Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Nevertheless, the path ahead for SpaceX to develop a Starship that can get human beings on the lunar surface is daunting. The main problem is the necessity to refuel the spacecraft in low Earth orbit before sending it to lunar orbit to dock with the Orion capsule before making the final descent.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Monday, October 13, 2025
Sunday, October 12, 2025
With the recent discovery of traces of what may or may not be or have been life on Mars, eyes are turning to another world in the solar system which might harbor extraterrestrial life. Old data from the Cassini probe suggests that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus should be of interest for astrobiologists.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
Thursday, October 09, 2025
Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Today is October 7, the second anniversary of the most horrendous mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. Here follows my wishes to all concerned.
To the Israelis, I wish victory and peace and an end to the killing and the dying. Also, some well-deserved respect in the world for facing down the human demons who threaten their very existence.
To the Palestinians, I also wish an end to the killing and the dying. Also, a realization that God, whom they call the merciful and the compassionate, expects mercy and compassion from his worshipers and is very angry when this doesn’t happen.
Finally, to the keyboard jihadis, the Greta groupies, and the marching antisemites, a little self-awareness and the realization that they are not on the right side of history or morality.
Monday, October 06, 2025
Sunday, October 05, 2025
Recently, the Artemis II astronauts — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — held a press conference about their upcoming circumlunar mission. Wiseman, Glover and Koch are NASA veterans. Hansen is a Canadian astronaut for whom Artemis II is his first space flight.
The press conference had two main takeaways: Artemis II has a name and a date.
Saturday, October 04, 2025
Friday, October 03, 2025
Thursday, October 02, 2025
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Recently, NASA announced that the Mars Perseverance rover has found indications that life may have at one time existed on the Red Planet. The announcement did not mark the first time the space agency had announced life on Mars.
If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Friday, September 26, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race #CommissionEarned
Monday, September 22, 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025
One of the projects being undertaken by Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, is a device called Blue Alchemist. It is an attempt to access the moon’s natural resources in a single process and transform them into useful materials for future lunar settlers.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Recently, yet another Apollo astronaut, Jim Lovell, passed on. Lovell’s fame was as defined by his role as a pop culture icon as it was by his astronaut heroics.