Yet another space property rights piece, at The New Republic. My take is here and here.
Nice to see that the latter is what you get if you’re feeling lucky on Google with “space property rights.”
Category Archives: Space
Virgin Galactic
Jeff Foust has the latest on their prospects for getting to space this year.
Hilton’s Lunar Hotel
It got derailed by the space industrial complex.
The Russian Lunar Base
Any government program that has a plan for fifteen years out shouldn’t be taken very seriously. If they really wait that long, they’ll likely be greeted by the concierge at a Bigelow facility. You don’t build a “colony” with a humungous expensive expendable launch system.
Tomorrow’s Falcon Launch
…has been scrubbed, due to a failed static-fire test today. Seems to be an umbilical problem.
Maybe next week.
[Update late morning]
Here‘s the full story. As as often the case, it’s a range constraint. I’m sure that’s one of the big motivations to go to Texas. I recall seeing Gwynne wandering the hall at an AIAA conference about eight years ago (when they were getting screwed over at Vandenberg) muttering, “I hate ranges, I hate ranges.”
Apollo And The Pyramids
An analysis from Randall Munroe.
Launching A Space Start Up
Is now the time?
It seems like a very promising future, with a lot of converging technologies and trends.
Rocket Science Airlines
I have no comment.
3-D Printing And Spaceflight
Ten ways it could revolutionize it.
I really think we are on the verge of the most exciting era for human spaceflight since the sixties.
The New Crew Systems
A story on Dragon, CST and Dreamchaser at the Daily Mail.