The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 469 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over this past week, we witnessed an engineering breakthrough from Elon Musk's SpaceX. The successful launch and recapture of the SpaceX Starship booster marks a pivotal moment in the future of space travel, showcasing advancements in reusability and cost efficiency. SpaceX is paving the way for a new era where space access becomes more routine and affordable, pushing the boundaries of what is possible beyond Earth's orbit. But remember, Elon Musk is frowned upon by the political elite. Instead of commemorating this occasion and encouraging this innovation, government bureaucrats have instead chosen to stifle Musk by denying his request for additional rocket launches. Also, we are another week closer to the election and it appears Kamala Harris is getting increasingly desperate.
Elon Musk's Starship Breakthough
Space - SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-upper-stage-chopstick-catch-elon-musk
Economist - Starship will change what is possible beyond the Earth
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/16/starship-will-change-what-is-possible-beyond-the-earth
Progressives vs. Progress
NYT - California Rejects Bid for More Frequent SpaceX Launches
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/spacex-launch-california.html
LA Times - SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-16/spacex-political-bias-coastal-commission-lawsuit
Kamala's Bret Baier Interview
Fox News - VP Harris to sit down hours from now with Bret Baier for first Fox News interview
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-harris-sit-down-hours-from-now-bret-baier-first-fox-news-interview
Kamala Is Getting Desperate
Reuters - Harris could join Joe Rogan podcast in hunt for male votes, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-could-join-podcaster-joe-rogan-an-interview-sources-2024-10-15/
Yahoo - Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/harris-trump-polls-tighten-predictit-173916471.html
