The only practical way to have any kind of cislunar habitat is going to be utilizing lunar water for cosmic ray shielding lifted from the poles using 20 to 25 times less energy than from Earth. Since a capsule would require around 400 tons any acceptable amount of living space for even a small crewContinue reading “The Missing Engine”
Author Archives: billgamesh
70 million WAITING
Those 147 need to resign. And Fox News shut down. And Trump imprisoned. Most important, Americans need to understand these conspiracy theories are lies used to manipulate them. Trust of the fifth estate must be restored. That means Facebook has to come clean and turn off those algorithms driving people insane. And it better happenContinue reading “70 million WAITING”
Epiphany
At this moment, 4:30 in the evening in Arizona, the D.C. curfew is going into effect and the police are moving in to move everyone out of the Capitol. The news is saying the rally where Trump incited the mob to march on the Capitol was organized by “Women for Trump.” This is disquieting toContinue reading “Epiphany”
Invaders
I think it is becoming clearer and clearer that the left is about truth and the right is about power. Truth being the people at some point cannot be manipulated into being wage slaves for the rich and demand redistribution of wealth. Power is about money being the god of this world and the richContinue reading “Invaders”
The Saturday Phone Call
This election is over and all this is actually about the next election. If we do not respond to this then it could be the end of America in 4 years. All of these Trumpists must be held accountable. It has gone way way too far and now we have to go back. America isContinue reading “The Saturday Phone Call”
Last comments of 2020
Just saw on the news he signed the coronavirus relief bill. Thank God. Maybe that means this is all really going to be over soon. If he would just concede… “Sine qua non” is an interesting term concerning the military. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. It wasContinue reading “Last comments of 2020”
Comments 12
Unfortunately the spacex fanboys are a malicious gang of thugs and will not “be respectful.” Coastal Ron, the Godfather of them all, years ago actually threatened a blog run by a Lunar Geologist on Air and Space magazine with legal action because they were criticizing spacex. They shut the comments section on the blog down.Continue reading “Comments 12”
Comments 11
The gift that has been pouring tax dollars into corporate pockets since 1984- Reagan’s Star Wars. The most profitable scam in DOD history. Missile defense that will never work as advertised. It is fascinating to me because several of the projects inspired by the original Casaba Howitzer research in the 1960’s such as Excalibur resultedContinue reading “Comments 11”
Comments 10
This is the way it works with Human Space Flight Vlad, please pay attention: There is NO PROFIT to be made in HSF. Not going to be for a long time. The SHLV’s required to effect a lunar return and establish a permanent human presence off-world are only going to come from a state-sponsored publicContinue reading “Comments 10”
Comments 9
“-I’m not talking about the more recent SJW/identity political movement.” Why does it seem like you are? Damning NASA and the people “running these programs” is the NeoLiberal Kool-Aid millions of Americans have poured down their throats to varying degrees. Got news for you….it was all bought and paid for by right-wing “think tanks” andContinue reading “Comments 9”