…is cracked.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Imperial Order Is Over
…and the US is stepping in.
Really, it’s been many decades since Britannia ruled the waves.
Project Hail Mary
Peter Suderman likes it.
[Afternoon update]
You're watching a $248 million film and not a single green or blue screen was used. The alien is a handmade puppet. The cockpit physically rotates to simulate gravity. I looked at the production tech behind this 95% score, and the engineering is wild.
— Anish Moonka (@AnishA_Moonka) March 20, 2026
Phil Lord and Chris Miller,… https://t.co/dNqGFCikE3
[Late-afternoon update]
Most movies, I leave going “yes, but.”
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) March 20, 2026
“Yes, but the lighting was too dim.”
“Yes, but the sound mix was terrible.”
“Yes, but they skipped this major plot point.” (If based on a book.)
“Yes, but they completely miscast this character.”
Not “Project Hail Mary.” It hits all the…
The Program Of Record
…continues to crumble:
In other words, they're no longer pretending that SLS can (or ever could) deliver Orion to the Moon. https://t.co/qhs9iCVcPm
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) March 19, 2026
“A Cult Of Death”
It’s a shame that more people don’t listen to Douglas Murray.
Wow.
— Kosher (@koshercockney) March 18, 2026
Douglas Murray. A single minute.
Give yourself a single minute to listen to this.
This man is something else 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/HRLUAfokCH
The Sad State Of California
Since my account is somewhat anonymous I’m going to disclose where some of the California high-speed rail money gets wasted.
— No Safe Words (@Cyber_Trailer) March 19, 2026
99% of you don’t realize where giant chunks of the money is disappearing to.
The California high-speed rail authority, literally owns thousands of… pic.twitter.com/8W9OCB8N7K
Paul Ehrlich
Given a chance, he would have been a greater mass murderer than Mao.
Is Artemis Flirting With Disaster?
Thoughts from Glenn Reynolds.
I think it’s unlikely that they’ll lose astronauts, but it’s not a good look. But then, nothing about this program has been a good look.
“Because It’s Wrong”
The hard but essential life of the error corrector. I’m that kind of person.
100 Years Of Liquid Rockets
Robert Goddard flew his first one a century ago today.