Partly due to a paucity of time in which to post, and partly out of a desire to broaden the opinion bases here, Transterrestrial is becoming a group blog. I'll still be posting, but there should be more content here as a result.

The first two victims that I've signed up are Allen Thomson and Andrew Case. Unfortunately, Dr. Case has a family emergency that's taking him out of internet range, so we may not hear from him for a week and a half or so, but in general keep an eye out for new talent here (better, in all cases, than your humble correspondent).

[Update on Wednesday evening]

A commenter asks if I can provide some background to the new posters. I could, but I think that they could do so much better than I, and I expect that they'll do so in their initial posts. Just keep sitting on the edge of your seats, folks...

A warm welcome to both.

Don't sell yourself short, Rand. You bring a very interesting and informative voice to many different issues. I especially appreciate your unwavering willingness to take on NASA's bureaucratic FUD.

Keep it up.

I've enjoyed my conversations with Andrew on an e-mail list. I look forward to reading his blogs and takes on events. He always provides thoughtful commentary.

Randi, could you give us a brief introduction as to who these new contributors are?