Justin Kugler

Working to bring the abundance of our solar system to humanity. Space systems/foresight/policy/strategy. All opinions mine. He/him.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Ossoff: Y'all remember they promised to drain the swamp ? Instead, this is the most corrupt administration of all time and everybody knows it.

While Americans are struggling, the first family raking in billions of dollars. 

Just listen to this. Last September the president of Kazakhstan calls Donald Trump and says he wants to grant tungsten mining to an American company.

And the very next month, Eric and Don Junior get a stake in the American company pursuing the mining deal .

6 days after Prince Eric and Prince Don get their stake, Kazakhstan announces this company will get the largest known undeveloped tungsten resource in the world

The US government, run by father, sets aside 1.6 billion of your tax dollars to fund and finance their mining project.

All this while you pay more for groceries, gas, and healthcare.

If you're involved in any of this—next year you'll be raising your right hand and swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God in front of the United States Congress

[Acyn @Acyn]

Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas.

Americans are not a race, we're a people united not by ethnicity, but by our shared convictions, and that is what makes us exceptional

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@AlexanderRodd When you are trying to build a business case for a space station that charges tens-of-thousands of $$$ per hour for astronaut time, you should be worried that your customers will just bypass you,

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

Some of us tried to warn folks back in 2018 that they should be worried about what happens when a microgravity manufacturing company decides it’s cheaper to buy a ride on Starship than to use human spacecraft or stations.

[Aaron Burnett @aaronburnett]

The pod from god is something we’ve been expecting for a while. I didn’t expect it to be seemingly optimized for pez. Which in theory accelerates the timeline to P2P cargo and in-space manufacturing market development (in theory order). Some big contract will be announced in 2-3 years and everyone will be scrambling to figure out what they missed.

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@JeffGreason @deltaIV9250 Yeah, but coasting requires transitioning to and from microgravity more frequently, when they want to tell stories under constant thrust for artificial gravity without spin. :)

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@JeffGreason @deltaIV9250 It’s a way of coming up with minimum time trajectories without having to do complex math. I think that’s why writers like them. They can plot stories using a log chart rather than a simulation. I’ve used it as shorthand in games.

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@JeffGreason @deltaIV9250 Yup. Brachistochrone trajectories with these kinds of accelerations get you to Mars in 16 days or less.

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@ravenscairne Yup!

https://t.co/T87lHVk6Fa

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

This sounds like live action Ace Combat and I am here for it.

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

OK hear me out: Top Gun CINEMATIC UNIVERSE.
Make spin offs that go beyond the US Navy aviators, get the air force a movie with crossover characters. Go international, like the french 'Les Chevaliers Du Ciel'.

Then assemble the squadrons together for a big crossover movie against.... aliens? The robot uprising? Kaiju?

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@ValerieInsinna

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

I had the good fortune to meet Cameron when I was 19 and a NASA intern. He came to our lab to talk about the future of space travel. One of the most creative and brilliant people I’ve ever encountered.

[The Retro Reminiscer @RetroReminiscer]

Original concept art painted by the film's director James Cameron for the 1984 sci-fi movie, THE TERMINATOR.

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@BlameItOnRyen Yeah, I don’t have that kind of time anymore. I’ve gotten back into No Man’s Sky lately because there is so much to do now that wasn’t there at the beginning and I can put it down and pick it back up whenever I want.

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

It was the lore, campaign, and matchmaking (like Strikes) that kept me coming back to Destiny 2. I was invested in the universe and there were ways for a gamer dad like me to keep playing. Marathon is beautiful, but it is not as accessible and I don’t see that changing.

[Paul Tassi @PaulTassi]

The reality is that now, more than ever, people should want Marathon to win. If it can thrive, it can expand in interesting ways, it can give Bungie runway and leeway with Sony for future projects. It's all upside if you want more Bungie games or even more Destiny. Marathon dying from here doesn't help anyone. Though that does not mean I'm going to just cheerlead if things don't turn around

[Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson @NASADepAdmin]

Honored to be sworn in today as @NASA Deputy Administrator. I’m grateful to @POTUS for the opportunity to serve alongside @NASAAdmin and the incredible NASA workforce to strengthen America’s leadership in space and lead the next era of exploration and discovery 🇺🇸

[NASA @NASA]

We're building a Moon Base!

@NASAMoonBase will serve as a habitat where astronauts live and work during long-term science missions.

Join us at 2pm ET on Tuesday, May 26, for a live news event where we’ll share updates on our lunar exploration plans: https://t.co/IJXA7xYwju

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

The next chapter of lunar exploration is taking shape.

Next week, we are announcing our first steps towards surface capabilities and mobility. Preparation for the first Moon Base is well underway.

[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

Intuitive Machines is now the prime contractor for NASA’s LROC and the ShadowCam instrument. We’ll lead imaging ops, data analysis, and mission support, advancing real-time navigation and precision surface operations for future lunar missions. Exploration is empowered by data-driven insights.
https://t.co/hBRc7uQltc

[Justin Kugler @phalanx]

@JonathanOC @SciGuySpace @bluemoondance74 That assumes other customers can even purchase Starship slots.