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Read this korrent: NASA denied Shuttle crews parachutes and pressure suits because it had convinced itself the vehicle was as safe as an airliner.
NASA denied Shuttle crews parachutes and pressure suits because it had convinced itself the vehicle was as safe as an airliner.
Last stated 14 years ago
31 Jan 2013
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Spaceflight is not safe by any ordinary standard of safety, and pretending otherwise is what kills crews. — tap to centre the map on it
Spaceflight is not safe by any ordinary standard of safety, and pretending otherwise is what kills crews.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Aug 2024
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2024-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
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: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it
A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it
A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it
NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is.
Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. — tap to centre the map on it
NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries.
Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing.
Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. — tap to centre the map on it
Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it
Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. — tap to centre the map on it
The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
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