HBO is putting out a documentary series based on Ashlee Vance’s book:
The book was great, and Vance is one of the producers, so I expect the series to be good.
[Thursday-afternoon update]
A review, over at TechCrunch.
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Category Archives: Business
Will They Or Won’t They?
As Ellie says on X, the comments on her latest video about Starliner are savage against Boeing. Has to be tough for morale to be an employee there right now.
Fusion Energy
Are we ready for the problems it could cause?
Oh, please.
Ariane 6
SpaceX isn’t the only company having on-orbit relight problems.
Now They’re Coming For Our Food
Richard Fernandez describes the latest green disaster.
They are utterly ignorant of nutrition.
Fear, Uncertainty, And Doubt
Blue Origin and ULA (and they may soon be the same company) are pretty clearly threatened by SpaceX.
On the other hand, there have never been launch operations at this scale, anywhere. SpaceX should be getting on to sea launch as soon as possible, particularly given the much greater flexibility of orbital destinations this will give them.
[Update a while later]
More from Stephen Clark.
[Tuesday-afternoon update]
More from Jeff Foust. I was amused at this: “Ariane 6 is an answer to their needs. We’ll go through the inaugural launch, we’ll serve those customers, and we will continue to innovate.”
“Continue” to innovate? I’m still waiting for them to start.
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Meanwhile, in French Guiana:
Just wow!#Ariane6 pic.twitter.com/r1tCtgWAFe
— Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur (@DLR_SpaceAgency) July 9, 2024
Sabine Hossenfelder
Why she’s embarrassed to be German:
[Update a while later]
Misspelled name fixed, sorry, Sabine!
Just In Time For The Election
Looks a lot like we’ll be in a recession before November.
People are tapped out on their credit cards.
The Courtier Game
A partial explanation of what’s going on in the White House, from Arnold Kling.
No Remedy For Censorship
The perils of Murthy.