I remember the book well; published when his fame as an 'alternative' and edgy comic started to wane. I preferred Gridlock.... we find out towards the end that STARK actually stands for Star Ark, a ship that's been built for billionaires by billionaires so they can escape Earth after destroying it through greed. The book's actually a lot funnier than I'm making it sound.
I think you're in luck - AFAIK it is likely to have both names on it.I just want to see a human walk on Mars.
I really don't care whether the spacecraft that gets them there has NASA livery or SpaceX.
Oh dear. Reports of an explosion on French news!
I wouldn't be putting my name down for its first manned mission...Meh.... this was only a prototype, and 'Rapid Prototyping' means that the ones that follow (of which there are many) will be redesigned to avoid the likelihood of a repeat of the less-than-ideal outcome experienced by this version that went up today.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if we see SpaceX skip the next 3 or 4 iterations that are already assembled or part-assembled, in favour of jumping ahead to the next version which is able to be fully constructed without the unsuitable components.
I expect to see some disassembly being carried out in the shipyards at Boca Chica.
You get lunch with @Floyd1, at a motorway services of your choice, within a 37 minute drive of Wrexham.Do I get a prize or summat?
Rather odd reasons though. "Further technology development" The technology existed in 1969, that could be an excuse for never going. Safety driving everything is laudable but the venture is inherently risky. Apollo's casualties were on ground based tests. It will probably come down to the oft re hashed remarks possibly originally by John Glenn.Not entirely unexpected, but disappointing nonetheless.
From BBC News
Artemis: Nasa delays crewed return to the Moon's surface
US space agency astronauts won't get to walk on the Moon again until September 2026 at the earliest.
It represents a slip of a year in the previously targeted date for the return of humans to the lunar surface that was last achieved in 1972.
Nasa says the delay to what's known as its Artemis III mission will enable further technology development.
Fundamentally, the agency still doesn't have a craft to put astronauts on the Moon or spacesuits they can wear.
Announcing the delay, agency administrator Bill Nelson said safety drove all timing considerations. "We won't fly until we're ready," he told reporters.