A roundup on the latest insanity, from Judith Curry.
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The World’s Longest POW Camp
Trent Telenko says it’s not going well for that Russian convoy.
[Update a few minutes later]
Unfortunately, as noted at the end, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
[Sunday-morning update]
Day 8 of the column held hostage.
This isn’t a debacle for the Russian military; it’s a disaster.
The Limits Of Libertarianism
Thoughts from Joel Kotkin.
Putin’s Determination
“The crisis is not merely that Russia is invading Ukraine; it is that Russia is invading Ukraine in particularly reckless, destructive, and catastrophic ways. It is as if Vladimir Putin is an obsessed and abusive lover, determined to destroy what he cannot possess.“
No Matter How Bad You Think It Is
…you can’t keep up with what a programmatic disaster SLS/Orion is.
[Wednesday-afternoon update]
More commentary from Bob Zimmerman.
Mriya
Was the AN-225 destroyed in Ukraine? That was a unique airplane, the Soviet’s equivalent of our Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
Ukraine And Space
Thoughts on the implications of the invasion, from Bob Zimmerman.
[Friday-morning update]
The repercussions of this for the space industry could be broad and unforeseeable.
It was always a mistake to make ourselves so reliable on Russian/Ukrainian hardware.
[Afternoon update]
Ukrainian invasions have affected our own space policies in the past.
As Jeff notes, if the Russians pull out of ISS, their human spaceflight program wouldn’t have much to do.
[Mid-afternoon update]
Yet.
[Saturday-morning update]
Eric Berger runs through the potential implications for space.
Getting Their Own Ride
By the time Europe could develop its own crew launcher, it would be past obsolete (just as Ariane 6 is). They should be focusing on getting around in space with their own vehicles, not getting there.
[Monday-morning update]
Problem solved! Russia is offering to provide them with rocket independence.
[Bumped]
The Anniversary
A Promising Life-Extension Drug
I hope that this is as good as it sounds.
We’re not making enough new people, so we’re going to have to keep the ones we have around longer.