The Rest Of The Ares Vibration Story

February 1, 2012 Rand Simberg 15 Comments

This story is very misleading, in that it implies that the only problem with first-stage vibrations was astronauts’ inability to read displays. The solution described here does nothing to address the actual structural issues in the second stage that the resonance creates. That was no five-dollar fix.

Media Criticism, Political Commentary

Racism

February 1, 2012 Rand Simberg 2 Comments

…where it doesn’t exist, and the racist divisive “progressive” scumballs who promote it.

Business, Space

Mojave Air And Spaceport

February 1, 2012 Rand Simberg

Behind the scenes, with Michael Belfiore.

Culinary, Popular Culture, Weird

A New Cocktail

February 1, 2012 Rand Simberg 2 Comments

@VodkaPundit should like this: an Alien Brain Hemorrhage.

[Via Geek Press]

Media Criticism, Political Commentary

Nineties Nostalgia

January 31, 2012 Rand Simberg 5 Comments

Congressional Democrats are gearing up to cover for the lying and corruption of an administration official:

Last night, Cummings released a ~~95 page waste of paper and taxpayer money~~ report, alleging that top Justice Department officials did not authorize the program, despite evidence showing otherwise. The report tries to pin the blame back on a few “rogue” managers in the ATF Phoenix Field Division. This is the same argument we’ve heard since the beginning of the scandal: it was a local operation, nobody important knew anything.

It worked pretty well in the Clinton administration, since the media aided and abetted them. They’ll try again this time, but I think that it may be a little tougher, with the new media watching.