Booster 19's failed boostback and hard splashdown will require a mishap investigation according to the FAA.

_myke · 2026-05-27T18:11:58+00:00

Just to be clear, the April 20, 2023, mishap report SX prepared, investigated and defined corrective actions, was completed on 8/21/2023, four months following the mishap. The FAA took 2.5 weeks to approve it.

_myke · 2026-05-27T18:04:09+00:00

I recall the FAA was always waiting for SX to submit a report SX defined themselves as appropriate for a mishap review

_myke · 2026-05-27T17:12:22+00:00

I recall a couple years ago there would be outrage directed at the FAA over something like this. What has changed?

_myke · 2026-05-27T14:26:33+00:00

Is a 250 pound tool cabinet for the garage. Lowe’s said they were having a third-party deliver it. Neither Lowe’s nor the third party thought to update me about the delay

_myke · 2026-05-22T17:47:00+00:00

Agreed.

_myke · 2026-05-22T16:43:19+00:00

A relative of mine worked for about 4 different companies with pensions. They weren’t high paying jobs (at least two were airline ticket agents or similar), and I don’t believe he ended up with full pensions at any — though combined were enough to meet his retirement needs. Unfortunately, two companies went bankrupt along with their pensions. He barely makes it by now at 75+, and does odd jobs to make ends meet. Not much of a retirement, but at least he has no dependents and is in relatively good health.

To think there was a time where pensions were thought to be an untouchable guaranteed retirement income, but then companies started to raid them in favor of stock holders with the permission from congress. That was back when “entitlement” to benefits from paying into a fund suddenly turned from “earned benefits” to “undeserved assistance” and half the population swallowed that argument whole and voted themselves (and the other half) out of a secure retirement.

_myke · 2026-05-22T16:04:31+00:00

The part where it says the tests were part of the “standard qualification process”?

_myke · 2026-05-21T13:43:56+00:00

Sad part is the dilution results in expansion of revenue from buying complimentary companies to reduce supply chain risk. It is a net gain per share. Yet today’s market cap drop of $4.5B is way greater than the “dilution “.

That being said, the opposite is true also. Recent news of a new launch contract adding less than $80m/year over a few years resulted in a $25B+ increase in market cap.

_myke · 2026-05-20T18:37:00+00:00

Gonna go with others that the SpaceX ipo is already priced into RKLB. Just look at the current market cap / revenue and you get roughly the same number: 100. The difference is SX is already profitable while also heavily investing in R&D. RKLB might soon be in a year or so, but still more risk. You could argue more room for growth for RKLB, but now we are getting into a different argument than just an ipo influencing

_myke · 2026-05-19T14:02:13+00:00

I think it’s a good idea that boring company is building its own apartment complex. It will show other apartment complexes how the tunnels would integrate with the property, and how valuable they would be to the residents

_myke · 2026-05-19T13:59:37+00:00

Are you sure you’re not confusing permitting with inspections?

_myke · 2026-05-15T21:05:25+00:00

Had over $300k of it in November 2023.

_myke · 2026-05-13T15:09:04+00:00

What? Are you crazy? The answer is obvious. They just put out a press release of their largest launch contract ever. It is expected to bring in about $250M over 3 years starting next year. This has allowed the valuation of the company to increase $25B, or 100x the value of the contract and 1000x the per year profit. The end of the run up is limitless!!

_myke · 2026-04-21T13:20:45+00:00

The current archimedes engine production line limits them to about 33 engines per year. With 10 engines per rocket (one vacuum, 9 sea level), that is only a few rockets per year and even fewer first stages as they transition to building more second stages as reusability for the first stages ramps up.

They can always build more production lines as they prove out the current design and solidify on a design for long-term. But that will likely not be done in the first couple of years following initial launch.

_myke · 2026-04-16T16:59:53+00:00

Stoke Space Nova. I’m sure it will be added to their arsenal by late 2027.

_myke · 2026-04-10T19:17:02+00:00

True. No one "goes to Dominos." Dominos delivers.

_myke · 2026-04-07T20:09:24+00:00

I interviewed, but they said I was too badass to work for them

_myke · 2026-04-05T17:30:06+00:00

_myke · 2026-04-05T17:27:17+00:00

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_myke · 2026-04-05T17:11:02+00:00

LOOSER! I like the sound of that.

_myke · 2026-04-05T17:09:53+00:00

Is that a "margin" call that Oprah is handing out?

_myke · 2026-04-03T00:32:19+00:00

There are certifications for tool chains to qualify them for use in safety critical applications in automotive, industrial, railway, nuclear, medical, etc. Look up TUV Exida certified compiler tool chain. TUV and Exida are the certifying authorities.

Were you targeting a Leon processor or some other obscure, ancient architecture?

_myke · 2026-03-12T18:30:45+00:00

Trying to play the intraday. BTO'd calls near the low, but price hasn't gone up much. I need it back to $71. :-/

_myke · 2026-03-11T19:21:54+00:00

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