The December issue of the magazine is all about space. It’s the first issue they’ve done since the last one a decade ago.
Category Archives: Space
Gravitics
Lab-Grown Chicken
I’m glad to see progress on this front (it could be a huge boon for space settlement), but I’m not sure that having the imprimatur of the FDA adds much to it.
A Fool And His Money
Jeff Bezos wants to give away his fortune for climate and unifying humanity.
Interestingly, there is no mention of space, even though he has famously claimed that his goal is to see billions of people out in the solar system. At the Space Settlement Summit in the wrap-up session on Friday, the NSSers were bemoaning the lack of public support for and knowledge about the potential of opening the solar system to economic development, and wondering how to change that.
I noted that Mr. Bezos, both as one of the word’s wealthiest men, and a media mogul, could do a lot to remedy that if he chose to. They said, “but he’s given us a million dollars to promote space,” as though a) that is a significant amount of money in the context of both his fortune and the amount that he is ostensibly spending on his rocket company and b) that the best way to promote space is to give money to NSS. They took my comment as a suggestion to ask him for more money (which would simply look self serving), when what I meant is that they should tell him that he should be spending more money, in a more effective way than handing it out to non-profits (e.g., hire PR firms).
Starship Progress
That was probably the largest thrust the company has ever had. Pretty sure it’s more than Falcon Heavy.
Artemis III
Eric Berger’s reliable source has another prognostication about the date.
My prediction is that it will never happen, if by definition it uses SLS.
Going Ahead With The Launch
Emre Kelly has the story on the current status of Artemis 1.
Life-Support Milestone
At the Space Settlement Summit, Grant Anderson from Paragon announced that they have achieved NASA’s goal for a Mars mission of 98% water recovery.
SLS and Nicole
Eric Berger has the latest.
Sounds to me like they exceeded allowable winds, which should mean a return to the VAB for a full inspection, but who knows? This rocket is the ultimate white elephant.
Light Posting
I know there’s a lot to talk about with the election, but I’ve spent the last two days at the Moon Village Association meeting, and I’ll be spending the next two at the Space Settlement Summit, so be good in comments.