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The daily companion for following SpaceX as a public company (Nasdaq: SPCX). Starship, Falcon, Starlink, Dragon, Starshield, the SPCX market picture, and the Musk compute stack — xAI, Grok, Colossus, and Cursor — with sources, community buzz, one honest counterpoint, a dedicated AI & Compute segment, and a daily engineering deep dive. Not financial advice.

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Ep 76: Recovering Ship 40 after weeks at sea will show how much structural and thermal data… Aug 21, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Recovering Ship 40 after weeks at sea will show how much structural and thermal data survives saltwater exposure for the next round of Starship iterations. Top News What is the benefit of getting S40 back to Texas at this point? The upper stage has spent roughly a month in saltwater after its Indian Ocean splashdown. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sa_0B3yKKc 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 75: Regulatory steps in South Africa and India move Starlink closer to new markets while… Aug 20, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Regulatory steps in South Africa and India move Starlink closer to new markets while Louisiana site talks advance launch options. Top News SpaceX Finally Gets In The Room With ICASA, But Starlink’s SA Door Stays Locked SpaceX met with South Africa’s Independent Communications Authority for the first time in formal hearings on Starlink licensing. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSPW2uJcgns 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 74: Falcon Heavy’s selection for the 2028 Dragonfly mission shows how heavy-lift capacity… Aug 19, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Falcon Heavy’s selection for the 2028 Dragonfly mission shows how heavy-lift capacity directly enables long-duration outer-planet rotorcraft flights. Top News NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in July 2028 The mission will spend six and a half years crossing the solar system before landing on Titan. Titan’s surface features weather, seasons, rivers, and seas of methane and ethane. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y6ZpiujzOg 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 73: Recovering Starship Ship 40 after 24 days at sea supplies the first long-duration ocean… Aug 18, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Recovering Starship Ship 40 after 24 days at sea supplies the first long-duration ocean-exposure data for upper-stage reuse planning. Top News SpaceX Starship recovery spotted by photographer, 'incredible to see' A photographer captured images of the Starship upper stage under tow near the Florida coast during its return from open ocean. The vehicle had spent roughly 24 days adrift before SpaceX recovery teams secured it. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccVjT5Evayo 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 72: Starbase expansion plans in south Texas would add launch pads and production space that… Aug 17, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Starbase expansion plans in south Texas would add launch pads and production space that directly raise the ceiling on Starship flight rate. Top News Elon Musk’s Starbase wants to expand in south Texas The proposal targets additional acreage south of Boca Chica for new pads, integration buildings, and support infrastructure. Local filings describe the need for more simultaneous vehicle processing to support higher launch cadence. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWbc2R1plgQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 71: Falcon 9's 38-minute coast-to-coast cadence shows how rapid booster recovery and parallel… Aug 16, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Falcon 9's 38-minute coast-to-coast cadence shows how rapid booster recovery and parallel pad processing are lifting annual flight-rate ceilings. Top News SpaceX sets launch record with two Falcon 9 missions 38 minutes apart Two Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from opposite U.S. coasts with a 38-minute-31-second separation. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZMwlUeLzQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 70: Starship still lacks an orbital refueling demo after thirteen flights, keeping the revised… Aug 15, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Starship still lacks an orbital refueling demo after thirteen flights, keeping the revised 2028 Mars cargo window dependent on solving that single bottleneck first. Top News Title: ScienceBlog.com SpaceX has shifted its first uncrewed Mars landing target from 2018 to no earlier than 2028 across successive updates. The decade-long pattern of schedule slips centers on unresolved Starship milestones. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZIlMSfF2VU 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 69: Plans for a new Starship static-fire site in Florida move the upper-stage catch test… Aug 14, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Plans for a new Starship static-fire site in Florida move the upper-stage catch test campaign closer to dual-coast operations. Top News Starship's 14th Flight Could Launch as Early as Late August, Marking First Attempt at Tower Catch of Upper Stage The upcoming flight would mark the first attempt to catch the Ship upper stage with the launch tower arms rather than the Super Heavy booster. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKEKG5-Gpc 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 68: Starship 14's planned tower catch tests the lighter booster's recovery hardware and moves… Aug 13, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Starship 14's planned tower catch tests the lighter booster's recovery hardware and moves rapid reuse one flight closer. Top News Title: SpaceX will ‘catch’ Starship #14 SpaceX plans to attempt a tower catch on the Super Heavy booster during the Starship 14 flight test. The booster carries updated hardware for the lighter vehicle configuration now in testing. A successful catch would demonstrate controlled descent and tower alignment on the revised design. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_MuDQcS19Y 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 67: Starship's push toward 100-ton lunar deliveries reframes the hardware requirements for… Aug 12, 2026

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SpaceX Daily Starship's push toward 100-ton lunar deliveries reframes the hardware requirements for routine Moon cargo runs. Top News SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites. Why the Stock Is Rising. — Barron's (2026-08-12) The launch added another batch of satellites to the constellation from Cape Canaveral. The mission used a Falcon 9 booster on a trajectory optimized for the current orbital plane. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh1qG3pVp3E 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

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