Category Archives: Space
Dragon’s Heat Shield
This is the first I’ve heard of a problem. Not sure what to make of it absent more information.
[Friday-afternoon update]
NASA says that the story is bogus.
[Bumped]
Lori’s Book
Courtney Stadd has a lengthy review of it.
Light Posting
I’m going down to Long Beach in a few minutes for the Space Tech Expo today and tomorrow. Then on Thursday I’ll be flying to DC for the ISDC. I’ll have my laptop with me, but not sure how much posting I’ll be able to do. It’s the first space conferences I’ve attended since the beginning of the plague, so I’ll have a lot of networking and catching up to do. Consider this an open thread, and be good in comments.
Commercial Crew
An interview with Lori Garver.
I read a review copy of her book. She (rightly) dishes a lot of dirt.
Uh Oh
[Update a few minutes later]
[Update at noon PDT]
[Update as the vehicle approaches ISS]
Alien Invasions
How do we stop them?
And no, not talking about the southern border; that one’s easy to stop. They just don’t want to.
Boeing
Did it sacrifice millions to accidentally save the Commercial Crew program?
A Tour Of Starbase
A deep dive into progress on Starship, from the horse’s mouth.
Plants Grown In Lunar Regolith
The question is if there’s some way to beneficiate it and mitigate whatever the issues are.