Curmudgeons Corner
Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Monday, February 16, 2026
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Recently, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a history changing announcement on his social media platform X. It read, in part: “For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20-plus years.”
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Sunday, February 08, 2026
Much history has occurred between the last time humans went to the moon and the next time they will. The Soviet Union fell into ruin. The terror attack on 9/11 happened, sparking a decades-long global war on terror. The AIDS and the COVID pandemics took tens of millions of lives.
But three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s nearest neighbor.