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
from James Bennett, on the eve of the Brexit vote. Haven’t read it yet, but I will. I’ll be curious to see what, if anything, he says about space.