Ever wondered where NASA tests hardware for the Moon?
Now you can explore the Lunar Development and Test Facility at Johnson Space Center through a new virtual tour. Navigate the facility using immersive 360-degree and cross-section views, and see where technologies are evaluated in simulated lunar dust and vacuum conditions before they're ready for future Artemis missions.
Explore the tour: https://t.co/CoKV21xZp5
Elon Musk on the future of his companies after him:
“I think they would actually do very well for several years. There’s a clear roadmap, or space map, I should say, for SpaceX. And there’s a roadmap actually for Tesla, literally.
If you look at Apple after Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs had a strategic vision and a bunch of products that he had ideas for, and Apple has done very well. But when you don’t have a creative genius like Steve Jobs, what you miss, what Apple’s missing, are the incredible breakthrough products.
They make amazing phones, great computers, but Apple hasn’t come up with a Steve Jobs-level breakthrough product.”
Elon Musk on why SpaceX must think long term:
“I really just need to make sure that I can focus on the long term. By long term, I just mean five to ten years. One of the challenges with being a public company is the pressure to have great results every single quarter and to not really invest in things that may only pay off in full. And so I think it’s a good idea to invest in things that are going to pay off in five to ten years. In the case of SpaceX, I want to extend consciousness beyond Earth and have a growing civilization on the Moon, Mars, and elsewhere in the solar system. The return, I think ultimately, would be very high. But in the short term, we’ll be spending all this money on a Moon base or a Mars base, and then people are like, ‘Well, you missed your earnings this quarter because you spent too much on Mars.’ I’m like, ‘Yes.’”
BREAKING: The FCC has approved new rules to make satellite licensing faster and easier in the U.S.
The new system will reduce paperwork, speed up approvals and make it easier for satellite companies to upgrade their networks.
Faster approvals could help SpaceX expand Starlink, add more capacity and bring better internet service to more people. A big win for SpaceX and the U.S. space industry.
Additional preflight testing on Super Heavy complete. Now starting preparations to launch Starship as soon as tomorrow, Thursday, July 23. Weather is currently a significant watch item for launch