Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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How the United States plans to make space exploration pay © Getty Images President Donald Trump’s space policy has certainly evolved since the campaign when he was telling people that he doubted sending people to Mars was a good idea with American infrastructure needing to be rebuilt. During his presidency, Trump has set America on a course back to the moon. He has also started encouraging space commercialization, including the mining of the moon and other celestial bodies.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
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Thursday, April 23, 2020
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
What does the NASA Artemis program, which would return humans to the moon, have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? It may be a good way to respond to the country that is suspected of being responsible for causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, costing trillions of dollars in lost wealth and putting half the population of the planet in forced lockdown.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
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Monday, April 13, 2020
The flight of Apollo 13 was so compelling that it became the subject of the first major motion picture to come out of the moon program. The movie has some interesting lessons to teach about the political dimension of spaceflight.
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Apollo 13: Home Safe
Remember, 50 years ago, while practicing social isolation, three guys managed to turn a boring voyage to the moon into an epic rescue mission. The experience was even turned into a hit movie.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
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Monday, April 06, 2020
SpaceX’s Elon Musk must count himself lucky that commercial space is considered an “essential industry” while the coronavirus pandemic ravages the world. The designation has allowed SpaceX to not only survive but to prosper as the company continues its efforts to open the space frontier, both in partnership with NASA and alone.
Addendum: Picked up by Drudge.