SpaceX has just officially unveiled its AI1 satellite, the first generation of its AI satellite.

Overall Specs:
• 150 kW peak compute payload
• 120 kW average compute payload
• 70 kW per ton
• Compute provider interchangeable

Dimensions:
• Wingspan: 70 meters
• Deployed… https://t.co/KB0WGfp6t5 pic.twitter.com/qR6wEvs2da

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 8, 2026

Stuff like that longer video just blows my mind. He and his various teams are just running laps around the science fiction I grew up reading. I can't wait to watch it all take place before my eyes.

Artemis III astronauts announced.

Mission Specialist Andre Douglas who was a back up for Artemis II. First spaceflight
Mission Specialist Francisco Rubio. Holds record for longest American spaceflight at 370 days on Expedition 67 to the ISS
Mission Pilot Luca Parmitano. ESA astronaut with 2 spaceflights and a year in space
Mission Commander Randolph Bresnik. Flew on STS 129 (Shuttle Atlantis) and Expedition 52/53. Served as ISS commander.

is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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that is the current plan

Parmitano is the astronaut who almost drowned on a spacewalk due to an issue with the water coolant in his spacesuit leaking into his helmet. Pretty wild story.

AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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Need to get Artemis III behind us first. Orion has some issues to deal with to even perform that mission.

Ag83 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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Need to get Artemis III behind us first. Orion has some issues to deal with to even perform that mission.

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Orion might have the least unknowns of the three vehicles.

clw04 said:

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Ag83 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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Need to get Artemis III behind us first. Orion has some issues to deal with to even perform that mission.

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Orion might have the least unknowns of the three vehicles.

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Maybe, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some significant hurdles to clear to be able to perform that mission.

clw04 said:

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Ag83 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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Need to get Artemis III behind us first. Orion has some issues to deal with to even perform that mission.

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Orion might have the least unknowns of the three vehicles.

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Well it exists. That's a huge advantage for sure!

It's certainly the vehicle of choice for escaping a Siberian gulag. Frozen poop knife is a must.

Kenneth_2003 said:

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clw04 said:

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Ag83 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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is Artemis IV the mission going for lunar landing?

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Need to get Artemis III behind us first. Orion has some issues to deal with to even perform that mission.

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Orion might have the least unknowns of the three vehicles.

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Well it exists. That's a huge advantage for sure!

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Very true but if it's being asked to perform a mission its design can't handle, does that really help?

Just to give you an idea of the size of the proposed Terafab building, here is what it would look like overlaid on the College Station map.



Edit: I asked ChatGPT to redraw it assuming it was 5 units long and 2 units wide, and this is the result:

The 100MM sqft number works out to 3.58, call it 3.6 sq miles

That assumes the total is one one floor.

Duffel Pud said:

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That assumes the total is one one floor.

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they should build a 100 story high rise at a million/floor! that would be a sight to see!

Here's a video demonstration of the new Artemis 4 plan where Starship HLS will perform the Trans-Lunar Injection with Orion docked to the lander. https://t.co/iMwfIEubEz pic.twitter.com/TyFdqeD5Vw

— Truthful🛰️ (@Truthful_ast) June 9, 2026

Tailgate88 said:

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Just to give you an idea of the size of the proposed Terafab building, here is what it would look like overlaid on the College Station map.

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The real question is if it can be seen from space with the naked eye.

Kansas Kid said:

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Tailgate88 said:

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Just to give you an idea of the size of the proposed Terafab building, here is what it would look like overlaid on the College Station map.

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The real question is if it can be seen from space with the naked eye.

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Nah. The real question is can Don Adam see it from the top of his empty building.

Tailgate88 said:

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Just to give you an idea of the size of the proposed Terafab building, here is what it would look like overlaid on the College Station map.

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Some of the interior layout designs have been leaked

A single Starship launch will deploy 60 next-gen @Starlink V3 satellites and add 61,000 Gbps of network capacity. By comparison, a Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink V2 satellites adds 2,600 Gbps.

In other words, one Starship launch will add as much capacity as 23 Falcon 9 launches… pic.twitter.com/Ah79JLsmn3

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 10, 2026

will25u said:

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A single Starship launch will deploy 60 next-gen @Starlink V3 satellites and add 61,000 Gbps of network capacity. By comparison, a Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink V2 satellites adds 2,600 Gbps.

In other words, one Starship launch will add as much capacity as 23 Falcon 9 launches… pic.twitter.com/Ah79JLsmn3

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 10, 2026

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Make starship happen already damnit

After 24 years. The very last private SpaceX launch happens in 24 hours pic.twitter.com/NdBXxu3IAf

— CobsonLovesStarship (@StarCobShipSon) June 10, 2026

Waffle Parties?

pic.twitter.com/Is2MNMnbI7

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2026

From what Elon talks about I think this was actually made last year.

Ok, this is kinda funny.

Just quick surface math:

For 1 kW continuous power in space you need ~4 m² solar panels. This power will ~100% end up as heat. Additionally, we have ~4.6 kW solar heat not transformed into power. Good operating temperatures for computer chips are 80°… https://t.co/ZrbckM1HlX

— Aeneas (@Phrankensteyn) June 10, 2026

The tower at SLC-37 is getting vertical.

The LR13000 crane is officially active lifting the first of nine modules for the first Starship tower at Launch Complex 37.

Does this pad have an official name yet @TurkeyBeaver

📷 @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/lIR57w4WqB pic.twitter.com/DC4HqnOfwk

— Julia Bergeron (@julia_bergeron) June 11, 2026

normaleagle05 said:

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The tower at SLC-37 is getting vertical.

The LR13000 crane is officially active lifting the first of nine modules for the first Starship tower at Launch Complex 37.

Does this pad have an official name yet @TurkeyBeaver

📷 @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/lIR57w4WqB pic.twitter.com/DC4HqnOfwk

— Julia Bergeron (@julia_bergeron) June 11, 2026

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What's the weekly rate on that LR 13000?

$150,000-$250,000?

I have the Lego version that is much cheaper to operate (but I still need to build it).

IPO day bump.

https://t.co/4caWgIWZXN

— Niall Anderson (@INiallAnderson) June 12, 2026

So, mid july? Florida spotters/residents/vacationers might be able to see flight 15 from KSC around September?

Saw a post on insta that due to SpaceX employee equity program as many as 4000 employees, 20% of their workforce, could become millionaires today. There have been internal opportunities to sell and company buy backs at times, so it muddies the exact waters. This even includes janitors and cafeteria workers.

https://instagr.am/p/DZaSd01m3xn

Edit for a couple typos

So today is the day Elon becomes a TRILLIONAIRE!!!