Someone needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that “as soon as possible” could be within a year, if they accelerate the docking system, and they could fly someone in ten days, if someone decided it was important.
SpaceX Versus “Boeing”
The headline of this good National Journal article on yesterday’s Senate Appropriations hearing is very misleading. One would think from it that’s it’s about the commercial crew competition between Dragon and CST, when in fact it’s about the competition between SpaceX and ULA for milsat launches. I assume that the copy editor screwed up, not the author. Anyway, note the typical socialist argument against competition that Dick Shelby uses.
Space Tourism
Eileen Collins explains why it will be successful.
A New Generation Of Republicans
Schoolkids apparently hate Michelle Obama’s lunch menu, and they know whom to blame it on.
Making Russia Pay For Ukraine
…with seven energy policies.
They’d have the additional benefit of sparking economic growth.
Public Schools Are Child Abuse
“These people shouldn’t be allowed around children. In fact, they shouldn’t be permitted to breed.”
The Pause
Causes and implications of it.
The biggest implication is that the models are worse than useless as a guide to policy on climate. And places like California are taking a wrecking ball to their economy for nothing.
Our Space Dependence On The Russians
I say it’s time to end it, over at PJMedia.
Smart Diplomacy
Did Obama blow up the Mideast peace “process”?
Kerry’s a dolt, but he probably has some smart people working for him. Obama’s just got Valerie Jarrett.
National Security Launchers
A live blog of the Senate hearing, with Elon Musk and Michael Gass. ULA is running scared, and Shelby is running interference for them, spouting economic lunacy.