New Space Underground

We are a group of workers in the space industry, providing our brutally honest opinions, hopefully with a little humor.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@Tomas_Stellar @grantbonin @VoyagerSH @SpaceAdvisor @newsfromorbit @thatnewspaceguy @boredNewSpace The big finance people are pushing for vertical integration á la SpaceX. Expect to see more and more roll-ups and holding company arrangements. Whether that's good or bad? 🤷‍♀️

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@lars_0 @blueorigin @ulalaunch @LockheedMartin Some of us are both

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

It will be intriguing to see if this affects the relationship between @blueorigin and @ulalaunch. Same with @LockheedMartin and HLS National Team.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

Thus yote Astra. Congratulations @Astra on your success!

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@DJSnM

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

Yes.

[Vanessa Clark @Vanessa_J_Clark]

A lot of people on space Twitter have been hinting it, but I’m going to come out and say it: stop the BS, Aevum.
That’s a model.
You don’t have $1B in contracts.

Investors get duped enough in our industry, don’t ruin it for the rest of us.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

Let’s make some tea!

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

Not sure how we aren’t blocked yet, since they seem to block everyone who bothers to science at them.

Let’s just give this a try then: this is stupid and will not work and were really not sure how they’ve convinced themselves or anyone else otherwise

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

Hahahahaha

We mean...

No, that’s right.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

The rocket equation is tyrannical and therefore best ignored completely.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

And well just leave this one here too.

[Tim Fernholz @TimFernholz]

While you wait for the election results, read my investigation into a space SPAC whose founder is barred from their tech by national security rules https://t.co/vk9zx7f1fI

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

We’ll just leave this right here

https://t.co/ug9ZsFHc0I

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@Applied_Ion @lougrims @Robotbeat look at the service they advertise. Cannot get there with < 1000 sec isp. The physics of plane changes are immune to hype

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

What’s the performance and lifetime of this magic propulsion system? We’d assume if they had results we’d see more than just PowerPoint

[Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz]

@momentusspace The cornerstone of Momentus' business is Microwave
Electrothermal water propulsion technology, used for its planned fleet of transfer vehicles: https://t.co/QUjsm5Nqjf

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@wingod @Tomas_Stellar @GeorgeWHerbert @lougrims Also apparently project 2x Spacex revenue in a handful of years

who on earth did the due diligence on this

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@lougrims Not if the underlying tech does not work and they can’t actually offer the service they advertise

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@Robotbeat I think that tweet will get old faster then you want it to

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

@Robotbeat Let’s see results then

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

That’s cute, but on a price/kg basis its not revolutionary. And maybe fly it and then talk. And then explain your production economics and how they jive with California wages—how many ppl are you? How sustainable is that?

The community has diminishing patience for bull.

[New Space Underground @newspaceUG]

I don't give a fuck what Elon is doing with starship; give this guy a billion dollars and see what happens.

[BPS.space @bps_space]

The rockets don't always work, but at least they look cool!