SpaceX has reported that its static fire test today of the Falcon 9 rocket was a success.
The competition heats up: SpaceX has reported that its static fire test today of the Falcon 9 rocket was a success.
The launch of Dragon is now set for Friday.
Year: 2013
“the worst test” – an engineering flash mob
An evening pause: Even engineers, and their teachers, have a sense of humor.
“Vulcan” and “Cerberus” win the poll to name Pluto’s two unnamed moons.
“Vulcan” and “Cerberus” win the poll to name Pluto’s two unnamed moons. Key quote:
Vulcan was a late addition to the Pluto moon name contenders, and pulled into the lead after Shatner, building on his Capt. James T. Kirk persona, plugged the name on Twitter. Vulcan, the home planet of Kirk’s alien-human hybrid first officer Spock, is not just a fictional world in the Star Trek universe. It is also the name of the god of fire in Roman mythology, and officials at SETI added the sci-fi favorite to the ballot for that reason.
India successfully launched seven satellites into orbit today on a single launch.
The competition heats up: India successfully launched seven satellites into orbit today on a single launch.
Jihad or Criminality?
The question is worth asking, based on the described series of attacks. Too bad it is considered racist to ask it.
Beretta has threatened to leave Maryland over the state’s proposed new gun bans.
Pushback: Beretta has threatened to leave Maryland over the state’s proposed new gun bans.
“It is big media institutions who are identifiably more liberal to left-leaning who will shut you down, stab you and kill you, fire you, if they perceive that you are not telling the story in the way that they want it told.”
Note that this was not said by a conservative, but by a very liberal commentator with whom I generally disagree. He should know, however, as he was fired by a leftwing “big media institution” for not toeing the line.
Meatloaf and Patti Russo – I’d do anything for love
An evening pause: “I’d do anything for love — but I won’t do that.”
Public pressure is now being applied to gun manufacturers who are trying to wheezle out of the boycott against gun-banning states.
Pushback: Public pressure is now being applied to gun manufacturers who are trying to weasel out of the boycott against gun-banning states.
In other words, Armalite is trying to play both ends against the middle. They want to say they are on-board with the boycott (sort of) to placate gun owners, but they aren’t; they’re still going to continue selling to individual police officers… just not to the departments. Armalite will sell to every individual officer in the department that wants an AR-15, but they won’t sell to the department’s official purchasing agent. Wink-wink, nudge-nudge.
Owens suggests spending your money with other companies and I agree. We are reaching the moment where you are either for freedom or against it. And if you act against it you are not my friend and will get none of my support.
The man who taught the air forces of the world how to fly.
The man who taught the air forces of the world how to fly.
Twenty-three terrifying airport runways.
Twenty-three terrifying airport runways.
And the list doesn’t even include LaGuardia Airport in New York, with its runway in the middle of New York harbor.
The world’s smallest optical space telescopes to launch on Monday.
The world’s smallest optical space telescopes to launch on Monday.