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Category Archives: Technology and Society
This Looks Like A Blast
Combining hypersonics with directed-energy for drag reduction?
The Future Of Space
…is women.
I approve. But Bonnie’s point is well taken. No woman should want to be selected for a mission simply because of her genital configuration. And of course, I think that Artemis is the Lady Ghostbusters sequel to Apollo.
Commercial Space Habitats
Blue Origin is considering getting into the game.
[Mid-morning update]
A commenter suggests that BO could pick up some of the people that Bigelow laid off. Maybe, but in thinking about it, I think that Bigelow’s “expandable” concepts have possibly missed the train, in the coming age of cheap launch, the large fairing of Spaceship, and orbital assembly.
Moore’s Law
…is alive and well?
Progress In Boca Chica
[Update a while later]
More progress: Flaps, and a first glimpse of Super Heavy.
The Depth Of The Corruption
The FBI never examined the Clinton emails on Weiner’s laptop.
Phosphine
This may be a sign of life in the Venerian clouds, but not necessarily.
I do think that Venus gets far too little attention. Maybe this will spur more action in that regard.
[Wednesday-afternoon update]
This is a six-year-old article, but it’s relevant. Seeing what it looks like at the one-bar level of the atmosphere should be a high priority.
[Bumped]
[Sunday-afternoon update]
Bob Zubrin: Let’s explore the Venerian atmosphere with solar balloons.
[Bumped]
AI Philosophy
This is a couple years old, but I just came across it. Allison is one of the most brilliant women I know; her beauty is lagniappe.
The Covid Crisis
Is it over?
It can’t be; it has to last until the election.