It’s not obvious that this professor of aerospace engineering knows that the sun is the hardest place to get to in the solar system. Escape from the solar system is easier.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Empire Strikes Back
SLS defenders are starting to sound desperate.
Note that there’s very little support in comments.
The Preference Cascade
It’s still a couple months until Trump is inaugurated, but people have lost their fear. Though I suspect that it will take longer to cleanse academia, particularly of the anti-Semitism. But I expect a lot of those who have been the worst on campus may end up being (finally) deported.
[Update a couple minutes later[
The left will not go quietly. No, the fight has just begun, but the people are willing to do it now, and will not be cowed by them any longer.
Bob Zimmerman says that the American populace has awakened against the woke.
And western publics are finally turning on the “green” elites. They’ve figured out that it was never about the environment or the weather.
NASA And DEI
I’m sure that there are many NASA staffers hoping to flush it, but I wonder what percentage? It’s my impression that a lot of younger NASA people are woke.
The Department Of Education
End it, with extreme prejudice:
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— Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) November 18, 2024
This teacher admits she doesn't know when America was founded. She also says she doesn't teach her students the curriculum, but instead teaches about protesting anti-racism, activism, and Black Lives Matter.
So….Let's talk about the Department of Education.
A Thread🧵 pic.twitter.com/WL9TtMPNuu
Tomorrow’s Starship Test Flight
A rundown on the plans.
The Trillionaires Of Mars
Thoughts from Devon Eriksen.
An Interesting Legal Theory
Could Vice President Vance retain his senate seat?
If so, that would seem to imply that in the case of a tie, he’d get two votes.
The Biggest Blunder
…in the history of American politics.
They deserve everything they have coming to them.
[Update a few minutes later]
SpaceX’s Finances
SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell says @Starlink will be profitable this year, but Starship will take the company to the next level.
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) November 15, 2024
“We are going to make some money on Starlink this year. But ultimately I think Starship will be the thing that takes us over the top as one… pic.twitter.com/krgczyAOBZ
[Saturday-afternoon update]
Here is the full talk from @Gwynne_Shotwell at the Baron Capitol conference from yesterday!
— Robin (@xdNiBoR) November 16, 2024
03:50 – Mechazilla
08:54 – Regulatory struggles
11:51 – Starshield
18:00 – Why we need to make life multiplanetary
22:23 – SpaceX management
26:39 – Starlink
38:43 – Starlink on Mars… pic.twitter.com/EzaacTMc4S