Internet Constellations are Still Not Understood.
It’s May 2024: Falcon 9 is roughly on-target for a mind-boggling 144 launches this year, Starship continues its march to full capability, and thanks to vario...
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How TO Land an Orbital Rocket Booster: a gentle mathematical introduction
With terminal-phase Guidance Navigation and Control in the news lately with the (qualified) success of Intuitive Machines and JAXA’s lunar landers, I wante...
A perspective on the decoupling of spacecraft launch cost with mass and volume
This piece aims to clearly and concisely lay out the bull case for a post-Starship space industry. While I wasn’t breaking new ground with this analysis (a l...