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17 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The shortage of launch capacity will get worse over the next few years, not better. — tap to centre the map on it The shortage of launch capacity will get worse over the next few years, not better. 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: Getting to orbit was solved in the 1950s and 60s, and the only interesting problem left in spaceflight is making access to orbit dramatically cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Getting to orbit was solved in the 1950s and 60s, and the only interesting problem left in spaceflight is making access to orbit dramatically cheaper. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — 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: SpaceX is retiring the rocket that made cheap launch possible in order to fly its own satellites on a bigger one. — tap to centre the map on it SpaceX is retiring the rocket that made cheap launch possible in order to fly its own satellites on a bigger one. 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: 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: Wanting badly to launch is itself a hazard: the pressure to fly is what turns small anomalies into accidents. — tap to centre the map on it Wanting badly to launch is itself a hazard: the pressure to fly is what turns small anomalies into accidents. Last stated 8 years ago
3 Mar 2019
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2019-03-03 — 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: 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: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated 11 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are