SpaceX 2024

[Poohbah]

Interesting.

NEWS: @SpaceX's Starlink is quietly preparing to incorporate quantum communication technologies into its systems.

Quantum communication promises unhackable and superfast internet connections!

- The technology utilizes quantum mechanics principles like quantum entanglement.
- Integration could redefine global connectivity and enhance @Starlink’s leadership in communications.
- Potential impact includes advancements in national security and data encryption standards.
- SpaceX has not yet made official announcements, though trials may commence soon.

Industry insiders speculate that this pivot toward quantum internet could further establish Starlink as a leader in next-generation communications, influencing everything from national security frameworks to everyday data encryption standards.

If achieved, the potential ripple effects of a Starlink-enhanced quantum network could redefine how we perceive and interact with digital connectivity across the world.

Source: SM

A quantum enabled network in the sky. Or a

sky network

or SKYNET

for short….

(DUNDUN-DUN-DUNDUN INTENSIFIES)

[brovane]

SpaceX has closed out the investigation for the Anomaly during the seventh test flight.
Flight test eight currently scheduled for NET Feb 28th.

https://www.spacex.com/updates/

[kdahm]

Starship 8 launch: No Boom today. Boom tomorrow (maybe).

[jemhouston]

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, loses Falcon 9 booster after landing (video)

https://www.space.com/space-exploration ... ding-video

[Belushi TD]

Sooooo.....

There WAS boom tomorrow!!!! (At least from the perspective of yesterday!)

Belushi TD

[Nightwatch2]

I was watching a video on the Dragon capsule separating from the 2nd stage where we’ve all seen a panel floating away.

This is described as the panel “liberating”

The language used by SpaceX is hilarious at times.

We’ve been introduced to RUD (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly) when the vehicle catastrophically blows into smitherines.

Now what we in US military aviation have referred to as Things Falling Off Aircraft are now parts “liberating”

Rapid Unscheduled Liberation- RUL ?

I look forward to the next introduction in space exploration of language (SEL)

[Johnnie Lyle]

I was watching a video on the Dragon capsule separating from the 2nd stage where we’ve all seen a panel floating away.

This is described as the panel “liberating”

The language used by SpaceX is hilarious at times.

We’ve been introduced to RUD (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly) when the vehicle catastrophically blows into smitherines.

Now what we in US military aviation have referred to as Things Falling Off Aircraft are now parts “liberating”

Rapid Unscheduled Liberation- RUL ?

I look forward to the next introduction in space exploration of language (SEL)

I think the Cornfield Bomber called pilot ejection “liberating.”

[brovane]

SpaceX just completed the first manned launch to Polar Orbit. Fram-2, private commercial launch.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/03/fram2-launch/

[brovane]

It is more and more appearing that SpaceX is going to re-use Booster-14 from test flight-7 for test flight-9.

[Belushi TD]

Why is this important?

Belushi TD

[brovane]

Why is this important?

Belushi TD

Booster re-use of Super-Heavy or Fram-2?

[Belushi TD]

I don't understand why reusing Booster-14 from test flight-7 for test flight-9 is important enough to warrant specific mention. They've been reusing boosters for years now. What is going on that makes this particular reuse of booster 14 so important?

I strongly suspect there's information here that I am missing.

Belushi TD

[kdahm]

I don't understand why reusing Booster-14 from test flight-7 for test flight-9 is important enough to warrant specific mention. They've been reusing boosters for years now. What is going on that makes this particular reuse of booster 14 so important?

I strongly suspect there's information here that I am missing.

Belushi TD

It's the first time a Superheavy booster is being reused. There's a world of difference between a Falcon 9 booster and one of these.

[brovane]

I don't understand why reusing Booster-14 from test flight-7 for test flight-9 is important enough to warrant specific mention. They've been reusing boosters for years now. What is going on that makes this particular reuse of booster 14 so important?

I strongly suspect there's information here that I am missing.

Belushi TD

Size matters. The Super Heavy booster alone has more mass at lift-off than the entire Saturn-V Rocket.

IMG_2439-wmarked.jpg

[Belushi TD]

I don't understand why reusing Booster-14 from test flight-7 for test flight-9 is important enough to warrant specific mention. They've been reusing boosters for years now. What is going on that makes this particular reuse of booster 14 so important?

I strongly suspect there's information here that I am missing.

Belushi TD

It's the first time a Superheavy booster is being reused. There's a world of difference between a Falcon 9 booster and one of these.

And THERE'S the info I was missing. I now concur its a big deal, at least this time.

Thanks!

Belushi TD

[brovane]

On more dumb news the Trump Administration has withdrawn the nomination for Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/tru ... _permalink

Apparently he wasn't loyal enough for Trump.

Laura Loomer isn't very happy, blaming it on Deep space operatives trying to damage ties between Musk and Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: Deep State operatives are trying to derail President Trump’s NASA Administrator pick
@rookisaacman
Jared Isaacman before his Senate confirmation vote this week.

A well-placed source tells me Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be the next Administrator of
@NASA was set for a final Senate confirmation vote early next week, but DC insiders are now trying to convince the
@WhiteHouse to pull the plug on Isaacman before his confirmation vote.

The final decision to pull Isaacman’s nomination could come as soon as Monday.

There is reason to believe that Isaacman may be facing retaliation because of his friendship with
@elonmusk . If so, this would suggest there is a coordinated hit job on Isaacman in an effort to damage ties between President Trump and Elon Musk before the 2026 midterms, even though the two of them just held an Oval Office meeting and press conference yesterday where
@POTUS praised Elon for for his generosity, his work at @DOGE , and even gave Elon a key to the White House.

Is President Trump aware of the ulterior motives by some individuals in the administration who have an interest in seeing Isaacman’s nomination pulled?

Let me remind you who Jared Isaacman is. Yes, he has been a liberal in the past like
@elonmusk
, but as it relates to MERIT and his knowledge of Space, his credentials are unmatched.

Here’s what Isaacman has accomplished at 42 years old.

Built a multibillion-dollar company named Shift4 from scratch at age 16
Flew around the world in 62 hours (a world record) to raise money for Make-A-Wish
Co-founded the largest private military jet fleet in the world
Commanded Inspiration4, the first all-civilian space mission
Led the first private spacewalk with Polaris Dawn in 2024
Raised hundreds of millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and child cancer research

And— he gave $2 million to President Trump’s inauguration and probably would have given millions more to GOP causes like
@elonmusk
did.

Isaacman was on track to get over 70 Senate votes. So why the sudden reversal and talks to pull his nomination?

Because the Deep State doesn’t want President Trump to have allies like this in his administration.

This is concerning.
@realDonaldTrump

@JDVance

[Calder]

On more dumb news the Trump Administration has withdrawn the nomination for Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator.

Laura Loomer isn't very happy, blaming it on Deep space operatives trying to damage ties between Musk and Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: Deep State operatives are trying to derail President Trump’s NASA Administrator pick
@rookisaacman
Jared Isaacman before his Senate confirmation vote this week.

A well-placed source tells me Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be the next Administrator of
@NASA was set for a final Senate confirmation vote early next week, but DC insiders are now trying to convince the
@WhiteHouse to pull the plug on Isaacman before his confirmation vote.

The final decision to pull Isaacman’s nomination could come as soon as Monday.

The logic in this article is very strange. On the one hand, it is trying to claim that the deep state is trying to sink Isaacman's nomination to head NASA. Except, he apparently has 70+ votes from senators. Normally, they would be considered part of the deep state. Trump is the one pulling the nomination so are they really trying to argue that Trump is part of the deep state?!?

[brovane]

On more dumb news the Trump Administration has withdrawn the nomination for Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator.

Laura Loomer isn't very happy, blaming it on Deep space operatives trying to damage ties between Musk and Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: Deep State operatives are trying to derail President Trump’s NASA Administrator pick
@rookisaacman
Jared Isaacman before his Senate confirmation vote this week.

A well-placed source tells me Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be the next Administrator of
@NASA was set for a final Senate confirmation vote early next week, but DC insiders are now trying to convince the
@WhiteHouse to pull the plug on Isaacman before his confirmation vote.

The final decision to pull Isaacman’s nomination could come as soon as Monday.

The logic in this article is very strange. On the one hand, it is trying to claim that the deep state is trying to sink Isaacman's nomination to head NASA. Except, he apparently has 70+ votes from senators. Normally, they would be considered part of the deep state. Trump is the one pulling the nomination so are they really trying to argue that Trump is part of the deep state?!?

The claim is that Aides within the Whitehouse are trying to do this. There is some rumors like Musk rubbed a lot of aides the wrong way (which is totally believable). A Aide convincing Trump to drop Isaacman was a way of getting back Musk. Trump has a habit of listening to the last person that talked to him to from a opinion. So it is believable that a WH aide convinced Trump that Isaacman couldn't be trusted. If that is true or not, we will probably never know for sure.

[jemhouston]

I was going post this earlier, but I couldn't find the info I needed to quote


https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-b ... can-space/

As a government nominee Isaacman was now subject to extensive criticism and pressure from across the political spectrum. Furthermore, his personal political leanings now became an issue. It appeared he tended to lean left. He had donated to Democrats. His companies had enthusiastically embraced DEI racial quotas. And it appeared more and more during the confirmation process this spring that he opposed the deep cuts at NASA that Trump was proposing.

Politics is a poison. As power is its main coinage, it forces those who participate in it to play games for power. Quid pro quo becomes the rule. Truth must take a back seat. What you actually believe must always be sacrificed to the faction you have agreed to join.

Apparently, Isaacman and Trump found themselves at loggerheads. Though Isaacman appeared to play the game during Senate hearings, his apparent political differences with Trump made him for Trump increasingly a poor choice. The result was the decision this past weekend to withdraw Isaacman’s name for NASA administrator.

During his first term, Trump was at loggerhead with his own appointee. He wants to avoid that this term.

[PLB]

No reason to appoint somebody who is going to fight you tooth and nail. You'll just have to fire them later, after they've consolidated power and deal with the media fall out.

Most of the space community and the press immediately saw this as a disaster. My take is completely the opposite. First, during the nomination process Isaacman more and more seemed the wrong man for this job. As administrator it appeared he would end up fighting Trump over cuts when he should instead be finding the right way to make those cuts happen. This situation would not be good for either man or the agency.

Paul