So, I wanted to give an update on where both of the COTS competitors stand a year (nominally) out from flight--Kistler actually managing to make hardware progress for the first time since about 1999, and SpaceX as something much less than the juggernaut we know them as today. (It's worth noting that the third launch of Falcon 1 mentioned as upcoming in this post took another six months to occur, and ended in yet another heart-breaking failure.)
From here, there's only one or two other major story beats between now and flight, but I can dig into some of the events to be covered in more detail if people want to see more of the day-by-day (or at least month-by-month) of flight preparations. Are people in just jumping along towards that with a few bigger posts of less total detail, or covering this period of slow butterflies in more detail and more short posts?
From here, there's only one or two other major story beats between now and flight, but I can dig into some of the events to be covered in more detail if people want to see more of the day-by-day (or at least month-by-month) of flight preparations. Are people in just jumping along towards that with a few bigger posts of less total detail, or covering this period of slow butterflies in more detail and more short posts?