ClimaCell's decision to deploy and operate a weather satellite constellation puts real business in a field of wannabees.
Focus On: ClimaCell’s Business and Weather Constellation
Category: Appreciably Aware
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Seeing Infrared, Part 2: Similar Missions, Similar Capabilities
Part 2: The more SMC spends on infrared systems, the more they stay the same...maybe. At least when compared with SBIRS.
