Tuesday, August 31, 2021

NASA’s big rocket misses another deadline, now won’t fly until 2022
The billionaires compete and the US wins the 21st century space race
“Starship to orbit” ought to be a tipping point for policy makers
Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos wages lawfare on NASA and SpaceX
A mission to space like no other

Why the Moon?

Uber and Convoy vets land $5.3M for new startup Solo that helps gig workers make more money
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon?
The Forgotten Communism of Sirhan Sirhan, RFK’s Assassin
Biden’s Vainglory Brings Abject Humiliation in Afghanistan
Hurricane Ida’s Climate Resilience Lesson

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos wages lawfare on NASA and SpaceX

Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos wages lawfare on NASA and SpaceX © Joe Raedle/Getty Images Say what you will about Jeff Bezos, but he is not a quitter when it comes to getting a contract that he believes is his due. When NASA awarded a sole contract to Blue Origin’s main rival SpaceX for the Human Landing System (HLS) that will take Americans back to the moon, Bezos, as well as another contractor, Dynetics, complained to the General Accounting Office (GAO). On July 30, the GAO denied the protests. Congress provided only enough money for one HLS, at least for the first round. NASA found that SpaceX offered a superior design. The fact that Elon Musk offered the lowest bid did not hurt either.

More proof that Afghanistan was Biden's failure and not America's. 5,100 Christian and other at-risk Afghans evacuated in private rescue mission, says Glenn Beck
I tried the French space food that launched with SpaceX's latest astronaut crew, and it was better than I expected
NASA's next-generation James Webb Space Telescope finally ready to ship
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robotic arm to space station
Warrior's Heart
Joe Biden Appears to Fall Asleep While Meeting With Israeli PM
Republicans hit Biden over Afghanistan, with eye on midterms
The Roads Not Taken in Afghanistan

Thursday, August 26, 2021

'ISIS suicide bomber' kills 13 at Kabul airport: Multiple casualties - including children and three US Marines - as two explosions tear through crowd, hours after Westerners were warned to stay away because of ISIS attack

Oh, to turn back time to a year ago and be able to warn people!

That Billionaires for All Your Favorite Innovations
Can SpaceX's Elon Musk help NASA get back to the moon by 2024 after all?
Liquid oxygen shortage squeezes SpaceX launch plans
Space agencies support ISS extension as NASA warns of space race with China
Will an asteroid ever hit Earth? NASA scientist gives reassuring answer
Children of Apollo (3 Book Series)
Updated intelligence report calls for improved monitoring of cislunar space
Should Joe Biden Resign?
Afghanistan Won’t Be the Last Biden Crisis

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

In leaked email, ULA official calls NASA leadership “incompetent”

"Sabathier asserted that Musk had a cozy relationship with the Trump administration, which had populated NASA with a bunch of 'hacks,' including the Trump-appointed administrator Jim Bridenstine. As a result, Sabathier wrote, 'NASA’s reputation with industry has been eroded due to Trump politicizing of the Agency for his own gain. NASA HQ’s A-Suite leadership is currently incompetent and unpredictable.'" Jim Bridenstine a "hack?" The mind boggles.

Democrats Fear Turnout Flop For Newsom Recall Election Because Trump Is Out Of The Picture
Traversable wormholes are possible under certain gravity conditions
THESE 7 “STAR TREK” TECHNOLOGIES MAY SOON BECOME REALITY
Moran: two shots to increase NASA funding this year
NASA releases breathtaking panorama view of Mars
Trump: The New Churchill
Why is America Going Back to the Moon
A Three-Step Afghan Recovery Program
Teach Respect, Not Critical Race Theory
Help Afghan Refugees and They’ll Help America

Monday, August 23, 2021

A tunnel from South Padre Island to Boca Chica Beach? Elon Musk has a plan
Purple bacteria turn sewage into hydrogen fuel
Exclusive: Pentagon Poised To Unveil, Demonstrate Classified Space Weapon
Nelson: Blue Origin lawsuit adds further delays to Artemis
Blue Origin’s 17 top leaders, engineers quit after SpaceX was awarded the $2.9 billion NASA moon-lander contract: Reports
Capitalism is good, not bad, for the environment
Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
Delta’s Gift Is Hybrid Immunity
Time To Rise Again: How America Recovers

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Can SpaceX's Elon Musk help NASA get back to the moon by 2024 after all?

Musk also made a couple of interesting promises that NASA needs to pay attention to. First, he suggested on Twitter that SpaceX could develop a 21st-century moon suit “if need be” by 2024. Musk also suggested that the lunar Starship would be ready to take Americans back to the moon “probably sooner” than 2024.

Big SpaceX Starship will splash down near Kauai — with a bit of uncertainty built into first test
Every SpaceX Starship explosion and what Elon Musk and team learned from them
Why is America Going Back to the Moon
Jeff Bezos is suing NASA. Here’s why.
Will the Taliban Stop the Music in Afghanistan?
‘I Do Not Believe The United States Has An Obligation’: Biden, Circa 1975, Argued Against Evacuating Vietnamese Refugees

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste?
How Amazon could be Earth’s best employer: 5 ideas from a logistics pro turned warehouse worker
South Korea touts Artemis Accords as a way to settle international space issues
Blue Origin to perform first New Shepard launch under updated license
Son of late anti-Taliban militia commander promises armed resistance: 'We knew this day might come
Black Hole Megastructures May Be Powering Alien Civilizations, Scientists Say
Can This Houston-Born COVID Vaccine Save the Developing World?
Billionaire Who Bought SpaceX’s Moon Trip Selects Finalists to Join Him on the Voyage
NASA Awards $500,000 in Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
Non-fungible tokens are going to space
A Chinese Satellite Mysteriously Shattered in Space. Now We May Know Why
MYSTERIOUS ASTEROID PHAETHON IS CHALLENGING WHAT WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT COMETS
Aspirin could become a potential treatment against breast cancer
Liberal Activism Threatens to Destroy the Classical Music Tradition
Democrats Will Soon Play Texas Fold ’Em

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Non-fungible tokens are going to space

Bob Richards, a Canadian-born space entrepreneur, is most famous for having co-founded a company called Moon Express, which proposes to send commercial landers to the lunar surface. However, Richards has recently started another company, Artemis Music, which proposes to combine something called non-fungible tokens with space commercialization.

‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots
SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
Here's why government officials rejected Jeff Bezos' claims of 'unfair' treatment and awarded a NASA contract to SpaceX over Blue Origin
Boeing to ground Starliner indefinitely until valve issue solved
Kaley Cuoco & ‘The Flight Attendant’ Team On Creating A Hitchcockian Thriller Comedy She Could Parachute Into
Why Gavin Newsom Faces a Recall Election in California
Climate Change Brings a Flood of Hyperbole
When ‘Never Again’ Becomes ‘Again and Again’

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Now someone wants to slap a SPACE Tax on Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, et al
Lunar cubesats head to the launch pad
Can Walking Reverse Brain Aging?
Solar Power from Space? Caltech’s $100 Million Gambit
Tiny ‘maniac’ robots could deliver drugs directly to central nervous system
Israel’s Tech Boom Will Include Arabs
Are Electric Vehicle Charging Grants the Next Energy Boondoggle?
President Biden missed one thing that electric cars need

President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order decreeing that by 2030, half of all cars sold in the United States will run on electricity. The order is an example of the kind of central planning the Soviet Union indulged in with its five-year plans. Taken by itself, Biden’s order will have the same effect as King Canute’s order the tide cease coming in — which is to say, no effect at all.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Sunday, August 08, 2021

Now someone wants to slap a SPACE Tax on Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, et al

Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) wants to slap a tax on space tourism flights. He is calling his proposed bill the Securing Protections Against Carbon Emissions (SPACE) Tax Act. Blumenauer appears to be wrapping his desire to soak rich space travelers in the politics of climate change, the idea being that rocket exhaust consists of greenhouse gases. The tax would be much higher for orbital flights, such as those being mounted by SpaceX and Axiom Space. NASA flights would not be taxed. Flights that are a mix of commercial and science would be taxed on a “pro-rata share.”

If China and the US Claim the Same Moon-Base Site, Who Wins?
Larry Elder: Making California Great Again
25 Years on, a Mixed Legacy for A Game of Thrones
BLUE ORIGIN’S PETTY DRAMA WITH SPACEX EXPOSES ITS OWN GREATEST FLAW, EXPERTS SAY
NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
NASA, Russia stress that space partnership remains strong after Nauka incident at space station
Through incompetence and corruption, Illinois may lose two nuke reactors and their power grid
Wargaming in progress: The early panic by Team Biden about "the Kamala crisis" is ... something
Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Thursday, August 05, 2021

Blue Origin’s powerful BE-4 engine is more than four years late—here’s why
New details of Russian “movie in space” emerge as producers seek funding
China’s space station emerges as competitor to commercial ventures
The billionaires' space race is just the beginning
Black Astronaut ‘Aku’ Becomes First NFT Artwork to Travel to Space
Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $46 million
Bezos’ Blue Origin calls Musk’s Starship ‘immensely complex & high risk’ for NASA moon missions
The Voters Who Could Turn California Red
Learning music changes how our brains process language, and vice-versa
Scientists turn water into shiny metal
A Conservative College Student’s Survival Guide

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Cheap material could help convert waste heat into electricity
NASA TO EXPLORE 3D PRINTED LUNAR STRUCTURE POSSIBILITIES WITH REDWIRE REGOLITH PRINT LAUNCH
NASA begins launch preparations for first mission to the Trojan asteroids
NASA Says Cold Shadows on the Lunar Surface Can Explain Moon Water Mystery
NASA science chief says it’s OK to be “worried” or “terrified” about Webb
Time travel: five ways that we could do it
Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms
The ISS Backflipped Out of Control After Russian Module Misfired, New Details Reveal
Capitalist Solution to a Globalist Pandemic
Abraham Accords March On Despite Biden’s Hesitation

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Starbase Factory Tour with Elon Musk [Part 1]

House Report Contains Shocking Detail about the Wuhan Lab
THE FIRST NFT* MUSIC AND ARTWORK IN SPACE
Starbase Surge sees SpaceX speed ahead with Booster 4 and Ship 20
The billionaires' space race is just the beginning
The Moon's 'Roughness' Could Be Hiding Water in Shadows, NASA Says
NASA chief excited for Starliner launch, touts importance of competition
A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?
The FDA Finally Gets Moving on Pfizer
Capitalist Solution to a Globalist Pandemic

Monday, August 02, 2021

SpaceX installed 29 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy rocket last night

White House names space policy chief, sets commercial space as a top priority

A much better pick than some they were thinking of.

Nauka module’s near miss raises concerns about future of space station
$100M gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren powers Caltech space electricity idea
People first drove on the Moon 50 years ago today
SpaceX and Starlink: How they're involved in latest breakthrough in Bible translation
The Pro-America Disney Show You Need to See Before It’s Canceled
California’s Progressive Fall Guy
The Senate’s Infrastructure Rush Job

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Space Force eyes solar-powered vehicles for operations near the moon
The billionaires' space race is just the beginning

The suborbital jaunts accomplished by Richard Branson and Bezos were not just expressions of egos. They constituted the next steps in the creation of a brand-new industry, space tourism. Their main rival, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, is already planning flights of his Crew Dragon with private passengers willing to pay lots of money for an out-of-this-world experience in low Earth orbit. The first of these missions, Inspiration4, is being mounted to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Branson and Musk will charge a little less money for a few minutes of weightlessness and the best view of the Earth most have ever experienced.

Brownsville officials say tourism is slowly recovering, local business point to SpaceX
1 year after launch, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to collect 1st sample on Mars
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?
Sarah Palin Speaks Out About Possible Senate Run: 'You Guys Better Be There for Me This Time'