“These challenges are difficult but pale in comparison to reinventing space travel. The greatest asset that Musk brings to Twitter beyond a deep pocket and deep faith in free speech is his legendary creativity. He tends to focus on a horizon rather than the obstacles or opponents before him. Free speech remains a horizonal ideal but one that is attainable for someone with unflagging commitment and creativity. This could be the ultimate “moon shot” for Musk to bring free speech back to the Internet.”
Category Archives: Space
A New Space Organization
New to me, anyway. Looks like an interesting project.
Snowball Fights In Hell
Bill Nelson says that cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on NASA.
Footprints On The Moon
Why should we care about them?
The Increasing Military Threat In Space
Some useful thoughts from Peter Hague.
The Latest SLS Travails
Every time I read a status on the thing, I’m struck by just how terrible a design this is. They couldn’t have come up with a better way of wasting money and time ad infinitum. And people in comments are rooting for a catastrophe. Hard to disagree with them.
What Was Old Is New Again
Will we return to privately funded exploration, for space?
It’s much more likely than NASA going anywhere.
How Space Can Aid Human Flourishing
An interview with Bob Zubrin.
Off To Music City
We’re flying to Nashville today, where I’m going to be on a panel on commercial space with Bob Poole and Katherine Mangu-Ward on Friday morning as part of Reason Weekend (it used to be in Orange County, but…). Then we’re spending a few days in the Smokies. I’ll have a laptop with me, though, so I won’t be incommunicado.
Private Space Stations
A good overview from Jeffrey Kluger.