The Pentagon is considering purchasing militarized Starships.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Societal Design Margin
Thoughts on the degree to which we’ve consumed it.
And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
I’m sure that you will be as shocked as I am that NASA won’t have a permanent lunar base until the 2030s.
[Afternoon update]
Lightyear
Reviews of the new Pixar flick, from Peter Suderman (who I finally met, a couple months ago in Nashville) and Sonny Bunch. Neither are impressed. Bunch is particularly brutal.
Ariane 6
…is delayed again.
I told Clay Mowry years ago (before he went to work for Blue Origin) that Ariane 6 would be obsolete before it flew.
The Democrats’ Capricious Energy Policy
…has been a disaster.
I hope they really pay at the polls this year. Even in California, where we have the country’s highest gas prices.
Space Solar Power
It’s becoming a hot topic again. Now the Chinese are interested.
The Paranoia Of Office Politics
A good essay on our loss of trust.
Nuclear Reactors
I met Vanessa a few years ago at a CONFERS meeting.