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SpaceX should stay private for now
An IPO may be possible, but would be unwise
Dec 12, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Analyzing Arc
Inversion Space's new approach to delivery from orbit
Oct 18, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Media Review: The Space Barons
Revisiting a core text from my startup & aerospace education
Oct 10, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Is crewed spaceflight a natural monopoly?
The market for people is different from the market for satellites
Aug 16, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Reading Stoke Space's Thesis
What kind of future does CEO Andy Lapsa want to live in?
Jun 27, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
What will it take to cancel the Space Launch System?
It's a very persistent program
May 30, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Reorganizing Rocket Scaleups
Tracking a Trend
Apr 4, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Danti: A startup snapshot
Sitting at the intersection of NLP & Earth Observation data
Mar 28, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
SpaceX: A scaleup snapshot
Spacecraft and satellites and super-heavy lift launch, oh my
Mar 7, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Quindar: A startup snapshot
SaaS integrations for satellite ground ops
Jan 31, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Moonshots that pick the wrong funding mechanism don't launch
Reactions to NASA's Mars Sample Return update
Jan 10, 2025 • Aaron Pickard
Marketing @ Umbra
A differentiated approach
Nov 22, 2024 • Aaron Pickard
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