I’ve been following SpaceX for years, since they were building their first hardware and trying to launch it from a small island in the Pacific. I posted this fall when SpaceX became the first privately-funded company to successfully launch a liquid-fueled rocket into space. That was their Falcon 1 launch vehicle, with 1 [...]

Their recent article on the US space program is oddly reminiscent of a couple of recent rants I’ve made on the same topic.
Hmmmm….

In my last post lamenting the state of government activity in the space program, I mentioned SpaceX. Little did I know that shortly after I wrote that post, SpaceX made the first successful launch into orbit by a privately-funded company. WOW!
This is a landmark achievement, and I look forward to seeing more successes [...]

I personally don’t believe a recent news story has received nearly enough attention: on Saturday, 27 September 2008 a Chinese astronaut made a successful spacewalk from a Chinese craft.
HOLY ****!
Why do I say this?
In less than two years the Space Shuttles are scheduled to be retired, leaving the United States without the capability to get [...]