SLS defenders are starting to sound desperate.
Note that there’s very little support in comments.
Category Archives: Economics
Tomorrow’s Starship Test Flight
A rundown on the plans.
The Trillionaires Of Mars
Thoughts from Devon Eriksen.
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
The Federal Budget
Ten places where it could and should be cut.
[Friday-morning update]
The Trump administration needs to clean up the mess from Carter and Obama.
[Update a while later]
More budget-cutting ideas from Veronique de Rugy.
[Update a while later]
Waste, fraud, and abuse are not the problem; bureaucratic power is.
A Dissident Former Leftist
…explains why Trump won.
Global Existential Risks
Climate change isn’t one of them.
Obama’s Legacy
How Trump crushed it.
Good riddance.
This Seems Like Sort Of A BFD
Huge decision holding that CEQ never had authority to issue the National Environmental Policy Act regulations that have been used for nearly half a century https://t.co/8Jn5TF4kT5 pic.twitter.com/KRn0ZDIbIS
— James Coleman (@EnergyLawProf) November 12, 2024
If SCOTUS upholds this, it can only be fixed with legislation. I expect SpaceX (and other people who want to build things) to go pedal to the metal now.