KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.3815
KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.3815
KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.3815 A Starship could carry the entire population of a small town to Mars. #Q1Ls

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