I don’t think people who got into spaceflight after this happened will ever understand just how big of a deal it was. Seeing re-entry live like this was completely unheard of, and it was only possible thanks to Starlink!
Happy Birthday to the United States Space Force! Thank you to all the Guardians who stand watch as America ventures out across the great frontier. Your work is vital to space operations and our national security 🇺🇸
Semper Supra!
NEWS: Today, Trump signed an executive order committing the United States to return to the Moon by 2028, build a lunar outpost by 2030 and prepare for the journey to Mars.
Everything in the Executive Order:
• Return Americans to the Moon by 2028
• Begin building a permanent lunar outpost by 2030
• Make U.S. space superiority a core national priority
• Expand commercial launch, lower costs, increase cadence
• Develop next-gen space-based missile defense by 2028
• Detect and counter threats in LEO and cislunar space
• Rapidly modernize national security space architecture
• Deepen allied cooperation in space security
• Grow the U.S. commercial space economy
• Target $50B+ in new space investment by 2028
• Support a commercial successor to the ISS by 2030
• Enable space nuclear power for lunar and orbital missions
• Improve space weather forecasting
• Lead on space traffic management & debris mitigation
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has just officially confirmed Jared Isaacman as the new head of NASA. At just 42 years old, he now becomes the youngest person in history to lead the agency.
Congrats @rookisaacman! To the Moon and Mars!🚀