Whatever amount they estimate, I’m sure it’s more. I wonder if this torpedoes his chances at the presidency?
And it’s not just California.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Current Generation And Space
I've written about this extensively over the years (this, depressingly, is from almost a decade ago: https://t.co/4mnbzkPsvN), but the reason we didn't continue on from Apollo was that we did it the wrong way, the most expensive possible way, because of the "end of the decade"… https://t.co/BjXuPmKvgk
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) April 2, 2026
Birthright Citizenship
Trump is right.
How Could I Have Been So Foolish?
I've come to realize today, on the dawn of our first return to the Moon in over half a century, how wrong I've been about space policy for the past decades. Seeing the majestic Space Launch System with its mighty SRBs sitting on the pad now, poised to once again take men to the…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) April 1, 2026
“There Is No Plan”
Some thoughts for the idiots who actually believe this.
Things Are Starting To Happen
— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) March 31, 2026
The Q4 2025 Rocket Report dropped yesterday and the number that should terrify every government on Earth is not the one going viral.
— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) March 31, 2026
SpaceX launched 1,159 of the 1,404 spacecraft put into orbit worldwide in Q4 2025. That is 83% of all spacecraft launched by every nation and… pic.twitter.com/UXq33nfMIC
Stock Up On Popcorn
The Republic of Somaliland is requesting that Ilhan Omar be extradited there for justice.
It would be a one-two punch to denaturalize her for immigration fraud, and then to ship her off there. I’d love to see the heads explode on the Left.
Arrogance Unjustified
Commentary on the managerial elite (who hate us), from Stacy McCain.
Libertarianism
How it needs to up its game.
My “Smart” TV
We bought a Vizio a few years ago when the price came down below $1000 for a 65″, for the Superbowl. But I’ve never given it my wifi password; it’s just a monitor fed by my other devices. This is why.