Picking a Proven Winner: NRO and Starshield

The Ill-Defined Space Spacecraft Deployment Summary: 2024

The Ill-Defined Space Global Orbital Launch Summary: 2024

The SDA’s Inertia-imposed Challenges

China’s Launch Trends and Spacecraft Deployments

Space At Sea

SpaceX’s Launch Growth: Quantity Over Quality?

Ukraine: Hedging Bets to Retain Space Superiority

National Security Space Launch: ULA and Trust Issues

U.S. Space Industry: Risking it All

U.S. Government Weather and Climate Services: Going Commercial?

Catching Super Heavy: Halfway There with No Competitors in Sight

Milton Update: The hurricanes...THE HURRICANES!!!

Hurricane Helene, Space, and All the Data: The technology and data before the storm saves lives and property.

Saving Children & Pets: Inspired By NASA Tech: It is a surprising space spinoff that takes inspiration and not a license from NASA technology.

Space Industry’s Many Potential Future Paths: “...the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men, and the view of the ripe hills is blotted with talking wires, where is the thicket?”--Chief Seattle

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launches Raise TacRS Questions: Within 12 hours of the FAA’s approval of the Falcon 9’s return to launch, SpaceX did just that. Twice.

Kuiper: Another Satellite Manufacturing Juggernaut?: KuiperSat deployments will probably never outnumber those of Starlink, but the company’s manufacturing potential is significant.

Virgin Galactic’s Business Challenges Need Reflection: Yup–a mirror would be perfect for the company, as it has no one to blame but itself for most of its problems.

The Underachievers: Legacy Launch Services: Why even play in the competition if there’s a competitor? That seems to be the message from the legacy launch providers’ latest new rockets.

Warning Shot: SpaceX’s Unexpected Failure and Industry Impacts: Sure, the Falcon 9 has been highly reliable. But then, it wasn’t. That’s not terrible, but it isn’t ideal when it’s the only available sizeable orbital rocket in the U.S. inventory.

Looking for Bright Ideas: Starlink and China’s Lasers: Space Force, Gamers, Submarines, Starlink, and Lasers–oh, my!!

Futureproofing not Included: Ariane 6: With the launch of Ariane 6, will Europe finally change how it acquires rockets?

1H24 Space Industry Activities: More Launches, Less Launched?: It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through 2024. So many launches have occurred that looking closely at what’s happened so far might be beneficial.

Revisiting Rocket Lab and Neutron: Is Rocket Lab’s Neutron development a realistic response to a changing market? What are Neutron’s other competitors?