An interesting article (from NPR!) about the internal controversy at NASA over a private rescue mission. No doubt there is some politics in play within the astronaut office.
Category Archives: Space Science
Is Pluto A Planet?
The debate rages on.
[Via Phil Metzger, who has significantly contributed to the debate]
Aliens
If they’re artificially intelligent, they may be stranger than we think.
One Revolution Per Minute
Water On The Moon
There may be less than previously thought.
That doesn’t mean, of course, that there isn’t enough to be very useful. After all, we used to think there was none at all.
The Deep Space Network
…is in deep kimchi.
I always thought it was stupid to put up cubesats on SLS. That had to be a political decision.
Blame Canada
Prutty good crater ID, eh?
If You Start To Go To The South Pole
Go to the south pole. Michelle Hanlon and I respond to Walt Faulconer’s op-ed from last week advocating for Tranquility Base as the first destination for Artemis.
Human Missions To Mars
Elon can do whatever he wants, but personally, I wouldn’t give NASA a dime to do this. They’ll do it in the most ridiculous, Apollo-like way. The only way I want to see government employees go to Mars is if they buy a ticket from SpaceX (or someone else, though I have no idea who that would be).
It’s A Big Universe
We’re essentially alone in it, and that’s OK.