Open access secure global communication technology will be enabled by space based satellites running Lightning Network nodes that you pay per bit with BTC, and DIY hardware for a ground terminal. This will be great for global FOS, i.e. being able to say what you want without the risk of a government that can stop and/or censor you. The only drawback is that criminals get the same capability.

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At anytime in the past, I would have stepped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon. But not now. Recently, falcon9 had several issues with 2nd stages and lost a first stage after landing. Also, Starship FT7 and FT8 went wrong and human resources were shifted from F9 to SS. And Elon Musk used to be cheering people up but I would guess that SpaceX workers are not happy with their neofascist company owner. He is too busy with chopping things up, for example NASA. The agency that is his client. All in all, I would not trust my life in the hands of this company now. Godspeed crew10!

What will happen to Exomars and its partnership with NASA, while NASA is being slaughtered by the DOGE? Time to move to Ariane 6 and hire the fired JPL team for helping out with the landing?

Who gets the nukes if the USA becomes the DSA?

Bringing humans to Mars and back to Earth requires at least 66 Starship launches. And none of those launches should create fireworks in the Caribbean like FT7 and FT8. We are not there yet. No stars and stripes on Mars in this Trump term.

Ariane 6 first commercial launch a succes. Starship FT8 a failure. Intuitive lunar lander toppled into a crater. Just the last day in Space.

Firefly Blue Ghost M1 lander is on the Lunar surface. Congrats to the team!

Hope the fascists like trump, musk, afd, wilders buy a lot of memecoins. Going downhill all the way.

People being misled that US is going to put stars and stripes on Mars in this Trump term. Very maybe, we will see an uncrewed Starship land on Mars in the coming 4 years. Note that 7 Starship tankers are needed to fully load up a Mars bound Starship that can land a payload of about 35 ton on the surface. If a crew would be onboard they would be stuck. To bring them back either you have to build up a CH4 production & tank farm, or deliver a Mars Ascent Vehicle and a return starship filled up by Starship tankers from Earth. Both options require about 50 Starship launches from Earth.

The lights are fading in the once shining city on a hill, that was once the USA. Law and order, freedom of speech is only for law, order and speech that is liked by a few. Muskjugend going in government agencies bringing down websites., Trump wanting land grabs for real estate fantacies where a genocide is going on. If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck. This is not a 'probably'. It is fascism and I dont want anything to do with it. Shame on the Trump voters.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Completes Integrated Launch Vehicle Hotfire. Launch planned for january 6. https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn-completes-integrated-launch-vehicle-hotfire