June 14, 2023 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Virgin Orbit’s 747 is stripped of the company logo
To be replaced by Stratolaunch’s colors.
- Diagram from ULA outlining the pattern of decay for orbital debris, depending on orbit
This diagram was posted in connection with a proposal from ULA’s CEO, Tori Bruno, suggesting a system similar to carbon credits to eliminate space junk. Bruno also suggests the U.S. should “kickstart” this program. The timing, the same day the WEF released its own space junk guidelines, suggests he is all-in on strong international regulation, along with the kind of scams (such as carbon credits) that this regulation always goes hand-in-hand with. It also suggests he wants to use that regulation to beat down his competitors, since on the open market ULA is failing miserably at this task.
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Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay.
- Virgin Orbit’s 747 is stripped of the company logo
To be replaced by Stratolaunch’s colors.
- Diagram from ULA outlining the pattern of decay for orbital debris, depending on orbit
This diagram was posted in connection with a proposal from ULA’s CEO, Tori Bruno, suggesting a system similar to carbon credits to eliminate space junk. Bruno also suggests the U.S. should “kickstart” this program. The timing, the same day the WEF released its own space junk guidelines, suggests he is all-in on strong international regulation, along with the kind of scams (such as carbon credits) that this regulation always goes hand-in-hand with. It also suggests he wants to use that regulation to beat down his competitors, since on the open market ULA is failing miserably at this task.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the 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. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
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
Behind The Black
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.
How’s that “SMART Reusability” racket coming along, ULA? Maybe you should try working on delivering something, instead of inventing hoops for your competitors to jump through. How’s about that?