2010-01-30 [☆] Obama’s Conservative Space Policy - Transterrestrial Musings
Rand's theory is that "Obama doesn't give a damn about it, so the new (good) policy is written by some of his underlings".
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2010-01-23 [☆] The Mainstream Media Should Stop Neglecting NASA -- how dumb is Michael Pinto
Who do you think populates Ares I grassroots?
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2010-01-22 [☆] Crew Escape Systems - Transterrestrial Musings
"Recall that both Challenger and Columbia were lost as a result of expendable components." "When you look at the total risk of a lunar mission, it’s a misallocation of resources and a defiance of rational systems engineering to put so much of them into reducing the risk of launch."
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2009-12-23 [☆] Why it takes 2-3 days to reach ISS
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2009-12-03 [☆] All-liquid HLV alternatives (by Ed Kyle)
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2009-08-17 [☆] The Space Review: Doubts about depots
Also - http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=21139
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2009-07-25 [☆] The New Atlantis » A Space Program for the Rest of Us
A NewSpace Manifesto for 2009.
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2009-06-15 [☆] End of an Extravaganza by John Derbyshire on National Review Online
So, what about the cislunar economy?
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2009-05-16 [☆] Moving The Goalposts? - Transterrestrial Musings
ESAS and Constellation vs. VSE
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2009-03-17 [☆] Russian Manned Moon Architecture
Facts behind Beeb's spin as given at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7946689.stm
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2009-03-05 [☆] Rockets, not air-breathing planes, will be tomorrow's spaceships
The X-30 example is particularly instructive. (http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/03/rockets-not-air-breathing-plan.html)
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2008-12-18 [☆] Selenian Boondocks » Blog Archive » Propellant Depot Policy Thoughts
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2008-12-11 [☆] Orlando Sentinel - NASA has become a transition problem for Obama
"In addition, Griffin is scripting NASA employees and civilian contractors on what they can tell the transition team and has warned aerospace executives not to criticize the agency’s moon program, sources said."
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2008-11-15 [☆] 081113 Richard Garriott Interview
Fluid shift, CO2 poisoning, smooth launch on a liquid rocket.
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2008-11-03 [☆] SDB on RG
All true, but talk about missing the point.
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2008-10-23 [☆] The Myth of the Tactical Satellite
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2008-09-09 [☆] Mike Griffin's Frustration - Transterrestrial Musings
Griffin's historic revisionism.
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2008-09-06 [☆] Selenian Boondocks: The Myth of 25X
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2008-08-26 [☆] アニ・ノート » Blog Archive » Oh Zombie Rocket
Handy table of Isp
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2008-08-11 [☆] Rocket Propulsion Engineering
Grote, James jgrote@rocketprop.com 661-816-5771
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2008-08-09 [☆] Falcon I Flight 3 failure - A separate OPINION thread
Dr. Antonio Elias on OSC, startups and SpaceX (but not talking cost to build to poind this time).
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2008-06-19 [☆] Pajamas Media » The Rough Road to Space
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2008-05-29 [☆] ISDC 2008 - Thursday Morning - Session 1: Elon Musk
Numbers on costs, mass fraction.
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2008-05-05 [☆] The Fundamental Problem - Transterrestrial Musings
A bit longish, but a good overview. "CRATS" though, sounds silly.
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2008-04-24 [☆] Clinton and Obama vs. McCain on NASA Space Policies - 2008 Presidential Election - Popular Mechanics
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