All posts by Rand Simberg
Starliner
Boeing faces hard choices.
They underestimates just how much a truly commercial program was at odds with their corporate culture. It’s why I left Rockwell thirty years ago; I understood that it was never going to be serious about private spaceflight.
On The Crusades
Living In The Danger Zone
Jim Meigs writes about California’s disastrous fire and housing policies.
Space-Based Solar Power
This would appear to be a first in terms of tech demos.
Blended Wing Airliners
This looks promising, but there are two problems with it for me. I like windows, and the window-seat/seat looks pretty low. It will also be harder on people prone to motion sickness, because if you’re out near a side there will be much more vertical motion when it banks.
Joe Biden’s Bribery Scheme
Comer says that the FBI has confirmed it.
But while the media ate up Adam Schiff’s continuous lies about Trump/Russia collusion like ice cream in August, expect them to downplay this.
[Update a while later]
The scandal continues to grow.
Russia’s Brain Drain
Putin’s disaster continues.
I’m working with a woman in Dubai to set up a VC fund for space. She’s from St. Petersburg, and she says she’s not going back.
The Kids Are All Right
I too am encouraged that young people are pushing back against the left’s queer agenda.
The Republicans’ Choice
I suspect that once DeSantis starts to seriously go after Trump, his support will drop to only his rabid base. As Michael Barone points out, Trump’s biggest failing is his unwillingness to actually understand issues and to hire flawed “experts,” while pretending that he’s a genius.
[Update a few minutes later]
DeSantis lets slip the dogs of war in Iowa.
[Update a while later]
Trump’s latest deranged rants on his social media.
[Update late morning]
Setting the DeSantis record on Covid straight.