Category Archives: Technology and Society

Business, Economics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Space, Technology and Society

The Harsh Reality Of The Senate Launch System

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Bob Zimmmerman has a piece at The National Interest:

So, what should President Trump do? Does he continue to fund Ares/SLS/Orion, which is taking almost TWO DECADES and more than forty billion dollars to design, build, and fly a SINGLE manned capsule, or does he instead shut it down and have NASA buy the products it needs to explore the solar system from multiple competing private companies?

I know what I would do.

So do I.

Business, Economics, Law, Mathematics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Science And Society, Social Commentary, Technology and Society

Trump’s Climate EO

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Ths hysteria on this from the Left has been some combination of frightening and hilarious.

But in fact, as Roy Spencer points out, the (illegal) “Clean Power Plan” was literally going to increase poverty and kill people, while almost certainly having no discernible effect on climate.

Business, Economics, Space, Technology and Society

The Static Fire Of The First Core Stage To Be Reflown

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…is complete. This will be a big week for SpaceX if they get the launch off successfully on Thursday.

[Update a few minutes later]

Meanwhile, while SpaceX is driving down launch costs, a new report is out on the insane program costs of SLS/Orion.

[Update on Wednesday afternoon]

Bob Zimmerman responds to media criticism of his report.

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