{"id":22598,"date":"2021-08-18T01:25:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets\/"},"modified":"2021-08-18T01:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:25:31","slug":"spacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Super Heavy ready for flight in a few weeks, Artemis EVA suits &#038; more Elon tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"14990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/06\/27\/elon-tweets-this-week-starlink-for-airplanes-starship-updates-and-competition-in-space\/elontweets_featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ElonTweets_Featured_Derek\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Blue Origin continues to attack SpaceX\u2019s award of the Human Lander System contract for Artemis, SpaceX remains hard at work towards the first orbital launch from their \u201cnon-existent\u201d spaceport. More so, Elon has criticized Bezos for holding back the Artemis program in the very ways that Bezos has previously spoken against. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-17330\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Table of contents<button class=\"toc-toggle\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toggle table of contents<\/span><\/button><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"toc__list\">\n<li>SpaceX\u2019s role in NASA\u2019s Artemis program\n<ul>\n<li>Starship lunar lander HLS award<\/li>\n<li>Elon offers to build EVA suits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orbital Starship work continues at Starbase<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Mechazilla\u2019 Starship catching mechanism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spacex-s-role-in-nasa-s-artemis-program\">SpaceX\u2019s role in NASA\u2019s Artemis program<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-starship-lunar-lander-hls-award\">Starship lunar lander HLS award<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since NASA first selected SpaceX to provide the human landing system for Artemis, Blue Origin and Dynetics have been protesting their win. NASA had originally planned to select two landing systems in order to provide redundancy, however as a result of the available funding (and in line with their contracts) they opted to only award one to SpaceX for Starship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the GAO protest was denied, Blue Origin continues to fight for a spot both in court and online. 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https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/lunar-starship-complexity-infographic.jpg?resize=150,113 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1339px) 100vw, 1339px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Blue Origin infographics on Starship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Elon may be known for his childish humor from time to time, it is odd to see these actions coming from the companies themselves rather than an individual.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-17330',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon responded to the graphics simply, stating that 16 launches being necessary is unlikely. A lunar starship won\u2019t need the same heat shield and flaps as a Starship landing on Earth, due to the lack of atmosphere. With the reduced mass and lower gravity of the moon, a lunar Starship would not need to be entirely filled, and will potentially need somewhere between four and eight flights.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 719px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=derekiswise&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1425474903436939266&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F08%2F16%2Fspacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets%2F&amp;sessionId=3e6fd77f83d217ba8fa000e03366f3c955d0f647&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1425474903436939266\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued by pointing out the Bezos proclivity for lawsuits. Notably, SpaceX themselves have both sued and protested contract awards in the past, but this particular battle seems to feature a lot more public mud-slinging.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elon-offers-to-build-eva-suits\">Elon offers to build EVA suits<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon may be confident in SpaceX ability to have Starship ready for Artemis, but NASA\u2019s new EVA space suits will not be. The new suits for Artemis will cost over a billion dollar before they are ready for flight, which won\u2019t be until at least April of 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to this Elon criticized the 27 contractors and vendors being used to produce the suits as \u201ctoo many cooks in the kitchen\u201d and said SpaceX could do it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178331954853244147=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SpaceX could do it if need be<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The one billion dollar cost is notably more than Falcon 9 and cargo Dragon development.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orbital-starship-work-continues-at-starbase\">Orbital Starship work continues at Starbase<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As more behind the scenes work continues on Lunar Starship, SpaceX\u2019s work towards the first orbital flight of Starship is on full display down in Boca Chica. While Starship 20 and booster 4 were rolled back to the high bay following stacking, the two will be returning to the Orbital launch pad soon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 620px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=derekiswise&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1425670276256251908&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F08%2F16%2Fspacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets%2F&amp;sessionId=3e6fd77f83d217ba8fa000e03366f3c955d0f647&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1425670276256251908\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fast pace is illustrated by Elon\u2019s new timeline to have the Orbital stack ready for launch: a few weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 771px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=derekiswise&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1426715232475533319&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F08%2F16%2Fspacexs-super-heavy-ready-for-flight-in-a-few-weeks-artemis-eva-suits-more-elon-tweets%2F&amp;sessionId=3e6fd77f83d217ba8fa000e03366f3c955d0f647&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1426715232475533319\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already being in mid-August, we\u2019re well past the original July target, but that\u2019s far from surprising. While in a few weeks Starship and Superheavy may be physically ready for flight, we are still waiting for the Environmental review which will be the main cause for delay.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mechazilla-starship-catching-mechanism\">\u2018Mechazilla\u2019 Starship catching mechanism<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we haven\u2019t seen any official look from SpaceX at what the catching mechanism for Starship will look like, Elon\u2019s reply to ErcXspace\u2018s render gives a better idea of what the final catching tower will be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178331954853244147=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty close. Booster &amp; arms will move faster. QD arm will steady booster for ship mate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the launch tower catching both Starship and the Super Heavy booster, a launch of Super Heavy will certainly be a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-help-support-space-explored\">Want to help support Space Explored?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Derek on Twitter or Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shop on&nbsp;Amazon or directly support Derek by becoming a member of their&nbsp;Patreon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Blue Origin continues to attack SpaceX\u2019s award of the Human Lander System contract for Artemis, SpaceX remains hard at work towards the first orbital launch from their \u201cnon-existent\u201d spaceport. More so, Elon has criticized Bezos for holding back the Artemis program in the very ways that Bezos has previously spoken against. 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