Belated congratulations

Forgot to congratulate Boeing on finally getting a successful (unmanned) flight of the the Starliner capsule. (Post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Another way to make a rocket reusable

Well done, Rocket Lab. (post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Are Russian weapons really crappy?

Yes, but why?  Read here.

Elon making it look easy

Crew-4 ready to launch on Sunday not a few short weeks after the SpaceX/Axios private mission to the ISS.  Musk is making it look like he is running an airline. (Which is what he wants and what we need)(Post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Su-34

The Russians are suing them, and losing them in Ukraine.  Why?  Here is one person’s explanation.

Years worth of intelligence

The US will be analyzing the stuff that comes out of Ukraine for years.  Story here.

Things you never think about

Combat boots of WWII.  Who would have thought that was an interesting subject.

Ukraine

Small unit tactics using man portable anti-tank and anti-air missiles.  Concentrating on supply lines.  These seem to be strategies that are letting the Ukrainians hold their own so far.  Overview here.

Hype

Russia’s use of a “hypersonic” missile is mostly….hype.  Explainer here.

This is interesting

Story here.  I wonder what kind of intelligence gathering we are doing in and near Ukraine.  Certainly we have learned that the Russians aren’t the military some thought they were.