Is it finally, after over six decades, on the verge of freedom?
I guess that the question is what the basis of its economy will be. It could certainly do pineapples, coffee, and (if we were to end our own domestic restrictions) sugar, rum and cigars. But it could also become another tropical tourism mecca, with all its beaches. But they’d have to figure out how to avoid the tyranny of another Batista.
Well, better luck tomorrow. I’ll be on a plane from DC to LA, or maybe on layover in Philly, but I might be able to see it on my tablet on the plane.
I gave up on this Elon-deranged nonsense after the paragraph in which he demonstrated his profound ignorance of orbital mechanics and the rocket equation, because I’m at an AIAA conference all week and don’t have time to properly fisk it, but have at it in comments.
[Update Saturday afternoon]
Israel knows a defamation case won’t fly. That’s not the play.
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.
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 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.
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.
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