The Mission Readiness Review–Episode 2: It Will Be the BEST space force!

This site contains my opinions and ideas only, not the opinions or ideas of any organization I work for. It’s my idea playground, and I’m inviting you in. Welcome! Hi folks! Here’s the second try at a podcast. It’s louder, I think, which addresses the main complaints. But now I’m noticing the heater going on […]

The BlackBerry Moment?

This site contains my opinions and ideas only, not the opinions or ideas of any organization I work for. It’s my idea playground, and I’m inviting you in. Welcome! For the past few years it’s been difficult to watch the space launch industry in the United States and not draw parallels with the rise of […]

An Embarrassment of Rich Space History?

This site contains my opinions and ideas only, not the opinions or ideas of any organization I work for. It’s my idea playground, and I’m inviting you in. Welcome! Over four years ago, I had fun writing about the Buran, the Soviet Union’s (now Russia) answer to the U.S. Space Shuttle. You can read about […]

The Test Demo of “The Mission Readiness Review”

This site contains my opinions and ideas only, not the opinions or ideas of any organization I work for. It’s my idea playground, and I’m inviting you in. Welcome! And the little caveat above applies double for the podcast link below. Yes, a podcast. An audio podcast (for now). I figured we would give this […]

Nerd Warriors in Space

This site contains my opinions and ideas only, not the opinions or ideas of any organization I work for. It’s my idea playground, and I’m inviting you in. Welcome! When I was very, very young I remember watching a particular movie. In it, the protagonists were misfits, non-athletic, good with computers, had social problems, bad […]