Tag Archives: space exploration

Starliner, Dream Chaser, and Beyond: The Sky is Not the Limit

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

When I was young, the future was exciting: cities on the Moon, computers that can fly spaceships, and more. Then we tried making those dreams a reality; which we’ve been doing. In part. One goal of this week’s Starliner test … Continue reading →

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June 6, 2024: Something a Little Different This Week

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

There’s routine medical stuff happening Friday, so I’ve been getting this week’s ‘Saturday’ post written and ready to go today. Some of that “ready to go” will have to wait until this afternoon, since part of what I’ve been talking … Continue reading →

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Alcubierre Drive: a New, Subluminal, Physical Solution

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

It’s been 30 years since a Mexican theoretical physicist said that a warp drive was possible: hypothetically. And published math that backed up his claim. Last month, a team of scientists showed how we could build a warp drive: again, … Continue reading →

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Spaceplanes: A New Analysis

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

This article makes a case for spaceplanes being both possible and — in the long run — an economic necessity. It’s not my current topic, partly because I was talking about this sort of thing last week:

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Boeing Starliner in Context: Apollo, Shuttles, and American History

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

For some reason, I expected Monday’s Starliner launch to go ahead on schedule. It didn’t, which is probably a good thing. But the delay, and staying up far later than I usually do, waiting for a news conference that I … Continue reading →

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