- Compromised Capabilities: Smallsats As Tools, Not Cornerstones
Examining a smallsat report from the Atlantic Council using hatchbacks and trailer trucks.… Continue reading Compromised Capabilities: Smallsats As Tools, Not Cornerstones - Starlink, China, and Upset Plans
Arianespace and Viasat complaining about SpaceX and Starlink are par for the course. But when China openly worries, maybe the company is doing something right?… Continue reading Starlink, China, and Upset Plans - Pythom’s Risky Business: The Ethics of Safely Testing Rockets
You know it will be a difficult topic when Pythom keeps autocorrecting to Python. Stupid autocorrect!… Continue reading Pythom’s Risky Business: The Ethics of Safely Testing Rockets - Bernie Sanders and NASA’s Spending
Isn’t it always better to bring up a suggestion to a problem, instead of only pointing out there is one?… Continue reading Bernie Sanders and NASA’s Spending - U.S. Space Industry’s Perennial Problem
A story of money, space, statistics, and science, and the workforce that doesn’t want anything to do with it.… Continue reading U.S. Space Industry’s Perennial Problem - One Symposium Trend: Smallsat manufacturing
Sure, there were plenty of announcements from Space Symposium, but none were as potentially impactful as Amazon’s press release. While no other “big” PR’s came out, one trend continued.… Continue reading One Symposium Trend: Smallsat manufacturing - Amazon Project Kuiper: Enabler of Fictional Rockets?
Amazon’s Project Kuiper chooses not just one but three launch providers for its satellites. And commercial space companies take political decisions away.… Continue reading Amazon Project Kuiper: Enabler of Fictional Rockets? - Starlink and the Future Battlefield
A lot of positive press releases promote Starlink’s role in Ukraine. Some are probably even true. Also, an answer to a question concerning a potential single point of failure.… Continue reading Starlink and the Future Battlefield - Single Point of Failure: When All Launches Lead to SpaceX
I’ve written a few analyses that noted that relying on SpaceX for spacecraft launches is a problem. A few folks have asked me to clarify that observation. … Continue reading Single Point of Failure: When All Launches Lead to SpaceX
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