Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Looks like Gwynne Shotwell, the COO of SpaceX, is committing a little NewSpace heresy at the recent Space Frontier Society Conference.
,@SpaceX's Shotwell wants $22-25 B for NASA. #newspacecon
— Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) July 26, 2014
Much more anon.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Afterburner w/Bill Whittle-- Apogee: America Needs Another Great Challenge
Bill has a great argument in favor of the Apollo model. It represents a challenge that the younger generation sorely needs right now.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Another fine piece by the Houston Chronicle's Eric Berger. He focuses a lot on the moon as a priority for space exploration. He does gloss over the difficulties of using smaller rockets and fuel depots and I think confuses launching fuel from Earth, a problematic idea, with refining water into fuel on the moon, which is more sensible.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Asterioid mining bill introduced in Congress to protect private property rights. Someone should write a book about disputes over asteroid mining.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Buzz Aldrin wants President Obama to announce new space exploration initiative
Not that I think POTUS is interested, but here is one idea.
Monday, July 07, 2014
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Friday, July 04, 2014
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Buzz Aldrin starting a a social media campaign in commemoration of the 45 anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, something that seems fitting for the greatest peacetime technological feats in history the benefits of which still redound to this day. Rand Simberg intends to explain why we must never do that again.