Lady Jane

The Little Robot’s Secret Garden🤖 Short story by Grok Imagine

In 2029, Apophis, a ~370m asteroid, will pass just ~31,000 km from Earth. That’s ~1/10 the distance to the Moon. Inside the orbit of geostationary satellites. Visible to the naked eye. Impact risk this time is low, but the flyby could shift its future trajectory. A direct hit would mean a ~1 km crater and regional devastation. That’s why becoming multiplanetary matters.

Gwynne Shotwell says SpaceX wants a Moon settlement and manufacturing facility within 10 years, ideally five. The plan includes building AI-powered satellites and data centers directly on the lunar surface through NASA’s Artemis program.