Should it be broken up?
I think so. It’s much worse than Bell was.
Category Archives: Business
The Democrats And Europe
They want America to become more like it, even as it declines.
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J. D. Vance is both right and wrong about kids and cat ladies.
Starliner
Jeff Foust has the latest at The Space Review.
An idle thought: If Boeing bails, is it possible that some other entity could pick up where it left off with Starliner and make money?
More On Israel And Space
I just ran across this interview from a month or so ago, in which my name is liberally taken in vain.
Nostr
Is this the future of the Internet? I’ll have to check it out.
A Civil-Rights Victory
…in California. Congrats to Gail Heriot, who has been fighting this tooth and nail.
Paw Paws
An interesting article on an interesting fruit. A friend of mine grows them on his farm west of Ann Arbor. It’s a tropical fruit that will grow at higher latitudes.
The Harris-Walz Lies
…prove that it’s a working-class election.
How To Beat Kamala
Part 1:
Boeing And SLS
The fiasco continues.
But hey, let’s keep giving them billions of taxpayer dollars for a launch system that is behind schedule and that no one needs except Boeing and its pet Congresspeople.
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More from Eric Berger.
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This seems relevant: Our crisis of institutional incompetence. Fortunately, SpaceX doesn’t suffer from this. Yet.
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Thoughts on Boeing and the defense implications from Jared Isaacman.
Some additional context: the headlines of stranded astronauts are unfair and misleading, but not necessarily clickbait, as I think the public has a genuine interest in the situation. My comments on Starliner are based entirely on what is in the public domain and has been… https://t.co/KDPd7yjMJS
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) August 10, 2024
And yes, it is probably the most consequential safety decision NASA has made since Columbia.
[Late-morning update]
Has NASA’s safety culture changed since Columbia?
[Afternoon update]
The fall of Boeing is complete.
Oh, I don’t know. I think that they still have some room below.