Category Archives: Economics
Starship History
This is a pretty good description of the test program to date, but I think he’s mistaken about the engines for LEO. It wouldn’t make sense to put Merlins in it, because that would mean it would have to carry two different types of fuel.
The Covid “Emergency”
…did not justify the lockdowns.
There was no science involved here at all.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Even The Atlantic is noticing the science denial by the left.
[Thursday-morning update]
Two weeks, and the madness of experts.
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Autonomous Cars
NASA Has Selected Its Lunar Lander
Now comes the fun part.
I’m writing a piece similar to this for The New Atlantis. It’s hard for people who are still thinking in Apollo mode to get their head around just how revolutionary this is.
The Intellectual Frontier
Victims Of Communism Day
It’s not one to celebrate, but to commemorate. Particularly when so many of our elected “leaders” seem oblivious to that history.
The “Green New Deal”
…will impoverish America.
Why yes, yes it would.
NASA’s Starship Award
Five reasons it’s a watershed moment in human spaceflight.
It’s the biggest departure from the ancient Apollo mentality that the agency has ever made.
[Sunday-morning update]
Casey Handmer does a thorough analysis of just how revolutionary this capability is. We will get not only cheap lunar (and other space) transportation, but cheap lunar bases based on one-way trips of Starships. It also probably means that, for a long time, lunar ISRU for propellant will make no economic sense.
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The Martian Atmosphere
…just became slightly more breathable.
This is the kind of thing that NASA should be spending more money on, instead of unnecessary giant rockets.