February 20, 2023 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Firefly touts its growing presence in Texas
The tweet links to an article describing the general growth of Texas’s space industry, much of it coming from companies fleeing California’s Stalinist government regulations.
- At press conference about the next Chinese manned mission, a government official reminded reporters that everything “must be censored before release.”
It is kind of funny that this official felt he needed to do this, since every one of those “journalists” knows he or she is really employed by the government and knows everything they write must serve that government. Why underline China’s authoritarian rule?
- Russian officials confirm that the launch of an unmanned Soyuz to ISS will take place on February 23rd
There had been some conflicting reports about the exact launch date. This announcement ends that confusion.
- All the Starlink satellites presently in orbit
The tweet shows a short video quickly illustrating the present state of the constellation. It almost literally covers the Earth.
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Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Firefly touts its growing presence in Texas
The tweet links to an article describing the general growth of Texas’s space industry, much of it coming from companies fleeing California’s Stalinist government regulations.
- At press conference about the next Chinese manned mission, a government official reminded reporters that everything “must be censored before release.”
It is kind of funny that this official felt he needed to do this, since every one of those “journalists” knows he or she is really employed by the government and knows everything they write must serve that government. Why underline China’s authoritarian rule?
- Russian officials confirm that the launch of an unmanned Soyuz to ISS will take place on February 23rd
There had been some conflicting reports about the exact launch date. This announcement ends that confusion.
- All the Starlink satellites presently in orbit
The tweet shows a short video quickly illustrating the present state of the constellation. It almost literally covers the Earth.
Readers!
My annual February birthday fund-raising drive for Behind the Black is now over. Thank you to everyone who donated or subscribed. While not a record-setter, the donations were more than sufficient and slightly above average.
As I have said many times before, I can’t express what it means to me to get such support, especially as no one is required to pay anything to read my work. Thank you all again!
For those readers who like my work here at Behind the Black and haven't contributed so far, please consider donating or subscribing. My analysis of space, politics, and culture, taken from the perspective of an historian, is almost always on the money and ahead of the game. For example, in 2020 I correctly predicted that the COVID panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Every one of those 2020 conclusions has turned out right.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
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c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652
You can also support me by buying one of my books, as noted in the boxes interspersed throughout the webpage or shown in the menu above.
The full website for the Starlink sats is: https://satellitemap.space/
Hey! That’s Sherwin-Williams shtick!
“ much of it coming from companies fleeing California’s Stalinist government regulations.”
100% chance that big money from the usual suspects will push Newsom on the national stage. 2024 and the left’s grip on the narrative will far exceed the money invested in 2020 and Newsom will claim that he wasn’t part of the Biden debacle. When facing failure of results, the left has always claimed that the failure is due to not fully embracing the socialist/communist agenda. and this time they have Biden as the scapegoat.