About the publication
Escape Velocity
The business of commercial spaceflight — without the pitch-deck fantasy.
The business and economics of commercial spaceflight — launch providers, satellite constellations, in-orbit servicing, and the contracts behind them. Focused on what the physics and the financials actually allow, not what the pitch deck promises.
About the author
Dara Solberg
Dara Solberg is the guiding editorial voice behind Escape Velocity. Dara Solberg analyzes the commercial space industry through the lens of propulsion engineering and financial forensics. Starts with the numbers that are hardest to fudge: specific impulse, payload fraction, launch cadence, contract value, flight rate.