Is Galileo the Airbus of space? It never made much sense to me to try to compete with a free service. The only thing that this project ever had going for it was anti-American paranoia and European pride. I don’t think it will be enough to save it.
Category Archives: Space
The Three “D”s
Jeff Foust has a good summary of the current state of planetary defense.
The Three “D”s
Jeff Foust has a good summary of the current state of planetary defense.
The Three “D”s
Jeff Foust has a good summary of the current state of planetary defense.
SpaceX Launch Today?
Current schedule seems to be 4 PM Pacific (that means this evening for us (current) east coasters).
Check Out The Neighborhood First
Alan Henderson has some thoughts about sunspots, climate change, and space colonization. I have to say, though, that I don’t think it’s an urgent issue.
SpaceX May Launch Tomorrow
Or so says Elon Musk.
Here’s hoping for a badly needed success.
Thoughts On Mike’s Thoughts
Former Congressional space staffer David Goldston has a piece over at Nature about the grid-locked and paralytic state of space policy. He also describes the ongoing ignorance of much of the Congress, the media, and the public on the subject:
…the story one hears now from most members of Congress, and some in the media, is that the president made a speech about going to Mars in 2004, got nothing but grief for it, and the proposal went nowhere. This is, of course, almost entirely wrong.
Thoughts On Mike’s Thoughts
Former Congressional space staffer David Goldston has a piece over at Nature about the grid-locked and paralytic state of space policy. He also describes the ongoing ignorance of much of the Congress, the media, and the public on the subject:
…the story one hears now from most members of Congress, and some in the media, is that the president made a speech about going to Mars in 2004, got nothing but grief for it, and the proposal went nowhere. This is, of course, almost entirely wrong.
Thoughts On Mike’s Thoughts
Former Congressional space staffer David Goldston has a piece over at Nature about the grid-locked and paralytic state of space policy. He also describes the ongoing ignorance of much of the Congress, the media, and the public on the subject:
…the story one hears now from most members of Congress, and some in the media, is that the president made a speech about going to Mars in 2004, got nothing but grief for it, and the proposal went nowhere. This is, of course, almost entirely wrong.