Curmudgeons Corner: 11/01/2024

Having survived World War II and returned to America, General George S. Patton is given a new assignment by President Harry Truman. He is to travel to the British Mandate of Palestine, where a bloody war is brewing between Jews and Arabs, and give his evaluation to the President. But Patton's tendency to exceed his orders may prove a problem for the United States government. Moreover, a dark secret from his past will threaten to derail his mission entirely.

A stunning work of alternate history that places one of the 20th Century's greatest soldiers in the midst of the founding of the State of Israel.

The Trillionaires of Mars

Can Blue Origin and Rocket Lab ever compete against SpaceX?

Both Blue Origin and Rocket Lab have not only created viable launch vehicles, they have acquired customers, a prerequisite to becoming profitable businesses.

However, while both the New Glenn and Neutron rockets are competitors to the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, SpaceX is not resting on its laurels. The company is developing the Starship monster rocket, which recently underwent its sixth test flight.

How Trump could fight California over its immigration policy

Space Force eyes SpaceX’s Starship for future rocket cargo delivery missions

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series #CommissionEarned

Space vacations and retiring on Mars: SpaceX COO shares 3 visions for the company’s future

Democrats need less identity politics, more practical economics

What’s next for Kamala Harris?

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Director of iconic Cold War thriller ‘Red Dawn’ is 'very happy' Trump won, daughter says

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is an Ignoramus, Part Deux

Gifts for life's biggest moments #CommissionEarned

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Flunks Science?

Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?

New non-flammable battery offers 10X higher energy density, can replace lithium cells

Will Trump Help Ukraine Win?

Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

Department of Education: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Gone

Decline and Fall of America? Not Yet

Bezos, Musk rivalry heats up ahead of Trump’s second term

“If I were Bezos, I’d be worried. It’s not just Elon Musk’s alliance with the incoming president, it’s the fact that his rocket development is years behind schedule of SpaceX,” said Mark Whittington, an author who studies space, politics and policy.

Friday, November 22, 2024

Notre Dame rises from the ashes in behind-the-scenes photos

A former Orion engineer has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts

Chris Wright, An Unapologetic Energy Humanist, Will Be The Next Secretary Of Energy

Will NASA's Mission to $10 Quintillion Psyche Asteroid Make Us All Rich?

GOP pushes for nuclear energy, natural gas to combat the left's "Green New Deal"

NASA is stacking the Artemis II rocket, implying a simple heat shield fix

Trump announces Pam Bondi as his AG pick to replace Matt Gaetz

A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned

How to Regulate AI Without Stifling Innovation

Blame the Democratic Party for Trump

The ICC’s Assault on Israel—and the U.S.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

Investors betting on space growth under Trump administration

NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission

Super-realistic robot puppy offers best friend vibes for anxiety, dementia, PTSD

US’ new fusion ‘fuel mix’ breakthrough could reduce tritium requirement by 10x

Texas Space Commission receives over $2.5B in space-related grant pitches

Iran says woman detained after undressing released without charge

No more injections: MIT develop capsule that delivers drugs straight to the gut

Are aliens hiding in parallel universes? Scientists offer bold new theory

The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned

DEI Cash Cow

How Could Astronauts Call for Help from the Moon?

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

How nuclear fusion could transform health, energy, and electric cars

SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launch

NYU scientists create crystals to extract water from air without using energy

India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040

What’s next for Nasa and space travel under Elon Musk’s regime?

NASA to Assign Lunar Delivery Missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin

How to pain-proof your back: Simple, surprising changes to relieve your aches

Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

Bernie Sanders: Still Wrong

Trump’s Churchillian Option for Peace in Ukraine

SpaceX Starship splashes down after 6th launch; booster catch called off

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas

Study to look at why some people with aggressive cancer are ‘super-survivors’

5 coincidences that make our existence possible

Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school

Four More Years of Trump May Make America Normal Again

The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned

Now That Harris Has Lost, Let Israel Win

Trump Can Topple the Climate-Change House of Cards

Behold Your Green Future in Detail

Monday, November 18, 2024

Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas

Governor Abbott, PUCT Release Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group Report

The American West: What Ever Happened to the Real Jeremiah Johnston?

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space

What Elon Musk's influence on a Trump administration could mean for NASA and space

A Millisecond Pulsar Engine for Interstellar Travel

The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

A Conservative Case for Nuclear Power

Trump taps oil executive Chris Wright as Energy secretary

Hydrogels produce clean fuel using sunlight in artificial photosynthesis breakthrough

Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

How Trump Can Help Ukraine Win

ATACMS, Putin and Trump

A Trump U.S. Energy Renaissance

Sunday, November 17, 2024

An Elon Musk-inspired pivot to Mars would be a mistake

Elon Musk is one of the biggest winners of the 2024 presidential election, next to President-elect Donald Trump. He went all in to reelect Trump, spending millions of dollars and even personally campaigning in the pivotal state of Pennsylvania.

Musk will have an outsized influence in the coming second Trump administration, particularly regarding space policy.

John Loughlin with Special Guest: Author, Greg Autry

Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history

NASA Should Join Search For UFOs, Former NASA Leader Tells Congress

Trump Names Oil And Gas CEO Chris Wright To Head Department Of Energy

Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries

The US Says Electric Air Taxis Can Finally Take Flight Under New FAA Rules

Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap secures funding for rocket featuring chopstick recovery system

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

According to Scientists, This Organism Could Live on Mars

Trump taps fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy secretary

McConnell may play key role on Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks

Saturday, November 16, 2024

RFK Jr.'s Biggest Problem at HHS May Not Be Big Pharma, But Those Legions of Highly-Paid DEI Zealots

Can RFK Jr. Fix Our Dysfunctional Public Health Agencies?

Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

The Musk-Ramaswamy Project Could Be Trump’s Best Idea

The Strange World of RFK Jr.

5 of RFK Jr.’s most controversial views

Friday, November 15, 2024

Trump Taps Doug Burgum To Lead Department Of The Interior

Rice develops new electrochemical reactor that extracts 97.5% lithium from hot springs

Canada set to become nuclear ‘superpower’ with enough uranium to beat China, Russia

Intuitive Machines calls for “infrastructure-first” focus for Artemis

University of Houston’s microreactor turns CO2 into clean fuel using renewables

ESA Releases Findings of Super Heavy-Lift Rocket Studies

A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned

AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire

AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire</P>

Antisemitism in America: My Campus Tour

Markets Foiled Transgender Ideology

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Denmark signs Artemis Accords

Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s White House could benefit US in space rivalry with China

SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab's Stock Soars to All-Time High With Launch Planned for 2025

Here’s What Trump’s Win Means for NASA

It Sounds Like NASA's Moon Rocket Might Be Getting Canceled

Asteroid Mining: Science Fiction or Future Source of Raw Materials?

New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellarvores.”

The quest to build bionic limbs that feel like the real thing

House panel hears of hidden UAP trove, ‘secretive arms race’

'We are very hopeful' | New nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's by years, researchers say

The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned

Elon and Vivek Can Make Government Work Again

Pentagon Has Two Years to Prevent World War III

Why Trump Wants Hegseth at Defense

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker with space story

Orbital bu Samantha Harvey #CommissionEarned

The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free by Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense nominee #CommissionEarned

Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors

This SpaceX-competitor’s stock has bounced back postelection and analysts love it

NASA faces disruptive presidential transition

The B-21’s Price Is Decreasing With Over $5 Billion Saved for the First Five Lots

A New Fusion Prototype Floats Into Action

The race to commercialise nuclear-powered batteries

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

President Trump Can Save Europe

The Trump Economic Awakening

Biden Leaves Trump a Ukraine Mess

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Top 10 lessons from the landslide

Australian-led project to grow plants on the moon scheduled for takeoff in 2025

What a 2nd Trump administration could mean for NASA and space exploration

How the Universe’s hidden ‘scars’ could unlock time travel

Trump and Climate Change Policy

Mining Old Data From NASA’s Voyager 2 Solves Several Uranus Mysteries

The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned

Let the Trump Deregulation Begin

Texas Clinches a School-Choice Majority

Trump’s Mass Deportation Promise

Monday, November 11, 2024

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

How to End the Russo-Ukraine War With This 1 Weird Trick

Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too

Expending the Expendables: More launch companies are betting their future on reusability

For all of those who have served, our debt to you is beyond evaluation.

A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station

Cancer Science in On a Tear

Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

Why Iran May Dash for the Bomb

Markets Hail Trump’s Economics

Behind Trump’s Mike Pompeo Ban

Sunday, November 10, 2024

$200-Million Texas Space Center Will Support Moon, Mars Exploration

A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy

The 2024 presidential election is finally over. Donald Trump has been reelected by the voters.

This calls for a fresh look at space policy. Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius #CommissionEarned

Elon Musk’s net worth rockets to over $300 billion as Trump win fuels optimism for Tesla and SpaceX

SpaceX Working on Orbital Refueling Test Between Two Starships

NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030

Why Elon Musk Went Dark MAGA for SpaceX

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

World’s first vision-restoring stem cell treatment marks major eye care breakthrough

Waste oil turned into biodiesel in just 60 minutes, can power all types of vehicles

The sky isn’t falling: Trump’s foreign policy won’t be a catastrophe

Saturday, November 09, 2024

New gene discovery lets crops convert nitrogen in air to fertilizer naturally

I wrote Texas' abortion law. It's plenty clear about medical emergencies

Statement of Mars Society President Dr. Robert Zubrin Concerning the Election of Donald Trump

NASA Named one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans

The US needs to get real about maneuver warfare in space

This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab

The Antisemitic Riot in Amsterdam

Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

Left States Make Right Turns—Even California

Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all

More of what Jim Bridenstine is up to: Trump’s NASA chief registers to lobby and Bridenstine Kicks Off Phase Four Investment Round

Friday, November 08, 2024

Czech Ministry of Transport Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vast to Partner on Engagement with Czech Space Industry

Three People Charged In Connection To Alleged Iran-Linked Trump Assassination Plot

Anne Frank weeps. 'Pogrom': European Mob Beat Israelis, Jews in Amsterdam

‘A star is born:’ Elon Musk’s big bet on Trump pays off

SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned

Musk's 'golden ticket': Trump win could hand Tesla billionaire unprecedented power

Abortion Was a Bust for Democrats

Trump’s Win Means It Isn’t Iran’s Middle East Anymore

Thursday, November 07, 2024

From trash to fuel: US scientist unlocks green hydrogen potential in plastic bottles

New powerful reactor sucks CO2 from factory smoke without using extra heat

Elon Unbound

TO THE MOON: Tulsa expanding aerospace industry What Jim Bridenstine is up to

Breakthrough Sensor Could Detect Lung Cancer Through a Simple Breath Test

Freedom: What Trump’s election will mean for America’s space policy

'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech

SpaceX plans next Starship flight for mid-November

Restoring NASA’s original mission

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to fly by Venus today before historic sun encounter

Lyft partners with May Mobility, Mobileye to bring autonomous vehicles to the app

Engineers develop ‘wraparound’ device for spinal cord monitoring and treatment

Magnetic microrobot swarms clean water of microplastics and bacteria

The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned

Welcome Back, Donald Trump

Trump Wins the Election and a Second Chance

Investors Bid Bye, Bye to Bidenomics

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Carl Sagan's Scientific Legacy Goes Beyond 'Cosmos'

Don’t shun those who vote differently, when judges contravene Congress and other commentary

Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again)

Britain’s Tories Start a Comeback With Kemi Badenoch

The Cure for 2024 Election Anxiety

Trump Wins the Election and a Second Chance

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Scientists bioengineer mussel-inspired bacteria that sticks to and break down plastic waste

Did Michelangelo Secretly Paint a Woman with Breast Cancer in the Sistine Chapel?

Why Americans Shouldn't Vote for Kamala Harris by Megyn Kelly

NASA seeks continuity in human spaceflight programs in next administration

I Endorse Trump by Joe Rogan

China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship

The Most Important Day in Human History

NASA evaluating “next steps” for VIPER lunar rover mission

Vote. Vote. Vote by Hugh Hewitt

The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned

Kamala Harris’s Secret Wives

Harris Is Bad for Democracy Too

Could California Elect Donald Trump?

Monday, November 04, 2024

Nuclear Power Is Poised for a Revival But Needs a Foundation to Stand

US Space Force warns of “mind-boggling” build-up of Chinese capabilities

Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars

Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91

Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned

Uranus’ moon Miranda may also have an ocean of hidden water

Trump Isn’t Perfect, but He’s the Better Choice by Nikki Haley

The Senate Stakes Can’t Get Much Higher

Sunday, November 03, 2024

Vast’s commercial space station could create opportunities that ISS couldn’t

Haven-2 is a proposal for NASA’s Commercial Leo Destination program, envisioned to create commercial successors to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to end service in 2030. If Haven-2 wins a Commercial Leo Destination phase 2 award in 2026, Vast intends to deploy the first module by 2028.