…in spaaaaace. In half a decade.
I’m skeptical, but it would be great obviously if it works, and I’m glad that DIU is funding things like this.
[Update a few minutes later]
Link added now, sorry.
“Social-Justice” Advocates
…don’t get to just exempt themselves from politics.
Cambria
..is running out of water.
We’ve occasionally considered moving up there, but this is disquieting. The coastal commission should be abolished.
Inflation
Virginia Postrel remembers the seventies.
So do I.
NASA And UAPs
Nadia Drake has thoughts.
On Being A Leftist
As Voltaire (I think) said, if someone can make you believe absurdities, they can make you commit atrocities.
Laughter
…is a fascist hate crime.
The Steam Engine
Why wasn’t it invented earlier?
The Economics Of Space Resources
An interesting Twitter thread by Phil Metzger, who’s been working the issue for a while. I haven’t reviewed it in any detail.
SLS Boondoggle Update
According to the OIG, the second launch tower is a schedule/cost nightmare.
[Noon update]
Here‘s Eric Berger’s take.
[Afternoon update]
Further thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.