…is cracked.
The Imperial Order Is Over
…and the US is stepping in.
Really, it’s been many decades since Britannia ruled the waves.
Project Hail Mary
Peter Suderman likes it.
[Afternoon update]
You're watching a $248 million film and not a single green or blue screen was used. The alien is a handmade puppet. The cockpit physically rotates to simulate gravity. I looked at the production tech behind this 95% score, and the engineering is wild.
— Anish Moonka (@AnishA_Moonka) March 20, 2026
Phil Lord and Chris Miller,… https://t.co/dNqGFCikE3
[Late-afternoon update]
Most movies, I leave going “yes, but.”
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) March 20, 2026
“Yes, but the lighting was too dim.”
“Yes, but the sound mix was terrible.”
“Yes, but they skipped this major plot point.” (If based on a book.)
“Yes, but they completely miscast this character.”
Not “Project Hail Mary.” It hits all the…
The Program Of Record
…continues to crumble:
In other words, they're no longer pretending that SLS can (or ever could) deliver Orion to the Moon. https://t.co/qhs9iCVcPm
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) March 19, 2026
“A Cult Of Death”
It’s a shame that more people don’t listen to Douglas Murray.
Wow.
— Kosher (@koshercockney) March 18, 2026
Douglas Murray. A single minute.
Give yourself a single minute to listen to this.
This man is something else 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/HRLUAfokCH
The Sad State Of California
Since my account is somewhat anonymous I’m going to disclose where some of the California high-speed rail money gets wasted.
— No Safe Words (@Cyber_Trailer) March 19, 2026
99% of you don’t realize where giant chunks of the money is disappearing to.
The California high-speed rail authority, literally owns thousands of… pic.twitter.com/8W9OCB8N7K
Paul Ehrlich
Given a chance, he would have been a greater mass murderer than Mao.
Is Artemis Flirting With Disaster?
Thoughts from Glenn Reynolds.
I think it’s unlikely that they’ll lose astronauts, but it’s not a good look. But then, nothing about this program has been a good look.
“Because It’s Wrong”
The hard but essential life of the error corrector. I’m that kind of person.
100 Years Of Liquid Rockets
Robert Goddard flew his first one a century ago today.