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So thanks.

And so I think we have time for one more question, which will be from Sandra Irwin from Space News.

Sandra, please unmute your mic.

Hello, good morning.

So maybe we'll see them launching sooner.

Anyway, anyway, anyway, of course, as I said, probably the biggest space news Well, I'm going to say it's probably the biggest, but it's still some pretty big space news in the last couple of weeks.

Yeah, SpaceX's IPO.

And yeah, it started out at a stock price of $135 and very quickly over a couple of days rose to $200.

No, they're not.

They're going to be driving around in Teslas.

Myself, of course, I'm gonna point out that I know a lot of you come to me for like space news and I'm gonna say I did not actually buy any SpaceX stock.

I did consider it, but what happened? I mean, basically, okay, I got really busy, but I'm gonna say also, Since people come to me for news about spaceflight, I don't actually tend to invest in any space stuff for the simple reason I don't want to be in a situation where I'm looking at my stock price and saying, do I really want to talk about this rocket exploding? Because I would really like to talk about rockets exploding rather than worrying about my stock price.

It's only so surprising that a large number of space SPACs have since been delisted after stock price declines and missed regulatory filings.

Over the last few years, according to Space News, nearly half of the space SPAC companies have announced significant workforce reductions.

Many have since been sold off on the cheap, taken private, given up on space, or even shut down.

There have been numerous failed launches, and the one bright spot on the horizon is that Elon Musk announced over the weekend that SpaceX will start flying Mars missions in just two years time.

The U.S. has it, and we allow them access to it.

And I know this because going all the way back to January 2023, From Space News, this article says, with Starshield, SpaceX readies for battle.

And it talks about exactly what it is.

Like other commercial players, SpaceX is eyeing opportunities fueled by the United States' great power competition with China and Russia.

Demonstrated resilience, et cetera, et cetera.

Integration of commercial space into military operations is the way of the future, blah, blah, blah.

SpaceX has not shared many details about its Starshield product line, and the company did not respond to questions from Space News about the initiative.

SpaceX's website describes Starshield as, quote, secured satellite network for government entities with an initial focus on direct delivery of processed Earth observation data, secure global communications enabled by inter-satellite laser links, and satellite buses for hosting, quote, the most demanding customer payload missions.

All right.

This first story is from spacenews.com, and this is kinda cool tech.

All right? It's, "Space communications startup AnySignal," that's the company, "AnySignal expands into the undersea market."

Hmm.

So US Space Command moves to Huntsville.

Here's a story in spacenews.com, and it says, "Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances." So we're in the process now, the beginning process of US Space Command moving to Redstone Arsenal.

Control over Green Mountain spaceport moves from NASA, the Dark Fleet, to US Space Command.

So I think what this all signifies is that control over Green Mountain has evolved from, at one point, being in the possession of the Dark Fleet, the Fourth Reich, the Deep State, the Cabal, to now being under the control of White Hats, because that's what Amy Eskridge revealed to Michael, that the White Hats were now in charge of Green Mountain.