More about this. When Gwynne Shotwell said a few months ago that Starship will soon eclipse Starlink as Space x’s most important asset, I didn’t fully understand what she meant. Her message is more clear now. Space x is in the closing stages of permitting a Starship base and launch facility in Florida. It’s expanding the Texas Starship facilities. With its 200ton capacity and reusable rockets, the commercial applications of starship will be enormous and far more advanced than anything else. Space Force is looking at military uses, particularly logistics. In-orbit rocket refueling will begin in a year or so. Amazing things are in store.All the Musk animosity shows me is just how thoroughly f-cking stupid most are. Here’s a guy whose only major sin is agreeing with Trump about how inefficient, costly, and wasteful government is. (Something that we all should know). His recognition of the problem and no- bullshit technical way to fix it has led millions from Sheryl Crow to normally intelligent posters here to belittle, insult, and threaten him. Why? He is doing a helluva job even if people are not self-assured enough to recognize it. There simply is no way to give the country a kumbaya group hug and do what needs to be done.
Meanwhile, Space X is doing amazing things. The raptor enigine is the world leader in rocket science and Musk explains the simplicity of the third version very well. Space x is way ahead of the world In metallurgy and 3-d printing which will soon be taken from rocketry to civilian and military applications. Musk posted the details about yesterday’s flight delay—his day job. Yeah, the guy is autistic and doesn’t do emotions, but his willingness to bring his ability to fixing government operations is good for all of us.
![]()

Shotwell predicts Starship to be most valuable part of SpaceX
While Starlink is becoming a moneymaker for SpaceX, the company’s president believes that Starship will have a bigger long-term impact.


News | A New Era for the Space Coast: SpaceX Announces Starship
SpaceX is accelerating the expansion of its Starship operations beyond Texas, bringing production and launch capabilities to Florida’s Space Coast.


Space Force eyes SpaceX’s Starship for future rocket cargo delivery missions
The Space Force is keeping tabs on test flights for SpaceX’s new Starship megarocket for future rocket cargo missions.
