Roundup of thoughts

1/ Here’s my roundup of @amazon ‘s gigantic tranche of 94 launch contracts for its #ProjectKuiper satellite constellation These contracts may open up access to space like the US transcontinental railroad 11 Announced Prior to 2022 83 Announced in 2022 94 Launches Total Wow! 2/ Here’s a breakdown of the 11 Launches Announced Prior to 2022 2 2% @ABLspacesystems RS1 (in development) 9 10% @ULAlaunch United Launch Alliance’s #AtlasV (in production) Here’s background on ABL Space Systems https://aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-announces-plans-and-launch-provider-for-prototype-satellites … And the RS1 https://ablspacesystems.com/rs1/ 3/ Here’s a breakdown of the 83 announced in 2022 38 40% @ulalaunch #Vulcan (in development) 18 19% @ArianeGroup @Ariane6 (in development) 12 13% @BlueOrigin #NewGlenn (in development) Optional 15 16% @BlueOrigin #NewGlenn Read more from @lorengrush https://theverge.com/2022/4/5/23010245/amazon-project-kuiper-megaconstella

How can Chief Technical Officers (CTOs) collaborate with Chief Product Officers (CPOs) to help businesses thrive and survive? In a Forbes article, the author argues that the CPO is expected to determine **what** products are built by acting as an innovator, optimizer or scaler, while the CTO is expected to determine **how** the products are built as an architect, implementer, and maintainer.  The author concludes that the CTO and CPO [must strive together to create a balanced team and a culture of innovation and collaboration that can] create the critical components required to improve outcomes and help businesses thrive and survive in a continuously evolving competitive landscape. However, both the CTO and CPO accept that it will always be **the customer who is the most important person in the room**. Read more on Forbes.com https://lnkd.in/ejzR3RiR #CTO #CPO #CEO #innovation #growth #creativity

Here's an animated gif of the awesome #SpacexStarship Build Diagrams of @brendan_lewis from 1-Apr-2022 through 7-Sep-2022. As I see it, #starbaseWIP inventory for - StarShip grew from 3 to 6 (24, 25, 26 + 27, 28, 29) - Booster grew 3 to 5 (7, 8, 9 + 10, 11) Thanks for your hard work!