A New Sheriff In Space And It’s Not SpaceX

[@jcristina]

🚀 Space might have a new sheriff, but it’s not Elon Musk or SpaceX being dethroned-it's Blue Origin’s engines trying to play catch-up. In an unexpected twist, ULA CEO Tory Bruno has pitched the Vulcan Centaur rocket as a “space interceptor” to defend U.S. assets in orbit. While Musk’s SpaceX has already revolutionized space travel with its cost-effective Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, ULA struggles to carve its niche, relying on Blue Origin’s oft-delayed BE-4 engines to power Vulcan’s ambitions. Can this bold “space defense” strategy help ULA regain lost ground in the shadow of Musk’s dominance, or is this just another uphill battle for a rocket plagued by Bezos’s delays? Get 1-Month FREE - Use My Starlink Referral jcristina.com/starlink Q: What are your thoughts? Q: Who would like like to see as the Sheriff of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)? Shy? It's OK, please consider placing an emoji 🚀 in the comment area so I know you took the time to watch this video! Thanks in advance! Subscribe, Share, and Like if so inclined! Also, after watching, consider commenting! Can't wait to hear from you in the comments below this video! 1-Hour SpaceX Starlink Setup and Network Design Consultations are available at jcristina.com/product/1-hour-consultation Don't forget to join my Newsletter: jcristina.com/join Super Chats And All Channel Donations Are Warmly Welcome! Thank You! Get a massive discount with PureVPN by visiting jcristina.com/vpn I truly hope you enjoy the video and find value in it! If so, please consider Thumbs Up, Subscribe, and Becoming A Member Of The Channel! For Media & Business Relations Contact 📧 jcristina.com/contact Thank you for supporting the channel! Interested in any products that I personally use? Visit www.amazon.com/shop/jcristina or go to the bottom of this description for direct links. If you would like to get a FREE copy of the Prologue to "How To Create A Digital Fort Knox - Backing Up Your Digital Life" or one of my other FREE books, simply visit jcristina.com/books Consider subscribing to the channel, commenting below, and signing up for my newsletter at jcristina.com/join Interested in any products that I personally use? Visit www.amazon.com/shop/jcristina or go to the bottom of this description for direct links. Highlighted Starlink Hardware I Have Tested In The Past: Ubiquiti amzn.to/3qC554s NetGate amzn.to/3cXiTTv Peplink amzn.to/3OnTsHM UTT Router amzn.to/3nJBLaL TP-link Router amzn.to/3IjkyhP TrendNET Router #1 amzn.to/3nVukx0 TrendNET Router #2 amzn.to/3IGxvm2 Small Battery Backup For Starlink - amzn.to/3ScbcrZ TP-link AC Router - amzn.to/3so07J1 TP-link AX Router - amzn.to/3sf2or8 TP-link Managed Switch: amzn.to/3EQJKZy TP-link Outdoor Access Point - amzn.to/4aXXGkS TP-link Indoor Access Point - amzn.to/3rV6Nzk TP-link Extender - amzn.to/448klJi TP-link Control Module (Gigabit) - amzn.to/4aU0oYB For High-Speed Access Points (ex. Starlink or Cable) TP-Link Control Module (Gigabit) - amzn.to/3rVBqEx TP-Link AC1900 - amzn.to/3Q28y6N For Slower Speed Access Points (ex. ATT) TP-Link Control Module (100Mbps) - amzn.to/3Lduaf3 TP-Link AC1200 - amzn.to/3OLhlsK [ Social Media & Additional Connections ] 📦 20% Off Everything jcristina.com - Code YT20 🆓 FREE eBook jcristina.com/ebook 🌒 Dark Moon Teas DarkMoonTeas.com 🎬 KZbin - kzbin.info 🔖 Twitter - twitter.com/JosephCristina 👀 Instagram - instagram.com/JosephCristina 👨‍💼 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/josephcristina 📖 Facebook - facebook.com/joseph.cristina 📰 Creative Discord Server - community.jcristina.com [ Equipment Used ] 💎 MB ] ASUS - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard - amzn.to/2rmR9LT 💎 CPU ] AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor - amzn.to/2pSCx4S 💎 GPU ] MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card - amzn.to/2rndQ2o 💎 RAM ] Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 - amzn.to/2qo8PIv 💎 DISPLAY ] Dell - UltraSharp 34” Curved Monitor - U3415W - amzn.to/2s6pvTs 💡 Video Lighting - amzn.to/2qrDOnH 🎬 Sony ZV-1 - amzn.to/3rFkfFj 🎬 Canon EOS R & Kit Lens - amzn.to/3lEZIC2 🎙 Electro-Voice RE-20 - amzn.to/37SoBQt 🎙 dbx 286s Compressor - amzn.to/39SLTYY The above are my Amazon affiliate links - if you purchase anything using the links above, you're supporting this channel at no additional cost to you! I appreciate your support!

[@thelmayelland2300]

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[@243jakes]

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[@jonniiinferno9098]

1 - "Non-Trackable" space debris - (nuts, bolts paint chips, etc) are deadly and needs to be captured and disposed of 2 - Dead Satellites - There may be a market for dead satellites - how much would the dead satellite owners/nations pay to maintain control of their dead satellites and keep them out of the hands of their competition/enemies... 3 - Dream Chaser - wouldn't something like Dream Chaser make a better platform for Space sheriff duties ? 🚀🚀🚀 🛰🛰🛰 🌍

[@BornFreeFilms]

Saying there is a new sheriff in space and it is not SpaceX is like saying Michael Jordan in his prime was replaced by a 1st grader.

[@Thabangmapitsing69-ni9rb]

bronny Jr 😂😂😂

[@professorg8383]

an analogy is a thing which is comparable to something else in significant respects. It's a comparison of two things to illustrate a similarity of attributes. I'll agree with there are frequent examples of Musk behaving like a first grader, but as for a basketball analogy, SpaceX is more like a current leading 3 point shooter than an all time superstar!

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

It was my understanding that US Space Force already had these capabilities. If they don’t I’m not sure how effective of Space Force they actually are.

[@kensmith5694]

The US airforce had it for decades before there was a spaceforce.

[@jimmanley7153]

Space Farce doesn’t build or launch ANYTHING other than launching ICBMs by turning keys and pushing buttons - they rely on contractors such as SpaceX and ULA for EVERYTHING else.

[@haralddamm5919]

Takk!

[@jcristina]

Thank you Harold for your support and kindness. Many blessings.

[@richardtrampert3632]

We already have a "Sheriff" in space and it's not SpaceX or ULA. It's the U.S. Space Force that is the "Sheriff' in space.

[@augustolori]

Hello Mr. Cristina, You should remind the CEO of ULA that conquering the market through lower prices doesn't make someone a monopolist. A monopolist is someone who uses unfair or anti-competitive methods to dominate the market.

[@MoNLN-c8p]

Thanks!

[@MoNLN-c8p]

Are you on Rumble or some other platform? I hate contributing to You2b

[@emtdave1]

The idea of a "trash collector" or "debris sweeper" is perfectly valid. So who may have already designed such a payload? Elon, of course... It would need some way to find, then rendezvous with, and "collect/capture" the debris to then push it either into the atmosphere to burn or out into a long period orbit (burning it is probably the easiest/most cost effective approach. As for a "sheriff", that's a slightly different mission. To move quickly, it would need some high impulse thrusters, a navigation/guidance system, and some means of "discouraging / disrupting" the bad actor. Might run into some political issues there... A really interesting set of missions.

[@josephrivas5771]

I don't think space force( US Govt.) will allow civilian companies to intercept or other wise interfere with other countries satellites. So the cruisers might be made by them, Space Force will control them.

[@professorg8383]

It's a wonder they even let Musk on SpaceX property when they launch a DoD or NRO contract! I don't see SpaceX as having the knowledge base to build what Bruno is talking about. But you're correct in that the contractor would not control it, regardless.

[@toddmarshall7573]

A sheriff in space will never work. Space is a big place and no one is the authority over it. No one!

[@denishofman3703]

Grazie.

[@GeoFry3]

So, their solution is to have a defense contractor focus. ULA is a joke.

[@professorg8383]

If you can't defend space, the rest of its uses become irrelevant. Where do you think the development space started from?? It was military and defense use! ULA is no joke! They have primarily been involved in the defense and NRO use of space. They have been the keepers of virtually every major military designed rocket systems. But they adapted some for commercial use too. Tory Bruno, (and his wife too), are real aerospace engineers, unlike huckster con man Elon Musk! SpaceX an launch rockets but they have no expertise in the area of defense systems, where as ULA and its partners are the absolute leaders in this sort of thing. The simple fact is that space has always had military application and you need only look at players like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea to realize that their interest in space has nothing to do with any humanitarian ambitions! Acouple years ago when SpaceX first provided Starlink service to Ukraine, Putin warned Musk of Russia's space weapons that could easily destroy his enterprise and Musk capitulated until DoD stepped in. Keep in mind that if Russia took out everyone of the Starlink satellites, it would not even be considered as an attack against the US. Musk is just a private rich guy who thinks he has the power of a country! Putin reminded him that Musk's "country" had no defensive or offensive weapons. So at best, he's a non player like a privative 3rd world country! As the largest player in space, with the biggest commercial interests of any country, the US government needs to be capable of protecting these assets which play a daily role in virtually every citizens' lives. This is especially true when the other players I mentioned make no secret of desiring to take down US superiority. They don't care that it is primarily peaceful and defensive capabilities. We can hold views that space belongs to all of us and it should only be used for peaceful purposes. And that is indeed what out official position has been since the beginning but the fact is that the very first forays into space was about delivering weapons during WW2. more advanced ICBMs quickly emerged post war by both the the US and the Soviet Union. Although one of the best scientists from Germany, Werner von Braun, had always envisioned peaceful, exploratory uses, the fact is that the die was cast for using space to deliver offensive weapons. Once that Pandora's box was opened, there was no changing that. But the US led the way in finding peaceful uses for space and we probably have developed most all such uses. Unfortunately, most technologies tend to have dual use potential. No idealistic thinking, agreements or treaties can ever prevent non-peaceful uses because it is virtually impossible to verify compliance. That is just reality. If one wants to have an intelligent discussion on the topic, you should read Tory Bruno's essay on the matter. medium.com/@ToryBrunoULA/its-time-to-defend-ourselves-in-space-69608ab3da8f

[@GeoFry3]

@professorg8383 defense contractors, as a rule, are a joke. ULA is just going all in on the whole overcharging, underdelivering contract world. (I can't be bothered with your wall of text.) SpaceX could provide the same launch capability, if not the payload, for a 1/10 of the price in a 1/10 of the time, and provide a weekly launch cadence as needed.

[@professorg8383]

@@GeoFry3 Obviously, you're not too bright. Defense contractors are anything but a joke. And you have no idea what you are talking about regarding overcharging and underdelivering. That's just something you have heard somewhere. How about you provide some evidence of ULA overcharging! Like a GAO report or complaint. My guess is you have no experience or expertise on government defense contracting. I'm guessing you also have no clue as to accounting and reporting requirements. ULA is publicly traded and follows required accounting rules. Space X does not. Elon Musk has multiple fraud charges against him. ULA does not. ULA, although profitable, is hardly excessively profitable, in fact it is considered low by investors. You have no idea about any costs at SpaceX other than Musk claims and he is not required to report these. Musk can say anything he wants and his cost numbers constantly change. He has never once in his life delivered what he promised, when he promised and at his cost estimates. You believe the hype, people with half a brain or more don't! As for launch capabilities, you can't make such a statement without knowing the requirements! SpaceX can not satisfy current level DoD requirements for some developing technology. All you are claiming is based on cult following belief in Musk!! I sincerely doubt you are an engineer of any type and have very limited technological education. Almost none of you Musk groupies are remotely qualified to make such statements. Sorry you are not competent enough to read and comprehend more than sound bite level statements!! Your intellectual deficiencies are not my problem

[@samjubilee6593]

They may be doing Elon a favor, by becoming a military focus, thus taking military focus away from Spacex. I suspect Elon regretted providing Starlink access to Ukraine, thus involving his company directly into the war with Russia and, in essence, making himself & his businesses enemies of Russia. (And more to be regretted, as many increasingly find out how ev il Zelensky's gov't has been. Also involvement with Nato tends to get sticky...)

[@jamescobban857]

The BO BE-4 uses the same propellant combo and delivers about the same thrust as Raptor 2. But BO charges ULA $60M for each engine, and each BE-4 weighs almost twice as much as a Raptor2. Meanwhile Raptor 3 is within months of reaching volume production. Just looking at it an engineer can see that it must cost less than half of what a Raptor2 costs, but has a lower weight and 20% higher thrust. The target manufacturing price of a Raptor3 is only $250K. It also uses propellant more efficiently. How can ULA compete when it is paying *a hundred times as much* for each engine, the most expensive part of any booster.

[@professorg8383]

You're assuming that Musk is reporting true numbers. He's not! He never does give real numbers.

[@RandomBrantley]

The problem with Boing is that they leave defects in their product instead of redesigning the defect out they incorporate it. SpaceX.is willing to redesign the product so that it doesn't have the defect. If you leave defects in a product it leads to other inefficiencies, it also leaves room for confidence in leaving other defects. If a product has undocumented defects that if you get enough of them the design effectiveness varies. If you have variances then you can apply problems that can't be explained. But for a design I would go with a box shaped ship perhaps like a Rubik's cube. That has a shell to get it up there and a shell on the way back like a clam. I have more design ideas, but I don't know anyone in the space industry.

[@setildes]

Great to catch up again, J, hope you are well and looking forward to Christmas.

[@Arturo4586]

Two parts to the activity of a sheriff: 1 )Observe and judge any potential conflict 2 )in case of a problem initiate corrective action There is an organisation , part of NORAD in Colorado Springs , which tracks and predicts the trajectory of ' every ' detectable object. I don't know if they actually warn the interested party, the victim, the potential collision. A simple communication is all it takes. Who does the enforcement do? Or does an avoidment maneuver suffice. Orbital mechanics makes it very unlikely that the potential collision happens again. (Not a recommendation intended) Visitais el cerro Chacaltaya🇧🇴

[@jimmanley7153]

It’s the Space Surveillance Center that gathers info from high resolution ground-based radars with 3-D location precision of meters. Software is provided to launch providers where they can input launch location coordinates, desired time, and orbital inclination. Safe launch time windows for future 24-hour periods are returned, where collisions will be prevented for upwards of a thousand miles in every direction - fortunately, space is still a pretty big place, even in low Earth orbit with thousands of satellites there.

[@guyjordan8201]

It’s a good pivot for ULA, but I think it’s a bit high handed to call it sheriff. Unless they can afford to post upper stage elements specifically to patrol, we’re looking at a secondary function for an upper stage once it has deployed cargo to then putter around for a while. It’s a role I can see applying to every launch provider as a condition of licensing.

[@iPossum]

Agreed!

[@raycap]

This needs to be a joint effort by all space-faring countries because it will benefit every country entering space. It definitely doesn't need a UN-type system (because nothing would ever get started because of petty bickering and bullying); it just needs a commitment from every country that puts anything into space that they will clean up their mess or pay to have it cleaned up. I realise it would be hard to initially bring everyone together, but if we don't start soon it may be too late.

[@ralph72462]

Yes we need these things to keep space safe and clean

[@neilboyle5316]

Great content! Thank you!

[@davidmendonca5992]

Thought about the need to clean up up there, didn’t think about how to accomplish it. This video points the way. Thank you.

[@phillipmcphail8326]

Great content keep it up 👍👍👍

[@rockymntnliberty]

I think the new Sheriff Will be Guardians with a version of Starship as their vessel, and perhaps with something like Dream Chaser in the launch bay.

[@rodgerstrickler730]

👍 Thanks for all your great posts!

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Joe 🌴🌵

[@davidwilkerson1904]

So, what you're talking about is merging a mobility solution with a weapon solution to defend our section of space above North America. There is Space Force that would be ultimately sheriff in that case. But most efficient means of travel combined with tactical weapons to defend our section of space would be the order of the day. Pick your efficient launch system, which is rapidly becoming SpaceX and combine it with effective weapon systems designed for space conditions... who knows at that point. As far as garbage collection is concerned, lots of the debris is tiny, on the order of the size of nuts and bolts. You could fit a few of them in your hand. Instead of pushing each piece, wouldn't it make more sense to collect the resources and reprocess them in space at a sun-powered recycling plant?

[@brentbrowning527]

Astroscale's ADRAS-J this is something I believe is needed now, a sheriff will develop in time, but the junk removal is needed now.

[@edsantos336]

I’d like to see Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator Elect, cut thru ula’s BS and make it competitive bidding and no Cost+ bids. Wouldn’t be surprised if SpaceX is already working on their version. Awesome video! Mad respect 🔥

[@kensmith5694]

SpaceX is doing the thing for the return to the moon. Their poor performance on that contract could disqualify them.

[@hendodon5076]

Yes to both waste management and sheriff!

[@JEFLeb35712]

That is some news. Not sure what to think. I’ll keep watching for more developments.

[@privateerburrows]

Indeed, if all we have is governments in space, a Space Force is all we need; but as private funding and infrastructure in space grow, we will need some kind of Space Police. I guess the old Wing Commander Privateer game was prophetic after all, with its Space Militias as distinct from the Confederate Navy. Will there be pirates and professional hit-men too? As far as cleaning up space, trash collectors, de-orbiting large objects is a must; but we should not stop there; we also need catches for the small stuff, from screws to hand tools and other fine debris. For that we could build Starship deliverable Sponge Bob's that deploy themselves by blowing large aerogel structures in multiple directions, becoming kilometer sized "glue traps".

[@tonymc-dx8xw]

They should collect the garbage to put into holding orbit to be processed in the future. That material is expensive to bring up there. Then sell it to anycompany that wants to process it for less than the cost to bring raw material up there.

[@michaelbarrett6504]

A concept doesn't determine the sheriff. Jared Issacman is the new Sheriff. ULA is just a competitor to SpaceX. Unless ULA is putting up 100 rockets a year, less than that.

[@michaeljohnson9760]

Oh great, Charlie Brown! I don't know about you, but I don't like the sound of my national security being dependent on blue origin engines. lol

[@jonaslarsson8150]

🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@jimmyers2517]

Space Force will be the sheriff

[@JustifiedByFaith79924]

And for the space program between him and musk, they will kick butt

[@edgardorodriguez]

Excellent video thanks

[@JustifiedByFaith79924]

Jarred Isaacman will be the new sheriff in NASA

[@tonywestvirginia]

🚀🚀

[@lannyplans]

Lasers have a lot of range in space, unless a threat has mirrors! Never mind!

[@richardtrampert3632]

Starlink may be good, but it's TOO EXPENSIVE. Starlink needs to be priced competitively with ground base ISPs.

[@AngelaMLins]

Yes, I fid that! Very nice! Thanks❤

[@vs1753]

feel like an in space asteroid mining/ concrete production facility could be useful, especially if the next station is to be an inflatable...

[@patriciaort9172]

🚀

[@lyfandeth]

Seen our X37B recently? No one sees or knows what it does or where it is.

[@jimmanley7153]

Space Farce knows and sees all … sometimes …

[@makmonhoney200]

US space force patrolling the orbit

[@DavidWorsham-v5o]

Sounds great: now show me by doing it !! I would share, but I have no friends.

[@thomasboese3793]

Let's get real! ULA has been launching rockets long before Elon first thought about launching his first rocket (by buying one from the Russians), and yet ULA has done so little. Why hasn't ULA designed and built a new rocket engine? Weird that new guy Elon has designed and built several! (They keep getting BIGGER!) And all Tony Bruno can talk about is 'Don't rush to the bottom in price.' An 'interceptor' would need to be able to be launched quickly, first try every time. On a daily timetable if needed. I don't see ULA doing more than a launch a month at most.

[@TheJirish]

Yes, junk needs to be cleaned up in space, especially in LEO. It will likely be SpaceX assuming someone is willing to pay for it.

[@dannylsharp4714]

🚀 👍🏻

[@jerryherring2436]

🚀🚀🚀

[@andremartel828]

The ULAs delays are all linked to BE 4

[@WarrenLacefield]

Well, a sheriff of sorts, probably yes. I thought you were going to point to Space Force and Guardians. And, yes, we need them too, for different reasons. But you zeroed in on space debris and garbage collectors. And, yes, we may need them most of all. IMO, simply diverting defunct spacecraft and other (so expensive and refined) debris to burn up in the atmosphere is ridiculous at this point. First of all, everything new from now on should come equipped with a (magnetic?) catch & connect point for towing or even refueling. Second, there should be a designated orbit for such junk (or future museum treasures like Gaia). Third, even better, there should be an orbiting space "depot" for garbage collection, holding (perhaps in nets), and future recycling. All of this sort of thing will become feasible and perhaps SOP in the near future, once space-based refueling becomes a standard practice. Looking up from Earth, things in space may seem "slow" but they certainly are not. Being able to adjust the delta-V of objects (via propulsion technologies) is the key to orbital re-positioning as well as graceful Earth, Moon, and Mars re-entry and landings. [Edit] So who might be this kind of sheriff? Could be the UN. Could be some new international body, funded by "polluters." Could very well be SpaceX ... all their StarLink satellites; they being leaders in space-based refueling soon (with Moon-based fuel factories), etc.; could be the Chinese or the Japanese or India; could be NASA (but not really its mission); could be the lowest bidder. This sounds very much a "civil thing" (like filling potholes in the roads). Governments will do their own things for other reasons (as they do in international waters).

[@jimmanley7153]

Prototype standard connection points have already been tested in orbit. Most satellites above LEO are parked in an orbit where they trail the Earth, because bringing them down into the atmosphere would require wasting huge amounts of fuel that would make boosters much larger and heavier with even more fuel needed. Then, there’s deconfliction with EVERYTHING in LEO, which is extremely difficult, because navigation and maneuvering are much less precise in the chaos of reentry.

[@WarrenLacefield]

​@@jimmanley7153 Yes, You make good points. Standard connection points, docking adapters, airlocks, spacesuit interconnects, and so forth make sense to me. Debris in high orbits is less problematic. Fuel depots in space eventually will solve many problems. For cleanup (rather than deployments for "rapid" asset "protection"), there is no hurry. Rendezvous, reboost, and repositioning can be slow, but routine and efficient.

[@davidbrannon7518]

should not the space force be keeping law and order in the solar system as well as in orbit?

[@joshm3342]

3:45

[@kwilliams2239]

Once again, a TV sitcom (QUARK) becomes reality.

[@EK--ry3lr]

📡🚀

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

I just want to be a space cowboy.

[@garyhargett7677]

🚀👍

[@noleftturns]

In the government it's all about being the cheapest nothing else matters

[@drfirechief8958]

Space guardianship. I believe that if there is going to be a sheriff, SpaceX will be it simply because they can get there cheaply and rapidly. But, I believe debris clean up is more likely and even inevitable. The debris problem is a more immediate and immanent threat. Over the years debris has built up and the need for a safe operating environment has become a national security priority. Even more necessary than a sheriff in space. As spacecraft get cheaper to launch and the need to have satellites for all of the terrestrial uses, safe space will more and more become a priority. Most of space law enforcement can be done on the ground. But space clean up must be done in space. It's slowly getting more and more crowded in LEO. So there is much less room for error. Joe have you ever considered that you don't have a cold. Between all the rain and the pine this time of year in Florida, plus getting a little older (no offense) that you have a mold or pine allergy? I live in central Texas, one of the allergy capitals of the country. Trust me, allergies feel like you're sick but you're not. Get tested or take some allergy meds and see. Just a thought.

[@oldmanonthehill8661]

I remember a show on TV . Early 70’s man went to space , he figured out how to come back into earth’s atmosphere by doing it slow i. If Elon can do that he would be the space junk man/ Sheriff/cowboy .

[@lannyplans]

How about a sticky gooey impactor that carries momentum but does not shatter a satellite/projectile, but covers its surface. Yes “Space Paintballs”, that’s the ticket!

[@kensmith5694]

That could work but I think a large net would be better. The net only needs to be on a very slightly different path to carry the garbage down out of of orbit.

[@jimmanley7153]

@@kensmith5694- Concept prototypes have been tested with orbiting targets, with mass production probably starting to ramp up in about five years, and taking at least another five years to achieve minimally-useful numbers.

[@kensmith5694]

@@jimmanley7153 Remember that some military stuff can't be talked about and this is such a case.

[@jameswilson5165]

Duck Dodgers and his Acne Sticky Ball launcher. What could go wrong?🚀🛰

[@SkipMichael]

🏁

[@KD0LRG]

Falcon light, you don't need a payload just a bullet. If we had to wait for ULA to launch in the 2 years of delays it would take them to get off the pad it would be over before it started 😂 I think that mini space shuttle is a defense weapon just flying around waiting for a target.

[@1voluntaryist]

As S.M.R. recommends: "Never bet against Elon Musk." I concur. Talk is cheap. Elon delivers.

[@kensmith5694]

There is a really long list of things Elon failed to deliver. You may want to look at the record. Is there a base on Mars yet? How is that return to the moon going? Look into it and you will see.

[@alanhart9992]

Bruno is throwing stuff against the wall and see what sticks.

[@Kosmickid_Kidd]

Go look at 1979 Salvage-1. Picking up Space Salvage is not a new thing. But needs to be worked on

[@EriknocTDW]

Space police be like "stop resisting!" multiple times as they're firing at your engines and weapons systems to render them inoperable.

[@windmolenfarm8030]

I'm sorry J. is it pronounced Val kan or as it is spelled Vulcan (like in Star Trek). Just asking?

[@windmolenfarm8030]

Or, was that a tongue firmly in cheek as in Falcon (Valcon?). Just let us know. Thanks, love your channel.

[@davidcolwell614]

Elon has enough to do. Troy for sheriff.

[@middletnpyro]

Clearly VUL-CAN says VAL-CAN instead 😂🤔🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@russquattlebaum1122]

get well soon

[@arthurhamilton5222]

Blue Origin has a proven reusable launch vehicle. It just happens to be sub-orbital. They have a potential reusable launch vehicle sitting on the pad, now.

[@arnoldsmith5754]

new lawman in space to watch for aggressive actions we will see

[@windmolenfarm8030]

[@getone007]

It will not be ULA, this type of technology will make use of hi power lasers with dynamic targeting and tracking control by AI, it going to be hard to beat the speed of light, and if the technology is deployed correctly, impossible to trace or track.

[@jimmanley7153]

Ummm … what, exactly, would a high-powered laser (which would mostly be diffused by heating the atmosphere) do to actually MOVE a satellite in a controlled and predictable way in the direction of DEORBITING the object within our lifetimes?

[@getone007]

Laser would be space based

[@sagreene70]

[@lyfandeth]

Bag the trash--and send it down to anyone who didn't pay their share of the collections costs. 😮

[@jcristina]

🤠 love it

[@RudiJock]

At @7:30 your opinion is Musk will remain Sherif. I agree. Cost, unfortunately has a LOT to do with anything space related. As for speed... How many launches this year so far? Developing, implementing, manufacturing? SpaceX hands down. If Space needs it, SpaceX can deliver (and I am not just saying transport).

[@mikelee-i3b]

sooo...the defense dept and more or less congress basically wants multiple options for launch redundancy ... this makes sense...however....for the most part all these potential providers for the most part have only traditionally had one launch system....so if Vulcan fails or has issues we need a backup.......etc etc............on that premise I say spacex has 3 very active launch systems ...falcon 9...... falcon heavy.... and lets face it...starship if you don't already consider it a full success.. it is very much that...if reaching orbit was starships only goal then that is already accomplished...what is being pursued now is full re-usability which means nothing to the plan ULA put forth or that the space force would need for a "space Interceptor" bottom line is the bottom line.....spacex has 3 different rocket systems that are very much proven...ULA has none at this time and will only have one later if Vulcan actually works more than ONCE...and Jeff Bozo has nothing at all.........and all these supposed competitors are way overpriced and way too unreliable........ so if the space force and the defense dept require redundancy then they already have it with spacex's 3 different launch platforms... with the new DOGE and the likely ramifications that will come with it along with the Trump administration ....it is highly doubtful the space force or the defense dept will be allowed to simply waste taxpayers dollars on wasteful and unreliable redundancy.... cutting the wasteful government subsidies and simply letting ULA die on the vine would actually provide the necessary revenue to get this space interceptor if not fully funded.. then at the very least a good start towards that end.. ....Boeing and Lockhead Martin have made enough money on NASA cost plus contracts with terrible results to show for all our taxpayer revenue expended....and they still have their bread and butter business's to fall back on and hopefully straighten out.... once starship becomes fully reusable....and this will happen sooner that later......the cost to space will drop to at least one quarter that of a falcon 9 launch........at that point who in their right mind is going to pay for a 100+ million dollar launch??? until someone comes along and can do somewhere in the same price and reliability ballpark then we as a nation are going to be stuck relying on spacex as the only financially and reliable way to carry out our national security missions......and yes that will be a monopoly... but monopoly's were only broken up due to their abusing predatory pricing and leveraging factors to give themselves an unfair advantage....so far this has been exactly the opposite of what has been happening and until we see otherwise, should be embraced if anything do to the incredible technological progress it has entailed....

[@sagemage8651]

[@outaandabout4041]

[@GlenKowalchuk]

Do you remember the THUNDERBIRDS?

[@jimmanley7153]

Totally reusable … between weekly episodes 😃😃😃

[@peterpumpkineater301]

[@JohnBailey-lw2ok]

[@MrGunderfly]

flawed metaphor. the "sheriff" will be the head of the space force. space force, as sheriff, will have a gun wrack on the wall of his office. this rack will include weapons like some form of the "ULA Valcon" (aren't they for sale BTW?), as well as any other make and model of tool that can be used by the sheriff and his deputies in insuring law and order in orbit. the analogy you make of the ceo's of these tech companies as being the "sheriff" is a bit off... it's the head of the space force who will be the sheriff, not the owner of the gun factory. also, every space faring nation will want its own sheriff to cover the same "county-of-earth-orbit".. it'll be more lake cartels fighting over territory, than the Andy Griffith Show.

[@darthclone2002]

🌘⭐🌒

[@donaldhiles_k9sgz428]

😊

[@jcristina]

🤠

[@jasonlockhart4647]

The big pieces aren't the problem. We can see them. It's all the small pieces and with the vastness of space. I don't see it happening unless you Add some type of net and traveled thousands of miles an hour rotating the world

[@jimmanley7153]

… also right through the orbits of The Big Stuff … DUH 🙄🙄🙄

[@lyfandeth]

Fastest way to get from here to there may be to say in reverse orbit. Your combined approach velocity will be Real Damn Fast and your encounter window fairly small, but you be hauling ass unless you brake all the way. Which crestes an orbital height issue, but that happens with every delta v.

[@jimmanley7153]

The idea isn’t to slam into anything at twice orbital velocity, which would trigger the Kessler Syndrome, pulverizing everything in space and resulting in millions (and probably more) of uncontrolled deorbiting events. Controlled capture and deorbiting to burn up in the atmosphere is the goal.

[@Pooh2-s4q]

Star Wars.

[@anthonyanselmo6840]

[@theoldman6]

[@lucvilleneuve7927]

I realy really wish it was spacex the new sheriff

[@markk171]

Great Idea...they might get something like that in what...30 years perhaps? 🤣

[@jimmanley7153]

SpaceX can get it done in Elon’s infamous “Two Weeks” massive underestimates … which are typically two years long in Normal People Time. To be fair though, they Do The Impossible … Late.

[@kensmith5694]

The US has had the ability to take out enemy assets in space for decades now. It is a system than launches from a fighter. It doesn't need to be orbital, it just is guided to the thing to be removed and takes it out. The path it is on is going to be sub-orbital and in many cases in the reverse direction to the enemy craft. It is not cheap but it is far cheaper than what is being proposed. SpaceX is waaaaaay behind schedule on its heavy lift thing for going to the moon. They have also spent all of the budget on that project. Giving them another contract seems like a bad idea at this point. It would mess with the focus. Reuseability may be very over rated. The cost of the craft is higher and you have to carry extra fuel for the return flight. For unmanned stuff simple solid fuel rockets may work out cheaper

[@jimmanley7153]

What the Air Farce has is a sledge hammer behind glass that has “For End of the World Emergency Use ONLY” etched on it, because it will trigger the Kessler Syndrome, eventually pulverizing everything in space. It is NOT for garbage collection in a neighborhood every Thursday at 5 AM.

[@richardjackson8221]

J, it’s Vulcan no Valcan. Think Mr. Spock’s homeworld..

[@vdub5030]

Where's the "a" in Vulcan, that is, the first "a", after the V. There isn't one! Its pronounced "vuhl·kn", not "val·kn". Just saying.... 🙂