I continue to be annoyed when even conservatives describe the controversy over wedding cakes as “baking” them, when the issue is the decoration of them.
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Future Space Settlers
…should emulate the Pilgrims.
The Ukrainian Way Of War
A video, and thoughts.
Trans Treatments
China Seeking Space Partners
…and apparently Russia need not apply.
Thoughts On Putin’s Speech
The Transition Continues
A reboost/upgrade of Hubble with a private mission.
We’ll be seeing a lot of innovation to replace the capabilities that were lost with the Shuttle, and probably more willingness to accept risk.
What I haven’t heard is how they propose to do the EVA from Dragon. They don’t have an airlock, so presumably they’d have to blow down the cabin, and then repressurize when they come back in. Did SpaceX cold plate the avionics so it doesn’t need cabin atmosphere for cooling?
Nordstream
I’m no Chem E, but this seems like a pretty plausible explanation to me.
Hurricane Hunting
Why are we still sending flight crews into the eye when we could have instrumented drones? Do they not have the range? Or is there some self-interest on the part of the flight crews involved here?
Lyman Is About To Fall
The Russian’s latest military disaster.
This could mean thousands of trapped troops, with their equipment, which the Ukrainians will add to their arsenal, and provide them with POWs to trade, or keep off the battlefield if they’re willing to feed and house them.