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Background briefings for the people who love to launch
Articles and analysis of airspace coordination, launch scheduling, and the systems we use to manage it all.
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Understanding NOTAMs: From Teleprinters to Digital Airspace
NOTAMs are how the aviation world communicates anything that affects the safety or planning of a flight. Here's what they are, why they look so strange, and why the rise of commercial spaceflight is pushing the system to its limits.
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How to Read a NOTAM: A Field-by-Field Breakdown
NOTAMs look like encrypted gibberish. They're not - once you know the structure, they're remarkably logical. This guide walks through every field with a real decoded example.
Rocket Economics: The Business Models Behind the Launch Boom
Reusability did not create a single winning model in launch. It split the market into three distinct economic strategies, each driven by cadence, payload, and customer needs.
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Airlines
Coverage of how launch schedules and hazard areas affect airline dispatch, reroutes, and disruption costs.
Airspace
Articles on airspace restrictions, hazard areas, and how launch activity affects flight operations.
ANSPs
Analysis for air navigation service providers managing launch activity, dissemination, and live traffic impacts.
Mission Planning
Background and analysis related to mission planning.
NOTAM
Guides to NOTAM structure, interpretation, modernization, and the role NOTAMs play in launch coordination.
Podcasts
Audio briefings and podcast feeds covering launch activity and the wider space industry.
Regulators
Reporting and analysis on regulatory coordination, dissemination, licensing, and launch oversight workflows.
Rocket Economics
Background and analysis related to rocket economics.
Rocket Operators
Articles for launch operators managing schedule changes, stakeholder coordination, and airspace dissemination.
Rocketengines
Background and analysis related to rocketengines.
SpaceX
Background and analysis related to spacex.
Starlink
Background and analysis related to starlink.
Starship
Background and analysis related to starship.