“The Weirdest Delusion”--Smallsat Market Incongruities and Changes
What’s competition in the marketplace? Is it innovating the heck out of a business to win or protecting the business you thought you were in?
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The Call is Coming from Inside the House! SDA and the DoD
Sure, most people reading this probably haven’t seen a wired phone. Or, if they have, it was a museum exhibit. In the spirit of Halloween, however…SDA should get out of the house–if it can.
The Other Space Race: China and India
India and China are both space nations. Both launch rockets and deploy satellites. Both conduct deep space and lunar missions. But are they in a race?
Commercial Human Spaceflight: Innovation and Safety
What happens when safety seems to be sacrificed on the altar of “innovation”? What if there’s no innovation, but safety still remains in a murky place? Is safety a feature or a reasonable standard?
A Tale of Two Launch Contracts: Kuiper and Telesat
To be honest, Kuiper contracted with more than one launch company. Of course, those companies don’t have the rockets to launch its satellites. Maybe, one day…