Or is he evil?
There’s no reason he can’t be both, of course, but if he is, it’s better to have an incompetent evil president than a competent one. Anyway, Kevin Williamson has some good advice for the Republicans.
Don’t Pass The Buck, Roscosmos
Some criticism of Popovkin’s weird conspiracy theory.
The DHS “Privacy Violations”
Um, guys? When you post something on Twitter or your blog, you shouldn’t have any expectations of privacy. #DontUnderstandInternets
The European Code Of Conduct For Space
Some surprisingly good news. It looks like the administration isn’t going to sign on to it.
Tea Party Leaders To The DNC
They can’t. Lies are all they have.
Why We Love To Loathe John Edwards
It’s science. Of course, I always thought he was a duplicitous douche. The Democrats should be ashamed that he even came close to being vice president.
Stuck In A High-Cost Box
Over at Open Market, I have some thoughts on the Air Force’s latest launch-contract award to ULA.
Deja Vu
A depressing post from Dave Weigel. The difference is, I hope, that Obama isn’t going to be able to fool as many people as he did the first time around.
The End Of The Aztecs’ Fourth Sun
Was it caused by an impact event in the mid-Atlantic?
Lynx Development
…is XCOR ahead of schedule?
The first major piece of structure – the fuselage of the Mk1 version — will be delivered to Xcor the week of 16 January, said Andrew Nelson, chief operating officer and vice president of business development.
Next month, Xcor will tender work packages for building the cockpit pressure vessel and strakes in February, with delivery of the two subassemblies scheduled in April in May, said Khaki Rodway McKee, the Xcor programme manager.
Roll-out of the Mk1 is scheduled in July or August from Xcor’s hangar in Mojave, California, she said.
Taxi tests are scheduled to begin in October or November, which will be quickly followed by a short hop and finally a brief first flight by the end of the year.
When I was up there a few weeks ago, they were expecting the fuselage in February. And a rollout in summer?