Sixty-one amazing things they can do now.
The implications for military applications are pretty terrifying.
Category Archives: Space
Asteroid Retrieval
Over at Space News, Jon Goff has ten reasons it’s a good idea.
I agree with all of them. I’m not opposed to ARM per se, except to the degree (and it’s unfortunately a large one) that the primary reason for it is to justify SLS/Orion.
Our Spaceflight Future
Wayne Hale says he can’t be specific, due to NDAs, but it’s going to be amazing.
Yes, notwithstanding dead-end programs like SLS/Orion, we’re about to enter the most exciting era in space since Apollo, and it will vastly surpass it.
Chelyabinsk
Two years later, how much progress have we made? Not enough, I think.
LauncherOne
…moving to Long Beach. Guess they’re not put off by California taxes and regulations. Yet.
A Space-Themed Amusement Park
…in Israel?
No First-Stage Landing Today
The weather at the landing site isn’t acceptable. Look like only chance of demo’ing the landing on this mission is if it gets delayed to February 20th or beyond.
[Update shortly after launch]
All seems to be nominal so far, a few minutes after a beautiful sunset launch.
[Update a couple hours after launch]
SpaceX reports that the rocket came down vertical within ten meters of the virtual target. IOW, the landing probably would have worked if not for sea state.
The Stratolaunch Hangar
A first look.
Pluto
A tour of the solar system, and history, from Homer Hickam.
The SpaceX Launch
Scrubbed for high-level winds.
The good news about today's #DSCOVR scrub is that tomorrow may be better weather for a landing attempt. Also, no distraction from Dragon.
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) February 10, 2015