Lunar
Molten Regolith Electrolysis: The Cathode Metals the Moon Makes, and in What Order
With lunar cargo near $100,000/kg, every gram of regolith-made iron or silicon counts. Here's what the cathode produces, and in what order.
Space
Finance
SpaceX IPO: What $1.77 Trillion Actually Buys (SPCX)
Our sum-of-the-parts finds $700B–$1.1T of reasonable value in SPCX. The remaining trillion rests on Starship, orbital compute, and Grok.
Space
Blue Origin New Glenn, the BE-4 Engine, and Blue Ring: A 2026 Strategic Assessment
A 2026 strategic assessment of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, the BE-4 engine, the 7×2 and 9×4 configurations, and the Blue Ring orbital platform.
Lunar
How to Extract Aluminum from Lunar Regolith: Electrochemical Routes vs. Hydrochloric Acid Leaching
Electrochemical extraction of aluminum from anorthite and lunar regolith achieves 96% oxygen yield, far exceeding hydrochloric acid leaching.
Space
Who Will Launch ASTS BlueBird Satellites Now? New Glenn Delays, SpaceX, ISRO, and 2026 Cadence Risk
New Glenn’s explosion puts ASTS launch cadence under pressure as SpaceX, ISRO, and other providers become critical backup paths.
Space
Could Blue Origin’s New Glenn Explosion Delay Artemis? LC-36 Damage and NASA’s Moon Base Logistics
How New Glenn’s LC-36 explosion could disrupt Artemis, Blue Moon cargo, rover delivery, and NASA’s Moon Base logistics.
Lunar
Artemis Lunar Base 2026: What the Program Costs, What the Moon Has, and Who Is Winning the Race
Artemis II flew April 2026. The first crewed landing slips to 2028. ISRU is TRL 4. Ice abundance is unconfirmed. China targets 2030.
Space
Super Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles 2026: Starship V3, SLS Artemis IV, New Glenn, Long March 10, GAO Affordability, and SpaceX S-1
SLS costs $43,000 per kilogram. Starship has never completed a full mission profile. China targets the Moon by 2030. The super heavy lift race is on.
Space
Aldrin Cyclers Explained: How Earth–Mars Transfer Orbits Could Become Interplanetary Shipping Lanes
Aldrin cyclers could turn Mars travel into recurring logistics routes, using reusable deep-space habitats and timed transfer craft.
Astronomy
Displacement Cosmology: The Intra-Singular Information Model
A speculative cosmology model proposing our universe as a black hole interior shaped by spacetime displacement and information flow.
Futurism
Vacuum-Splitting Warp Geometry: A Zero-Integral Toy Model for Exotic Stress-Energy Compensation
A speculative vacuum-splitting warp drive model exploring zero-integral stress-energy, negative energy limits, and QEI constraints.
Astronomy
Gravitational Wave Communication: Can You Actually Use Spacetime Ripples to Send a Message?
A lab emitter radiates 10⁻²⁷ watts. LIGO detects black hole mergers at 10⁴⁹ watts. That 76-order gap is why gravitational wave communication is TRL 1.