Monthly Archives: September 2011

Now THIS is What I’m Talking About

Posted on 30 September 2011 by Joseph Shoer

Elon Musk announced that a SpaceX is developing the Falcon 9 and Dragon into a fully reusable launch vehicle/capsule system. In short, they are actually going to go for making the Falcon 9 live up to it’s namesake. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Some Data

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Joseph Shoer

I was thinking about NASA’s new launch vehicle plans, and I decided to dig through some of the data in the public record and crunch a few numbers on launch vehicle performance. Specifically, payload mass to orbit. I am proceeding … Continue reading →

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Senate to NASA: Back to the Future

Posted on 14 September 2011 by Joseph Shoer

Today, the group of Senators with a stake in the space program and NASA administrator Gen Charles Bolden had a press conference to announce key decisions related to the design of the Senate Space Launch System, or SLS. To summarize: … Continue reading →

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Time to Move On

Posted on 10 September 2011 by Joseph Shoer

Okay. It’s 10 September 2011, and I am 9/11’ed out. Our nation experienced a tremendous tragedy on that day, and it deserves remembrance and reflection, but I am amazed at the extent to which the concept of “9/11” has been … Continue reading →

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Review: “Elantris”

Posted on 6 September 2011 by Joseph Shoer

Elantris is Brandon Sanderon’s debut fantasy novel. It has a blurb from Orson Scott Card on its cover, to the gist that this is the finest fantasy in who knows long to catch Card’s notice. As my sister put it, … Continue reading →

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