Disruption Or Dissonance? Relativity Space Jun 3, 2021 7 min read Newsletter Just how disruptive is Relativity Space? The company thinks its 3D printers are more than tools--they are harbingers of future factories and operations. But words cloud the company's actions.
Focus On: ULA's Challenges, Part 3 May 27, 2021 7 min read Newsletter The last of a ULA analysis series. ULA's strategic plan is dissonant with reality. What changes must it make? Can it?
Focus On: ULA’s Challenges, Part 2 May 20, 2021 6 min read Newsletter The second part of an earnest look at ULA’s challenges. And SpaceX released a Starship "flight plan," which is interesting, but aspirational.
Running out of (Reliable) Rockets May 17, 2021 4 min read Archive Murphy hasn't forgotten about Rocket Lab.
Focus On: ULA’s Challenges, Part 1 May 13, 2021 6 min read Newsletter The start of an earnest look at ULA's challenges. Also, the USSF continues the USAF's tradition of making much ado about "the cyber."