This isn’t really a new concern, but there’s nothing they can do about it, except to cancel the stupid program.
Category Archives: Space
Conscious Choice
There is a review of Bob Zimmerman’s book over at American Thinker.
Finally
Bob Smith is out at Blue Origin. Thousands of days late and billions of dollars short. It’s not obvious that his replacement will be any better, though.
[Update a couple minutes later]
The comments over there are (appropriately?) brutal.
Finally
McCarthy has introduced a bill to extend the learning period.
It’s unlikely to pass before it expires week after next, but it will ultimately be extended, as it should be.
The Latest Starship Delay
Ellie in Space has the story.
Six Thoughts On Elon Musk
[Update a few minutes later]
On reading through it, this jumped out at me: “The brain strain of designing the car is tiny compared to the brain strain of designing the factory.”
What is more important about Starship is not the design of the vehicle, but the fact that he’s building a shipyard.
Water On The Moon
There may be less than previously thought.
That doesn’t mean, of course, that there isn’t enough to be very useful. After all, we used to think there was none at all.
The Learning Period
Michael Lopez-Allegria says don’t let it expire.
GAO On SLS
U.S. Space Command
Do we really need it?
Probably not. I do continue to think we need a U.S. Space Guard, though.