Category Archives: Technology and Society

Economics, History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Space, Technology and Society, War Commentary

When The Interceptors Run Out

October 11, 2026 Rand Simberg 3 Comments

When the Interceptors Run Out: The Limits of Technological Superiority Supersonic Redhead | October 11, 2026 https://t.co/d5FfnSEBSq
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 11, 2026

History, Technology and Society, War Commentary

Are The Houthis Finding Out?

October 8, 2026 Rand Simberg 4 Comments

SAUDI ARABIA AND THE HOUTHIS: THE WAR IS EXPANDING October 8, 2026 | Middle East Security Assessment https://t.co/kqbitV7qUf
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 8, 2026

General Science, Media Criticism, Science And Society, Technology and Society

Physics

October 7, 2026 Rand Simberg 5 Comments

What is it good for?

History, Political Commentary, Technology and Society, War Commentary

The Nuclear Problem With Britain

October 7, 2026 Rand Simberg 7 Comments

https://t.co/soX2PRRhRg
— Rob Maness (@RobManess) October 7, 2026

@Supersonic_Red I’m starting to question if they (and Canada!) can even be trusted in Five Eyes any more.
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) October 7, 2026

[Early-afternoon update]

The Systems Are Holding. The Question Is for How Long. https://t.co/u2YVlStVSn
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 7, 2026

Business, Economics, Political Commentary, Space, Technology and Society

Does NASA Want A Space Economy?

October 6, 2026 Rand Simberg 3 Comments

There is still a large contingent that wants to go back to the old cost-plus ways.

I could see giving this as a sop to Boeing in exchange for accepting an end to SLS. It won’t last that long, because Starship will be flying people before most people realize.

Business, Space, Technology and Society

An Historic Flight

September 28, 2026 Rand Simberg 13 Comments

Congrats to SpaceX on the first orbital flight of Starship, and its deployment of operational Starlink satellites. The vehicle still has testing to demonstrate reusability, but as an expendable vehicle, it is now the most capable operational rocket, with more payload capability…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 28, 2026