Former flight controller (and Shuttle program manager) Wayne Hale has been writing a series of blog posts about his recollections of the events leading up to the disaster. This week, he recalls the harbinger of the previous flight, that should have warned NASA about the problem, but didn’t.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Fermi’s Anniversary
Thoughts on leadership in America, seventy years ago and today.
Careful With The Stones
People in the cities are building glass houses.
I’ve always thought when walking on The Strand in Manhattan Beach (CA, not New York) that living in one of those houses, while having a beautiful view and a great location, would be like living in a fish bowl. I think it takes a certain amount of exhibitionism to want to do it.
Eco-Terrorists And Asteroid Miners
What’s not to like in a book like that
Safe Is Not An Option
Clark Lindsey, who got an early draft (and the most recent one), has a review of the book. There are only five days, left, and we’re still short over a thousand dollars. And the more I can exceed the goal, the more I’ll be able to promote this.
[Update early evening]
I just realized that I’ve left out a crucial quote in the book, from an eighties teeshirt. Not sure where to put it, though, but I definitely have to include it.
“The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth. The Rest Of Us Will Go To The Stars.”
Might even be on the cover…
Escher
Very cool.
Warp Drive
What if NASA could figure out the math?
Well, Alpha Centauri in two weeks is nothing to sneeze at. Of course, this could be a problem:
…other scientists have raised concerns that warp drive could be potentially very dangerous, potentially destroying the destination in its path.
Luddite whiners, standing in the way of progress.
Optical Illusions
Anamorphic ones.
Death
Space Transports
What is the future of reusable launch vehicles?
It should be clear by now that it’s hopeless to expect the government to do it.