…and the right to repair.
It’s a complicated issue. I wonder how much this issue is going to bleed over into space hardware?
…and the right to repair.
It’s a complicated issue. I wonder how much this issue is going to bleed over into space hardware?
Good news, from VDH.
Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman.
This is good news if he doesn’t change his mind again.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Thoughts from Eric Berger.
[11-10 update]
A post on X that Jared posted just before the announcement:
It is unfortunate that NASA’s team and the broader space community have to endured distractions like this. There are extraordinary opportunities and some risks ahead and so the focus should be on the mission. With many reporters and other interested parties reaching out, I want… https://t.co/IyPVmHUAzo
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) November 4, 2025
He’s going to push as hard for reform as is politically possible.
[November 17th update]
Jim Meigs has a good description of the state of play, including quotes from Yours Truly.
[Bumped]
What could it look like?
We now have two American launch companies that are recovering boosters (well, three, if we count Rocketlab).
[Update a while later]
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
Your AI is garbage.
Not surprising.
I was digging through the archives looking for my first Veteran’s Day post in 2001, and I ran across this fisking of an op-ed on space policy from The Economist. It holds up pretty well, I think. I wish that they had followed my advice then. We’d be a lot further ahead.
When it means “more fear.”
I think/hope that the climate grift is on its last legs.
In this scenario, which is basically almost an interest-only loan, you don’t really own your home; you’re just renting it from the bank.
I’m not sure — he’s sometimes subtle — but one gets the impression that he doesn’t like it.