Saturday, November 19, 2022

I'm informed that science fiction author Greg Bear has suffered a massive stroke and will be taken off life support soon. All prayers for him, his wife Astrid, and their entire family.
The politics of moon mining
A Magical Harry Potter Yule Ball in Houston
3 things NASA is testing for its future moon base camp
NASA, Japan Announce Gateway Contributions, Space Station Extension
It's official: NASA won't rename James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
The Gabriella Novels #CommissionEarned
Secret Signs Show Putin’s Own Henchmen Are Turning on Him
Scientists find new drug for reducing blood cholesterol
Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad

Friday, November 18, 2022

Japanese lunar lander slated to launch Nov. 28 at the earliest
Why is Ed Markey threatening Elon Musk?

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) is the latest left-leaning politician to become annoyed with Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter. The tiff started with a Twitter exchange. It may end with a blatant abuse of power.

NASA calls test of inflatable heat shield a success
A Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval
What Would Asteroid Mining do to the World's Economy?
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Vaccine shown to prolong life of patients with aggressive brain cancer
Who Is the Next Ronald Reagan?
Pristine meteorite found within hours of hitting Earth

Thursday, November 17, 2022

We Are Going to the Moon
Lyft Aspired to Kill Car Ownership. Now It Aims to Profit From It
Yale uses ML based PRECISION model for personalized treatment for Hypertension

LIVE View Artemis I Orion Flying Over The Moon

This operation could cure prostate cancer in just one hour using targeted electrical currents
Orion Begins Checkouts, Completes First Service Module Course Correction Burn
SpaceX Is Recruiting People To Live And Work At Its Starbase In Texas
SpaceX fans should stand behind NASA and support Artemis
NASA’s Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms
Children of Apollo #CommissionEarned
Constructively disruptive – tackling atherosclerosis through disease reversal
Can Trump Change His Stripes?
Artemis I Paves the Way Back to the Moon by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Is tonight the night that NASA’s massive SLS rocket finally takes flight?
Throwing soup at paintings doesn’t seem to do much for climate change
This Massive ‘Sand Battery’ Can Store Excess Solar and Wind Energy for Months
Booster 7 resumes static fire testing as SpaceX ramps up Starship production
NASA clears Artemis 1 moon rocket for Nov. 16 launch despite storm damage
Nuclear Fusion Experiment Reveals Unexpected Physics Inside ‘Burning Plasma’
See Hubble’s most beautiful star-forming image ever
The Moon Mars and Beyond #CommissionEarned
World’s largest solar telescope array is now complete
To Beat Trump, Republicans Should Embrace Trumpism
In the Ukraine War, Victory Is the Only Option

Sunday, November 13, 2022

NASA war-games an asteroid impact disaster and it goes badly

NASA and a number of other federal, state and local organizations war-gamed an asteroid impact on Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to Scientific American. The scenario depicted an asteroid measuring 70 meters in diameter being detected shortly before it entered the Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid would explode eight miles above the city with a force of a 10-megaton nuclear bomb. The explosion would lay the city and surrounding areas waste, with casualties in the thousands.

The exercise presented a number of sobering conclusions.

Space Force ship lands in Florida following record 908-day mission
First private firm flies to the Moon to mine dust
Mini Starship? Chinese startup wants to make its own version of SpaceX Mars rocket
Why is It So Hard to Go Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
NASA prepares for Artemis I launch despite hurricane damage
A GOP-run House will fix inflation simply by stopping Biden’s enormous spending
Saying bye-bye to Beto