[Update Saturday afternoon]
Israel knows a defamation case won’t fly. That’s not the play.
Category Archives: Business
Blue Origin’s Finances
It seems to me that Bezos could solve this problem on his own, but maybe he’s tired of financing it all himself if he can find Other Peoples’ Money.
SpaceX’s Louisiana Purchase
Interesting blog post from Chris Stelter over at Goff’s site.
If methalox in LEO is less than $5/lbm, that means it can be less than $10 in EML-1, which makes lunar trips very cheap.
The New Democrat Party
May 19th
That’s the target date for the next Starship test, according to an email invitation to set up cameras. I’ll be at ASCEND in DC.
Cowboy
Aetherflux has rebranded from a space power company to a launch company, dedicated to its own satellites.
The Scale Of The NGO Fraud
…is staggering:
Just noticed that Community Notes is in this map. pic.twitter.com/ehJwqoaJYQ
— GearHead HP (@grhdhp) November 9, 2025
The Persuasion Of Spencer Pratt
— Jeff Callahan (@thejeffcallahan) May 11, 2026
It would be almost literally a breath of fresh air if he wins.
The Sun Sets
…on Great Britain. Note, though, that this was written before Labour was wiped out in the election. Perhaps there’s hope yet.
Engineering Lessons From Elon
Elon explains how to build anything with first principles pic.twitter.com/DTBuEfazi7
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) May 9, 2026
I’m working on a lunar skycrane project, and doing a trade on how/when to unreel/reel the tether, but I’m thinking about simplifying by simply making it fixed length.