Great Minds Think Alike

Check out Michael Huang's article on The top three reasons for humans in space in Monday's The Space Review The old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”, advises that valuable things should be kept in separate places, in case something bad happens at one of the places.... (more...)

Space Policy — Think out of the Box People

Dan Vergano's article in USA Today is the kind of thinking that dries me nuts. This is the kind of thinking that makes Joe Public think that he has to choose. Note to Joe Public: You don't. You can have it all, just expect more from your Space Program. (more...)

Heavy Lift vs Multiple Lift : Why I write this blog

Okay, I have been behind lately and there a lot of ideas I have on the back burner but this the Heavy Lift vs Multiple Lift debate is poking its head a lot lately. This is exactly the kind of thing I started this blog for.

Griffin is Official

Mike Griffin is official.
Michael Griffin, a physicist who has worked in space programs both private and public, was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate as the 11th administrator of NASA. - AP
Now let’s see what we can do…

NASA acting like a consumer?

Who would have thunk it? But NASA has award XCOR a (be still my beating heart) a fixed price contract. According to Alan Bolye at MSNBC Cosmic Log Space marketplace expands

Why we need to get off this rock

You know, you hear a lot about why we need to go to space. President Bush mentions the human need for exploration in his Vision for Exploration speech, in January 2004. Others talk about utilizing the resources of other bodies such as Sam Dinkin’s article about beaming

NASA Prime Time

During the 21st National Space Symposium, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson asked Deputy Rear Admiral Craig Steidle, USN, NASA Associate

ISDC 2005 Paper

Hey I got a mention in Bill White’s ISDC 2005 Paper, A media strategy to induce robust marketing of the VSE (PDF)