Mars is dead! Long live the Moon! Jake and Anthony kick around the recent flurry of SpaceX news—the IPO, data centers, and a focus on the Moon.

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• Episode 228 - The SpaceX Reverse Mortgage - YouTube
• SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it - Ars Technica
• Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden? - Ars Technica
• SpaceX Sets $800 Billion Valuation, Confirms 2026 IPO Plans - Bloomberg
• SpaceX-xAI Deal Blurs Musk’s Once-Clear Space Exploration Mission - Bloomberg
• Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program - Ars Technica

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Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.

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• Episode 227 - They Make the Rocket from One Factory (with Alastair Storm Browne) - YouTube
• Amazon.com: Building the Space Infrastructure: Developing the Cis-Lunar Neighborhood eBook : Browne, Alastair: Kindle Store
• Amazon.com: Cosmic Careers: Exploring the Universe of Opportunities in the Space Industries eBook : Browne, Alastair Storm, Karinch, Maryann: Kindle Store
• Who owns the moon? One man's lunar claim | Space
• The Space Review: US space resources law needs clarification by Congress

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Jake and Anthony are joined by noted industry watcher Pat O to talk about Rocket Lab’s development of Neutron in the Mid-Atlantic.

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• Episode 226 - Missiles are Rockets (with Pat O) - YouTube
• Rocket Lab's Electron's First Launch from Wallops Island - YouTube
• pat o. 🚀 on X: “Here's a treat to whet your appetite for Mid-Atlantic Rocket Lab happenings, while we wait for the launch of the HASTE VAN mission. Activity at Rocket Lab's Middle River, MD facility seems to be ramping up. The facility was recently acquired through Lockheed Martin.”
• pat o. 🚀 on X: “Update on Rocket Lab's Facility in Middle River, MD. The wrapped structure from my last update is still on-site, but it now has a covering over it.”
• pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 10 The Neutron tank structure sees it's first rainfall today since being moved outside last week, but it now has a cap. I think the red and grey hardware may be for the transport trailer. Stay dry, tank buddy.”
• pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab Middle River Update January 21 The tank structure seen being worked on over the last few weeks appears to have collapsed sometime in the last 18 hours. No word on whether this was planned as part of testing or not.”
• pat o. 🚀 on X: “Rocket Lab's first Neutron fairing "Hungry Hippo" has been loaded onto a barge to presumably begin the next leg of its journey. Currently alongside the barge is the tug Northstar Integrity. The next destination is currently unclear.”
• Rocket Lab Neutron Test Update | Rocket Lab
• Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo Fairing Arrives at Virginia Launch Site Ahead of First Neutron Flight | Rocket Lab

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