Should Rockets be Reusable? I Don’t Think So. . .
Just because we can reuse rockets doesn’t mean we should.My wife loves to tell me that I am either: a) Old b) About to be old Usually I just nod and play along but I think she may finally be...
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Another SpaceX Success
It’s been a while since I gushed about SpaceX and I think it is highly overdue! Especially considering their recent successful launch! A few years back I had an interesting conversation with a fellow...
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SpaceX, Boeing and Others Land $1.1 Billion in NASA Grants
I finally get around to taking a vacation for one week and things get crazy! First the Curiosity touches down on Mars, and now this: the Commercial crew announcement from NASA: Really the results of...
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Company Test Pilots on Call for SpaceX’s First Commercial Flight
So we find out that when SpaceX’s private space capsule eventually carries a human crew, that crew will be private test pilots– not NASA astronauts. About time! We need to move away from the idea that...
View ArticleWhen I First Got Out of College I Made a Difficult Decision
When I first got out of college, I made a difficult decision. I turned down my first job offer from the company I had interned with, in favor of a higher paying, higher profile job working on the Space...
View ArticleSpaceX Delivering on Promises
A few days ago SpaceX recovered their Dragon capsule full of science equipment from the international space station. (Get? Rockets? Uplifting?… Of course you do, it’s a horrible joke.) This marks the...
View ArticleCST-100 vs the Dragon
Currently, there is only one way to deliver humans into space. That is aboard the Soyuz capsule and rocket. While I believe this has given NASA and the United States the opportunity to foster stronger...
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Recycling Helps the Environment, But Hurts Your Space Program
Back in the 70s, NASA showed off their concept of the Space Shuttle and claimed that by reusing the shuttle and the solid rocket motors a huge amount of savings could be capitalized on. Sadly those...
View ArticleSpaceX: It IS Rocket Science!
My daughter has a book she likes me to read called “Rosie Revere, Engineer”. The book is about a young girl who longs to be a great engineer, but doubts herself because of some perceived earlier...
View ArticleWhat if SpaceX Was Evil?
Usually when I talk about private space and the companies that are pursuing it I tend to fawn. It’s because I really believe they are the future. … But what if that future was… evil? Let’s be honest:...
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