Pretty much every European procurement has had exactly the same problem. The US had the same problem too, until they decided to outsource the capability rather than micromanage the project. So now we… (View Post)

Not you, you have way more money than I do. The site donate button, for the hosting costs and the OGH retirement budget. (View Post)

It was a 1,000/1 bet. I made the fcuker put up a tenner (to charity) for my ten bags. Oh, by the way, and as I asked of @rcs1000 last night, where’s the post-election donate button? I want to give yo… (View Post)

Yup. Government should hire a bunch of seriously well-paid procurement guys, who are personally incentivised to screw the private contractors to the ground. (View Post)

The single biggest question in space flight at the moment, is who exactly is prepared to put in the investment required to prevent a SpaceX monopoly? The best possible solution is likely to be some i… (View Post)