Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
We now have sobering insights on the knowledge people have about the benefits of space. British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat just released a survey of 20,000 people in 11 countries.
Saturday, July 09, 2022
The State of Israel is another part of the world that is located partly in a desert. The first Jewish immigrants approached water scarcity in a far different way than the current California governing class. They built projects that dealt with the problem instead of engaging in endless wrangles over the issue. According to Israel21C the Jewish state now produces 20 percent more water than it needs.
Friday, July 08, 2022
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Monday, July 04, 2022
Sunday, July 03, 2022
The first mission of NASA’s Artemis program, CAPSTONE, is on its way to the moon. The mission of the microwave-sized probe is to test the peculiar elliptical orbit around the moon that is planned for the Lunar Gateway, a facility that has come under some criticism. It will also test deep-space navigation technology, using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that has been in service since 2009. However, CAPSTONE’s real importance is the launch company that sent it on its way.
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Friday, July 01, 2022
MIT Technology Review recently related another carbon capture project that recruits agriculture for the task of fighting climate change. A research group out of Berkeley, California, called the Innovative Genomics Institute is using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR to alter food plants to absorb more carbon dioxide, further decreasing the amount in the atmosphere. As a happy side effect, the researchers believe that the altered food crops would grow faster, thus increasing crop yields.