RIP to one of the original space activists.
We had our differences over the years, but he was indefatigable in his efforts to get humanity into space.
Category Archives: Space
Nuclear Fusion
Is it going to arrive sooner than we think?
Well, that would be different.
Solargraphy
Bob Werb has some advice on how to reach the non space enthusiasts.
The Need For Responsive Space
Yes, we do need to be able to reconstitute quickly, but rapid launch is not the solution. The solution is to base in ELEO.
Developing Space
In which I am interviewed by SpaceTech Gulf.
[Late-morning update]
How Starship will change humanity.
It’s a similar theme to my piece from a couple years ago.
Metal-Ceramic Alloys
This seems like a pretty big materials breakthrough.
The End Of The Silicon Valley Dream
Reflections from Joel Kotkin.
Another Delay
Might be weather. That pushes it to at least Friday.
[Wednesday-evening update]
Yes, as noted in comments, apparently the launch is back on for tomorrow morning. Elon must have really wanted to do it on 4/20.
[Bumped]
[Late-evening update]
[Thursday-morning update]
Well, the excitement happened. It will be interesting to see the post mortem, but just getting off the pad and through max-Q were major milestones for the first flight of such a beast.
[Afternoon update]
Here‘s Eric Berger’s take.
And more thoughts from Blake Powers.
Marina Koren’s story on Elon’s explosive day.
Ariane 6
This was perfectly predictable, and I (and others) predicted it. It was obsolete from its inception.
Starship Is Still Not Understood
I missed this the first time around, about a year and a half ago, but it parallels many of the points that I made in my piece at The New Atlantis about the same time.
[Update late morning]
Airbus seems to be getting serious about space. I don’t see how the centrifuge helps all that much, though. The radius is too small for significant gravity, though it would help a lot to put the plumbing in it.