The former NASA administrator is the gift that keeps on giving, if you’re into flaming piles of dog poop.
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin recently released an updated version of his dual-launch Artemis plan to get humans to the Moon. It relies on two SLS Block II launches and a lander that doesn't exist.https://t.co/O1YPM97jnI
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) December 9, 2024
What they have not done, and will not do.
A non-space publication is noticing the implications of the election for space policy.
[Afternoon update]
Artemis has slipped the schedule again (no surprise), and SLS is looking like it’s in serious trouble.
Moving Space Command to Huntsville in exchange for killing SLS looks like the art of the deal.
[Friday-morning update]
Why Orion’s heat shield offers an opportunity for Isaacman to cancel the entire mess.
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An interesting history of the American south, and the rise of Trump.
The new world order:
“The American empire may be creaking, and Trump may be extraordinarily unattractive, but an alliance with his new administration is still surely preferable to being dependent on Russian energy, Middle East oil producers, or the cadres in China.”
One would hope.
Yes, Mexico knows exactly what it is doing.
They’re not very expert.
[Afternoon update]
The “EXPERTS”
— Mark Dolan (@mrmarkdolan) December 3, 2024
WRONG on saturated fat 🥓
WRONG on calorie counting🫃
WRONG on grains 🌾
WRONG on salt🧂
WRONG on toxic veg oils 🌽
WRONG on vaccine safety, efficacy & transmission 💉
WRONG on masks 😷
WRONG on lockdowns 🔐
Forgive me for having questions 🙏
Reflections on the past three weeks on Thanksgiving Eve:
The Fumes of the 2024 Election
— Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) November 27, 2024
Three weeks after the election and the fallout from it, we are starting to appreciate the clarity of the vote. It explains much of the present, the past, and the future.
Consider the following:
1. Even Donald Trump’s enemies are beginning,…
[Saturday update]
The Democrats remain in denial.
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…explains to Joe Rogan why he supported Trump.