Ed

Good science. Yeah, absolutely. Well, let's talk about Artemis. I think this is a big piece that the American public doesn't fully grok. that we have this effort. And maybe you can just lay out for us the case for Artemis, lay out for us the case for Mars, tell us about the relationship between the two and the timelines.

Good science. Yeah, absolutely. Well, let's talk about Artemis. I think this is a big piece that the American public doesn't fully grok. that we have this effort. And maybe you can just lay out for us the case for Artemis, lay out for us the case for Mars, tell us about the relationship between the two and the timelines.

And why? Yeah. Why are we doing?

And why? Yeah. Why are we doing?

What is there to do on the moon? Why should we go back? What is the purpose?

What is there to do on the moon? Why should we go back? What is the purpose?

and we should colonize Mars? We should build a colony on Mars?

and we should colonize Mars? We should build a colony on Mars?

So let's talk about... getting there and achieving some of the other missions that we might have as a country, as a species and the relationship with private industry Elon believes he can get payload into orbit for $10 per kilogram with the Starship platform, which is call it a roughly 100x reduction in cost. Yeah. Maybe more.

So let's talk about... getting there and achieving some of the other missions that we might have as a country, as a species and the relationship with private industry Elon believes he can get payload into orbit for $10 per kilogram with the Starship platform, which is call it a roughly 100x reduction in cost. Yeah. Maybe more.

Depending on the point at which you're measuring it, maybe 1,000x reduction in cost. And that unlocks the potential to do these things in an economically viable way, going to the moon, going to Mars, etc. Why shouldn't NASA be more fully embracing of this private industry capability? Is it because it's Elon or is it because it reduces money going to defense contractors?

Depending on the point at which you're measuring it, maybe 1,000x reduction in cost. And that unlocks the potential to do these things in an economically viable way, going to the moon, going to Mars, etc. Why shouldn't NASA be more fully embracing of this private industry capability? Is it because it's Elon or is it because it reduces money going to defense contractors?

What is the motivation against going all in on this company, SpaceX or companies like it that have built these competencies that would have been unfathomable just a few decades ago but are real here today?

What is the motivation against going all in on this company, SpaceX or companies like it that have built these competencies that would have been unfathomable just a few decades ago but are real here today?

Totally. So just to compare last week, Space Epoch, a Chinese rocket company completed its first sea recovery test. So much like we saw a few years ago with SpaceX, they had a vertical launch and they landed back in the ocean about 125 second flight. The key question a lot of folks are now asking, has China caught up? Is this a space race? Why does it matter?

Totally. So just to compare last week, Space Epoch, a Chinese rocket company completed its first sea recovery test. So much like we saw a few years ago with SpaceX, they had a vertical launch and they landed back in the ocean about 125 second flight. The key question a lot of folks are now asking, has China caught up? Is this a space race? Why does it matter?

Because isn't space big enough for everyone?

Because isn't space big enough for everyone?

So that gives them the high ground with respect to weapons systems, with respect to observational platforms, sensors, et cetera, right?

So that gives them the high ground with respect to weapons systems, with respect to observational platforms, sensors, et cetera, right?