Marcia Smith has the story on yesterday’s NASA appropriation hearing, in which Chairman Culberson and General Bolden beclowned each other. More thoughts anon.
[Update a while later]
Here’s Culberson’s statement. I haven’t read it yet in detail.
Category Archives: Business
Lindzen Versus Grijalva
More thoughts on the climate witch hunt:
How would the mainstream media react if a Republican congressman lobbed threatening inquiries hounding seven university presidents regarding the funding of professors’ research? Or if Republican congressmen sent threatening letters to the heads of left-wing think tanks? They would summon the ghost of Joe McCarthy. The Times would lead the pack and we’d still be hearing about it.
Yeah, but those Republicans are evil.
Millennials’ Tech Savviness
They don’t have that much.
This is the result of decades of terrible public schooling, thanks to the teachers’ unions.
Space Access 2015
After a one-year hiatus, the conference is happening again (though a few weeks later than usual, early May instead of early April). I think it’s the best value for the money to find out what’s going on in space transportation and reducing the cost of getting to orbit.
An Angry Beige Nerd
King Versus Burwell
Delta IV
Is it near the end of the line for the rocket? Looks like SpaceX has killed it.
The New Space Development Alliance
Jeff Foust has the story from last week. As I noted at the time, I’m not sure that a prize is the best way to go. I’d rather see an airmail approach.
Billionaires In The Space Business
The list grows. This is the future of spaceflight and space development, not NASA.