Comments on: The Middle East in Space https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David M. Cook https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1373696 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:46:31 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1373696 Hotels in space can‘t happen until there‘s a way to get there. SpaceX is making it happen for the US. I hope we have more than two players at the end of the day: Mr. Musk & the Chinese government!

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1373116 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:29:31 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1373116 The money the Saudis waste on Noem would be better spent on space.

]]> By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1372650 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:15:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1372650 Oops, sorry for double paste!

]]> By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1372649 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:14:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1372649 This doesn’t sound good, from SpaceX website:

“After further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A new target launch date will be shared once confirmed.:
“After further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A new target launch date will be shared once confirmed.”

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1372647 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:31:34 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1372647 In reply to Paul G Heit.

Paul G Heit: Your comment made me realize that I had typed “Artemis” twice when it should have been “Abraham.” This is now fixed.

The Artemis Accords were not a big factor in this particular story.

]]> By: Paul G Heit https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/the-middle-east-in-space/#comment-1372645 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:44:33 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=90757#comment-1372645 The bouncing around between Abraham Accord and Artemis Accord is confusing!

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