Chris Lewicki
@interplanetchris.bsky.social
Space Industrialist, entrepreneur, engineer and “near-futurist” focused on the economic development of space.
The greatest gift I ever received was from Mark Zuckerberg, and he'll never recoup the cost.
Not because it was expensive. Because it's impossible for him to buy back.
Not because it was expensive. Because it's impossible for him to buy back.
October 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The greatest gift I ever received was from Mark Zuckerberg, and he'll never recoup the cost.
Not because it was expensive. Because it's impossible for him to buy back.
Not because it was expensive. Because it's impossible for him to buy back.
In 2009, my thesis advisor looked at me with that 1000-yard stare and said something that changed everything:
"Chris, real explorers burn their boats."
Here's what he saw that I couldn't:
"Chris, real explorers burn their boats."
Here's what he saw that I couldn't:
October 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In 2009, my thesis advisor looked at me with that 1000-yard stare and said something that changed everything:
"Chris, real explorers burn their boats."
Here's what he saw that I couldn't:
"Chris, real explorers burn their boats."
Here's what he saw that I couldn't:
Here's an idea: @elonmusk and @rookisaacman should visit the International Space Station before they consider accelerating its destruction. Go on a spacewalk to perform some maintenance.
February 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here's an idea: @elonmusk and @rookisaacman should visit the International Space Station before they consider accelerating its destruction. Go on a spacewalk to perform some maintenance.
Great, inspirational film featuring a lot of friends and pioneers. Looking forward to it feeling dated in just another year — things are moving fast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOlp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOlp...
"NEW SPACE" Frontier Film
YouTube video by Story & Science (Formerly S3)
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Great, inspirational film featuring a lot of friends and pioneers. Looking forward to it feeling dated in just another year — things are moving fast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOlp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOlp...
20 years ago, on January 15 2004, a little before 2 AM Pacific time, was the payoff.
It was cause for celebration.
But first, I wept. 😂
medium.com/@interplanet...
It was cause for celebration.
But first, I wept. 😂
medium.com/@interplanet...
Moved to tears
20 years ago, on January 15 2004, a little before 2 AM Pacific time, was the payoff.
medium.com
February 3, 2024 at 8:54 PM
20 years ago, on January 15 2004, a little before 2 AM Pacific time, was the payoff.
It was cause for celebration.
But first, I wept. 😂
medium.com/@interplanet...
It was cause for celebration.
But first, I wept. 😂
medium.com/@interplanet...
Absolutely incredible. This is raw material gently recovered from the surface of an asteroid has been orbiting the sun for billions of years after it condensed into this solid matter. These dark fragments hold secrets to the origin of our Solar System. 1/3
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
January 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Absolutely incredible. This is raw material gently recovered from the surface of an asteroid has been orbiting the sun for billions of years after it condensed into this solid matter. These dark fragments hold secrets to the origin of our Solar System. 1/3
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Ever wondered what it feels like to destroy a Mars mission? This is my Mars Rover failure story.
chrislewicki.com/articles/fai...
chrislewicki.com/articles/fai...
November 28, 2023 at 12:43 AM
Ever wondered what it feels like to destroy a Mars mission? This is my Mars Rover failure story.
chrislewicki.com/articles/fai...
chrislewicki.com/articles/fai...
Reposted by Chris Lewicki
Trick or Treat at the White House today.
October 31, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Trick or Treat at the White House today.
Great positive example from Mars Rovers and new technology. New tech needn't replace or enslave us, but can extend our reach further into the realms of the unknown. Innovation is a decoder ring, revealing not our shackles, but new horizons of possibility.
techxplore.com/news/2023-09...
techxplore.com/news/2023-09...
NASA's Mars rovers could inspire a more ethical future for AI
Since ChatGPT's release in late 2022, many news outlets have reported on the ethical threats posed by artificial intelligence. Tech pundits have issued warnings of killer robots bent on human extincti...
techxplore.com
September 23, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Great positive example from Mars Rovers and new technology. New tech needn't replace or enslave us, but can extend our reach further into the realms of the unknown. Innovation is a decoder ring, revealing not our shackles, but new horizons of possibility.
techxplore.com/news/2023-09...
techxplore.com/news/2023-09...
MSR is between a Mars rock and a hard place.
It's more complex, and operating in a more challenging environment than JWST.
Yet it's expected to succeed more quickly and with half the budget. Despite being faulted for unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, it appears to
It's more complex, and operating in a more challenging environment than JWST.
Yet it's expected to succeed more quickly and with half the budget. Despite being faulted for unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, it appears to
Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed
"MSR was established with unrealistic budget and schedule expectations from the beginning."
arstechnica.com
September 22, 2023 at 12:03 AM
MSR is between a Mars rock and a hard place.
It's more complex, and operating in a more challenging environment than JWST.
Yet it's expected to succeed more quickly and with half the budget. Despite being faulted for unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, it appears to
It's more complex, and operating in a more challenging environment than JWST.
Yet it's expected to succeed more quickly and with half the budget. Despite being faulted for unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, it appears to
Love this bit of wisdom from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits:
"Work hard."
It continues:
"Work hard."
It continues:
September 19, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Love this bit of wisdom from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits:
"Work hard."
It continues:
"Work hard."
It continues:
Interested in Lunar Water? Caltech's Lunar Trailblazer website is a great resource for learning about the history, present knowledge and contributions Lunar Trailblazer plans to make in informing Lunar Water resources, launching in November 2024. https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/lunarWater.html
trailblazer.caltech.edu
August 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Interested in Lunar Water? Caltech's Lunar Trailblazer website is a great resource for learning about the history, present knowledge and contributions Lunar Trailblazer plans to make in informing Lunar Water resources, launching in November 2024. https://trailblazer.caltech.edu/lunarWater.html