I’m glad to see that Blue Origin is making some breakthroughs in some areas. This implies (among other things) that solar power satellites could be partially constructed from lunar materials. The question is whether it makes economic sense compared to low-cost launch from Earth.
[Afternoon update]
[Tuesday-morning update]
Here’s the story from Eric Berger.
People don’t want to be squelched by Big Tech or Big Government.
And they particularly don’t want it done by collusion between the two.
…is unconstitutional, unlikely, and ineffectual.
I wish all of his policies were ineffectual.
It’s sort of a disaster.
Can it really launch three times a day?
We’re going to have to completely rethink “ranges.”
…if they will let you.
A good op-ed from Donald Robertson. He’s saying things that have been obvious for years, but that too many people pretend aren’t the case.