We Should Go to Mars
Fears that water-consuming microbes from the Red Planet would desiccate Earth are absurd.
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More on the Battle of the Bulge
Over on the homepage, I have a piece reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Here, I’d like to offer a postscript of sorts.
The Battle of the Bulge at 75
American policymakers would be wise to heed the lessons of World War II’s climactic battle.
The Real Robot Threat
Autonomous weapons that use artificial intelligence to guide their actions could easily be used to protect and reinforce a totalitarian government.
The Tardigrades-on-the-Moon Affair
‘Planetary protection’ rules are making it difficult to explore space.
At Today’s NASA, Success Is Not an Option
The agency’s vendor-driven approach to human spaceflight puts its 2024 Moon-landing goal out of reach.
Cancel the Lunar-Orbit Tollbooth
If NASA wants to send people to the Moon, another approach is required.
A Purpose-Driven Space Program?
The plan to put a space station in lunar orbit is pointless and expensive. NASA must lose its anachronistic fascination with manned spaceflight.
NASA’s Worst Plan Yet
A space station in lunar orbit will accomplish nothing. NASA needs to choose a rational goal: Put a base on the Moon now, and put humans on Mars within 8 years.