An official government report just confirmed NASA's corrupt practice in awarding commercial contracts. In our SpaceX vs Boeing rant we explain in detail how SpaceX has been achieving far more with less budget provided by NASA. Of course, updates on SpaceX Starlink network and SpaceX Starship development can't be missing in this week's space news. ------------------------- NAVIGATION THROUGH THE VIDEO: ------------------------- 0:51 As we know, SpaceX and Boeing both received contracts from NASA within the commercial crew program. Whereas Crew Dragon, SpaceX manned capsule for sending astronauts to the ISS once again from American soil, is almost ready to launch, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is still far away from fly-ready. Besides, a seat in SpaceX's crew dragon capsule would only cost 55 million USD as compared to the 90 million USD price from Boeing. 2:09 However, an official report just revealed that Boeing actually received almost double the amount of money for the same project from NASA! Of course we would like to see more and more NASA and SpaceX collaboration, but such an insane level of unfairness and corruption in the spaceflight industry can't just be tolerated. 4:52 SpaceX's latest Starlink satellites launch with a Falcon 9 rocket was a full success. And we can't explain often enough why Starlink is such an important project and why SpaceX is making Starlink: the huge revenues generated by the Starlink high speed internet will fully finance SpaceX Starship / Super Heavy development and eventually enable us to fly to Mars and beyond. 7:24 The MK1 Starship prototype at SpaceX Starship build site in Boca Chica could perform its first 20 km test flight as early as next month, where we could also expect Elon Musk's famous skydiver SpaceX starship landing maneuver to be performed. Over in Florida, the Starship launch mount at the Kennedy Space Center is progressing nicely as well. 8:19 The seasonal fluctuations of the methane and oxygen level, detected by NASA's Curiosity rover, increase the possibility of active Martian life form. ------- ?Subscribe for more entertainment? ------- https://www.youtube.com/c/JixuanSebastian?sub_confirmation=1 ------- ✅Recommended videos✅ ------- We've given an overview over all potential Mars landing sites for Starship (based on a collaboration project between NASA and SpaceX): https://youtu.be/PeQTcN4IJSM (the Mars part starts at 6:01) We've proposed solutions for two big problems of Mars colonization (low-g environment and intense radiation): https://youtu.be/5l-4LEn4EJ8 Our latest updates on SpaceX, Starship & other ongoing space flight programs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmfwVwnxbklZ5jzKo-CPqc_6NvAvMZx5A ------- Interesting resources to look up: ------- The official document from ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jznZKpyemU

We are quite amazed by Elon Musk's ambitious claim about Starship's moon landing timeline from his recent interview with TIME, as well as the first successful untethered Starhopper lift-off. Besides, the Asian space agencies aren't sleeping either, as we have some truly exciting stuff to report about China's Tiangong-2 space station and India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission. --------------------- NAVIGATION THROUGH THE VIDEO: --------------------- 1:03 The first untethered SpaceX Starhopper flight reached a height of around 20 m. We're looking forward to the next Starhopper raptor engine test within the next few weeks, where the Starhopper is supposed to reach a height of around 200 m. 2:10 In an interview with TIME Magazine, Elon Musk hinted that an unmanned Starship could already fly to the Moon in 2021, and a crewed Moon landing could just follow SpaceX Dearmoon mission in 2023. Besides, SpaceX would and probably will be financing all these missions on their own, as NASA currently is still sticking to their SLS and the Lunar Gateway for their 2024 Artemis moon mission. 3:15 Since SpaceX orbital Starship prototypes in Cocoa, Florida, and Boca Chica, Texas, are scheduled for the first orbital tests by late 2020, and SpaceX would be able to draw revenue from their Starlink Internet satellites as of 2021, there is indeed a good chance to see Starship/Super Heavy bringing humans back to the Moon before NASA's Artemis / SLS plan. 4:11 If NASA would switch from SLS to Super Heavy and SpaceX moon lander after SpaceX's successful moon landing in 2023, Elon Musk's Mars colonization plan would certainly also get an additional huge push forwards. 5:46 With regards to Starship's atmospheric re-entry design, SpaceX might switch from the liquid methane bleeding to the classic heat shield tiles. 6:35 SpaceX successfully launched their 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission for NASA, and the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket also perfectly flew back to the landing zone at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Currently the Cargo Dragon spacecraft is safely docked to the ISS. 7:13 India successfully launched their Chandrayaan-2 moon mission, mainly in order to detect the presence of water ice at the lunar South Pole. The Indian lunar lander together with a small rover are supposed to land on the moon by September. 7:54 China's Tiangong-2 space station reentered the atmosphere under controlled conditions after almost 3 years of successful operation. China is already planning for the next and larger space station by 2022, and the Chinese Moon Program shouldn't be underestimated either. We'll certainly keep you updated on any further developments through our channel! So according to Elon Musk's interview with TIME, Starship status quo looks quite pr ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP9zu5eKWzs