It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of legendary Club member Colonel Joseph “Joe” Kittinger, II MED ’63, a distinguished recipient of the 2001 Explorers Club Medal and an aerospace pioneer. Col. Kittinger passed away today – Friday, December 9, 2022, at 94. pic.twitter.com/xQCYKqUXdx
— ExplorersClub (@ExplorersClub) December 9, 2022
Category Archives: Technology and Society
New Speed Record
100 Gbps from earth to space. At some point, the DSN needs to be converted to lasers.
Lunar Landing Pads
An interesting new study on ISRU.
I do expect that the cost of getting to the moon will be dropping dramatically in the next decade, though.
Objections To Mars Colonization
Peter Hague knocks them down.
The Official Covid Story
Newly released emails cast doubt on it.
It came from the lab. And Fauci should be held to account for the millions of deaths and the economic destruction, both for the funding, and the lies about it.
After Success
What comes next for Artemis?
Continued insanity and associated delays.
The New Narrative Forms
The orchestrated attack from the Journolist on Matt Taibbi has begun.
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Compare and contrast the media treatment of two billionaire supervillains.
[Monday-morning update]
Reporters against reporting.
[Update a while later]
The release of the files paints an ugly picture.
The Sound Of Only Eleven Raptors
The Future Of Humanity
Long-term thoughts from Anders Sandberg.
Reinventing The Root Of All Evil
Thoughts on the future of money.