Could Trump win it?
Interesting Thread
In response to the rumblings that Boeing, Lockmart, and NG are going to refuse any future fixed-price contracts from NASA.
For decades, Congress has mandated that NASA be a jobs program because that allows Congress to direct the jobs to the NASA centers and LM/Boeing/subcontractor plants in their districts and states. Just look at the PowerPoints created for space projects: EVERY one has a US map…
— David Gump (@SoldTheMoon) October 24, 2024
Oh no!! Anyways… https://t.co/RW1yWOtY27 pic.twitter.com/0JzpRjEs83
— Ken Kirtland IV (@KenKirtland17) October 24, 2024
[Update a few minutes later]
Society if Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman stop bidding on NASA projects https://t.co/1iY2gt5LEg pic.twitter.com/eEJ7OExSkl
— Ken Kirtland IV (@KenKirtland17) October 24, 2024
Our Self-Proclaimed “National Security Leaders”
John Lucas dissects the group. I have zero respect for them.
An Interview With Eric Berger
Inflatables In Space
A good article about them from Leonard David.
The Greatest Campaign Stunt In History
— APOCTOZ (@Apoctoz) October 21, 2024
More memes in the thread. All I know is that, if as president, he brings back tallow fries to McDonald’s, he belongs on Mount Rushmore.
[Afternoon update]
Turns out it’s true, @EndWokeness … Kamala did work at McDonalds… pic.twitter.com/t6qu1sD1wl
— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat) October 21, 2024
[Update a while later]
More from Ed Driscoll.
[Tuesday-morning update]
[Bumped]
Why We Can’t Have Nice Space Things
One of the funny moments during a SpaceX rocket launch was when Elon Musk and the SpaceX team were launching at Vandenberg in California.
— SMX 🇺🇸 (@iam_smx) September 29, 2024
An organization concerned about Seal procreation forced SpaceX to “kidnap” a Seal, strap it to a board, and put headphones on and play sonic… pic.twitter.com/wA5RcqNwLq
[Update a few minutes later
But wait! There’s more!
This story of strangulation by over-regulation from @elonmusk about the government requiring @SpaceX to asses whether their rockets could potentially hit SHARKS and WHALES is side-splittingly hilarious. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/E06XIJm7zy
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) October 20, 2024
Violated Arms-Control Agreements
A Monster Telescope
This is the future of serious astronomy.