HBO is putting out a documentary series based on Ashlee Vance’s book:
The book was great, and Vance is one of the producers, so I expect the series to be good.
[Thursday-afternoon update]
A review, over at TechCrunch.
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Category Archives: Space
Propellantless Propulsion
The latest gimmick that defies physics and probably won’t work. But hey, it’s worth a shot.
Will They Or Won’t They?
As Ellie says on X, the comments on her latest video about Starliner are savage against Boeing. Has to be tough for morale to be an employee there right now.
Ariane 6
SpaceX isn’t the only company having on-orbit relight problems.
Fear, Uncertainty, And Doubt
Blue Origin and ULA (and they may soon be the same company) are pretty clearly threatened by SpaceX.
On the other hand, there have never been launch operations at this scale, anywhere. SpaceX should be getting on to sea launch as soon as possible, particularly given the much greater flexibility of orbital destinations this will give them.
[Update a while later]
More from Stephen Clark.
[Tuesday-afternoon update]
More from Jeff Foust. I was amused at this: “Ariane 6 is an answer to their needs. We’ll go through the inaugural launch, we’ll serve those customers, and we will continue to innovate.”
“Continue” to innovate? I’m still waiting for them to start.
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Meanwhile, in French Guiana:
Just wow!#Ariane6 pic.twitter.com/r1tCtgWAFe
— Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur (@DLR_SpaceAgency) July 9, 2024
A Man For His Time
As his long-time space adviser, I fully endorse him, and expect to be named space czar after his inevitable glorious victory.
The Big Bad Starship
Who‘s afraid of it?
They continue to fail to understand how revolutionary this vehicle will prove to be. It will change everything about the way we do space activities.
Starship Flight Four
Quite the “Static” Test
Wow. This is apparently what was supposed to be a STATIC FIRE TEST today of a Tianlong-3 first stage by China’s Space Pioneer. That’s catastrophic, not static. Firm was targeting an orbital launch in the coming months. https://t.co/BY9MgJeE7A pic.twitter.com/L6ronwLW1N
— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) June 30, 2024
I’m guessing this will delay their orbital test…
[Update a while later]
If this was the static test, the orbital one will be very exciting.
[Monday-afternoon update]
Brian Wang has more info.
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[Wednesday-morning update]
Jonathan O’Callaghan has the story, with a quote from Your’s Truly.
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Space Mining
…doesn’t need more international regulation from the UN.
Especially from the UN.