Elon Musk is Remaking the US Space Program w/ Tim Fernholz
05 15 25
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Elon Musk is Remaking the US Space Program
Tim Fernholz
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Fernholz to discuss how Elon Musk’s influence in the White House is shaping the US Space Program, why he’s pushing NASA toward Mars instead of the Moon, and whether the Starship rocket is in trouble.
Guest
Tim Fernholz is a senior reporter at Payload Space and the author of Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race.
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Links
- Tim wrote about Donald Trump’s NASA budget and Jared Isaacman’s confirmation hearing.
- The Wall Street Journal wrote about Elon Musk’s plans to get NASA to refocus on Mars.
- Trump’s proposed budget aims to cut NASA’s science budget by 47% as part of a larger 24% cut to the agency’s top-line funding.
- SpaceX’s Starship rocket is running into serious problems.