What the USAF Watch-dog Satellites May Mean to the Space Community

We’re from the Government. We’re here to help… The announcement of two geosynchronous space situational awareness satellites from the United States Air Force last Friday was very interesting. It also raises some issues, which are addressed in my latest Clearancejobs.com article. I’ll probably talk a bit more about the other issues later, too.

Take the Nuclear Weapons System Challenge

Just a few more posts to share with you about the cheating nuclear launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base. The first post from Time Swampland is meant to give you an idea of the types of questions on weapons system test the missileer crews take every month. The weapons system test is an unclassified […]

The New Spaceports Are Here

Just my latest Clearancejobs.com post. This it’s time about the newer spaceports in the US. Will there be enough business for them? With high prices, it’s hard to tell. You can make a better guess after reading: New Spaceports Readying for New Spaceship Business.

Flying in a Space Balloon.

I’ve mentioned in a previous post the possibility of using balloons in accomplishing a satellite’s work. Especially if the work can be done by the balloon more responsively, more effectively, and cheaply. If all three of those factors are present, then why not? It just makes sense. For World View Enterprises’ space balloon efforts, though, just achieving […]

From German Tunnels to Space, Part 1

Stay with me here, this will eventually lead to space-related topics. When I was much younger, I was privileged to live overseas twice. Both times my Dad moved us to the Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz for German speakers)/Eifel region of Germany. It was very pretty—forested and hilly with networks of small, curvy roads. The first time […]