I wrote a long-form post at X.
It's been exactly twenty years ago today since Burt Rutan, with money provided by the late Paul Allen, won the Ansari X-Prize with SpaceShipOne. The hope at the time was that it would lead to a robust suborbital space tourism industry, allowing hundreds or thousands of people to…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) October 4, 2024
…is still a national disgrace.
Why can’t the US build them?
This is a serious problem. But at least we’re the best at building space ships.
How to fight back against them, and rescue the Republic.
[Update a few minutes later]
This seems related.
NC resident has a message: the government is not coming to save you, it’s up to all of us to help save each other.
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) October 1, 2024
I find this to be devastating because the amount of money our government God knows where for God knows what reason is obscene. But when it comes down to helping… pic.twitter.com/aNsJ5nzYgG
All the institutions have been corrupted.
I saw this guy’s shop when I was in San Francisco last Thursday.
🚨38 Days Until Trump is Elected President 🚨
— DeplorableInPa (@ArnotbUp) September 27, 2024
🇺🇸I can’t wait🇺🇸
Please give Natalie’s @NJBeisner story a listen. She makes a very clear and concise, fact based argument for why people should #WalkAway from the democrat party!
“I have been a Democrat my entire life. I live in… pic.twitter.com/CWXKUf4VM0
This is a beautiful example of the phrase that “the right looks for converts, and the left looks for heretics.”
What if we hold it and nobody comes?
The academy has been self destructing for decades.
“It’s impossible to be pessimistic enough about it…”
Should it be criminalized?
This would seem relevant to my lawsuit.
I agree with Bob Zimmerman: SpaceX should fight, particularly in light of Loper.
[Update a while later]
Yesterday the FAA Administrator demonstrated why the FAA should not be in charge of commercial space transportation anymore. — jamesmuncy https://t.co/zQ3EdESL69
— James A. M. Muncy (@JamesMuncy) September 25, 2024