Karin Sturm
@karinspace.bsky.social
Not only to Dragon itself, also LC-40, certain Falcon 9 components at the time. And include all this in risk evaluation and management...
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not only to Dragon itself, also LC-40, certain Falcon 9 components at the time. And include all this in risk evaluation and management...
It's a bit more complicated than this, there were some good reasons for shutting down some reactors, both economical and ecological. If it might have been better to keep the last three running for a bit longer is open to debate, but it would have been difficult to turn the decision around in 02/22.
December 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's a bit more complicated than this, there were some good reasons for shutting down some reactors, both economical and ecological. If it might have been better to keep the last three running for a bit longer is open to debate, but it would have been difficult to turn the decision around in 02/22.
Some yes, but others don't.
December 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Some yes, but others don't.
True - this goes (and already went under the last Administration) high up into top management. And you have a few SpaceX fanboys on ops level as well...
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
True - this goes (and already went under the last Administration) high up into top management. And you have a few SpaceX fanboys on ops level as well...
I am afraid quite a few of them don't have enough real interest in politics, economy and social developments, are too much limited to listening to a certain spaceflight bubble lead by influencers. What is telling for me is that Mark Kelly hasn't signed... He for sure has a broader overview.
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I am afraid quite a few of them don't have enough real interest in politics, economy and social developments, are too much limited to listening to a certain spaceflight bubble lead by influencers. What is telling for me is that Mark Kelly hasn't signed... He for sure has a broader overview.
And a large group of former astronauts supports the latter, obviously blind to the implemented risks for NASA. Really disappointing that some people I rated highly like Peggy Whitson and others fell for this.
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
And a large group of former astronauts supports the latter, obviously blind to the implemented risks for NASA. Really disappointing that some people I rated highly like Peggy Whitson and others fell for this.
I am really surprised how many people signed this letter. None of them seems to have had a deeper look into Isaacman's ideas and plans for NASA, not to talk about some of his general political positions. Unfortunate that his influencer supported campaign obviously worked even there...
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I am really surprised how many people signed this letter. None of them seems to have had a deeper look into Isaacman's ideas and plans for NASA, not to talk about some of his general political positions. Unfortunate that his influencer supported campaign obviously worked even there...
Auch ein Bauchgefühl, wer von den beiden es wird? Nicola Winter hat übrigens am ersten Basistrainingsprogramm der ESA nicht teilgenommen und dürfte damit so gut wie aus allem raus sein...
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Auch ein Bauchgefühl, wer von den beiden es wird? Nicola Winter hat übrigens am ersten Basistrainingsprogramm der ESA nicht teilgenommen und dürfte damit so gut wie aus allem raus sein...
I guess it depends both on the type of the damage and also the real urgency of getting it sorted. And as I understand it, there is no damage to the basic structure of the launch pad and tower, but to one particular movable part of it. So I am not that pessimistic.
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I guess it depends both on the type of the damage and also the real urgency of getting it sorted. And as I understand it, there is no damage to the basic structure of the launch pad and tower, but to one particular movable part of it. So I am not that pessimistic.
Please check Katya on X, more details and less propaganda.
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Please check Katya on X, more details and less propaganda.
Hope to be able to do so - not easy!
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Hope to be able to do so - not easy!
By the way in the Chinese stream during the landing they said that the damage was minor so the capsule in case of an emergency could have been used for a a return (like with Starliner), otherwise they could and would have sent up the replacement that was on stand-by even earlier.
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
By the way in the Chinese stream during the landing they said that the damage was minor so the capsule in case of an emergency could have been used for a a return (like with Starliner), otherwise they could and would have sent up the replacement that was on stand-by even earlier.
What a ton of BS! Really disappointing a journalist spreading this kind of nonsense without understanding anything about the completely different situation, about mission planning in human spaceflight, etc.
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What a ton of BS! Really disappointing a journalist spreading this kind of nonsense without understanding anything about the completely different situation, about mission planning in human spaceflight, etc.
In the Chinese stream during the landing it was emphazised that the damage was small enough to use it in case of an emergency (like always said with Starliner). Otherwise they would have sent the replacement which was always sitting there for such a situation earlier.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In the Chinese stream during the landing it was emphazised that the damage was small enough to use it in case of an emergency (like always said with Starliner). Otherwise they would have sent the replacement which was always sitting there for such a situation earlier.
Könnte gut sein, dass Trump sich da den falschen Gegner ausgesucht hat. Das dürfte außer in der komplett verdummten MAGA Bubble nicht gut ankommen. Backfire incoming...
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Könnte gut sein, dass Trump sich da den falschen Gegner ausgesucht hat. Das dürfte außer in der komplett verdummten MAGA Bubble nicht gut ankommen. Backfire incoming...
Brasiliens, der selbst gern auf den ärmeren Norden und Nordosten herabschaut, durchaus auch rassistisch geprägt, ziemlich gut.
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Brasiliens, der selbst gern auf den ärmeren Norden und Nordosten herabschaut, durchaus auch rassistisch geprägt, ziemlich gut.
Das Schlimme ist, dass dort die brasilianische Rechte das Thema gerade nutzt, um die Regierung Lula anzugreifen. Nach dem Motto, er hat doch Recht und das ist alles nur die Schuld der Linken. Leider funktioniert die Kampagne in gewissen Kreisen vor allem im wohlhabenden, weißen Süden und Südosten
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Das Schlimme ist, dass dort die brasilianische Rechte das Thema gerade nutzt, um die Regierung Lula anzugreifen. Nach dem Motto, er hat doch Recht und das ist alles nur die Schuld der Linken. Leider funktioniert die Kampagne in gewissen Kreisen vor allem im wohlhabenden, weißen Süden und Südosten
Solche Äußerungen haben massiven Einfluss auf internationale Beziehungen, damit auch auf wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und damit eben sehr wohl auf die Realpolitik. Was das nicht nur in Brasilien, sondern generell im Globalen Süden auslöst, ist nicht zu unterschätzen.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Solche Äußerungen haben massiven Einfluss auf internationale Beziehungen, damit auch auf wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und damit eben sehr wohl auf die Realpolitik. Was das nicht nur in Brasilien, sondern generell im Globalen Süden auslöst, ist nicht zu unterschätzen.
Danke - sehr wichtiger Beitrag!
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Danke - sehr wichtiger Beitrag!
Let's hope so - but I am not completely convinced unfortunately. German mentality towards faschism is different from for example Scandinavian countries, acceptance much deeper ingrained in a larger part of the population. Was only hidden for quite some time, now coming out again full scale.
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let's hope so - but I am not completely convinced unfortunately. German mentality towards faschism is different from for example Scandinavian countries, acceptance much deeper ingrained in a larger part of the population. Was only hidden for quite some time, now coming out again full scale.
Que ele perguntou para journalistas que acompanhavam ele para o Brasil se alguém quiser ficar lá - e ninguém quis. Todo mundo tava "tão feliz para voltar pra a Alemanha tão bonita"... Em um tom que não parece está longe da fala do Trump sobre "shitholes"...
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Que ele perguntou para journalistas que acompanhavam ele para o Brasil se alguém quiser ficar lá - e ninguém quis. Todo mundo tava "tão feliz para voltar pra a Alemanha tão bonita"... Em um tom que não parece está longe da fala do Trump sobre "shitholes"...
I was not sure if it was still absolutely zero as a few years ago, but I know that non of my friends from the old days who are maximum lower middle class ever had problems to get their medications. Only problem with SUS can be waiting time sometimes - but that's the same about everywhere by now...
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I was not sure if it was still absolutely zero as a few years ago, but I know that non of my friends from the old days who are maximum lower middle class ever had problems to get their medications. Only problem with SUS can be waiting time sometimes - but that's the same about everywhere by now...
Habe mehr als ein Jahrzehnt in Brasilien gelebt, in Sozialprojekten gearbeitet, so hohe Zuzahlungen gibt es im SUS nicht.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Habe mehr als ein Jahrzehnt in Brasilien gelebt, in Sozialprojekten gearbeitet, so hohe Zuzahlungen gibt es im SUS nicht.
Offenbar ja... Waren vielleicht private, die nicht ins öffentliche System eingebunden waren.
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Offenbar ja... Waren vielleicht private, die nicht ins öffentliche System eingebunden waren.