This seems pretty ambitious on China’s part.
Category Archives: Space
The Yellow Menace
I’m sorry, there may be some point at which China is a threat in space, but the notion of it coming from what is basically a repeat of Skylab almost half a century later is nowhere near it.
Cislunar Space
The Space Corps is extending its reach.
While cislunar literally means “between,” I think it would include five the Lagrange points, not just L-1.
Nelson Reminds Congress
…that they’re the ones failing to fund a lunar lander.
And with the questions about safety, they continue to show themselves to be unserious about space.
Relaxing Regs?
I’m semi-encouraged by this, but I doubt that it goes far enough. The range rules go back to the 50s, when Our Rockets Always Blow Up. They need to be updated to the 21st century, particularly for reusable vehicles in which shedding parts down range is an anomaly, not routine.
More Progress In Boca Chica
OK, you can fast forward through the bits about “the climate crisis.”
Seventeen Years
Hard to believe it’s been that long since SpaceShipOne first went to space. I live blogged it at the time. Just scroll down.
Musk Versus Bezos
That Strange Congressional Hearing On Wednesday
It doesn’t have my byline, but I have a blog post up at the SpaceTech Analytics website.
The Four Horsemen
Yes, there are existential risks, but climate is not one of them. And if it is, it would be from cooling, not heating.