RIP.
I saw one of his last (maybe his last) speeches at LibertyCon in DC a few months ago (during my trial, but on the weekend). He didn’t look well, but I didn’t know that he had cancer.
[Update late afternoon]
Sorry, link added.
Admiral McRaven To The American People
“There are countries that do not tolerate speech critical of the government and its institutions. There are countries where citizens who publicly disagree with the actions of the government and its institutions are condemned as disloyal citizens, investigated and tried. There are countries where people with political views that differ from those of the governing authorities are subject to governmental abuse and ruin just because of their political opinions. We have a name for these countries. They are totalitarian.“
Space History
Several firsts today. I think this is the first time we’ve seen an entry without a plasma blackout. It’s amazing that it managed to do a soft landing with all of that damage to the fin. I’ll be curious to know if all of the fins suffered like that, or just the one in the video, but it’s a testament to how robust the design is.
[Update a while later]
June 6th now has another reason to go down in history. The first launch and entry of a fully reusable spaceship occurred on the 80th anniversary of the invasion to liberate Europe.
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) June 6, 2024
I suspect that this is going to upstage Starliner docking with ISS.
[Update a while later]
Commentary from David Strom.
[Friday-morning update]
Reflections from Glenn Reynolds.
Centuries from now, on other worlds, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be minor footnotes in history, but everyone will know the name Elon Musk.
[Update a while later]
Ellie Sheriff interviews Elon:
NEWS: Elon Musk gives a thorough update after the 4th launch of Starship.
— Ellie in Space 🚀💫 (@esherifftv) June 7, 2024
Will we see a catch for Flight 5?
How will Starlink be even better on the next flight?
These are some of the questions Elon answers for us.
I hope this interview informs you about the incredible work SpaceX… pic.twitter.com/NUzVmUxHFp
California’s War On Business
The Biden administration wants to do this nationwide, but they’ll have to do it with illegal executive orders, because they’d never get the needed legislation through Congress.
Better Late Than Never
Starliner finally launches with crew. I doubt that it will fly many times.
Merrick Garland
Don’t praise him; impeach him.
We really dodged a bullet by keeping that “moderate” partisan hack off of the Supreme Court.
Rafah
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas, despite all of the efforts of the administration and others to save it. Biden’s “peace deal” would be a disaster. Democrats never want to win wars (except against their domestic enemies); they simply want to “end” them.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“We have all been subverted.”
Almost Ready To Fly
The latest on the status of IF4. This should put to rest FAA issues for the flight.
[June 4th update]
And they now have a license, for Thursday morning.
[Bumped]
San Bernardino
The biggest county in the lower 48 wants to secede from California.
I think there would be adequate resources to support it. I imagine a lot of Californians would move there if it happened.