Bill To Require Reusable Rockets Benefits SpaceX At Taxpayers’ Expense
New legislation will bias a military satellite program in favor of futuristic, unproven technology that could cost taxpayers billions.
Why SpaceX Is The Snake Oil Peddler Of The Twenty-First Century
Worrisome national security events have convinced some Americans that SpaceX is the magic elixir of this generation. But this time our national security is at stake.
How Trump Can Drain The Space Swamp That Wants To Engulf Him
NASA will have taken 18 years and $43 billion to fly a single manned flight initially based upon 1960s technology and reusing significant parts from the space shuttle.
SpaceX Wants You To Pay For It To Explore Deep Space When It Can’t Even Explore Shallow Space
Some companies aren’t content to leave deep space to NASA, and want American taxpayers to foot the bill.
Moving NASA T-Shirts From Boy’s To Girl’s Rack Only Hurts Women In Science
Harvard University biologist Katie Hinde tweeted how she’d moved NASA tank tops from the boy’s to girl’s clothing section, garnering more than 120,000 likes and 24,000 retweets.
How President Trump Could Jumpstart Space Settlements
If President Trump wants to truly lead the United States and world into the exploration and settlement of the solar system, he needs to do something different and game-changing.
Taxpayers Need To Start Charging Elon Musk Rather Than Paying Him
SpaceX doesn’t cut NASA in when it uses NASA facilities—our facilities—to launch rockets carrying private cargo, which he gets paid for effectively twice.
10 Sweetest Pictures Of Pluto From NASA’s Latest Release
This is historic, and a good reminder that the space program is far from over, and new and exciting developments are happening all the time.
New York Times: Our Readers Are Too Dumb To Understand Global Warming Numbers
When I challenged him about the ‘hottest year on record,’ a New York Times reporter explained that his readers are too dumb to understand numbers.
‘No Man’s Sky’ Disappointment Underscores Our Cosmic Questions
The video game ‘No Man’s Sky’ speaks to humanity’s eternal questions of how life is created and whether we are alone in this universe.
My Love-Hate Relationship With Space X’s Elon Musk
Monday’s historic launch was one small step for aerospace but one giant leap for cronyism.
‘The Martian’ Was Our World Just 50 Years Ago
Can-do box-office topper ‘The Martian’ depicts a world utterly alien to today’s sobby, whiny, excuse-laden version.
Highway Funding Battle Brings Out the Worst of Washington
There are some areas where progress is possible, and people should be angry with politicians if they deliberately choose to make bad decisions.
The Most Dishonest Year on Record
The claim that 2014 was the hottest year in history shows that the global warming scare is not a high point in the history of science.
‘Interstellar’ Is What It’d Look Like If Oprah And Stephen Hawking Made A Movie
‘Interstellar’ is grand, but it also tries a little too hard to be deep.
Scientists Still Can’t Find UFOs, And They Should Stop Trying
Many scientists are convinced that UFOs exist and we should expend time and billions to find them. What if they’re wrong?
How Obama’s Laissez-Faire Utopia Is Privatizing Science
If government doesn’t fund science, who will? This brave experiment is being conducted under the Obama administration.
We Need To Get More Comfortable With People Dying In Space
It would be wonderful if nobody died in our efforts to explore space. But building a program around that goal is no way to accomplish anything of note.
Remembering The Challenger Seven
It is a warm January day and we head to Challenger Seven Memorial Park for my son’s orienteering event, part of his 7th grade leadership development course.