The five most livable places (aside from earth). They’ll all take a lot of tech, though. Of course, if you build your own, you can put them wherever you want.
Category Archives: Space
The Journey To Nowhere
Reading my Twitter feed this morning, with all the excited tweets from the NASA Social in Utah over “the most powerful rocket EVAR” has been quite depressing. It’s sad that people don’t understand what a load of bull they’re being fed.
And if it ever flies, it will be burning millions of taxpayer dollars per second. https://t.co/FyC80d3vEq
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) June 27, 2016
In other news, Chrysler will be testing the world's largest buggy whip at their proving grounds in Chelsea. https://t.co/2FMoRSr1sl
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) June 27, 2016
[Update a while later]
Here’s an example of stenographing of NASA propaganda:
#ProTip: No, they don't. They're irrelevant to getting to Mars. https://t.co/KHWP4FOqp6
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) June 27, 2016
#ProTip: "Lifting power" (whatever the hell that is) isn't measured in metric tons. https://t.co/KHWP4FOqp6
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) June 27, 2016
Space And The Right To Self Defense
The Executive Summary of a recent report by the Hudson Institute. The full report can be found here.
My Latest Book Review
Roger Launius previously reviewed it at Quest, but he has a slightly different take at his blog, which he also posted at Amazon. I’m not unhappy with a four-star review, but I’m always interested in an explanation of why it’s not five, for future reference.
A Time For Audacity
This is a timely new book
Top Space Influencers
I’d be more gratified by being in this stratosphere if I could see more things happening that I’m actually influencing. But maybe I’m being too impatient. I also wish that being an influencer paid better.
[Wednesday-morning update]
The most amusingly ironic thing about this is that I'm in an ongoing war on the phrase "space exploration." https://t.co/USEAb5wfRJ
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) June 21, 2016
Imposter Syndrome
How a graduate advisor undermined her student.
There are some serious problems with academia, and not just in the social sciences.
Blue Origin
Another successful flight, the fourth now. That oscillation on the drogues looks like it could make people sick, though.
Heading to Missouri
Patricia’s mother died on Friday morning after a long decline, and the church service is scheduled for Monday morning in Columbia. We’re at LAX now waiting to board. I’ll have my laptop with me, so I’ll be blogging. I’ll be heading to Seattle straight from there Monday evening for the Newspace conference.
Jeff Bezos And Space
I’m surprised at the degree to which I agree with his views. Yes, we definitely need space nuclear reactors, and science cannot justify a human mission to Mars.