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NASA’s “Inspiration Tour” this year has taken the space agency on the road, with jet flyovers at NFL and SEC stadiums, Moon rocks at tailgates, and visits to labs and campuses across America. It all leads to MAX POWER at Kennedy Space Center, Nov. 7-8.

At NASA’s Artemis Acceleration briefing at Kennedy, Jared Isaacman and his team met skeptical questions with hardware, schedules and a clear message: it’s time to get back to the Moon.

A Cybertruck convoy from Starbase, Texas, rolled down to Pecan Island, then into Abbeville for the first Bayou Gumbo Launch: all-you-can-eat gumbo, Geno Delafose on stage, and a community welcoming its future.

A NASA-led Space Academy, Starfleet-style, is moving from executive order to reality, and states are lining up to host it. Here’s how the race started, and where it stands now that the bid deadline is Nov. 16.

After watching Starbase, Texas rise from afar, SpaceX’s choice of a nearby Louisiana location for its newest Starship home inspired a life redirect and a trip west.
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