Saturday, March 15, 2025

Trump celebrates death of ISIS leader in Iraq: ‘His miserable life was terminated’
The Gavin Newsom Backlash is Still Building Steam
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches crew to rescue stuck NASA astronauts from ISS
Azerbaijan Is Israel’s New Friend in the Muslim World
Germany Chooses Rearmament, at Last
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

From Book 1: July, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 has triumphantly returned to Earth. In this alternate history thriller, President Richard Nixon puts into a motion a scheme to ramp up the space race to pressure the Soviets into making diplomatic and military concessions. Thus begins a story of high adventure on the final frontier and of low intrigue in the corridors of power back on Earth. It will prove to be the fulfillment of a dream for Wendy Pendleton to be the first woman to walk on the moon. It will be a nightmare for Cal Lauren, a political operative determined to stop the space race at all costs to fund the social programs he holds dear.

The Art of the Nuclear Deal With Iran
Don’t Cry for the Education Department
Schumer at center of civil war after funding fiasco

Friday, March 14, 2025

Solar Eclipse From the Lunar Surface - Blue Ghost Mission 1 courtesy Firefly Space

Trump must now get tough with Putin
Schumer Blinks (AOC Upset)
NASA hails Blue Ghost 1 mission as “proof positive” of CLPS program
Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive
How Trump can turn Biden’s energy blunders into America’s greatest comeback
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows
Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons—including anti-satellite lasers
MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy
Australian becomes first in world discharged with durable artificial heart
Putin and Trump May Rescue Europe’s Economy
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1) #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned
Democrats’ Feeble Trump Resistance
Make the U.S. Civil Service Effective Again
A Baseline for Tax Reform Success

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon
Utah’s Nuclear Power Play Is a Winning Hand
The Golden Dome: We Have the Tools to Build It Right Now
China’s Ghost Cities Are a Bigger Climate Problem Than We Thought
Medieval Female Scribes Were Far More Common Than Previously Thought. At Least 110,000 Medieval Manuscripts Were Copied by Women
Why Perovskite LEDs Might Soon Replace Every Light in Your Home
Scientists Devise Game-Changing Way to Extract Lithium From Salt Lakes
Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa
If You Hate America, Why Come Here?
Lee Zeldin: EPA Ends the ‘Green New Deal’
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Trump’s Biggest Climate Decision
The Mike Johnson Redemption
Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Where are we on the journey to a lunar economy?
Private Lunar Landers So Far Have Seen More Failures Than Successes
Doge and American Military Power – There’s a Tsunami Coming
Airtel-Musk's SpaceX To Bring Starlink To India. How It Disrupts Indian Market
NASA’s PUNCH Satellites Deployed
Signal Acquired: NASA’s SPHEREx Begins Science Mission
NASA spent $13M on DEI under Biden while critical mission, quality controls flailed, watchdog group says
Bridenstine urges Senate to quickly confirm Isaacman as NASA administrator
Boeing among top NASA contractors plagued by billions in cost overruns and delays, report finds
Egg industry scrambling: Today’s Neros fiddle as the bird flu crisis deepens while politicians and ideologues ignore solutions to the crisis
Scientists have definitively taken us beyond the Big Bang
Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn
Frequent Blood Donors Have Healthier Blood Cells and More Protection Against Cancer
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air
Why Generation Z Embraced Trump
Meat Will Make America Healthy Again

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The art of the deal. Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
Mayra Guillen, the sister of Vanessa Guillen to challenge Rep. Al Green for his congressional seat
The Arrest of Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil
Has Canada Learned From Its Lost Decade?
Will There Be a Trump Recession?
Incoming NASA Administrator Brags That He Has No Idea What's Going On
The Real Reason Nuclear Energy Will Take Over in 2025
Truth or consequences: what happens when businesses end DEI
When is cancer considered cured, versus in remission?
AI Is Willing to Lie, Cheat, and Manipulate to Win. Now What?
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
Emerging launch companies see strong demand but look for government support
NASA eliminates chief scientist role, other offices
Syria's government signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF forces in the northeast

Monday, March 10, 2025

Gov. Lee Leads Coalition of Governors Urging Swift Confirmation of NASA Administrator
What’s behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX?
America needs a strong NASA
Moon mascot wanted! Your idea could fly as Artemis zero-g indicator
What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses
James Gentile: Shaping the Artemis Generation, One Simulation at a Time
Trump’s Choice in Ukraine: Chamberlain or Eisenhower?
Iran Is Weak. Will Trump Be Strong?
Tracking DOGE’s impact on space and the federal workforce
Trump says Mars missions are of interest but not a top priority
To Be a Peacemaker and Peacekeeper, Trump Must Build Up the Navy
ispace and Kurita Water Industries Sign Agreement to Transport Water Purification Demonstration System to the Moon
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
DOGE must audit and disarm the IRS
Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
How a Paralyzed Man Moved a Robotic Arm with His Thoughts

Sunday, March 09, 2025

Forget America's 'Red Scare.' Canada's 'Red, White, and Blue Scare' Is Beyond Parody
Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies

The next phase of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services moon exploration program began on Jan. 15, with the launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost. It continued with the launch of the Intuitive Machines Athena lander on Feb. 26. Since the Blue Ghost also had the iSpace Resilience lander as a rideshare, at one point three spacecraft were headed for the lunar surface.

Twin Test Flight Explosions Show SpaceX Is No Longer Defying Gravity
NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
Failure is an option. Here's why some new space ventures go sideways
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series)
We're already getting an early hurricane season forecast. Here's what it says.
How America’s Jews Became America’s ‘New Blacks’
MSNBC hosts mock Elon Musk after SpaceX mishap: 'Go back to your day job'

Friday, March 07, 2025

After less than a day, the Athena lander is dead on the Moon
Blue Ghost Moon Lander: Meeting Mission Objectives – Experiments Performed
Military Starship: How SpaceX Is About to Make America Globally Dominant
Confirmed: Biden Spiked Rescuing Astronauts Stranded at ISS
Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds
SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch
Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered
Super Sapphire Resists Scratches, Glare, Fog and Dust
A Brother on the Moon (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 1) #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine (Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington Book 2) #CommissionEarned
Europe Awakens From Its Defense Slumbers
The Houthis Are Foreign Terrorists Again
The Kremlin Keeps Escalating

Thursday, March 06, 2025

Japanese firms aim for one giant leap in space development
American LNG: After 'Drill, Baby, Drill' It's Finally 'Sell, Baby, Sell' Time Again
Intuitive Machines’ second attempt to land on the Moon also went sideways
Private Moon Lander: Athena’s Touchdown Troubles
Firefly Aerospace celebrate historic Moon Landing with Art
No Sun? No Problem! Scientists Grow Plants Using Electricity Instead
I watched Reagan the Movie last night on Starz. The make it short, the film brought tears to my eyes at the end. The ending of the man who saved the world from communism was so unfair. In any case, I highly recommend it. The last time I cried at the end of a movie was Schindler's List.
Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading
US university plans to power nuclear research facility with eVinci microreactor
How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon
The new golden age of Moon exploration
1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today
Trump’s Issues Final Warning to Hamas – Surrender or Be Erased
Tiny Bubbles Could Deliver Medicine Into the Brain by Vibrating Really, Really Fast
AI Is Deciphering Ancient Inscriptions That Experts Have Struggled With for Centuries
China released an open source kung-fu robot and we’re not really sure why
Compound mimics cannabis for pain relief without the side effects: Mouse study points to effective opioid alternative
Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout makes court appearance following capture
Trump’s Speech Is a Deft Victory Dance
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Forget Delaware—‘Y’all Street’ Is Open for Business
Germany’s Welcome New Defense Spending Plan
Trump Launches 1,000 Ships. Maybe