Rediscovering them.
We’re not running out of anything on earth any time soon. That’s no reason not to open up off-planet resources, though.
Category Archives: Space
Helium
This is good news. A new supply has been discovered, with potential for much more.
Ending Apolloism
I’ve posted an update on my SLS Roadblock project, for those interested. The document itself can be found here. I’ll be interested in feedback.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Related: Growing a spacecraft for artificial gravity.
Half a million dollars. 0.03% of what we’re spending annually on SLS/Orion.
[Tuesday-morning update]
I’ve fixed a few problems with the document, including some missing figures, so you might want to refresh or download again.
Colonizing The Solar System
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.
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.