Jaret Matthews
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Jaret Matthews
@endeffector
CEO / founder of @astrolab_space | Formerly SpaceX & JPL
We are going! With Artemis II's launch, we've taken another step toward a long-term presence on the Moon. Here's a recap of the historic mission so far – and a preview of what's to come. Follow along as four astronauts continue their journey around the Moon and back: nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/
SpaceX has the best people
Building a Moon base is going to take rovers, power, communications, and more. Astrolab and our FLIP and FLEX rovers are ready to help build the infrastructure that will support long-term human presence on the Moon.
To build a sustained human presence on the Moon, we are building @NASAMoonBase, prioritizing surface operations and scalable infrastructure. - Frequent robotic landings and mobility testing including MoonFall drones - Starting in 2027 nearly monthly cadence of equipment and rovers with scientific payloads landing on the Moon. - Investments in power, communications, and surface mobility - Scalable infrastructure to support long-term human presence The objective is clear: build the foundation for an enduring lunar base and take the next step toward Mars.
Most people know @Reddit as the $27 billion dollar company. Almost nobody knows about Mark White In 2004, @alexisohanian was at an entrepreneurship conference in Singapore when he pitched his UVA Commerce professor an idea over drinks. White had seen hundreds of student pitches. He told Ohanian it was one of the best he'd ever heard. Ohanian emailed his roommate Steve Huffman that night: drop everything, we need to do this. Huffman had been planning grad school. Ohanian had been planning law school. Neither of them went. That idea became Reddit. Mark White is my professor today. I sit in class today where every lecture my mind wanders to that night in Singapore... a professor who could have nodded politely and moved on, but instead told Ohanian to go all in. Who wanted to join the board. Who already knew people to call for capital, that's not just encouragement, that's belief. He is the best professor I've ever had and honestly, after seeing this email, it makes complete sense. The same energy he brings to the classroom is exactly what Ohanian needed in that bar in Singapore.
I think many people still don’t realize that we aren’t just going back to the Moon, we are going back to the Moon with several orders of magnitude more capability. Starship HLS is going to have 135x the living volume of the Apollo LEM!
Wanna work/intern for a space company but you’ve exhausted all of the job apps for NASA & SpaceX?? I gotchu! Below is a thread of some of the coolest space companies in the business. From rockets to satellites to payloads, its all here👇✨ 🚀
Okay team. Here it is. A 28 m resolution global map of the planet Mars, viewable on Google Earth. The starter version with just 271,790,899,200 pixels. One of the most beautiful things I have ever made. Please, enjoy! drive.google.com/file/d/19SoSdM…
I want to know that feeling where you worked at SpaceX for several years earning a decent wage but have a bunch of RSU’s and/or stock options fully knowing you will instantly become 7-8 figures rich next year overnight… Not jealous. Ok a little jealous.
NASA astronauts took their first drive on the moon 54 years ago. Now, three companies are competing for a NASA contract to build a new lunar rover for use starting with the Artemis 5 mission in 2030. cbsn.ws/3L45MRQ