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.

Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Chinese astronauts will test sample bricks for moon research base
SpaceX’s Tim Hughes says firm ready to invest, offer services in Vietnam
NASA delays ESCAPADE Mars launch on Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket to 2025 to avoid potential cost overruns
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Reagan the Wizard
SpaceX will start launching Starships to Mars in 2026, Elon Musk says
George W. Bush not endorsing in 2024 presidential election

Friday, September 06, 2024

Tiny magnetic nanorobots show promise for treating brain aneurysms
Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut
No, Winston Churchill Was Not the ‘Chief Villain’ of the Second World War
Trump rips ‘deeply sick’ Dems for sympathizing with terrorists during virtual Republican Jewish Coalition appearance
A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede
After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
Nuclear Power Construction Is a Rare Bipartisan Issue on Capitol Hill

LIVE: Donald Trump reveals economic plan in New York

Kamala Harris’s ‘unrealized gains tax’ — so dumb it’s truly historic
Biden Confesses To A Big Lie, And Nobody Notices … Not Even Joe
More water worlds than we thought might support life
China’s Chang’e 5 finds evidence of recent volcanism on the Moon
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
The Conservative Case for Trump’s IVF Policy
Berkeley’s Gas Stove Tax
Kamala Harris Dons a Capital-Gains Tax Disguise

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.
Electric Car Battery Charges in Under Five Minutes: Goodbye Range Anxiety?
Neuralink’s First Patient is Learning French and Japanese Using “The Link” Brain Chip Interface
The Kamala Ducks Trump Debate Live Blog
Nature's Bounty Fish Oil, Supports Heart Health, 1200 Mg, 360 Mg Omega-3, Rapid Release Softgels, 200 Ct #CommissionEarned
Nature's Bounty Vitamin D, Immune Support, Vitamin Supplement, 2000 IU, 50 mcg, Softgels, 350 Ct #CommissionEarned
Liz Cheney, who called Harris ‘a radical liberal’ in 2020, now endorses her
Should we regulate the moon? Scientists call for international plan to share lunar water and resources
SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission set to launch early Friday
NASA clears Europa Clipper mission for Oct. 10 launch despite Jupiter radiation worries
'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts
Kamala Harris lacks the minimum skills set to be president
Natural Gas Can Help Get California to Net Zero
After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make
Nine Mythical Places Archaeologists Think May Have Actually Existed
This Surprising Trick Could Make Your Lithium-Ion Batteries Last 50% Longer
Nano Delivery of Drug Combo Shrinks Pancreatic Cancer Tumors in Mice
X doubles down on video with a new TV app
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
New York Times Discovers That Democrats Aren’t Always Truthful
Who’s Winning the Campaign Air and Ground War?
The Future of Warfare Is Electronic

Tuesday, September 03, 2024

J.R.R. Tolkien Returns With Army Of The Dead To Destroy Everyone Trying To Make 'Lord Of The Rings' Woke
Statue of 'Teacher-in-Space' Christa McAuliffe unveiled at NH capitol
NASA moving ahead with Europa Clipper launch in October
Artemis 3 astronauts will walk on the moon with 4G-equipped spacesuits
There They Go Again: 'Reagan' Stalls at Box Office?
The pieces of NASA's next 3 Artemis moon missions head to Florida launch site
Belief in Alien Visits Is Spiralling Out of Control
James Darren, Teen Idol Actor in ‘Gidget,’ Singer and Director, Dies at 88: Also Time Tunnel and DS9
The Case for Life on Mars
New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarned
Why Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitic
Welcome to Canada, the Doctor Will Kill You Now
Judges Say You Can’t Build That

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.

Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah – IDF
Space Scientists Invent Futuristic VR Simulations For Moon Astronauts
SpaceX: Polaris Dawn launch still on hold because of poor splashdown weather near Florida
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Over 2 million pounds of space debris caused by NASA mission may create first human-made meteor shower
Can Elon Musk rescue America’s failing space program?
Harris Attempt To Attack Trump’s Arlington Visit Backfires Horribly When Gold Star Families Respond