Clark Lindsey has the latest roundup, including the most recent Chinese launch failure, the second within a month.
Category Archives: Business
The CDC And FDA
How they wrecked the economy.
They both are overdue for a thorough overhaul, to the degree that they should even exist.
The 737 MAX
It was using Clinton-era flight computers. This is a common problem in aerospace. New avionics can’t necessarily be trusted for mission-critical tasks. The Shuttle computers were basically IBM-360s, all the way into the 90s.
Launch Delayed By Virus
OK, can someone explain why the Space Command (I refuse to call it a force) is delaying a GPS launch on a Falcon 9 until the end of June, but NASA still plans to go ahead with the Commercial Crew test flight in May?
Takeout/Delivery
I’ve never worried about the food itself; my concern is the packaging. As it says, take the food out of it, dispose, and wash your hands. It’s also good that the drive-through cashiers are holding out the machine for you to insert your card in, rather than taking it from you and handing it back.
A New Netflix Series
This may be entertaining, but the notion that the purpose of the Space Force is to go back to the moon is a false premise. But of course, now everyone will think that it is, because they saw it on a teevee show.
Masten
Congratulations on the award. Let’s hope they can do it, and on schedule. We’re going to see a lot of lunar activity in the coming years, regardless of Artemis.
The New Prohibition
Pennsylvania has made it both difficult and dangerous to purchase liquor.
Much of the response to this has been insane (and unconstitutional, and power grabby).
The Biased Media
The Manchurian media wants you to forget their own terrible coverage.
Telebarbering
It’s now a thing.
I was just thinking we are all going to come out of this with either long hair, shaved heads, or with terrible haircuts (except for those rare people who are hunkering down with barbers and stylists).