Sunday, February 25, 2024

I got a chance to see the movie Oppenheimer, based on the book American Prometheus, and I have to say that I was less than impressed. The time jumping was confusing, to say the least. Too little about building the bomb and too much on the main character’s “persecution” for flirting with communism. His constant terror of a global thermonuclear war would have had more resonance in the 1980s than the present day. The movie was about an hour too long too.
The first US moon landing in decades validates NASA’s commercial goals

Shortly after 1 a.m. EST on Feb. 15, the second attempt of a commercial lunar landing mission lifted off on board a SpaceX Falcon 9. The Nova-C lander, also dubbed the Odysseus, successfully landed near the lunar south pole on Thursday.

(This article was turned in before the news that the Nova-C had actually landed on its side. So far, the Hill has not updated the piece to reflect this fact. I hope that this will happen in due course. In the meantime, my apologies. )

(The update has been made thanks to my esteemed editor.)

JD Vance's Take on Ukraine vs Taiwan (Does the America First Crowd See a Difference?)
Nikki Haley refuses to drop out after South Carolina loss: ‘Today is not the end of our story’
The Smirnov Indictment Does Not Vindicate the Bidens
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Why It Took the US 51 Years to Get Back on the Moon
Artemis 2 moon astronauts will enjoy maple cream cookies and smoked salmon thanks to Canada
Nuclear fusion and AI: an evolving, symbiotic relationship

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Why it’s so difficult to land on the moon, even 5 decades after Apollo
Lead Investor in Odysseus Lunar Lander: Space ‘Most Important Frontier of Our Generation’
A New Type of Cancer Drug Shrinks Hard-to-Treat Tumors
Guess who likes the Intuitive Machines commercial lunar lander?

For the first time in over 50 years, an American spacecraft landed on the Moon – made possible by American ingenuity, innovation, and curiosity. Congratulations to the teams at NASA and Intuitive Machines on this thrilling step forward. We're leading the world back to the Moon.

More from the White House.

Odysseus Moon Lander Tipped Over Onto a Rock During Landing
Judith Curry: There's A Climate Change Industry Set Up To Reward Alarmism
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
5 very very strange objects aboard the US Moon probe landing today
The ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ and His Quest for the F-16
Let The New Moon Landing Kick Off Our Journey Back To Greatness

Friday, February 23, 2024

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon during 'spicy' lunar landing
9 lesser known architectural wonders we lost to time
Reverse friend zone: many romantic relationships start off as just friends. In fact, most people like it this way
About that Moon Lander! What’s Up?

I just turned in my piece to @thehill that will cover the @Int_Machines moon landing. But a couple of observations in advance The last minute scramble to upload a software patch to bring the NASA lidar hardware on line was a moment of high drama. It also proves that CLPS is a partnership between the space agency and the new space commercial companies. The biggest loser of the @Int_Machines moon landing has to be Russia's Vladimir Putin. Russia's failed moon landing contrasts with the American success. Putin needs to learn that national greatness resides in space and not ill-advised military adventures.

Russia launches manhunt for Ukrainian OnlyFans model who posed topless in front of Moscow church
5 steps toward a fresh approach to health care reform
SpaceX seeks a waiver to launch Starship “at least” nine times this year
What NASA hopes to accomplish with Odysseus moon lander
How antimatter engines could fly humans to other stars in just a few years
We Could Snoop on Extraterrestrial Communications Networks
Canada’s Climate Plan: Nuclear Power
The Dire Cost of Dithering on Ukraine
Nvidia, AI and U.S. Innovation
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells
Snaking toward a universal antivenom
A little US company makes history by landing on the Moon

Thursday, February 22, 2024

SpaceX seeks a waiver to launch Starship “at least” nine times this year
Varda capsule lands in Utah
NASA faces a quandary with its audacious lunar cargo program
Insilico Medicine aims to reverse aging and cure cancer — all using AI
‘Let’s go!’ Jeff Bezos gets revved up when Blue Origin raises up its New Glenn rocket
Watch Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander attempt historic moon landing today
MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells
Ditching Ukraine Would Help China and Iran
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissiionEarned
It’s Time to Seize Russia’s Reserves
Major investors pull business from New York City following Trump verdict
Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander on track for Feb. 22 lunar landing

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

IM-1 Mission Completes Lunar Orbit Insertion and Enters Lunar Orbit
As war in Gaza rages, Israel weighs Eichmann-style public trials for October 7 attackers
New Study: Climate Models Get Water Vapor Wildly Wrong – A ‘Major Gap in Our Understanding’
It Takes a Morally Confused World to Be Anti-Israel
UAE mission to asteroid belt on course after design review
New York judge’s confiscatory fine against Trump leaves Democrats with a problem
Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks $1.8B deal with US, deepening ties to intelligence, military agencies
NASA: When To See U.S. Spacecraft ‘Odie’ Land On The Moon On Thursday
NASA's New Horizons detects dusty hints of extended Kuiper Belt
Mind-reading devices are revealing the brain’s secrets
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
Europeans Step Up but Still Need U.S. Leadership
Nikki Haley Makes Her Case to Keep Running
The Radcliffe Wave is Waving

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

DeSantis the choice for Trump’s vice president, Tucker Carlson sixth
The Search for Reagan: The Appealing Intellectual Conservatism of Ronald Reagan #CommissionEarnned
Intuitive Machines expects to land on the Moon at 1649 CST on Thursday, February 22nd.
Jeff Koons on the moon: York-born mega artist has work en route to the lunar surface
New or retooled Cape Canaveral launch pads considered for SpaceX Starship
America's Next Space Station Will Be Twice as Big Thanks to SpaceX
The Maoist cruelty behind the trans crusade
The Frightening Ramifications of Putting Nuclear Weapons in Space
We must put an end to scientism
What We Know About Cognitive Decline
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age @CommissionEarned
The Moral Blindness of Putin’s Apologists on the Right
Webb telescope spots hints that Eris, Makemake are geologically active
Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a 'sun a day'

Monday, February 19, 2024

IM-1 Engine Maneuvers Update 2/19
How new space race threatens to turn the Moon into the next 'Wild West' - as competition for resources could see nations turn their gaze to the stars
How to watch Intuitive Machines land Odysseus on the moon
The search for extraterrestrial life is targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? #CommissionEarned
Clever cathode design opens doors to first rechargeable calcium battery
Earth's Orbit Mysteriously Altered by Chance Encounter Million of Years Ago
New FDA-approved drug makes severe food allergies less life-threatening

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Watch out — California’s damaging gig workers law is going nationwide

The Three Littlee Pigs as told by Shakespeare

Axiom 3’s return to Earth comes with a potential cancer breakthrough

Recently, a crew of commercial astronauts on the Ax-3 mission returned to Earth after a period of performing experiments on the International Space Station with a possible new cancer treatment.

30 Years Ago: Clementine Changes Our View of the Moon
Lunar lander captures stunning photos of Earth before Moon landing attempt
NASA’s Solar Sail Is So Close to Harnessing Sunlight for Propulsion
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Blinken Asks For China’s And India’s Help To Stop Russian Nuclear Space Weapon: REPORT
Shocking development: Biden plans to roll back rule designed to juice EV push on country
Trump touts new shoe deal at Sneaker Con appearance

Saturday, February 17, 2024