Charlie Kirk

[Thursday-morning update]

First gutted, then angry.

I wonder if it was just coincidence that this happened on the eve of the anniversary of 911?

[Update a few minutes later]

A Poor Choice For NASA

This is exactly the wrong person to chart a needed new course:

  • Kshatriya worked within JSC’s mission operations directorate, climbing the ladder from robotics staff to robotics operations lead working on ISS systems.
  • He then served a stint as a Mission Control flight director, where he oversaw cargo and crew missions to the ISS, before becoming deputy manager of the ISS vehicle office.
  • In 2021, Kshatriya moved to Washington, DC, as assistant deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development for the SLS, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems programs.
  • In 2023, he became deputy associate administrator for the Moon to Mars program.

In other words, despite concerns expressed yesterday about China in the Senate clown show, business as usual.

[Afternoon update]

Sorry, first link was wrong, fixed now.

[Update a few minutes later]

(Depressing) thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.

On The Vaccines

Related: How the CDC’s double standards cost it our trust, and how hard it will (and should) be to win it back.

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