Good luck with this.
Category Archives: Business
The House NASA Authorization Bill
It was just released, and at first glance, it appears to be a disaster. More anon.
[Saturday-morning update]
No moon in 2024, must use SLS to get to the moon, not allowed to do anything on the moon that would help with Mars, not allowed to purchase commercial landing services, not allowed to do any exploration at the South Pole for ice.
Saturday-afternoon update]
Here‘s Jeff’s story.
[Monday-morning update]
It’s the greatest hits of terrible space policy.
[Bumped]
[Update a while later]
[Late-morning update]
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has weighed in.
The Planetary Society isn’t happy, either.
The Irresponsible Society
…is what Warren and the Democrats want to create.
Finally
Most of my British friends (who are mostly libertarian-ish) are quite pleased.
Electric-Car Safety
“I mowed down a lady.”
I rode a Tesla for the first time a couple weeks ago, and the silence was eerie. They really do need some kind of sound effect. I wonder if its horn is a real horn, or a speaker with a synthesized horn sound? If the latter, seems like it already has the hardware to update the software to make sounds at low speeds. It could be like selecting a ringtone.
Greta In Davos
Why are “elites” so thrilled to be lectured by a school dropout?
777X
Boeing really needs this new plane to be successful.
Campus Kooks
Taxpayers are getting tired of funding them.
Starliner
I said post mission that I saw no need for another uncrewed demonstration prior to a crewed flight, but this story is changing my mind on that. Just how many ways can Boeing screw up?
Under Trump
…America may be its strongest since the end of WW II. Makes sense to me; we defeated the Soviets, and we’re a net energy exporter.