Category Archives: Snark

Light Reading Recommendations for House CJS Appropriators

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Jonathan Goff

Some tweeted comments from the recent House Commerce, Justice, and Science budget markup meeting gave me some ideas for light reading for our esteemed House Appropriators. Specifically, Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) of SpaceNews tweeted that: CJS subcommittee chair Rep. Culberson: bill … Continue reading →

Posted in NASA, Politics, Snark | 3 Comments

Another Fun Comment

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jonathan Goff

Here’s another fun, somewhat provocative comment, made by a member of aRocket: All of this discussion assumes that space exploration is, of itself, a valuable goal.  As I see it, the only real deliverable of space exploration is that it … Continue reading →

Posted in NASA, Snark, Space Exploration | 44 Comments

Amusing Observation: SpaceX and HEFT Report Page 38

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jonathan Goff

So, a group of rocket engineers starts making claims about how they’re going to revolutionize the industry and deliver a vehicle for far less than has been the traditional norm. When asked how they are going to do this, they … Continue reading →

Posted in NASA, Politics, Snark, Space Policy, SpaceX | 15 Comments

The Antibodies Won

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jonathan Goff

They misnamed the bill though. Should’ve been called “Found a Pork Program (un)Worthy of its Host Nation”. I find it amusing that so many of the opponents of Obama’s proposed space plan are so happy with this, when it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in NASA, Snark, Space Policy, Space Transportation | 29 Comments

Surrender in Space?

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Jonathan Goff

I know I shouldn’t take anything Mark Whittington writes seriously, but I want to write about a stupid meme that smarter people than Mark have also been bandying about–that somehow Obama’s budget proposal would surrender our leadership in space to … Continue reading →

Posted in NASA, Politics, Snark, Space Policy | 33 Comments

SpaceX Prediction

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Jonathan Goff

I predict that regardless of the outcome of SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon 9 launch, nobody is going to change their opinion. If it’s successful, Ares-huggers will suddenly begin to understand the concept that a single successful flight doesn’t prove anything about … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial Space, Politics, Snark, SpaceX | 75 Comments