- Focus On: ClimaCell’s Business and Weather Constellation
ClimaCell’s decision to deploy and operate a weather satellite constellation puts real business in a field of wannabees.… Continue reading Focus On: ClimaCell’s Business and Weather Constellation - Virgin Galactic’s Fumble
Passengers take Virgin at its word about safety when they fly on the airline. Should they for the spaceline? Also, Sandy Munro visits the Starship/Super Heavy factory.… Continue reading Virgin Galactic’s Fumble - Commercial Space and its Slugworths: A Lack of Pure Imagination
Are some of the struggles some of the space startups are dealing with more to do with a lack of “Pure Imagination?” Is this why we see them offering similar products consumers aren’t interested in?… Continue reading Commercial Space and its Slugworths: A Lack of Pure Imagination - Focus on: U.S. Launch Markets & the CEO’s Lament
This is not the first time we’ve heard the launch market can’t support new players. Do reasons for that assertion make sense? Maybe for ULA.… Continue reading Focus on: U.S. Launch Markets & the CEO’s Lament - Focus On: Telesat’s Lightspeed Satellites, Constellation, and Purpose
Telesat’s LEO constellation has a different, fancier name. It released satellite details, too. Do they matter? Are they differentiators?… Continue reading Focus On: Telesat’s Lightspeed Satellites, Constellation, and Purpose - Human Spaceflight: Being Taken for a Ride
In the space sector, there appear to be at least three types of businesses offering to take people for a ride.… Continue reading Human Spaceflight: Being Taken for a Ride - Thinking About: SpaceX’s Latest Rideshare Deployments & Starlink Lasers
A certain space company, whose name rhymes with “Ace Pecs,” keeps revising the possible, meaning competitors need to revise, too. Will they?… Continue reading Thinking About: SpaceX’s Latest Rideshare Deployments & Starlink Lasers - European Union Space Plans: Why Lead, when It’s Easier to Follow?
The European Union wants a European high-speed broadband satellite system. Does it make sense? Maybe there’s a more useful mission.… Continue reading European Union Space Plans: Why Lead, when It’s Easier to Follow? - Seeing Infrared, Part 3: What Does Nearly $3 Billion Buy?
Part 3: It must be nice to never pay attention to a customer’s needs, nor offer a compelling product with ground support. SMC’s gotchya.… Continue reading Seeing Infrared, Part 3: What Does Nearly $3 Billion Buy?
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Space Industry Analysis | Ill-Defined Space
Concerning the activities, business, and outcomes of the space sector (and more).
