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Alchemy on the Moon

Planetocracy • 196 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Rocket Technology Space Industry
  1. Blue Origin's Blue Alchemist project aims to develop methods to manufacture goods from lunar materials, starting with producing silicon for solar panels.
  2. Blue Origin's focus on efficiency in their method of Molten Regolith Electrolysis could impact the future space economy by reducing the need for frequent vessel swaps and minimizing the weight of supplies sent to the moon.
  3. Blue Origin faces competition from SpaceX in the race to establish lunar industry, with SpaceX currently holding an advantage in cost-effectiveness and launch capabilities.

Everything you need to know about Themis

Europe in Space • 137 implied HN points • 26 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Rocket Technology Innovation
  1. The Themis project is a reusable rocket initiative developed by ArianeGroup and CNES, featuring the Prometheus engine for cost-efficient rocket production.
  2. Themis has gone through various stages of development, including engine tests, hop tests, and Prometheus engine hot-fire testing.
  3. The project has future implications for upgrades to the Ariane 6 rocket, development of the Ariane Next launcher family, and the creation of MaiaSpace's microlauncher.

Reusability efforts of European launch startups

Europe in Space • 137 implied HN points • 19 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Rocket Technology Innovation
  1. European launch startups are developing innovative methods for recovering and reusing launch vehicle components.
  2. Different startups are exploring varied approaches like using parachutes, grid fins, and deployable blimps for recovery.
  3. Challenges exist in balancing reusability efforts with maintaining payload capacity, especially for microlaunchers.
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Mass Value Report for April 2023

Planetocracy • 157 implied HN points • 30 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Space Exploration Rocket Technology
  1. Starship's growth curve must pick up Falcon 9's momentum to support SpaceX's Mars colonization goal.
  2. Elon Musk sets ambitious goals for Starship flights, aiming for 100 flights by 2025 and 1 megatonne to Mars.
  3. Maintaining a growth rate to meet mass demands for Mars colonization likely to challenge the pace of Artemis missions.