Tag Archives: space travel

Yet another reason why government is bad for you, me, and progress

Posted on 2026-10-10 by TPOL Nathan

As we write this, we hear that SpaceX’s first orbital flight of the Starship was not a total success. But not a failure (despite how some have claimed that it was). Good for them. But the entire saga should remind … Continue reading →

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Space, our future, and other issues of liberty

Posted on 2025-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

New Atlas recently discussed a Brit company (Sunbird) that plans to deploy a fusion engine for spacecraft within one to two years. Now, we’ve heard this all before. Nowadays from New Atlas, but for a century we’ve seen this kind … Continue reading →

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