Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Thirty years later, one might ask if the science on the ISS has been worth the $100 billion and more that NASA and its international partners have paid for it? Let us leave aside the diplomatic benefits that have allowed several nations to cooperate in space more or less in harmony. The ISS has allowed its partners to garner a vast amount of experience in maintaining human beings in space. With the Commercial Crew program, the space station has enabled the development of private space vehicles such as the SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Monday, March 20, 2023
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Over 50 years later, another space race has developed between NASA, along with a coalition of nations and private companies, and the People’s Republic of China. But what constitutes a victory in Space Race 2.0? Surely the winner will not just be the side that returns humans to the moon first?
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Monday, March 13, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Scientists, business entrepreneurs, tourists and others will live side by side in space colonies. If the term “colony” is too fraught, try “settlement,” “community” or even “village.” Whatever one calls it, space colonization will be to the unalloyed good of all humankind.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Friday, March 10, 2023
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Monday, March 06, 2023
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Carter’s single term in office is not known for any space initiatives. President Kennedy launched America to the moon. President Nixon started the space shuttle program. President Reagan initiated the program that began the International Space Station. After two false starts under American presidents named George Bush, President Trump and now President Biden have sent America and much of the world on a voyage back to the moon and eventually on to Mars under the Artemis Program.