Exploding rockets and exploding hardware prices make for a lousy new normal
This week on The Kettle, we mull over whether the Steam Deck is a canary in the coal mine for the future of hardware prices, and the effect of Blue Origin's blowout on NASA's Moon missions
The combination of specific hardware supply chain pressures and significant failures in key space development projects simultaneously highlights vulnerabilities in compute and exploration capabilities.
A strategic reader should care as these events signal potential disruptions in critical technology sectors and government programs, impacting future innovation and supply chain stability.
The perceived stability and availability of hardware for consumer and specialized industrial applications, alongside the reliability of next-generation space exploration, are now in question.
- · Hardware component manufacturers with diversified supply chains
- · Alternative space launch providers
- · Consumers of graphics-intensive hardware
- · Space exploration agencies reliant on specific providers
- · Proprietary hardware ecosystems
Increased prices and reduced availability of specific consumer and industrial hardware.
Delays and reevaluation of space missions due to hardware and launch provider issues.
Accelerated investment in domestic hardware production and redundant space launch capabilities to mitigate future shocks.
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