Maginot Line in Space: U.S. Missile Defense U.S. missile defense is a dream. Whether from a fever or other conditions, history can help ground it. open.substack.com/pub/illdefined…

Stacking the Deck: Rocket Lab’s Flatellite Here are some guesses and suggestions for Rocket Lab’s newest satellite rendering. open.substack.com/pub/illdefined…

Making Life Better? 2024 Communications and Remote Sensing So many satellites... Does more mean better products and services? Or is there tunnel vision going on? open.substack.com/pub/illdefined…

Cubesat Customers–The Worst of Both Worlds? To be clear, it's not that the cubesat customers are terrible. At least, I don't think they are. illdefinedspace.substack.com/p/cubesat-cust…

2025 Space Industry Observations and an Update A busy start to 2025 points to more records being broken by the year’s end. Will anyone other than SpaceX make a profit? open.substack.com/pub/illdefined…

Reporting from Rocket City for the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, AL🚀 The UK’s role in US missile defense is growing! 🇬🇧 firms are ready to support ambitious US plans, & 🇺🇸 companies are interested in UK expansion to align & support the #UKIndustrialStrategy