Katherine Mangu-Ward writes that it’s one of the few things he got sort of right. With a bonus description of how NASA would procure ice cream.
[Saturday-morning update, about a half hour before SpaceX’s planned return to flight]
Wayne Hale remembers the “Flexible Path.”
The Falcon 9 first stage reentry and landing was just perfect! Hopefully the Iridium satellites will go in without a hitch.
writes that it’s one of the few things he got sort of right
And considering how messed up NASA is right now, that doesn’t say much about his other efforts over the last 8 years. But just like frackers and red state governors/legislators, we succeed despite Obama’s best efforts.
Pretty good, but she left out the part where the peanut lobby changes the spec to add peanut butter, and the Navy decides the ice cream must be salt-water-resistant, and the air force decides it must be able to survive at 35,000 feet without pressurization without freezing.