NASA has awarded Lockmart a long-term Orion production contract. Cost plus, natch.
This isn’t really a commitment. I’m sure the contract has a cancellation clause with a generous penalty. It’s primarily theater for Bridenstine to buy off the Colorado and Texas delegations, particularly after he pissed the latter off with his award of the lander to Marshall.
[Evening update]
Link fixed, sorry.
…on Maaaaars.
Elon wants to manufacture fuel from the earth’s atmosphere. He takes climate much too seriously.
This should be cool. We’ll probably be able to see them from the house when they come to LAX, then fly down to the harbor.
Elon provides a sneak preview of next Saturday’s big reveal.
They’re entering their toxic endgame.
I try to minimize my engagement with both of them, but with an Android phone, it’s hard to avoid Google. But I’ll never download or use an app for Facebook.
[Saturday-morning update]
The useful idiots of Silicon Valley.
They’re wrecked California, and now there’s a danger that they’ll do the same thing to the rest of the country.
[Bumped]
Could it hit southern California? As a hurricane? That would be…different.
They gave a presentation on their rotating space hotel at the Space Settlement event in Seattle. They say they’re going to start construction (on the ground) on October 1st.
Not sure what they mean by “minor” key here, but whatever it is turns an uplifting jingle for a sitcom into a ballad.