I’ve never talked about Ruben Van Mitchell much here, but he was a key player in the development of useful launch regulations, both on Hill and at the FAA, over the years. Unfortunately, he will do so no more. Condolences to family and friends.
[Bumped to Tuesday morning update]
There are a lot of justified encomia from space policy people (some of them high-powered) in comments at NASA Watch.
Also joining the Great Authors’ Open Bar in the Sky is Donald E. Westlake (Richard Stark, Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt, Edwin West).
See ya later, Dortmunder….