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“Op-Ed: How NASA Could Still Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2029” - AmericaSpace.com

This is an article that I found regarding a concept for future Artemis missions. It involves combining Starship, the Blue Moon lander, and the Centaur upper stage. The main objective is to avoid the need for orbital refueling, which is often cited as one of the biggest challenges and delay risks of future Artemis missions starting with Artemis IV. I was curious as to what everyone thinks of this proposal.

Just a heads up, this article was written before Artemis III was changed, so just pretend that it’s for Artemis IV.

This is a press release from the California High-Speed Rail Authority regarding a recently-issued Request for Qualifications on the Merced to Madera segment of the system. This is a step towards finally building this section, with construction expected to take place between late 2027 and 2030, according to the press release.

This is a video from the Kennedy Space Center YouTube channel. The Florida East Coast Railway has delivered the 8 booster motor segments for the Space Launch System’s solid rocket boosters. These will be used in the Artemis III mission.

NASA has officially announced the crew of the Artemis III mission. It will feature Randy Bresnik (commander), Luca Parmitano (pilot), Andre Douglas (mission specialist), & Frank Rubio (mission specialist).

This is a news video from the WFAA YouTube channel. They discuss the basic mission parameters of the Artemis III mission. Please keep in mind that the livestream has been delayed to 11:30 a.m. EDT from its original time of 11:00 a.m. EDT.

This is the upcoming livestream for the Artemis III announcement on ESA’s YouTube channel. This is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. EDT.

This is the official trailer for the Artemis III mission. This was just recently posted to the NASA YouTube channel. The crew for the mission will be announced on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. EDT.

This is a short news article talking about Herzog’s involvement in the track-laying process. Herzog is one of the recipients of the track & systems contract. Herzog is headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri, thus why this Missouri-based news agency made an article about the high-speed rail project. This article was published on June 5, 2026.

This is a recent news release from NASA. 8 booster motor segments for the Space Launch System’s solid rocket boosters are being shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is for construction of the rocket for the upcoming Artemis III mission.

I understand that footage of the train was already posted to this subreddit. This is simply the official NASA news release about the delivery which was released after the footage was uploaded.

This is a short movie clip of Backrooms which was just recently posted to the A24 YouTube channel.

This is a clip from early on in the movie where Clark, the main character, first discovers the Backrooms.
This clip is 1 minute & 30 seconds long.

I highly encourage everyone to go and see this movie if you can, it was an absolute banger.

This is an article discussing Brightline’s financial woes as well as Brightline West’s status. It includes basic information like project history, relation to Brightline in Florida, and work that is still yet to be done, like breaking ground in California. This article was published on May 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PT.

This is a news release from the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s website regarding the completion of the Road 26 grade separation in Madera. This was published today, Friday, May 22, 2026. This is an official public announcement by the Authority to confirm the structure’s completion.

This is a news article by abc13.com regarding construction progress on the Texas Central Railway. Work is continuing on the demolition of the Northwest Mall. This will eventually become the site for the project’s Houston station.

This is an article from fox5vegas.com regarding progress on Brightline West. This talks about the project’s funding goals, construction status, and union labor concerns. This is a slightly outdated article as it was published on March 5, 2026 at 1:42 a.m. EST. However, it wasn’t yet posted to the subreddit and it contains relevant and helpful information. Similar articles from the past few months that haven’t already been posted will be posted in the coming days. The goal is to have this subreddit be a helpful catalog of any and all articles pertaining to Brightline West.

Hello visitors and members of the r/BrightlineWest subreddit. I am u/Rail-FireProductions. I have recently been recruited as a new moderator for this subreddit. I am happy to be a part of this community and I am thankful for my new position. I am here to help make this subreddit a better place and to help its members navigate the page. I am a high-speed rail advocate and have been closely following Brightline West, California High-Speed Rail, and other such projects since early 2022.

We are here to serve as a platform for news and questions regarding the Brightline West high-speed rail project. I hope to help make information access easier by regularly posting Google Earth/Google Maps imagery, locating any and all news articles, helping to filter out any irrelevant posts, and much more. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have, concerns you'd like to express, or ideas you have for this subreddit. I would love to help you. Thank you to u/tytygh1010 and the moderation team for offering this opportunity. Have a great day/night everyone!