ATK is unhappy with the plans to cancel Ares.
“It’s Up To The Commercial Guys”
Alan Boyle has a report on today’s events, and it looks like Bill Nelson is finding his way into the real world, even if other Senators aren’t.
From 28,000 Feet
I’m blogging. American has wireless, at last, at last. Now I’ll never get away…
In the airport book store, I saw an intriguing title: “Five Secrets To Discover Before You Die.”
So, what happens if you don’t discover them allby then? You die?
That sucks. I guess. But how is it worse than not discovering them?
How about if you get the fifth one just a few minutes before you die? What do you win?
On The Road Again
Heading back to Colorado for a couple days. I’ll check in later. It’s been an exciting day.
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Telecon
Clark Lindsey took notes. I liked this:
/– How to deal with safety questions on Capitol Hill?
Bigelow: As a client, safety of the lifters is extremely important. We are going to expect well used and understood systems.
Anderson: NASA had astronauts flying on Ares I on its second flight. The commercial rockets will have flown many times before they every carry crews.
Musk: Southwest might have half the ticket price of a competitor yet no one thinks they are doing that by cutting on safety. Southwest’s safety record is one of the best.
Of all the lies, damned lies and statistics in this ongoing debate, the subject of safety has been the most meretricious.
Good stuff, all.
Clark also has as round up of all of the rapid-fire shoddy reporting on today’s announcements.
The Cause Of Global Warming’s Demise
Bad science, and bad politics. But other than that, the warm-monger agenda was great.
Don’t Look For This In The MSM
…but in light of both recent and ancient history, should anyone be surprised by this?
Since Nancy Pelosi took over as Speaker in 2006, she’s rung up millions in military travel expenses to commute between San Francisco and Washington.
Worse still, she also appears to have requisitioned entire flights for the personal use of her children and grandchildren. That is, unaccompanied by any member of Congress, her kids, in-laws and grandchildren are utilizing entire military passenger jets for their routine travel needs.
Going through airport security and sitting in cattlecars is for the little people. Besides, she was doing it for the children. And the grandchildren.
I don’t want her to resign over this, though. I want her to remain the leader of the Democrats for years and years.
Punished For Success
Isn’t it always the way with NASA?
This is poignant on at least two levels. If you accept the anthropomorphizing, it’s like something out of Catch-22.
The iPad
The not-long awaited Hitler response.
A New National Hero
Did Ben Nelson kill ObamaCare?
Of course, it’s not really heroic when you accomplish a great deed inadvertently, for venal reasons.