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Category Archives: Space transportation
Apollo: The Glory and the Curse
As we approach the anniversary of the first landing on the Moon (48 years on July 20), it is traditional for space opinion writers to wistfully look back on that lost “Golden Age” when humans ventured beyond low Earth orbit … Continue reading
Unexpected Connections: The Strategic Defense Initiative and Space Resources
The recent successful interception of a ballistic missile in flight recalls earlier fevered debates of the 1980s and 90s over the “feasibility” of missile defense. Back then, “settled science” declared that missile defense was either impossible, or of such technical … Continue reading
Student Aspirations, Public Excitement and the Purpose of a Space Program
I recently had the opportunity to speak to a couple of groups of university students on the space program and the value of the Moon and received some interesting reactions, which I write about at my latest for Air & … Continue reading
Farewell to a wise and thoughtful commentator on space
My good friend Bill Mellberg passed away this week. I remember him in a post at Air & Space magazine. Comment here if desired.
The Space “Field of Dreams”
Over at Air & Space, some musings on the space program (real and faux) as inspiration. Comment here, if so inclined.
A Commercial Human Flight to the Moon?
Early this week, SpaceX held a conference call to announce that two private individuals have paid their firm a “significant deposit” to be flown around the Moon next year. Although details are sketchy to nonexistent, it would appear that the … Continue reading
Cislunar Space — Looking into the Future
I recently attended a one-day workshop held at United Launch Alliance on the topic of cislunar space development. I’ve written up some impressions of the meeting at Air & Space. Comment here, if desired.
The Endless Moon vs. Mars debate
After reading an apparently endless number of “Mars is the next step” op-eds in two weeks, I had to vent. New post at Air & Space is up on why the Moon should be the next destination for the American … Continue reading
Momentum for the Moon
Engineer and stalwart lunar advocate Dennis Wingo has written a new piece on his blog titled “Getting ‘Going Back to the Moon’ Right this Time.” Dennis and I, and many others, have traveled and struggled down this road together – … Continue reading
Thoughts on National Geographic’s Mars mini-series
Well, this thing has set back the cause of space advocacy another 50 years. We have now been subjected to six, 45-minute episodes of this dreary exercise in clueless propaganda. I expressed my initial reactions to the first episode previously … Continue reading
