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Category Archives: SpaceX
Healthy Industries vs. Monocultures
One of the things I’ve believed for a long time is that for the NewSpace industry to be successful and healthy, that we need to see multiple providers and customers for the various goods and services in the industry. One … Continue reading
CCtCap and Blue Origin/ULA Article on SST
I just did a guest post on the Sic Semper Tyrannis blog on the CCtCap and Blue Origin/ULA announcements. They’re aimed at people less familiar with space news than most Selenian Boondocks readers, but I figured I’d link to it … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Commercial Crew, SpaceX
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Some Blog Post Topics for 2013 (Updated 1/2/13)
Last month, while in the middle of a technical writing project for work, I tweeted a list of a few blog posts I wanted to write sometime in the near future, and asked some friends to nag me occasionally until … Continue reading
Guest Blog Post re: SpaceX
Hey all, I was invited to do a guest blog post on the Sic Temper Tyrannis blog regarding the SpaceX COTS 2+ flight. May not be too much new material for regulars here, but I wanted to post a link.
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Amusing Observation: SpaceX and HEFT Report Page 38
So, a group of rocket engineers starts making claims about how they’re going to revolutionize the industry and deliver a vehicle for far less than has been the traditional norm. When asked how they are going to do this, they … Continue reading
Posted in NASA, Politics, Snark, Space Policy, SpaceX
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Falcon 9 and Ares I
I just saw something this morning that amused me. Both ESAS and Falcon 9 were formally announced within about a week or two of each other (in September 2005). Four and a half years later, a fully-orbital Falcon 9 is … Continue reading
Posted in ESAS, SpaceX
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SpaceX Prediction
I predict that regardless of the outcome of SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon 9 launch, nobody is going to change their opinion. If it’s successful, Ares-huggers will suddenly begin to understand the concept that a single successful flight doesn’t prove anything about … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial Space, Politics, Snark, SpaceX
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Comment on Brett Alexander’s Congressional Testimony
I didn’t have a chance to watch either of the House subcommittee hearings today, so I’m grateful that Clark linked to the testimonies of the various witnesses. I really enjoyed reading Brett’s testimony, and thought one of his points in … Continue reading
Posted in Bigelow Aerospace, Commercial Space, COTS, ESAS, Launch Vehicles, NASA, SpaceX
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Random Thoughts: Pre-Depot 2-Launch Manned Missions Using L2 Swingby
Ok, two weeks ago, I mentioned that the “pre-depot” dual EELV launch concept my friend had passed to me could be adapted to do manned lunar missions. Lunar missions are a lot easier to close if you assume a depot … Continue reading
RLV Markets Part II: The Black Aluminum Analogy
[Editor’s Note: It’s been too long since I wrote the first article in this series, and I wanted to write some more on this topic. My tendency to try to cram everything into one ginormous ominbus post has been almost … Continue reading