I’m not sure this is as big a proliferation concern as some say, but I have no idea where they get this “20% of all launches have failures” thing. That’s not true in general, and its far from true for U.S. systems.
Category Archives: Space
Asteroid Hunting
Casey Dreier has an interesting history of how NASA finally got a decent budget to fulfill its planetary-defense mandate.
Oops
Wayne Hale remembers a flawed safety design from the early Shuttle days.
Gwynne Shotwell
She’s briefly profiled in an article on many notable women.
The Pork Barrel Rolls On
NASA has awarded Lockmart a long-term Orion production contract. Cost plus, natch.
This isn’t really a commitment. I’m sure the contract has a cancellation clause with a generous penalty. It’s primarily theater for Bridenstine to buy off the Colorado and Texas delegations, particularly after he pissed the latter off with his award of the lander to Marshall.
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Link fixed, sorry.
Tongue-Shaped Glaciers
…on Maaaaars.
Carbon Capture
Elon wants to manufacture fuel from the earth’s atmosphere. He takes climate much too seriously.
Starship Update
Elon provides a sneak preview of next Saturday’s big reveal.
The Gateway Foundation
They gave a presentation on their rotating space hotel at the Space Settlement event in Seattle. They say they’re going to start construction (on the ground) on October 1st.