An article in a UK publication about the potential impact of Musk and Isaacson on the agency, with quotes from a few clueless scientists.
[Afternoon update]
An exit interview with Bill Nelson.
Category Archives: Space
Flight Seven
It’s coming up next week, with significant upgrades to both booster and Starship.
The Global Launch Industry In 2024
Bob Zimmerman lays out the highs and the lows.
It really is amazing, and it’s about to become much more so.
A Golden Oldie On SLS
Eli Dourado linked to this old Pop Mechanics piece I wrote over thirteen years ago that holds up pretty well.
The latest NASA Rumors
Eric Berger describes potential changes in policy in a Trump administration. Not sure why they would consolidate Goddard and Ames in Huntsville. This would also make it inconvenient for Goddard to work with APL at Johns Hopkins.
Orion Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since it flew on Delta IV.
Where does the time go?
Space Infrastructure Thoughts
Bob Zimmerman says the the emphasis should be on doing the Moon best, not on doing it first. I think we could do both, if we can end our risk aversion.
Well, That’s…Different
President-elect Trump has nominated Shift4 founder and SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) as the next NASA Administrator. pic.twitter.com/r3ibIFzcWa
— A. Pettit (@PettitFrontier) December 4, 2024
[Update a few minutes later[
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
[Tuesday update]
Peter Hague wishes him luck, but fears that he won’t be able to shift the agency trajectory.
[Bumped]
The Fate We Avoided
From Marc Andreeson.
A glimpse into @pmarca’s alternate timeline that we barely avoided
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) December 11, 2024
pic.twitter.com/UH9WBlO1z6
BTW, I’m in DC this week at events, so posting will be light.
Rip Van Griffin
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