NASA’s commercial conundrum

PLUS: Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees [View this email in your browser]( [Ars Technica | Orbital Transmission Logo]( Orbital Transmission 07.24.2024 Orbital Transmission 07.24.2024   [A Lucid Air parked on some sand in front of a lake with mountains in the distance]( The Lucid Air Pure review: Lower weight, better steering, amazing efficiency [Read Full Story »]( The Lucid Air Pure review: Lower weight, better steering, amazing efficiency Less power and less weight almost always makes for a better electric vehicle. [Read Full Story »](   [Artist concept of the Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft.]( We’re building nuclear spaceships again—this time for real [Read Full Story »]( We’re building nuclear spaceships again—this time for real The military and NASA seem serious about building demonstration hardware. [Read Full Story »](       [Artist's conception of Valve's micro-employees hard at work inside your Steam installation.]( Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees [Read Full Story »]( Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team. [Read Full Story »](   [A rocket sits on a launch pad during a purple- and gold-streaked dawn.]( SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great [Read Full Story »]( SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great NASA wants a "robust" commercial space community. But it has a long way to go. [Read Full Story »](       [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram](   Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Condé Nast One World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences](newsletter=ars) or [unsubscribe from this list](newsletter=ars).