"Starship matters. It’s not just a really big rocket, like any other rocket on steroids. It’s a continuing and dedicated attempt to achieve the “Holy Grail” of rocketry, a fully and rapidly reusable orbital class rocket that can be mass manufactured. It is intended to enable a conveyor belt logistical capacity to Low Earth Orbit … Continue reading Starship is Still Not Understood
Tag: space exploration
SpaceX & Starship SN15 Successful Landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9eoubnO-pE Pretty amazing accomplishment when you think of everything that went into making this happen, from the assembly line pipeline to the willingness to test and fail vehicles, it really conveys what is possible when you have the right leadership, incentives and willingness to take risk.
A Drake Equation for Alien Artifacts
"I propose a version of the Drake Equation for Lurkers on near-Earth objects. By using it, one can compare a Search for Extraterrestrial Artifacts (SETA) strategy of exploring for artifacts to the conventional listening-to-stars SETI strategy, which has thus far found no artificial signals of technological origin. In contrast, SETA offers a new perspective, a … Continue reading A Drake Equation for Alien Artifacts
The Space Resource Report: 2020
"China dominates. Asteroid mining dies but attends its own funeral. Reusable rockets lower the cost and increase access to space. The Moon, Mars, and asteroids all get new survey maps for water resources. Water-based thrusters perform well in orbit. Asteroids are blasted and samples collected. Space mining gets more legal scaffolding. The Moon gets one … Continue reading The Space Resource Report: 2020
Book Review: Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
tl;dr: The eight-circuit model of consciousness: survival, emotions, reason, society/reproduction, body connection, imprint selection, connecting to life, and connecting to everything. If this all sounds like some New Age bullshit to you, then you might want to try some of the exercizes at the back of each chapter, e.g., "Try living a whole week with … Continue reading Book Review: Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
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