“NASA’s aspirational goal to achieve a cost savings of 50 percent is highly unrealistic.”
You don’t say.
I haven’t read the full report, but there will be nothing surprising in it, and SLS supporters will remain in denial about it.
Category Archives: Space
Europe’s SLS
They’re going to subsidize Ariane 6 to launch Jeff Bezos’s satellites.
Potemkin Village
Thoughts on Russia’s space program.
Elon’s Talk At IAC
Starliner
Chris Davenport writes about Boeing’s woes. I think they’ll throw in the towel eventually, but it’s really hurting their reputation with NASA. When Starship makes Falcon/Dragon obsolete, Starliner will be even more so.
Another CLD Drop Out?
Like Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman appears to be having second thoughts about building a commercial space facility.
[Afternoon update]
Well, if this is true, it confirms that Blue Origin has abandoned Orbital Reef. That was Brent Sherwood’s baby (he’d been thinking about commercial space facilities for decades, since he was at Boeing), so his departure tells the tale.
One Revolution Per Minute
Manufacturing In LA
Interesting video from Ashlee Vance.
Orbital Reef
Are Blue Origin and Sierra abandoning the project?
Scientific American
Attacks space settlement (again). Peter Hague responds.
I have to say I’m disappointed in Sarah.