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8 May 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Orion is too heavy for any rocket that exists to carry it to low lunar orbit and bring it home. — tap to centre the map on it Orion is too heavy for any rocket that exists to carry it to low lunar orbit and bring it home. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram. — tap to centre the map on it Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Oct 2021
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once launch is cheap, the engineering effort spacecraft designers spend shaving off mass buys nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Once launch is cheap, the engineering effort spacecraft designers spend shaving off mass buys nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Oct 2021
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. — tap to centre the map on it Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Feb 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2020-05-06 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. Last stated a week ago
30 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. — tap to centre the map on it If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launch is getting harder to buy even as it gets cheaper: demand for orbit has outrun the supply of rockets. — tap to centre the map on it Launch is getting harder to buy even as it gets cheaper: demand for orbit has outrun the supply of rockets. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
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A lunar mass driver cannot pay for itself by cutting launch costs, because launch is already a small part of what an orbital computer costs.
Holds CH Casey HandmerRead this korrent →
Orion is too heavy for any rocket that exists to carry it to low lunar orbit and bring it home.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Once launch is cheap, the engineering effort spacecraft designers spend shaving off mass buys nothing.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space.
No longer holds CH Casey Handmer
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Holds
Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Holds WH Wayne Hale
If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Launch is getting harder to buy even as it gets cheaper: demand for orbit has outrun the supply of rockets.
Holds EB Eric Berger
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Holds
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Holds ER Eric Ries