DoD cannot wait for zero risk before scaling important technologies
One of the major ideas of defense acquisition is that programs of record shouldn’t begin until a full requirements and technical understanding has been accomplished. […]
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What makes SpaceX different?
Imagine if you had gone to work at Space X in 2005 and gotten in the ground floor of the Falcon 1 program, or imagine […]
What’s the secret sauce in AFRL’s Space Vehicle Directorate?
… our secret sauce is that we have some organic capability to do things. What I mean by that is we have actual scientists and […]
Are Boeing’s engineering woes due to financialization?
For about 80 years, Boeing basically functioned as an association of engineers. Its executives held patents, designed wings, spoke the language of engineering and safety […]