Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
America should welcome India’s rise as a space power

The U.S. can and should aid India’s rise as a space power by sharing data derived from NASA planetary missions in exchange for data from Indian missions, such as the Venus Orbital Mission and the Chandrayaan-4. NASA can also include more Indian astronauts on tours of the International Space Station and, later, future commercial stations. It could also include at least one Indian astronaut on an Artemis mission to the lunar surface.

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Engineers apply new tech to model deadly brain tumors: Bioprinted blood vessels could speed testing of treatments for cancer
Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age by Eric Berger #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
From Eric Berger, the author of Liftoff, Rentry, which continues the story of SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the opening of the high frontier of space.
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) $CommissionEarned
Polaris Dawn is as much about art as it is about science

For the Polaris Dawn mission, the iconic image is that of two of the astronauts: first Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur who paid for the flight, then Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, emerging half out the hatch with the distant Earth as a backdrop.

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Arrested By Kamala: A Black Mother's Story
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
I Used to Like You Until...: (How Binary Thinking Divides Us) by Kat Timpf #CommissionEarned
For whom the polls tell or why Kamala is losing
Nelson demille has passed away. Here are some of his books. #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
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 15, 2024

How a Trump-Musk government efficiency commission might affect NASA

Former President Trump’s suggestion that a government efficiency commission be formed to examine the workings of every part of the federal government is a brilliant one. The idea that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk be in charge of the commission would seem to be a no-brainer.

Such a commission would be the perfect vehicle for looking at NASA, an agency with a storied history beset with a slew of problems.

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

Friday, September 13, 2024

Just when you thought that things could not get more cringe in the Kamala for President effort, Women of Star Trek for Kamala emceed by "President of Earth" Stacey Abrams.
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
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 08, 2024

Robert Reich wants the US to cut ties with SpaceX

Robert Reich, former Labor secretary under President Bill Clinton and current public policy professor at the University of California at Berkeley, is angry with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Reich has written a column in the UK Guardian explaining why he finds Musk obnoxious and what should be done about it.

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned

Thursday, September 05, 2024

First there was Space Cadets For Harris. Now there is Geeks and Nerds for Harris. Apparently Lynda Carter, famed for playing Wonder Woman some decades ago, is the moving force behind this effort. I don't think that this will help Kamala Harris' efforts to become President as it suggests a lack of seriousness. On the other hand, Vladimir Putin has joined White Dudes for Harris.

Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Churchill was the bad guy in World War II? Really? This should sure anyone of that folly, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 #CommissionEarned
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
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 01, 2024

Space policy could become partisan in the 2024 election

One of the bright spots in American politics has been that space policy has avoided becoming a partisan political issue. The Biden administration has adopted wholesale from the preceding Trump administration both the Space Force and the Artemis mission to return to the moon. The continuity of space policy between the two very different presidencies has been both surprising and gratifying.

However, the nonpartisan nature of space policy may be about to change.

The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned