RT Steve Jurvetson (@FutureJurvetson)Boeing Starliner: Never forget: Incompetence + arrogance => astronauts refused to fly Starliner, and when they were made to, it was a disaster.From Eric Berger's book:“BOEING HAS AN ASTRONAUT PROBLEM” (p.291)“When the SpaceX engineers could be corralled, they were eager to hear feedback from the NASA astronauts , excited to work with them, and attentive to their suggestions. By contrast, Boeing engineers seemed indifferent to hearing from the four commercial crew astrona ...

After the Boeing Starliner flop, the Japanese aim to make the HTV-X a reliable option for resupplying the space station. https://t.co/fcLONWobUV ...

Group 1: Rocket Lab's Developments - Rocket Lab's stock increased by 9.5% amid a declining S&P 500, indicating strong investor interest [1] - The company opened its third launch complex, LC-3, at the Virginia Spaceport Authority's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport [3] - LC-3 will host the Neutron rocket, which stands 141 feet tall and is designed to lift 13 metric tons to low Earth orbit, making it 43 times more powerful than the Electron rocket [4] Group 2: Neutron's Capabilities and Market Position - Neutron is expected to enable Rocket Lab to launch its own satellites to Mars, addressing previous delays caused by reliance on other companies' rockets [7][8] - The Neutron rocket is positioned to compete with SpaceX and Northrop Grumman in the cargo resupply market, particularly for the International Space Station [9][10] - Rocket Lab hinted at aspirations for human spaceflight with Neutron, potentially providing a third option for NASA alongside SpaceX and Boeing [12][13][14]

智通财经APP获悉，埃隆·马斯克表示，他将终止 SpaceX 公司用于向国际空间站运送货物和人员的 Dragon飞船的运营服务，这使得这位亿万富翁与美国总统特朗普之间持续了数日的争执进一步升级。 Dragon飞船是该公司用于将宇航员和货物送入轨道的主要运载工具。该公司与美国国家航空航天局 (NASA)签订了数十亿美元的合同，负责定期安排该机构的宇航员往返国际空间站，这有助于NASA在 国际空间站退役前保持不间断的驻留状态，直至 2030 年底。 马斯克作出这一承诺之后，特朗普曾威胁要取消马斯克的政府合同。而这一威胁的起因是马斯克在自己 的社交媒体平台"X"上对总统的税收法案进行了持续不断的抨击。 目前尚不清楚马斯克所说的"退役"Dragon飞船具体指的是什么。SpaceX 还将Dragon飞船用于商业任 务，这些任务与它为NASA执行的任务是分开的。该公司已通过Dragon飞船执行了六次私人宇航员任 务，这些任务有的是在轨道上自由飞行，有的是前往国际空间站。 SpaceX 定于 6 月 10 日左右利用Dragon飞船开展另一次私人宇航员任务，此次任务将与Axiom Space合 作进行，将四名平民送往国际空 ...

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday that he will work to protect the aerospace giant's turnaround from the impact of the trade war between the U.S. and its trading partners, particularly China. Ahead of the company's quarterly earnings announcement, Ortberg sent a letter to Boeing employees outlining the company's progress on four areas of its recovery plan, which included comments about how the ongoing trade disputes could impact the company."While we are closely watching the developments in global tra ...