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Category Archives: Technology and Society
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.
The Sad State Of Boeing
The Trust Thermocline
Some interesting thoughts about Twitter, but they may soon come to apply to Putin as well.
Free Bird
SpaceX is Now Building A Raptor Engine A Day
The latest on the progress from Eric Berger. Compare and contrast with AJR and the RS-25.
Space Solar Power
A thread on the current state of affairs.
I saw Phil Saturday at New Worlds.
Starship Progress
Me: Why would NASA make that announcement?
If this happens, and SLS doesn’t get off in the next window starting in two weeks, they’ll beat it to orbit.
How The War Ends
A conversation with Ukraine’s intel chief.
I’d note that they seem to be responding with weapons development and production at rates we saw in WW II, unlike our ponderous procurement process. Active war has a way of concentrating the mind.
“On The Cusp Of A Revolution”
SpaceX is solving the mass problem.