…and it’s not just Joe Biden.
It’s a depressing read, but it rings true.
She doesn’t mention it, but when it comes to human spaceflight, we have a Potemkin space program as well.
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Taylor Lorenz
The Increasing Military Threat In Space
Some useful thoughts from Peter Hague.
The Latest SLS Travails
Every time I read a status on the thing, I’m struck by just how terrible a design this is. They couldn’t have come up with a better way of wasting money and time ad infinitum. And people in comments are rooting for a catastrophe. Hard to disagree with them.
What Was Old Is New Again
Will we return to privately funded exploration, for space?
It’s much more likely than NASA going anywhere.
The Jews Who Didn’t Leave Egypt
Thoughts on freedom, and sacrifice.
Most people won’t leave Earth, either (just as most didn’t leave Europe to come to the New World).
How Space Can Aid Human Flourishing
An interview with Bob Zubrin.
Disney’s Business Model
…is sick.
A few months ago, I got a free six-month subscription to Disney+ through Verizon. Now that they’ve started charging me for it, it’s a great opportunity to be able to cancel it.
Off To Music City
We’re flying to Nashville today, where I’m going to be on a panel on commercial space with Bob Poole and Katherine Mangu-Ward on Friday morning as part of Reason Weekend (it used to be in Orange County, but…). Then we’re spending a few days in the Smokies. I’ll have a laptop with me, though, so I won’t be incommunicado.
Private Space Stations
A good overview from Jeffrey Kluger.