Updated: 2023-03-31 18:22:04
Looks like the end of the road. I never thought it was a great business model. Branson has managed to waste an astonishing amount of Other Peoples’ Money on his space ventures. I weep when I think of what could have been done for just a fraction of it if it had gone to something … Continue reading Virgin Orbit →
Updated: 2023-03-30 17:25:28
…has gotten an early release from prison. Chansley will have some time to consider [a lawsuit], and as of now he has not been exonerated or had his plea vacated. He has simply been released early. The January 6th prosecutions have been a farce. It’s not that the rioters deserve no consequences for their actions. … Continue reading The QAnon Shaman →
Updated: 2023-03-29 21:38:21
…just put out a report on the outlook for the commercial space industry. I haven’t read it yet.
Updated: 2023-03-29 21:22:57
…have become bumper-sticker climate science.
Updated: 2023-03-29 18:25:12
I don’t know much much more we’re going to be able to take this nonsense.
Updated: 2023-03-29 18:20:57
This article strikes me as bizarre and ignorant of the history of railroads. How can one talk about why we no longer have steam locomotives without talking about diesel locomotives? It’s like asking why we no longer use sail for cargo ships. Though, some people want to reinvent that, because climate.
Updated: 2023-03-28 15:14:46
One doctor’s experience offers a ray of hope. It’s all about the facts.
Updated: 2023-03-27 22:08:59
…that isn’t. Yes, I always get annoyed at the comparisons between Musk and Bezos, let alone by either of them with Branson, who has wasted vast amounts of other peoples’ money with not much to show for it or any hope of getting much of it back. [Tuesday-morning update] I’m finally getting around to reading … Continue reading The “Billionaire Space Race” →
Updated: 2023-03-27 17:49:43
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.
Updated: 2023-03-27 17:30:11
Yes, it’s going to get worse before it gets better, but it will present opportunities if you have money. [Afternoon update] Recession odds rising. I agree with Glenn that we’re already in one. Politically, the question is what will be the state of the economy going into the election a year a half from now
