Clearing up some misconceptions among the enthusiasts. Spaceflight isn’t “safe.” It’s also not “unsafe.” That any activity is either of those things in any absolute sense is a myth. It is all relative.
I’m assuming that Ed Wright wrote this, but it’s not clear.
…in space. Not sure when this was published, but I just ran across it. May not be safe for work, at least in terms of the ads.
Do we really need them? I don’t know, but if so, spending money on NASA isn’t the way to do it, at least not intrinsically.
…has an interesting press announcement, over at Clark Lindsey’s place.
Doug Messier has a report on the rampant idiocy on display yesterday in the space hearings on both sides of the Hill.
Are we underestimating the risk?
Yes. Next question?
This is why Romney’s complete lack of vision about space settlement is so depressing.
[Late morning update]
This seems related: Amateurs the new fear in making a new flu virus.
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Turkey has become the fourteenth nation to sign on to the Moon Treaty. Like the others, it’s never put so much as a grapefruit into orbit.
…in weightlessness. This technology could be a game changer.
An interesting profile in The Economist, including a mention (but unsurprisingly, little info) of Blue Origin.
Once again, the congressman tells us how crucial NASA is to national security without explaining why, or what NASA has to do with weather satellites or cell phones. And I was very surprised to hear that the Chinese blew up their weathersat with a laser. The things you learn from Congresspeople.