John Holst

Northrop Grumman’s latest subcontracting announcement to fulfill an SDA contract is part of a U.S. space industry trend. But does that trend expose weakness or opportunity?

There’s little disagreement that rocket science is hard. But why insist on ineffective programs that make it harder while limiting the competition?

Elon Musk and his space company are pushing the industry to the future. But the company’s workplace toxicity, culture, and management behaviors should remain firmly in the past.

Many global space economy estimates and excited growth pronouncements seem to leave something meaningful out of their equations. That omission is only human.

Using word combinations such as "commercialization of space" and "access to the space economy" sounds good. Does SNC know what those words mean?