Musings of a minor megalomaniac
Not exactly an update per se, but more of a background piece. This is why NASA and the space programs are so important. New technology is rarely limited to one application or industry. This is just another in a long list of great examples of space programs enabling terrestrial miracles.
More on some of the people behind this amazing piece of machinery.
My opinion on teaching and related topics is probably not the most credible. But it seems to me, even casual observers might accurately deduce the problem with recent anti-LBGTQ/Rascist schisms taking place in conservatively-administered American school boards across the country. Sorry if it appears so obvious, to me. We can’t blame the parents for being stupid, but we can blame the schools for failing to properly educate them.
These issues should have been laid to rest decades ago. The only way to preserve the misogynistic, xenophobic, racist status quo is for these selfish cocksuckers to keep trying to suppress knowledge and common sense. That’s the only remaining method for the nazis to get any input. The term ‘special interest” in politics used to refer to small groups outside the mainstream. Not any more.
“The question is just at what rate do we move to a sustainable energy future?” Said the guy who burns enough hydrocarbons in 30 seconds to heat a small town all winter every so often. Does Mr. Musk not know the answer, for once?
The answer is: NOT FAST ENOUGH, spaceboy. Better be careful you don’t get too diversified in your quest for Muskology or whatever the fuck your overall goals might be.
It’ll be awhile yet before we start real ops. In the meantime I stumbled across this Q&A piece doing an excellent job de-mystifying alot of the science tech on this thing.
James Webb Space Telescope has locked onto guide star in crucial milestone.
Like the pandemic death count following ill-advised suppression tactics, recently completed rainfall number crunching all of a sudden says 1,200 year drought.
This racist WWE fighter turned stand-up comedian, turned reality TV show host, turned podcast commentator is an every-man’s version of the smooth-talkin’ politician wannabe. Interesting guests, controversial topics, with lots of insightful judgement and advice that sounds good to misinformed idiots. Some might even consider it great entertainment. Too bad Rogan’s content creators have no clue about half the shyt running out their mouths. Wanna put shyt on the Internet, mutherfucker? Welcome to my nightmare.
You “don’t always get it right?” Who made you the arbiter of always and right? Anybody listening to his podcast two years ago heard about how he was getting lockdown ready “for a month.” He’s one of those fuckwits who thinks everything’s in his lane – total moron. Look what all that popularity got you now. Joe Rogan, his MAGA community and every one of his anti-vaxx guests can suck my dick and choke on it.
Let there be light! Infrared light, that is. Time to get this baby lined up and calibrated.
This is what I’m talking about. There certainly is no dearth of depressing political news to process, but occasionally I find hope in the young folks coming up in the system. Every so often I see one of these young ladies doing the STEM thing in amazingly impressive fashion and feel less pessimistic. Katie Melbourne is on a long trajectory to success of the highest order.
I remember on the Ikonos gig how everybody was always worried about how long it would last. Most were probably worried more about their jobs than the spacecraft. Turned out we had plenty of fuel. The less-than-perfectly-crafted reaction wheels eventually doomed it. Looks like Webb also has plenty of fuel to work with, going forward.
Those words have always been met with joyous anticipation for military members everywhere. This particular deployment will happen only once, marking an auspicious new beginning for space exploration.
In appropriate fashion, PBS and NASA teamed up to present the most comprehensive, information-filled launch coverage program ever. It’s a long sit for anyone not totally fascinated by space stuff like me, but the important part is pictured below. Webb Is up, looking good so far, representing a new, comprehensive, information-filled future for space explorers the world over:
It’s been 18 years since I retired from the Air Force. They still let me on base, but being retired is an outsider position, with no real insight to what’s going on in the organization. This year’s Heritage Foundation report confirmed suspicions brewing in news reports for years.
“For decades, the perception of American strength and resolve has served as a deterrent to adventurous bad actors and tyrannical dictators,” the report reads. “Regrettably, both that perception and, as a consequence, its deterrent effect are eroding. The result is an increasingly dangerous world threatening a significantly weaker America.”
Being conservative hawks, of course they’re always lobbying for more defense spending. Playing catch-up will be a more expensive defense strategy, with less available to spend on it going forward. Chickens are roosting.
Randall’s on a roll…
Does Neil look stoned?
