Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Monday, April 10, 2023
The objections to the economic development if the high frontier of space have already been answered In defense of space colonies and mining the high frontier
Sunday, April 09, 2023
Over 50 years have passed since humans from the planet Earth last voyaged to the moon. Much has changed in that time. Now, the next step in the NASA-led Artemis return to the moon program has four human faces. NASA recently announced the crew that will fly around the moon on the mission of Artemis II planned for late 2024 — one of the two planned, the other being the private Dear Moon flight.
Saturday, April 08, 2023
Thursday, April 06, 2023
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Nuclear has several advantages over solar and wind. First, nuclear power runs 24/7 without the need for battery backup. It takes far less land to build on than renewables. And when one factors in fabrication costs, nuclear actually has a lower carbon footprint than renewable energy.
Monday, April 03, 2023
Sunday, April 02, 2023
NASA recently announced that Kathy Lueders, a long-serving engineer and manager for the space agency, will retire effective May 1. Lueders leaves NASA with a long list of accomplishments, not the least of which was seeing the Commercial Crew program to a successful launch as manager of that program. She subsequently served as associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate and then associate administrator of the Space Operations Missions Directorate when HEO was split into separate exploration and operations organizations.