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Elon is MAD. SpaceX Starship HLS Update. Uncensored. Jim Bridenstine lobbies against Elon and SpaceX Nov 10, 2025

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With the scale of Starship and the technological breakthroughs it is engineered to achieve, SpaceX is moving at a historically rapid pace. Starship provides unmatched capability to explore the Moon, thanks to its large size and ability to refill propellant in space. One single Starship has a pressurized habitable volume of more than 600 cubic meters, which is roughly two-thirds the pressurized volume of the entire International Space Station, and is complete with a cabin that can be scaled for large numbers of explorers and dual airlocks for surface exploration. For comparison: each of Starship’s two airlocks have a habitable volume of approximately 13 cubic meters, which is more than double the space that was available in the Apollo lander. Cargo variants of the Starship lander will be capable of landing up to 100 metric tons directly on the surface, including large payloads like unpressurized rovers, pressurized rovers, nuclear reactors, and lunar habitats.To return Americans to the Moon, SpaceX aligned Starship development along two paths: development of the core Starship system and supporting infrastructure, including production facilities, test facilities, and launch sites — which SpaceX is self-funding representing over 90% of system costs — and development of the HLS-specific Starship configuration, which leverages and modifies the core vehicle capability to support NASA’s requirements for landing crew on and returning them from the Moon. SpaceX is working under a fixed-price contract with NASA, ensuring that the company is only paid after the successful completion of progress milestones, and American taxpayers are not on the hook for increased SpaceX costs. SpaceX provides significant insight to NASA at every stage of the development process along both paths, including access to flight data from missions not funded under the HLS contract.Both pathways are necessary and made possible by SpaceX’s substantial self-investments to enable the high-rate production, launch, and test of Starship for missions to the Moon and other purposes. Starship will bring the United States back to the Moon before any other nation and it will enable sustainable lunar operations by being fully and rapidly reusable, cost-effective, and capable of high frequency lunar missions with more than 100 tons of cargo capacity.

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❓ABOUT The Elon Musk PodcastThe Elon Musk Podcast takes an in-depth look into the world of the visionary entrepreneur. From SpaceX's mission to colonize Mars, to the revolutionary underground transportation network of the Boring Company, to the cutting-edge technology of Neuralink, and the game-changing innovations of Tesla, we cover it all. Stay up to date with the latest news, events and highlights from the companies led by Elon Musk.

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TESLA 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting | Tesla Nov 07, 2025

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Tesla 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting | Tesla

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NASA Artemis II Launch Update and News - Elon Musk Podcast Nov 04, 2025

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NASA Artemis 2 Mission 2025 explores the first crewed Artemis flight, the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System rocket, the Moon mission timeline, the astronaut crew, and NASA’s plan to return humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17. This episode covers the Artemis 2 launch date, the mission objectives, the flight profile, the lunar flyby trajectory, and the crew training updates. We break down the NASA Artemis program, the Artemis 1 results, and how Artemis 2 prepares for Artemis 3 and the future lunar landing.

Learn about the Orion capsule systems, the SLS Block 1 rocket performance, the crew safety systems, the mission milestones, and NASA’s deep space exploration goals. Hear detailed analysis of the Artemis 2 astronauts, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, and discover how their historic lunar orbit mission advances human spaceflight.

This episode also explores the NASA Artemis timeline updates, the Starship lunar lander integration, the Gateway lunar station plans, and international collaboration through ESA, CSA, and JAXA. Get expert commentary on the Artemis 2 mission risks, the Moon return strategy, the spaceflight technology, and NASA’s roadmap for Mars exploration.

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Tesla FSD or Wayve? Hands-On San Francisco Drive Review & ADAS Insights (2025) Nov 03, 2025

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I break down Business Insider’s San Francisco ride with Wayve’s AV2.0, compare it to Tesla’s FSD on performance and strategy, and explain what the results mean for automakers and drivers now and over the next two years.

SpaceX Simplifies Starship Plan to Speed Artemis 3 Nov 01, 2025

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SpaceX says it’s streamlining Starship’s design for Artemis 3 to land astronauts on the Moon sooner, but NASA’s growing impatience and new competition from Blue Origin make the stakes higher than ever. We break down the new plan, the 2026 refueling demo, and what it means for America’s return to the lunar surface.

Tesla’s $1 Trillion Question Oct 31, 2025

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Tesla shareholders vote on November 6 on a performance award for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion. I break down what the plan pays for, why the board says Tesla risks losing Musk if it fails, where CalPERS and ISS land, and how ownership and autonomy targets shape the outcome. Sources include Reuters, the Financial Times, and new statements from CalPERS ahead of the Austin meeting.

How Elon's Politics Torched a Million Tesla Sales Oct 30, 2025

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A Yale study says Musk’s partisan turn cost Tesla 1.0–1.26M U.S. sales. I break down the math, the market whiplash, and who scooped up those buyers.

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Tesla’s $1 Trillion Question Oct 28, 2025

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Tesla’s board just asked shareholders to approve a performance award that could pay Elon Musk up to $1 trillion. I break down the letter from Robyn Denholm, the proxy pushback from ISS and Glass Lewis, the Delaware overhang, and the dilution math from opposition filings, then map the vote timeline and what each outcome means for control and strategy.

SpaceX Moves $402M in Bitcoin Oct 27, 2025

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SpaceX Moves $402M in Bitcoin

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Elon Musk's Tesla 2025 q3 investor relations Oct 24, 2025

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Elon Musk's Tesla 2025 q3 investor relations call

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