According to the OIG, the second launch tower is a schedule/cost nightmare.
[Noon update]
Here‘s Eric Berger’s take.
[Afternoon update]
Further thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
Category Archives: Space
The Next SLS Shoe
RNA
Can it spontaneously form in basalt?
Space
Do Americans care about it?
The frustrating thing about articles like this and polls is that they equate space exploration with “space.” Space development is an entirely different animal, for which exploration is just a means, not an end in itself.
The Tour Of Starbase
Dragon’s Heat Shield
This is the first I’ve heard of a problem. Not sure what to make of it absent more information.
[Friday-afternoon update]
NASA says that the story is bogus.
[Bumped]
Lori’s Book
Courtney Stadd has a lengthy review of it.
Light Posting
I’m going down to Long Beach in a few minutes for the Space Tech Expo today and tomorrow. Then on Thursday I’ll be flying to DC for the ISDC. I’ll have my laptop with me, but not sure how much posting I’ll be able to do. It’s the first space conferences I’ve attended since the beginning of the plague, so I’ll have a lot of networking and catching up to do. Consider this an open thread, and be good in comments.
Commercial Crew
An interview with Lori Garver.
I read a review copy of her book. She (rightly) dishes a lot of dirt.
Uh Oh
[Update a few minutes later]
[Update at noon PDT]
[Update as the vehicle approaches ISS]