Op-Ed: Isaacman’s Actions Threaten Trust and Stability at NASA
Administrator Isaacman’s actions to date have destabilized NASA, damaged its most valued relationships, and jeopardized its future.
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Op-Eds
Solemn Privilege – Artemis II from Launch Complex 34
David’s thoughts on Artemis II, as experienced from Launch Complex 34.
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Photos and Feelings from Artemis II
To commemorate Artemis II, Space Scout compiled photos and testimonials from our team members about this historic spaceflight.
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Op-Ed: Contracts are Tools; Not One Size Fits All
Procurement and acquisition is one of the most important aspects of any space program or project. It’s not glamorous or dramatic, it doesn’t reveal new secrets or transform our understanding of the cosmos. It is, however, responsible for setting the framework for project development.
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Op-Ed: Starship’s Road to Commercial Launch – an Unclear Path
With testing already underway ahead of Starship’s fourth Integrated Flight Test (IFT), and several more flight tests planned in 2024, one may ask how quickly the dream will become reality. The answer, however, as many things are regarding spaceflight, is complicated and prone to delays.
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Op-Ed: Human Health Research, the Key to the Commercial Space Revolution
If one word can summarize the past five years of human spaceflight, it’s “commercialization.” The early 2020s have been defined by a dramatic shift in the way we think about space exploration, particularly as NASA moves beyond LEO to procure new capabilities for its groundbreaking Artemis program.
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Op-Ed: Setting Up Camp, an Exploration of Artemis
As we prepare to go back to the moon, industry expert Robbie Gitten takes a deep dive on several elements of what makes a moon base in his first Op-Ed for Space Scout.
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Op-Ed: The Load Bearing Rocket, A Falcon 9 Analysis
AS NG-20 prepares to fly, Space Scout’s Scarlet Dominik takes a closer look at the current state of the launch industry, and analyzes how a monopoly on launch may be something to avoid.
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The Starbase Experience
Space Scout lead photographer David Diebold reflects on his experience travelling to cover SpaceX’s second Integrated Test Flight of Starship
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Op-Ed: Can We Arrest the Fall of CLPS?
As NASA prepares to go back to the moon, the CLPS program stands on a dangerous fulcrum – will program structure help or hurt our lunar return?
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Op-Ed: The problem with space debris, and the environmental crisis in the skies
DEC. 3, 2020–What if there was a near-invisible threat, quietly lurking above, that could put an end to spaceflight as we know it? That threat is real – and it’s orbital debris.
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