The Future of Humanity in Space
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The Musk-Ferguson Debate
I recently sparked a small debate over on X, when I criticised historian Niall Ferguson for being dismissive of the enterprise of space colonisation. You can read the full piece here, but below is the relevant paragraph I was criticising:...
Mass Value Report for August 2026
Growth, but also big and expensive plans for the future.
The final Starlink launch from SLC-40 has taken place this month. This was the 37th flight of that booster, the life leader B1067. From now on, there will be no more east coast Starl...
The Accusation of Fantasy
One thing I hear a lot when talking about space, to the point of cliché, is people referring to colonisation as a “fantasy”. This is a way to dismiss the idea, and to directly insult the person making it. I believe in almost every case both...
Why China Keeps Winning in Space
The bright light of SpaceX obscures the general picture
The second launch of LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 rocket has concluded with a successful first stage landing, although there are some reports that a post-landing fire damaged the booster. Reg...
The New Berlin Wall
It has been 65 years since the German Democratic Republic erected the Berlin Wall, which became a damning symbol of the amorality of communism that no amount of propaganda could dismiss. You simply do not need armed guards and razor wire to...
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