Is Blue Origin making the 737 of spaceflight?

By Dan Catchpole  danieljcatchpole[at]gmail[dot]com This article has been updated to correct an error that misstated the relative size of New Glenn’s payload. October 11, 2018, © Leeham News: Wednesday’s announcement that the U.S. Air Force had selected Blue… Read More

Pontifications: Alabama loses key committee slot in US Senate following election

Dec. 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The special US Senate election last week in Alabama drew world attention of the showdown between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore. Jones eked out a victory, becoming the first Democrat… Read More

Pontifications: Washington State out to lunch on aerospace–again

Nov. 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Washington State’s top aerospace official, John Thornquist, resigned early this month, complaining that the State Legislature cut the Department of Commerce’s budget 78% over the past three years—making it impossible for Commerce… Read More

For Airbus and Boeing, it’s about Alabama, Alabama, Alabama

Nov. 29, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: When it comes to the prospect of imposing trade sanctions or retaliatory tariffs on Airbus for airplanes ordered by US customers, the European manufacturer has some advantages over Boeing few people apparently have… Read More

Odds and Ends: Random thoughts, Seinfeld style (i.e., about nothing)

We’re feeling irreverent today…. From Twitter: Boeing Defense ‏@BoeingDefense In Sept issue of #Boeing Frontiers: With #Apollo roots, Boeing has grown to be largest #aerospace employer in #Alabama http://ow.ly/dB0Ef Comment: We remember when Boeing said Alabamans couldn’t build… Read More