Tag Archives: space

Primitive – and why? America in space

Posted on May 11, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The recent business concerning the reentry of the Chinese Long March 5B booster over the weekend (no deaths, no known damage) triggers some further thoughts about space. (Especially since I failed to comment on the 60th Anniversary of Gagarin’s magnificent … Continue reading →

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The bizarre Chinese rocket mystery

Posted on May 10, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Chicken Little is famous for racing around screaming “We’re all gonna die,” because “The sky is falling.” Because a leaf fell on her. She has nothing on modern media outlets, writers and the twittersphere.

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Space – the dream still exists

Posted on June 8, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

21 July 2011 – STS-135. The last American Space Shuttle mission. 30 May 2020 – The first manned flight of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. About a month and a half short of nine years. NINE years. It is time to … Continue reading →

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United States Space Force – a positive vote by L. Neil

Posted on November 11, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

I am sure that I (as well as Neil) will be taken to task by more than a few people for linking to his recent article at the Libertarian Enterprise on The United States Space Force. In part, this will … Continue reading →

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Crumbling government

Posted on February 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Space.com recently reported that NASA has approved SpaceX sending a Dragon passenger-carrying spacecraft (capsule, really) with a dummy on a test flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2 March – just a few days from … Continue reading →

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The state and armed forces – in space

Posted on August 18, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton War in space? Military in space? We who have been associated with The Price of Freedom, like many lovers of liberty, have always been interested in the exploring and settling space. As have Americans and Brits (Aussies, … Continue reading →

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Who owns space?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “The Next Big Future” has an article which both castigates government (NASA) in particular, and then demonstrates an unhealthy and irrational faith in government as well as a weird claim of dependence on government, all in a … Continue reading →

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More war in space

Posted on April 1, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Can government preserve itself in space?  Can the “new frontier” be more reliably controlled than the frontier of the Old West or the Seven Seas for centuries? Among other things, it is a matter of scope.  Which … Continue reading →

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Space: the ultimate war zone

Posted on March 17, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Some more people are waking up to the potential of space, for commerce and war if not for liberty. As reported by Space.com, Elon Musk announced that SpaceX plans to fly two people around Luna by the … Continue reading →

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Post-modern government

Posted on January 29, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Despite the fact that it has been 34 years since the last human walked on Luna, and those pitiful few who have so far (a mere 12!) are now dying of old age, few people would challenge … Continue reading →

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