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Have you heard of Titan Space Industries? I hadn’t either until last week. And now that I have, I genuinely can’t believe the number of people who’ve bought into this.

This company, supposedly based out of Florida, claims it’s going to space. Not suborbital joyrides. Not high-altitude weather balloon stunts. Full-on orbital missions by 2029. Sounds impressive, right? Until you start peeling back the layers. Because what they’re actually saying if you have even a basic understanding of spaceflight is borderline absurd.

They’ve put out press releases and social media posts implying that they’ve got an orbital spacecraft in the works not anywhere credible, on their LinkedIn page. They’ve named crew. They’ve said the mission is happening. And the part that really made me do a double take? They claim the mission will be commanded by a retired NASA astronaut who, by 2029, will be 78 years old.

Now look, you don’t just wake up one day and start assigning crew to a mission when you don’t have:

A launch vehicle
A flight-proven spacecraft
Any public technical documentation
FAA licensing
Ground infrastructure
Demonstrated funding or support from credible institutions

Instead, what we’re seeing is a lot of marketing fluff. Flashy videos. Poorly sourced media articles. CGI animations. And people online bragging about being selected for a space mission like it’s a scholarship.

This isn’t just misleading it’s disrespectful. Disrespectful to the astronauts who have spent their entire lives training for a shot at orbit. Disrespectful to the engineers and scientists who sacrifice time, energy, and sometimes their lives to make spaceflight safe. Disrespectful to the public, who are being fed a fantasy wrapped in technical-sounding jargon.

This isn’t how real aerospace works. Real missions take decades. Real teams go through design reviews, safety boards, environmental testing, regulator audits, and flight readiness reviews. You don’t get to skip those steps because you bought a flight suit or took a few pictures in front of a mock capsule.

And here’s the kicker some of the people falling for this have PhDs. Literal doctorate holders. Which just goes to show: having a PhD doesn’t mean you have common sense, especially when it comes to aerospace.

If you’re curious, I strongly encourage you to go check out their website. Seriously. Go read it. Look at the claims they’re making. Look at how little actual technical information is available. Then ask yourself: does this sound like a real space company, or just a well-dressed sci-fi pitch?

Call it out. Ask hard questions. Don’t let people trade credibility for clicks. We owe it to the future of aerospace and to everyone who actually knows what it takes to reach orbit to shine a light on this nonsense.

Look them up on LinkedIn, because the "astronaut candidates" have been telling everyone how special they are.

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Can space have a smell? If astronauts report a 'burnt metal' scent on their suits after a spacewalk, what causes it if space is a vacuum? (old.reddit.com)

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Dead satellite (Relay-2) briefly emits a radio signal 61 years after its launch date (arxiv.org)

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Netflix has announced it is teaming up with NASA to stream LIVE rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage & views of Earth from the International Space Station directly into the ... (www.whats-on-netflix.com)

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Original Title: Netflix has announced it is teaming up with NASA to stream LIVE rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage & views of Earth from the International Space Station directly into the Netflix user interface. Starting this Summer globally

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The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars (arstechnica.com)

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