Rand Simberg is considering a Kickstarter bleg to finance the publication of his book on space safety, currently entitled "Safe Is Not An Option: How Our Futile Obsession To Bring Everyone Back Is Killing Spaceflight"

The first thing I would lose is the title. Something like "Spaceflight Should Be Dangerous" or "The Price of Space Admiralty" with apologies to Kipling.

American Version of 'House of Cards' Coming to Netflix

Dumb ways to die...

Europe's Ariane Rocket Faces Challenge from SpaceX's Falcon

Speculation as to Which Office George P. Bush Will Run for Heats Up

Story of Dead Palestinian Child Shows CNN's Willingness to Be Fooled by Hamas

The Unions Which Used to Make Twinkies May Have Outsourced Their Own Jobs

Rep. Lamar Smith seen as having edge to be chairman of House Science Committee

For all you fans of the Twilight series of books and movies, a different kind of vampire, Gabriella Doria

Charlotte Allen makes the case for Sarah Palin running for president in 2016. She's pretty much hated by the establishment. But we ran with their candidate and now see how that turned out.

'Skyfall' Brings James Bond Back Full Circle

Guy Fieri's Times Square Restaurant Panned by New York Critics

Mike Coats retires as directror of NASA's Johnson Spaceflight Center

Gov. Rick Perry Refuses to Set Up State Insurance Exchange in Texas

Lockheed Martin Provides Plan/Rationale for Earth/Moon L2 Deep Space Station

Surgery Center of Oklahoma Offers Free Market Alternative to Obamacare

To Protect Obama from Benghazi, John McCain Must Be Destroyed

This is how missile defense works.

NASA, SpaceX Work to Fix Anomalies from Last Dragon Cargo Flight

Ron Paul Gives His Farewell Address, Touting His Views on Freedom

The Roles of Susan Rice and David Petraeus in Obama's Benghazi Scandal

Nancy Pelosi Clings to Power, to the Detriment of House Democrats

Report: commercial astronauts may beat NASA and China back to the moon by 2020

Addendum: Predictably Rand Simberg has gone orgasmic.

If this is true, it’s going to make it harder for NASA to justify SLS. Or even being in the human spaceflight business at all. We’ll soon see, perhaps. December isn’t far off.

Actually, no. Rand did not quote the part of the article that suggested that the current thinking on space exploration involves heavy lift and fuel depots. We don't have any details about the venture or who is involved. So it is a little premature to predict the death of NASA as a space exploration agency.

Sea Wall to Shield Venice from Flooding

Rogue Planet Larger Than Jupiter Discovered 100 Light-Years from Earth

Google Lunar X Prize teams now in a race with China as well as each other

'Fat Busting' Pepsi Introduced in Japan

Some in Austin Want to Secede from Texas

Time to Tax the Liberal Rich

Evidence Mounts that Obamacare is Unworkable

Texas Secession Petition Garners Support

NASA Exploration Concept Suggests 2022 Decision: Go to the Moon or Go Beyond

John Kerry to Defense, Susan Rice to State Inappropriate Appointments by Obama

Obama Should Accept John Boehner's Deal on Taxes, Entitlements

Speculation Mounts About a Return to the Moon

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to Become Minority Whip Despite GOP Senate Losses

NASA Radiation Belt Probes Named After James Van Allen

I am your father.

The future of NASA space exploration may lay in the private sector, with robots

Peggy Noonan's 'Rage' Against the Tea Party Misplaced

Obamacare is Not Yet Inevitable if the State Exchanges Can Be Stopped

George P. Bush Extends Political Dynasty by Preparing for Public Office

Petraeus' Resignation as CIA Chief a Tragedy -- and a Little Too Convenient

Sarah Palin for President, 2016

In the Wake of Sandy, Talk of Building Sea Storm Barriers

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The first two installments of SyFy's web movie "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome" are now up.

New 'Super-Earth' Orbiting Nearby Star May Contain Life

George Shipway's 'The Chilian Club': The Most Politically Incorrect Novel Ever Written

What If Gov. Rick Perry of Texas Had Not Had Back Problems?

As Obamacare Employer Mandates Arrive, Job Losses Begin

Republicans Must Beat Obama, Advance Small Government, Win Future Elections

Scientists Develop Genetically Modified Tomato that Treats Heart Disease

The Best Way to Fix a Relationship After an Election is Not to Break It

Report: NASA May Be Headed on a Mission Near the Moon

By Passing Prop 30, California Votes to Commit Economic Suicide

Rand Simberg is spinning fairy tales of secret plans to scrap the heavy lift Space Launch System in favor of the latest scheme to put more money into Elon Musk's pocket, fuel depots in space supplied by "commercial" launches. If such a plan were to even be proposed it would be proof (if it was needed) that space policy under Obama is driven by politics and graft. But it would not fly otherwise because (a) it's unworkable and much more expensive and risky than some people pretend and (b) Congress will never go for it.

What If Sarah Palin Had Run?

'South Park' Episode 14, Season 16, 'Obama Wins!' a Balm for Electoral Disappointment

Three Republicans vie for chairmanship of the House Science Committee

Bebionic Bionic Hand Helps Amputees Perform Everyday Tasks

NASA uses laser method to build parts for Space Launch System

In Obama's Second Term, NASA to Maintain the Status Quo

Obama's Victory was a Triumph of Hate and Fear

After Obama's Victory, Time for a New Tea Party Uprising

Obama Should Put Romney in Charge of Fixing Fiscal, Tax Problems

God help us.

USS Enterprise, the First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Completes Her Last Voyage

Report: Enthusiasm for UFOs on the Decline

How a Romney NASA space program might differ from Obama's

Election Day in Houston, Texas a Quiet One

In the Wake of Sandy, FEMA Falls Down on the Job Again

Ballot Initiatives for Legal Marijuana, Same-Sex Marriage Hold Promise and Peril

My predictions, for what they are worth:

Romney: 51 percent

Obama: 48 Percent

Romney 300+ electoral votes.

Election 2012, a View from Houston, Texas

NASA Report: Asteroid Belt is Required for Life on an Earth-like Planet

Neil degrasse Tyson 'discovers' Superman's home star

Bill Maher's 'Joke' About Black People 'Coming After' Romney Voters Not Funny

Hollywood to Denigrate Reagan in 'Reykjavik' Summit Movie

Early Voting in Houston, Texas

Harvard Neurosurgeon Claims to Have Gone to 'the Undiscovered Country' -- and Returned

All Carbon Solar Cells Could Spark Long Delayed Solar Power Revolution

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly makes the case for Obama's space program

Dutch Scientists Develop Self Healing Concrete

Scientists Search for Universal Flu Vaccine that Could Stave Off Pandemic

It looks like that one of Obama's biggest supporters and an intellectual leader of the Democratic Party has started to make terroristic threats to support his candidate. The sorry part of it is that he is not even promising to go after Romney supporters himself.

Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, makes Romney's closing space argument

Rudyard Kipling returns from the grave with reproaches in verse about Benghazi, 2012.

'Taken 2': Liam Neeson Gets to Kill More Bad Guys

Researchers Discover Mechanism that Stops Allergic Reactions in Seconds

NASA Planetary Science Budget Cuts Sparks New Humans vs. Robots Debate

Mitt Romney Visit to Pennsylvania Shows Growing Confidence

Seaside Heights, N.J., Turns Away Utility Workers for Being Nonunion; Words Almost Fail

Apparently it was the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers [IBEW] and neither the local power company nor local government that is holding back nonunion utility workers from helping to restore power.

Study: Watching Horror Movies Burns Calories

The Man from Mars -- Chapter Three

Visiting Middle Earth -- in New Zealand

Mars Curiosity's First Martian Soil Sample Similar to Material in Hawaii

Alleged Menendez Sex Scandal Not Very Important

How Gene Hackman Proved Chivalry is Not Yet Dead