…broke several records yesterday, including some of its own. It’s worth noting that the Falcon 9 now has demonstrated reliability of 99%.
All posts by Rand Simberg
First It Was The War On Christmas
Now it’s the war on Thanksgiving.
These people are nuts. And they’re the same people who, if they could, would confine us to this planet.
Jordan Peterson
…versus the crybully Stalinists.
I doubt that it’s that hard to find staffers for publishers. Just can them, and replace them with adults.
Socialists In Space
I linked to this essay when it was first published early this year, but it’s worth revisiting it in light of the Thanksgiving holiday.
[Update a while later]
A New Space History Book
…from Lori Garver (for whom it is first hand) and Michael Sheetz. Here‘s a sample chapter.
Static Fire
Elon
…has passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person.
That’s good, because I think that Elon is doing much more good with his money than Gates is. And it’s kind of amazing that the two richest men in the world are both intelligently investing in space technology.
Asymptomatic And Secondary Infections
There is very little actual science behind any of the draconian measures that have been taken.
Voter Fraud
The crime that must not be mentioned.
Well, it’s understandably a touchy subject for Democrats.
[Update Friday morning]
This is a pretty bold claim. I hope they’re right, but some have pointed out that if they don’t have the proof, they’ve opened themselves up to a defamation suit from Dominion. On the other other hand, this doesn’t look suspicious at all.
Meanwhile, nearly half the electorate thinks that the election was stolen from Trump, including a third of Democrats. And is election fraud possible in America? Sadly, yes, because as he notes, there are no political incentives to eliminate the possibility.
[Bumped]
[Update a few minutes later]
Are Trump’s lawyers big enough to back up their claims?
[Monday-morning update]
Well, this doesn’t seem good. Has Powell gone off the deep end?
[Bumped]
Propping Up Camelot
On the anniversary after 911, I asked if it was over. David Bernstein has some thoughts on the fact that many historians refuse to accept or, at least, admit the fact that Kennedy was murdered by a leftist. But most people today weren’t even alive when it happened.