The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 469 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over this past week, we witnessed an engineering breakthrough from Elon Musk's SpaceX. The successful launch and recapture of the SpaceX Starship booster marks a pivotal moment in the future of space travel, showcasing advancements in reusability and cost efficiency. SpaceX is paving the way for a new era where space access becomes more routine and affordable, pushing the boundaries of what is possible beyond Earth's orbit. But remember, Elon Musk is frowned upon by the political elite. Instead of commemorating this occasion and encouraging this innovation, government bureaucrats have instead chosen to stifle Musk by denying his request for additional rocket launches. Also, we are another week closer to the election and it appears Kamala Harris is getting increasingly desperate.

Elon Musk's Starship Breakthough

Space - SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-upper-stage-chopstick-catch-elon-musk

Economist - Starship will change what is possible beyond the Earth

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/16/starship-will-change-what-is-possible-beyond-the-earth

Progressives vs. Progress

NYT - California Rejects Bid for More Frequent SpaceX Launches

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/spacex-launch-california.html

LA Times - SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-16/spacex-political-bias-coastal-commission-lawsuit

Kamala's Bret Baier Interview

Fox News - VP Harris to sit down hours from now with Bret Baier for first Fox News interview

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-harris-sit-down-hours-from-now-bret-baier-first-fox-news-interview

Kamala Is Getting Desperate

Reuters - Harris could join Joe Rogan podcast in hunt for male votes, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-could-join-podcaster-joe-rogan-an-interview-sources-2024-10-15/

Yahoo - Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/harris-trump-polls-tighten-predictit-173916471.html