I’d missed this, but apparently Louise Riofrio’s book project met its funding goal. I’ll look forward to seeing it.
Category Archives: Space
Space Access
There’s an update at the Space Access Society, per current events.
Merde Just Got Real
Rogozin is cutting off sales of RD-180s, and threatening to end ISS participation in 2020.
The former is much more concerning than the latter. 2020 is a long way off, and we have time to resolve that one way or the other. But Atlas V is out of business in a couple years if they don’t come up with a solution. Which is bad news for Boeing and Sierra Nevada in terms of commercial crew.
Armadillo
Looks like the little critter’s hibernation is coming to an end on Wednesday. At least that’s what I’m inferring, based on the fact that I just got a request for a Facebook like from Phil Eaton. Here’s the event announcement.
A New Space-Settlement Initiative
…will be announced on FridaySaturday. I’ll probably be there, since I’m speaking the day before.
Death At Sea
…is never very far.
I discuss this in the book. It’s even closer in space.
They’re Not Transporters
They’re replacers.
It’s not a new idea, but it’s an amusing take on it.
Virgin Galactic And Google
Will they team up?
A World Without Humans
We don’t worry enough about it.
I think that AI is a much bigger danger than “climate change.” Of course, some people dream of the end of humanity. Many of them are the same ones who worry too much about climate change.
[Update a few minutes later]
Peripherally related: More thoughts on much of the Left’s apparent hatred of humanity:
You know, it’s almost as if, having lost the doctrine of original sin and Christian forgiveness, these poor women are left with nothing but the free-floating, universalized guilt that makes them hate themselves and life. Maybe that’s unfair. I don’t know these ladies. But life hatred — humanity hatred, self-hatred and ultimately God hatred — seem to permeate so much of radical leftism. Feminism and Marxism with their revulsion at human nature, environmentalism with its elevation of greenery over humankind, radical groups like PETA that put the love of animals before the love of neighbor, the sweaty insistence on self-esteem and feeling good about yourself, giving praise, praise, praise for nothing, nothing, nothing, the ceaseless need to define your opposition as hateful… and abortion as a positive. It all smacks of self-hatred, doesn’t it? The love of death over life.
Actually, Bob Zubrin wrote a good book about that.
Physics Girl
A new Youtube channel.