Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Friday, July 27, 2018
From the Hill: NASA could be Israel's ticket to space
"Recently NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine embarked on his first international trip as chief of the space agency. Israel was the first stop on the diplomatic journey. Bridenstine met with a variety of players in the Israeli government and private sector. He signed an agreement to forge a partnership with Israel for NASA’s program to return to the moon, a sound move, considering that country’s growing expertise in technology.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Monday, July 23, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down the ladder of the lunar module and became the first human beings to set foot on the moon. The first moon walk not only constituted an enormous, peacetime feat of science and technology, but unarguably a victory in the Cold War against the Soviet Union.
In fact, it can be argued that the flight of Apollo 11 and the subsequent expeditions to the moon set the stage for the final victory in the Cold War 20 years later.
Friday, July 20, 2018
Apollo 11 TV Broadcast - Neil Armstrong First Step on Moon
As we saw the first moonwalk 49 years ago.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
From the Hill: Putin cannot match America’s space weapons so he's changing the rules of the game
When President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from their summit talks, both men exuded an all-is-sweetness and light mien. Putin spoke first at the joint press conference and suggested, among other things, a proposed ban on weapons in orbit, “the agenda of non-placement of weapons in space.”
The diplomatic gambit is an obvious response to Trump’s proposed Space Force. One would hope that if the proposal came up during the talks, Trump gave his Russian counterpart a one-word answer: “No.”
Monday, July 16, 2018
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Friday, July 13, 2018
In the Hill 2018 is the year India, China and Israel go to the moon
Interest in exploring Earth’s nearest neighbor has not been so intense since the days of the Apollo program almost 50 years ago. The 21st-century race back to the moon is no longer limited to the U.S. and Russia, as three other contenders will launch expeditions to the lunar surface later this year.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Official Trailer (2018) Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan...
It looks like this movie is going to suggest that Elizabeth and Mary might have been good friends if had not been for those testosterone addled male courtiers urging them on to war. And there is the one wrong thing that Mary calls Elizabeth. The historically educated reader will know what that is.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
More: First Israeli Spacecraft to Head to Moon on Back of Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket
NASA’s chief wants former astronaut Janet Kavandi to help run things. Trump is looking at the senate’s admin guy A big mistake on the part of POTUS in my opinion.
NASA needs Janet Kavandi if we’re going to make it back to the moon — then Mars
Monday, July 09, 2018
Sunday, July 08, 2018
Saturday, July 07, 2018
Friday, July 06, 2018
Thursday, July 05, 2018
From the Hill Newspaper: Deterring World War III with Trump’s Space Force<
When President Trump proposed the creation of a United States Space Force, the idea was ridiculed on social media. However, some critics have also accused the president of trying to “militarize space,” a silly idea, since the United States military has been launching and operating satellites for decades.
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
Recently NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine [VIDEO]held a televised town hall in which he fielded questions from employees of the space agency. Inevitably, the question of climate change came up. Bridenstine, when he was a member of Congress, expressed skepticism of human-caused climate change, based on the belief that measures that were being proposed to combat it would harm his constituents in Oklahoma. The statement that was made on the House floor came back to haunt the congressman during his confirmation hearings for NASA administrator when Democratic senators attacked him as a “science denier.”