I understand some in the community have an affinity for specific hardware, but the focus should be on outcomes. With respect to SLS, the desired outcome is launching crewed Orion spacecraft at a reasonable cadence, rebuilding muscle memory, and buying down risk so we can land…

— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) April 17, 2026

[Mid-morning update]

An interesting interview with him.

[Noon update]

ICYMI, from Jared’s X post: “I do not want to throw away billions of taxpayer dollars, and time we do not have, on a flavor of a rocket that is not necessary to return astronauts to the moon.”

[Thursday-afternoon update]

Bob Zimmerman has thoughts on his Congressional hearing.

[Bumped]