Getting Down to Earth with Satellites May 17, 2024 6 min read Newsletter The increasingly accepted philosophy of disposable satellites will pose possible painful problems–and present quite a few opportunities.
Did…well…enough: Starliner’s Mixed Success May 10, 2024 5 min read Newsletter There’s A LOT of room in the commendations section for Boeing’s management of its Starliner program. Aside from the ISS missions, Starliner has no future thanks to them.
Surviving the Push: Legacy Space Companies and the SDA May 3, 2024 7 min read Newsletter Do excuses matter in a market full of capable competitors (one of them extraordinarily aggressive)?
Kennedy Space Center–300 Launches Annually? Apr 26, 2024 5 min read Newsletter Hmmm. 300 launches are a significant increase from KSC’s 2023 launch total. How significant? Read on to find out.
Starship and the V2 Mindset: Tool, not Strategy Apr 19, 2024 7 min read Newsletter Don’t get me wrong. Starship is cool, and it will be much cooler when it works. But it will be a space transport vehicle, nothing more.