Eric Berger describes the difficulties of and prospects for separating the Russian and non-Russian segments of the ISS.
Category Archives: Space History
Ukraine And Space
Thoughts on the implications of the invasion, from Bob Zimmerman.
[Friday-morning update]
The repercussions of this for the space industry could be broad and unforeseeable.
It was always a mistake to make ourselves so reliable on Russian/Ukrainian hardware.
[Afternoon update]
Ukrainian invasions have affected our own space policies in the past.
As Jeff notes, if the Russians pull out of ISS, their human spaceflight program wouldn’t have much to do.
[Mid-afternoon update]
Yet.
[Saturday-morning update]
Eric Berger runs through the potential implications for space.
Good NASA Versus Bad NASA
I’m supposedly quoted in this piece (or at least I gave Jim some suggestions), but unfortunately, it’s behind a paywall.
Apollo 1
It’s been fifty-five years since the pad disaster. It was the day before my birthday.
Apollo 15
On the fiftieth anniversary of the landing, Bob Zimmerman has some thoughts.
China’s Nuclear Arsenal
A good story about the undergrad who found it.
52nd Anniversary
Apollo 11 launched on this day in 1969. I’ll be on The Space Show on Tuesday night, talking about Evoloterra.
Branson’s Flight
Some reflections from Bob Zimmerman.
[Update a while later]
Here‘s Eric Berger’s take on the significance.
This picture doesn’t flatter her. She’s quite stunning in person.
The Yellow Menace
I’m sorry, there may be some point at which China is a threat in space, but the notion of it coming from what is basically a repeat of Skylab almost half a century later is nowhere near it.
Relaxing Regs?
I’m semi-encouraged by this, but I doubt that it goes far enough. The range rules go back to the 50s, when Our Rockets Always Blow Up. They need to be updated to the 21st century, particularly for reusable vehicles in which shedding parts down range is an anomaly, not routine.