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Former NASA Astronaut Calls Out Elon Musk for Wanting to Curb Ukraine’s Use of Starlink
This past Saturday, ex-astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, criticising his company for planning to prevent the Ukrainian military from using Starlink to control drone strikes. With typical Muskian bluster, the billionaire said he didn’t want his devices to “enable escalation of the conflict that may lead to WWIII.”
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The Year Ahead in Spaceflight
A lot happened in space in 2022, including NASA’s historic Artemis 1 mission to the Moon. The sequel, Artemis 2, won’t happen for another two years (at least), but that doesn’t mean we’ll be neglecting the lunar environment in 2023. Over a dozen lunar missions are planned for the coming year, some public and some…
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Ex-SpaceX Employee Said He Was Shoved Aside to Make Way for Younger ‘Frat Bro’ Staff
A former SpaceX employee said the company is rife with a kind of “frat bro mould” that has no place for any experienced person over 40 years old.