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Ian Vorbach
Personal blog · spacedotbiz.substack.combusinessstartups
Ian Vorbach writes SpaceDotBiz, a personal blog at spacedotbiz.substack.com about business and startups. Since 2021, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “Space M&A, LEO broadband markets, and more. Q&A with space analyst Caleb Henry”. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this Substack space-industry newsletter for launch economics and industry coverage, such as Starship and Falcon Heavy pricing. One commenter calls it interesting to read and points to a 2021 analyst Q&A.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
How to make money investing in the space industry.
Most-linked posts?
- Space M&A, LEO broadband markets, and more. Q&A with space analyst Caleb Henry2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-12-14
- The Rise of the Satellite Mega Constellation2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-07-14
What Hacker News says?
Absolutely agree! Infrastructure, data layers, analytics on top of the data. Plus all of the challenges around space situational awareness, traffic management, etc. I wrote a newsletter a few months ago about the needs that arise from these challenges called The Rise of the Satellite Mega Constellation if you're interested in my thoughts on that: https://spacedotbiz.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-satellite...
Comment linking /p/the-rise-of-the-satellite-mega-constellation
on “Space Companies at Y Combinator”Submitted Space Companies at Y Combinator as a story · 157 points
HN discussionElon says Starship launches will get down to $10M per launch within 2-3 years. But he also said we would have our CyberTrucks by now, so... ymmv. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-starship-ro... By comparison, Falcon Heavy costs about $62M per launch, but Gwynne Shotwell predicted they can shave 40% off that price tag when they start re-using heavies. https://spacedotbiz.substack.com/p/is-starship-rea…
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on “SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas”Submitted The Launch Landscape: Small Rockets as a story · 50 points
HN discussionSpaceDotBiz is a newsletter about the space industry that has been interesting to read, with a free tier on Substack. A past article that stood out was a Q&A interview with a space industry journalist who moved on to become an industry analyst (2021): https://spacedotbiz.substack.com/p/caleb-henry Limitations of the newsletter include its lack of criticism and investigative work, as this looks out-of-scope of its fo…
Comment linking /p/caleb-henry
on “Ask HN: I want my next startup to be in space tech. Where do I start?”Submitted When Rocket Companies Become More Than Just Rocket Companies as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Investing in Space Unicorns: Interview with Sunil Nagaraj of Ubiquity Ventures as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is the Commercial Space Industry Here to Stay? as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Inspiration4 and the Business of Orbital Space Tourism as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted China's Impact on Private US Space Companies as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Space M&A, LEO broadband markets, and more. Q&A with space analyst Caleb Henry as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Space SPACs: How Sustainable Are Public Space Companies? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Launch Landscape: Medium Lift Rockets as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Rise of the Satellite Mega Constellation as a story · 2 points
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