Matt Fitzgibbons says it’s like the ancient Roman roads. I’m not sure the analogy works very well, but I do think that it would be wasteful to deorbit it. When he says it’s “only” three or four billion a year, I don’t think he appreciates how much more we’ll be able to do for much less in the near future, But I also think in the next decade we’ll have the ability to move it higher, and preserve it as a museum.
Category Archives: Business
The Eighth Continent
An open letter to NASA from Homer Hickam.
Like Fascism?
…because Lieawatha’s plan for capitalism is fascism, straight up.
First-Amendment Theater
Some thoughts from what seems to be a rare bird these days: An actual news organization.
I have to say that teaming up to prove that the media isn't colluding against Trump is the most hilarious example of their lack of self awareness to date.
And you want more Trump? This is how you get more Trump. His genius is to get them to reveal themselves. https://t.co/1P6jAYg1ux
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) August 16, 2018
Democratic Socialism,
…is totalitarian slavery.
Yup.
John Cox
Can he beat Gavin Newsom in California for governor?
I sure hope so. We are in weird political times, but it will take a smart campaign. Given that stupid jungle-primary rule, Republicans have to be happy they even have a candidate in the race. They don’t in the Senate.
Rocket Report
Eric Berger has a roundup of interesting news.
The ISS Commercialization Studies
Neither our proposal or the Space Studies Institute’s proposal for a gravity lab was awarded by NASA. It’s just the usual suspects, no newcomers allowed. As I noted on Twitter, they could have funded every proposal for less money than they pour down the SLS/Orion rat hole in a week. No one knows how much potential innovation they just avoided.
Elon And Mars
It appears that he’s getting more serious. I wonder if the topic of ability to gestate in partial gravity will be a topic?
Duck Duck Go
Why you should use it instead of Google.