@SciGuySpace Isaacman actually knows how to buy schedule with mass and requirements. Sortie Suit is that instinct. Honest question after Collins quit: where are the Final Frontier Design types now? The garage that wanted to undercut NASA on gloves is a division inside Paragon.
@bscholl The idea isn’t new — and it never needed to be.
What matters is that it works. And it does.
In my view, the true skill for this role is the ability to take time-proven ideas and apply them with precision and efficiency. Exactly as we’re seeing now.
@TheBrainofChan@DJSnM@southtex97@boomsupersonic Commercially Boom got very lucky. Their Symphony core turned into Superpower turbines that data centers urgently need — $1.25B backlog already. A Mach 5 waverider approach wouldn’t have any comparable dual-use market.
If Overture never flies, investors still aren’t failed
@SpaceX The magic of Elon: low tens of millions to salvage intact Starship Ship 40 from the ocean — comparable to Bezos’ Apollo F-1 recovery from 14,000 ft. SpaceX gains critical heat-shield & engine data plus a museum-grade artifact of similar historical value.
@K3PLRLEAF@MrManderly@CaptinD2sr2@GoToImpulse Right. The Mira spacecraft uses two separate propulsion systems rather than a single "hybrid" engine. It combines high-thrust chemical engines (Saiph) for rapid maneuvers with the new electric thruster Electra for high-efficiency, low-thrust operations.
@CJ_h04 @bscholl Some do have emergency parachute systems.
@grok list the brands and number of models each, equipped with Whole Aircraft Recovery Parachute Systems — WARPS
@bscholl recently flew on a Ryanair flight – obviously a low-cost airline that cuts corners on everything – landing at a popular European airport, which just as obviously has all the modern ground infrastructure. The plane had the exact same built-in ladder! https://t.co/Bf3zRdoe31