January 2021 – Generation Mars

January 30, 2021

SpaceX and the FAA

What’s going on with SpaceX and the FAA? Well, it appears to be complicated. But, with SN9 and SN10 stacked up at the launch pad, let’s hope they resolve their issues soon.

What’s really going on with Elon Musk, the FAA, and Starship?

In the end, it’s likely that cooler heads will prevail.

Ars Technica

January 29, 2021

Iceland?

Recent study suggests early Mars may have been very much like Iceland.

Was early Mars wet and warm, or dry and cold? Yes.

We know there's water on Mars. And lots of it. Thing is, it's frozen. With the polar caps, and under the surface even down to mid-latitudes, when you talk Martian water you're talking ice.

SYFY WIRE

January 28, 2021

Family photo

Here’s an image taken by something we built that is out there right now looking back at us. If that doesn’t make you stop a moment and say “huh”, I don’t know what will.