The latest on overruns and slips from the GAO. As I often note, overruns and slips on a program like this and SLS are a feature, not a bug. At least until they finally get canceled.
The Big Mac Diet
This is quite a record.
The unhealthiest thing about a Big Mac is the bun. This story doesn't say what else he ate: https://t.co/zFggBxH6rm
If he skipped the fries and soft drinks, a Big Mac diet per se wouldn't be that big a problem.
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) May 6, 2018
Vulcan
An interview with Tory Bruno about his new rocket.
Mueller’s Investigation
Forty questions about it. Meanwhile, Mueller just had a really bad day in court.
[Update Monday morning]
Will there be a plea reversal in the Flynn case? If so, it could be more bad news for Team Mueller.
Big Government And Bad Science
Probably not news to my readers, but here’s a Reason interview with Nina Teicholz on how government recommendations have made America fat.
The Clinton (Crime) Family Foundation
Time to declare it the biggest charity fraud ever.
Boeing Plans
Alan Boyle reports on a speech from the CEO. And no, CST will not be the first private space vehicle to go to LEO.
NASA’s Aging Work Force
I talked to Haley Byrd about this yesterday, and she quoted me.
“He Wants To Go To Mars, Dammit”
Eric Berger has a longish piece on the debut of Block 5 Falcon 9, and its implications.
A Space Nuclear Reactor
…has passed its initial tests. This is one of the most useful things I’ve seen to come out of NASA in a while. Just think what we could be doing if we were doing more of this kind of thing, instead of building a giant rocket and capsule.