Category Archives: Economics
The Fate Of The ISS
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.
The Eighth Continent
An open letter to NASA from Homer Hickam.
Like Fascism?
…because Lieawatha’s plan for capitalism is fascism, straight up.
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.
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?
Suicide Of The West
If you have an hour or so, an interesting discussion between Nick Gillespie and Jonah Goldberg.
A Sustainable Lunar Architecture
Bridenstine says that it has to be fully reusable.
@NASA_SLS was unavailable for comment. https://t.co/Bz118lXjTl
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) August 2, 2018