It seems to me that Bezos could solve this problem on his own, but maybe he’s tired of financing it all himself if he can find Other Peoples’ Money.
All posts by Rand Simberg
SpaceX’s Louisiana Purchase
Interesting blog post from Chris Stelter over at Goff’s site.
If methalox in LEO is less than $5/lbm, that means it can be less than $10 in EML-1, which makes lunar trips very cheap.
Hamas’s Failure
Hamas captured documents show they believed they could destroy Israel with their October 7th attack, sought more Iran, Hezzbollah, others. But Israel was not destroyed and all the terrorists with their big plans are dead, their organizations decimated, dismantled, or greatly… pic.twitter.com/vnYtVBAVOb
— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) May 13, 2026
Hopefully, the end point of this will be the end of its, and the other terrorists’ sponsor in Tehran.
The New Democrat Party
May 19th
That’s the target date for the next Starship test, according to an email invitation to set up cameras. I’ll be at ASCEND in DC.
Captain Kelly Strikes Again
I hope that he is charged with revealing classified information.
Kelly is turning out to be the worst former astronaut in history, I think. Hard to think of anyone worse. https://t.co/MQMzoTKlDk
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) May 12, 2026
The New Iran “Deal”
Yes, Donald, stop talking about a deal with Iran. Just defeat them.
[Update a couple minutes later[
Win or lose, the old Iranian regime’s fate is sealed.
And yes, it should be viewed as an opportunity for UN reform.
[Update a while later]
The shadow cabinet of Soros (which lies at the root of a lot of this mess). DataRepublican follows the money.
Cowboy
Aetherflux has rebranded from a space power company to a launch company, dedicated to its own satellites.
The Scale Of The NGO Fraud
…is staggering:
Just noticed that Community Notes is in this map. pic.twitter.com/ehJwqoaJYQ
— GearHead HP (@grhdhp) November 9, 2025
The Persuasion Of Spencer Pratt
— Jeff Callahan (@thejeffcallahan) May 11, 2026
It would be almost literally a breath of fresh air if he wins.