Why do they suck?
Note that all the problems of corruption described here for the military apply to Rogozin and space as well.
Category Archives: Economics
Footprints On The Moon
Why should we care about them?
It’s Earth Day Again
I know I’ve managed to do so.
The Country Has A Potemkin Government
…and it’s not just Joe Biden.
It’s a depressing read, but it rings true.
She doesn’t mention it, but when it comes to human spaceflight, we have a Potemkin space program as well.
The Increasing Military Threat In Space
Some useful thoughts from Peter Hague.
The Latest SLS Travails
Every time I read a status on the thing, I’m struck by just how terrible a design this is. They couldn’t have come up with a better way of wasting money and time ad infinitum. And people in comments are rooting for a catastrophe. Hard to disagree with them.
What Was Old Is New Again
Will we return to privately funded exploration, for space?
It’s much more likely than NASA going anywhere.
How Space Can Aid Human Flourishing
An interview with Bob Zubrin.
Off To Music City
We’re flying to Nashville today, where I’m going to be on a panel on commercial space with Bob Poole and Katherine Mangu-Ward on Friday morning as part of Reason Weekend (it used to be in Orange County, but…). Then we’re spending a few days in the Smokies. I’ll have a laptop with me, though, so I won’t be incommunicado.
Private Space Stations
A good overview from Jeffrey Kluger.