PostsCommentsPayoutskiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 1 hour agoIf a Moon or Mars colony declares independence, can someone on Earth become a citizen without ever going?So the question of the day is: If a Moon or Mars colony declares independence, can someone on Earth become a citizen without ever going? Passport, vote, tax. No longer governed…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 13 hours agoWill we only trust Starship if it lands like a plane of the Space Shuttle?Will we only trust Starship if it lands like a plane of the Space Shuttle? That is the question people keep asking when they watch a belly-flop flip into a late Raptor relight.…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 13 hours agoThe Isaacman Effect - Week 37The Isaacman Effect - Week 37 | Starship reaches orbit, Artemis Accords expand to 76 nations, Starliner plots its return, and Crew-13 launches today. Commercial momentum and…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • yesterdayA laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely? The prize is not a box of rocks in Houston. The prize is answers. Age, chemistry, organics, context, and whether Mars ever held anything…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • yesterdayTo Chicken on Mars, or not to Chicken? That is the question?To Chicken on Mars, or not to Chicken? That is the question? Once people live in large rotating habitats around Earth and in settlements on Mars, and once those places grow…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 2 days agoMade with AI - Who Gets the Stamp?So the question of the day is: If the company is real and the workers are AI bots and robots, does the product still need a Made with AI stamp? The company produced it. Does it matter?kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 2 days ago1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best?1,000,000 vs 1,000 - which is best? Elon Musk has said for years that a self-sustaining Mars city needs about a million people and on the order of a million tonnes of cargo. If…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 2 days agoToday in Space History - Two Quiet Firsts on 29 SeptemberSome dates stack. 29 September keeps returning with the same kind of first: not a parade, just a craft that opened a door and left a habit behind. Today in Space History - A…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 3 days agoToday in Space History - Four Quiet Turns on 28 SeptemberSome dates stack. 28 September keeps coming back with the same kind of moment: not a parade, just a craft that did what it said it would, and left a habit behind. Today in…kiwithinker (65)in STEMGeeks • 4 days agoWhere is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026?Where is Starship 40 today 28 Sep 2026? Ship 40 remains aboard the Boskalis Forte. She's well west of last week's mid-ocean track. Latest AIS puts her in the equatorial South…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 4 days agoKiwiThinker's log, stardate 3442.9855KiwiThinker's log, stardate 3442.9855. 🌌 "When you look at the Earth from the vantage point of space, our planet looks like a little blue marble. Seeing our world from that…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 4 days agoStarship and Nova Hot-Staging - Same Kool-Aid?Look at the Starship and Nova hot-staging frames. I think those engineers must have been drinking the same Kool-Aid. 🤔kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 4 days agoToday in Space History: A Flag Above the Earth Today in Space History - A Flag Above the Earth Stardate 2496.2920 (SEPTEMBER 27, 2008) On the morning of 27 September 2008, Zhai Zhigang opened the hatch of Shenzhou 7 and…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 4 days agoToday in Space History: A Slow Path to the MoonA Slow Path to the Moonkiwithinker (65)in STEMGeeks • 5 days agoIs the Tesla Semi the Mars Vehicle Everyone Needs?So the question of the day is: Is the Tesla Semi the Mars vehicle everyone needs? Cybertruck works for fast, long runs. The colony still needs bulk haul and mobile habitats.…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 5 days agoKiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.8065KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3442.8065 🌌 The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a storm that's been raging for at least 400 years. #Q1Lskiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 5 days agoThree New Laws of RoboticsI think I've discovered the three new laws of robotics. Make them cheap Make them fast Make them look after people Coming soon to an android near you.kiwithinker (65)in STEMGeeks • 5 days agoNASA's Nuclear Space Engine - The Photos Are Free. The Engine Is Not.NASA is building toward a nuclear space engine. Their photos are free. So will the engine be free too? No. NASA pictures taken by staff as part of the job usually sit in the…kiwithinker (65)in StemSocial • 5 days agoToday in Space History: The Tower That FiredToday in Space History - The Tower That Fired Stardate 1181.2057 (SEPTEMBER 26, 1983) About ninety seconds before a planned night launch to Salyut 7, a valve on the Soyuz-U…kiwithinker (65)in STEMSpace • 6 days agoStarlink, Starmind, and Low Mars Orbit - Earth Isn't the GoalWe talk about Starlink and Starmind as if Earth is the goal - what if it's not. Sure, everything Elon does has a benefit on Earth, but weigh that against one of his key life…
