NASA was right not to do it.
On the other hand, I never thought it should have been named for him in the first place, and not because of the “Lavender Scare” thing. It just didn’t seem appropriate.
Category Archives: Space
Rocket Science
AI can’t do it.
Generative AI
Should Have Waited For April 1st
The Latest Starship Mystery
What is Ship 26?
Lunar ISRU
I’m glad to see that Blue Origin is making some breakthroughs in some areas. This implies (among other things) that solar power satellites could be partially constructed from lunar materials. The question is whether it makes economic sense compared to low-cost launch from Earth.
[Afternoon update]
[Tuesday-morning update]
Here’s the story from Eric Berger.
The Russian Space Program
As he notes, it’s very unlikely that both spacecraft suffered from MMOD. It looks like QC issue.
Stoke
The Static Fire
An Angry Astronaut
Does NASA still have safety problems?
Yes, but as I wrote in my book, many of them are in fact a result of risk aversion.