They performed a high-altitude escape test today, apparently successfully, and it carried a lot of experiments. I hope this is their last milestone before flying test passengers.
Category Archives: Business
Web Sites
…without web servers. I wonder about the data security of being so deeply embedded in the cloud.
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
She’s the best thing to happen to Republicans all year.
She really isn’t very bright.
[Late-afternoon update]
She calls for the occupation of airports.
Yes, please.
Space Is Not A Global Commons
A Twitter thread from the U.S. representative to COPUOS.
A thread on why outer space is not a global commons! #spacelaw #globalcommons #spacepolicy
1) "Global commons" is an ill-defined term. Different people mean different things: some mean "area beyond territorial jurisdiction", others something political, regarding rights.
— Gabriel Swiney (@Monkeybane_DC) July 16, 2018
Photocatalysis
…in weightlessness. I think the solution to all of these sorts of problems is to build large spinning spacecraft. We haven’t been doing it only because space access has been too expensive.
Kill The Pork
There is a new petition on line to kill SLS/Orion and LOPG.
Climate And Science
A weekly link roundup from Judith Curry.
Commercial Crew
Brendan Byrne has a story on the latest nonsense. What does “solidify [NASA’s] risk tolerance process mean”? I guess I have to read the GAO report (as though I don’t have enough to do).
Joss Wheedon
He’s starting a new SF series on HBO. Could be good.
The Frauds Of The Obama Administration
There is too much here for me to write about this right now, but it’s an important read, on many subjects.