Category Archives: Economics
The Military Launch Mess
Our Families
How Hollywood would help save them.
That’s one social crusade that Hollywood is unlikely to take on.
Falcon 9
So the inner core of the heavy will be a different configuration than the outer ones.
Mars
Is anyone really headed there soon?
Well, NASA certainly isn’t.
[Update a while later]
Gwynne Shotwell: “Nobody laughs at us any more when we talk about colonizing Mars.”
“Renewable” Energy
…is the most expensive policy disaster in modern British history.
It didn’t work out well for Spain, either. Or Germany.
Splitting Water
…with solar energy? I wonder how the economics work out.
[Update a few minutes later]
Sorry, bad link is fixed now.
Lying Journalists
…should compensate Ferguson for abetting its destruction by race baiters.
But…but…narrative!
Dear Tesla
An open letter from retail auto dealers.
Somehow, I suspect they won’t make the sale.
Hypersonics
Japan and Europe are cooperating on a pre-cooled turbojet.
Unfortunately, they seem to be ignoring the real issue, which is drag and fuel consumption. I think that Mach 5 is above the sweet spot for a practical system.