Ed Driscoll reviews a new documentary about Apollo 8.
That event, not Apollo 11, is when we won the race, because the Soviets quietly threw in the towel at that point, pretending that they’d never been racing.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Failure Is Not Not An Option
In spaceflight, it’s a necessity.
Safety Third
It Should Be Safe To Be Unpopular
Thoughts on the woke religion and libertarianism.
Russia’s Space Program
…is in big trouble.
My biggest fear is that if they can’t play in the sandbox, they’ll crap in it, which they are perfectly capable of doing. It’s always much easier to destroy than create, which is what they’ve been doing in Ukraine.
[Afternoon update]
Sorry, link is there now.
WW II And The Red Army
Myths exposed. A long but interesting history.
The Office Of Space Commerce
Why it should be the regulator of orbital activities, and not the FAA (or NASA).
What Happened To SVB?
A comprehensive explanation, and what it potentially means.
Newsom’s corrupt years of lobbying and donations pay off.
The Silicon Valley Era
…is coming to an end.
It’s Dead, Jim
The latest on the crazy-train fiasco in California.