Curmudgeons Corner
Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Sunday, September 13, 2026
A ‘zero gravity, zero taxes’ strategy to replace the International Space Station
Given these differing opinions, what, if anything, can be done to give development of a commercial space infrastructure in low Earth orbit an extra boost?
Permanently shadowed craters near the Moon’s poles may preserve water ice that future crews could turn into oxygen and hydrogen-based rocket propellant, potentially supporting lunar bases and eventual Mars expeditions. NASA and IBM have now released an AI model trained on roughly two million lunar images spanning more than 30 data layers—and in testing, it outperformed other leading models at mapping where polar ice is most likely to remain stable.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Monday, September 07, 2026
Space Odyssey: Risk, Rivalries, and the Next Giant Leap by former Senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson #CommissionEarned
This should be a fun read with some insider revelations.
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Sunday, September 06, 2026
Jared Isaacman’s support for Musk’s space data centers did not occur in a vacuum
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s support for Elon Musk’s idea to put AI data centers in space and power them with solar panels did not occur in a vacuum. It comes not just against a background of rising, bipartisan opposition to ground-based data centers but also the recent announcement of an immense, SpaceX Starbase to be built in Louisiana.
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