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...

https://twitter.com/reidlewis/status/1554871751921786886 1/ Here's my roundup of #wenhop for #HLV rockets Ariane 6 “sometime in 2023” New Glenn ““The runway is closing on 2022,” Jones said, but its premature to announce it. “It will not be at the end of this year.” SLS “could launch as early as August 29th” Starship “A *successful* orbital flight is probably between 1 and 12 months from now” Vulcan “Slipping into 2023” 2/ FYI, learn about #HLV rockets here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy-lift_launch_vehicle 3/ Ariane 6 “sometime in 2023” https://spacenews.com/ariane-6-launch-debut-pushed-into-2023/ 4/ New Glenn ““The runway is closing on 2022,” Jones said, but its premature to announce it. “It will not be at the end of this year.” https://spacenews.com/vulcan-centaur-on-schedule-for-first-launch-in-2022-as-new-glenn-slips/ 5/ SLS “could launch as early as August 29th” https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/20/23271511/nasa-sls-rocket-launch-dates-artemis-august-september 6/ Starship “...