Suni is about 20 days from hitting a year total in space, which would be a cool milestone.

compact coupe SUV

I hate these. It's a big vehicle without better storage space. Or better visibility, because of how huge the hood is and how small the windows are. It's just big for the sake of being big.

I brought up Northrop because I'm guessing they bid a Cygnus derived deorbit vehicle.

How is this a handout? They bid for a contract and won it vs competitors.

I'm hoping we get a source selection statement soon where they spell out why companies like Northrop and Blue didn't win.

Copa Cabana

Or the mythical Dragon XL?

Part of why the commercial stations won't be ready is because the ISS won't commit to a deorbit date, so they can't predict the market!

2030 should be the absolute latest, or the leaks on the Russian side will take the whole thing down.

I think my next campaign needs a pawn shop that'll consider buying anything but will seriously low-ball it if they can't move it easily. And maybe need to talk to an expert they know.

They should start launching Alpha more in the first place!

It's cool to see growth at launch sites other than the Cape and Vandenberg.

SpaceX has saved NASA a ton of money on launch and ISS cargo/crew services. Rocket Lab and some CLPS providers are also shaping up to do so. I'd be down with getting Boeing and Lockheed out of space, though.

Elite name

Between the EV3, EX30, R3, and little Jeep EV, I'm hoping that small EVs change some American minds about car size and reverse some of the arms race. They still aren't small small, but at least they aren't an F150 or Suburban.

A purpose built skateboard chassis is still good for a low center of gravity, bigger battery capacity, and ease of manufacturing, but I would gladly pass on a lot of bells and whistles and "luxury" features.

Rocket Lab, Stoke, and Relativity are all trying!

I'm a Blue Origin hater, too. They pretend to be an old space prime by buying their way into a market but not having done anything. They don't have the drive, efficiency, or fun redeeming qualities of startups.

For rockets, I would rather see Stoke pull off Nova and Rocket Lab build Neutron.

For space stations, I'm rooting for Vast and Gravitics.

For space tugs, go Impulse.

For moon landers, BO copied SpaceX's homework, so go Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic.

Not Grande enough for Americans. Maybe we'll get the Venti Panda or Trenta Panda.

I won't be able to afford it, but I'm still glad they're electrifying toys for rich people. Every source of pollution and noise that gets taken off the road is a win by me.

That's still only a $15-20k car

Surely these will be well informed and level headed comments

All those SDA commsat contractors better hope the DoD wants to maintain "dissimilar redundancy"