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Trump-Musk and the Starliner

1 week ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

(Credit: The White House)The Trump-Musk breakup was quick, a bit earlier than expected, and left social postings scattered across the internet. In SpaceX language for a rocket exploding in flight, it was a RUD- rapid unscheduled disassembly. In a RUD debris falls randomly from the air. This bad breakup has indeed shaken business plans, changing the atmosphere of commercial and government space programs dramatically.
Something different

1 month ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

Hello all…There is a lot to report and talk about involving space, EVs, autonomy, and FAA air traffic control. Musk is getting ready to launch another Starship test and claims his robotaxis are just around the corner. Full Throttle is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Some of those stories have been percolating as we traveled to Europe and happened to be in St. Peter’s Square as the Conclave started.
Touch the Moon, move on to Mars?

2 months ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

The stock market ride, tariffs, and retirement accounts have likely captured your attention the past couple of weeks. As you were watching graph lines go down, then up, then down again, the President’s nominee to run NASA faced Senators for his confirmation hearing and made a lot of news. It appears big changes are coming to NASA and its plans for human exploration, especially of the Moon. Jared Isaacman said the Moon and Mars programs can move forward at the same time.
Blue Origin premature hatch opening

2 months ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

Hello subscribers. If you watched the Blue Origin flight did you notice the little problem after touchdown? Here’s what I posted:Blue Origin had a successful flight with its "tourist" spacecraft system New Shepard. An all female crew was the company's latest marketing effort. The flight appeared smooth and without issues. The hatch opening "ceremony" di…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Full Throttle to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Full Throttle

Mar 18, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

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“Un”- “Non” - “Not” - Stranded Astronauts

Mar 17, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

(Credit: NASA)Butch and Suni have been at the International Space Station (ISS) much longer than they expected. The headlines blare, “An eight day mission turns into a nine month stay,” or, “Stranded astronauts to head home.”But, they were never stranded! This bold declarative sentence provides fodder for plenty of debate. Let me make my case as the two astronauts prepare to return to Earth early tomorrow morning.
The Moon seems farther away

Mar 10, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

Test Flight 8 of Starship ended stormily after one of three engines failed and the spacecraft started cartwheeling as shown in the data bar on the bottom of the picture. (Credit: SpaceX)It was deja vu all over again last week when SpaceX lost its second Starship in a row. Also for a second time, a Houston startup’s lander ended up on its side on the surface of the Moon just hours earlier. It is hard to get to the Moon, and there were two dramatic examples last week.
The war against electric vehicles

Feb 24, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

(Credit: Tesla)It is now fair to say the current President is at war with the electric vehicle (EV) industry and its infrastructure. In just the past few days it’s been reported that Federal agencies have been ordered to shut down EV charging plugs at government buildings. That amounts to thousands of chargers used by government workers and government vehicles.
Where Trump and Musk don’t agree

Feb 19, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

The calling card for the new administration may be borrowed from Silicon Valley- “move fast and break things.” There is no shortage of stories about the early actions of the new occupant of the White House and the head of his Department of Government Efficiency. Despite all the fawning between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the men are not talking about, nor acknowledging, their dramatic differences on part of the transportation transformation.
Deadly D.C. midair collision

Feb 2, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley