- Arianespace: The Only Fish in the Pond (and Keeping It That Way)
Is a launch company that can’t field rockets for new customers still a launch company? If not, should European leadership still be taking its advice?… Continue reading Arianespace: The Only Fish in the Pond (and Keeping It That Way) - Imbalance of Space Power: Russia and Ukraine
What is space power? Is it merely owning a bunch of satellites and rockets? Ukraine is providing a peek at space power’s future.… Continue reading Imbalance of Space Power: Russia and Ukraine - India’s Space EO/RS Denied: Intentions and Process
Some Indian residents have that sinking feeling–literally. However, the Indian government seems at odds with itself to help them, even though it has the technology. … Continue reading India’s Space EO/RS Denied: Intentions and Process - Space Industry Opportunities and Follies
I’ve got neither the looks nor the brains, but there are a lot of opportunities. Beware, though, folly is opportunity’s constant companion.… Continue reading Space Industry Opportunities and Follies - Reviewing Some 2022 Space Industry Trends
Up/down, toward/from–trends are the analyst’s Twitter Joke Format: they’re variations of the same thing, often reused and repeated, but seldom funny. … Continue reading Reviewing Some 2022 Space Industry Trends - Revisiting a Few 2022 Space Activities
This article is just the first of my 2022 space industry examinations. The next will examine industry trends.… Continue reading Revisiting a Few 2022 Space Activities - Virgin Orbit and the CAA: A Cry for Harry Tuttle?
What’s a bureaucracy for but to keep Icarus down? Virgin Orbit is facing its own Brazil and may do so again…and again…and again…… Continue reading Virgin Orbit and the CAA: A Cry for Harry Tuttle? - The End of the Beginning of the End (of Expensive Satellites)
SpaceX, Starlink, Starshield…will legacy satellite manufacturers undergo the changes the U.S. launch industry did since SpaceX’s launch of the first Falcon 9?… Continue reading The End of the Beginning of the End (of Expensive Satellites) - SLS, Orion, Artemis: Mind the Gap
The successful launch of Artemis 1 is a step. But is it a step to an abyss or to an actual, attainable plan?… Continue reading SLS, Orion, Artemis: Mind the Gap
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