Space Enthusiast (formerly Cynic)
A view of alt.space from those who STILL won't drink the kool-aid.
Can anyone see the flaw in this logic: Senior engineers working on the Ares 1 have determined that there is a high degree of danger of catastrophic shaking vibrations in the launch vehicle, with the expected bad outcome for those brave souls sitting on top. (See previous post on this topic here). Aviation Week Article […]
Read More C’mon lucky number 7! Baby needs a new pair of shoes…Priceless – from the website http://www.xkcd.com If you don’t have it bookmarked, you aren’t a true geek. So bookmark it now.
Read More The Drake EquationIrony abounds. A little over a year ago, various talking heads and the interest groups they represent engaged in all sorts of hand-wringing about those crazy Chinese after the ASAT test demonstrated that China could, in fact, shoot down a satellite (well, technically blow up a satellite, since I believe one of the concerns was […]
Read More Hey Batter Batter…..In a previous post (Housing, Homer, and Space…) I suggested that the worsening economy, combined with a change in political administration in 2009, would lead to the cancellation of the VSE and potentially the end of NASA’s manned space ambitions. While a minority of commenters argued that we weren’t in an economic downturn and a […]
Read More The Perfect Storm… An End to (NASA) Manned Space?
Space Enthusiast (formerly Cynic) 