America has first-past-the-post elections, so thatβs why there has never been a viable third party except to replace a collapsing party. Itβs just math. The GOP is captive to Trumpism, so thatβs means everyone else has to get behind the Dems to dislodge the entrenched power.
04.09.2025 18:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Congrats to all our friends at Blue Origin on the successful NG-1 launch of the New Glenn rocket!
16.01.2025 12:57 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Blue did the thing! It was sooo good.
16.01.2025 10:49 β π 43 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has launched its first rocket into Earth's orbit
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit on Thursday at 1:03 a.m. CST from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time on Thursday morning.
Blue Origin has launched suborbital rockets, but New Glenn vaults the company into a bigger class of rockets that are the workhorses for reaching outer space.
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16.01.2025 12:42 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβm a Texas native. My family has been in the region since the 1830s. Freedom of religion must include freedom from religion.
15.01.2025 14:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
1. On the βlethalityβ debate: the problem for the U.S. military over the past few decades has never been one of βlethalityβ (the ability to kill people and break things) but mission and strategy. This requires insight and wisdom, not just warrior mojo.
15.01.2025 12:57 β π 194 π 22 π¬ 6 π 5
A Texas companyβs moon lander is headed toward the lunar surface
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander and ispace's RESILIENCE lander and TENACIOUS micro rover launched Wednesday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Two moon landers β one from Texas and the other from Japan β began their journey to the lunar surface Wednesday morning.
Central Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is launching its first moon mission, while Japan's ispace is taking its second landing attempt.
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15.01.2025 12:33 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I like him even better now.
14.01.2025 22:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
@doctivist.bsky.social ordered me something special for Xmas and it arrived today! I love this jacket!
12.01.2025 02:20 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We really enjoyed it.
12.01.2025 02:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#AdLunam #GoAttie #IM2
07.01.2025 22:49 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
They seem to have both been veterans with mental health disorders.
05.01.2025 19:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The Moon is the next step in developing space-based industrial enterprise for the benefit of humanity. China knows this and has focused their sample return program accordingly. We must surpass those efforts for pluralistic democracy to win the 21st century. #AdLunam
03.01.2025 21:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tuxedos are such cuddle bugs.
31.12.2024 19:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Argh, almost forgot the USS Midway and the San Diego Air & Space Museum! And the National WWII Museum
31.12.2024 19:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thatβs tough, some are closed to the publicβ¦ in no order:
CIA HQS Museum
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Fort Bliss Army Air Defense
NASM Downtown
NASM Udvar-Hazy
KSC Visitor Center
Museum of Flight
Hill AFB in Utah
EAA Museum Oshkosh
US National Naval Aviation
Hon. Mention: Warner-Robins AFB
31.12.2024 19:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
It was a lot of hard work to get here and I couldnβt be prouder for our team! Definitely a great Xmas present for us! #AdLunam
25.12.2024 19:11 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βWe Are Getting Laseredβ: Nearly a Dozen Planes Lasered Last Night During New Jersey Drone Panic
Air traffic control audio reviewed by 404 Media shows 11 aircraft near New Jersey reporting people shining lasers at them during the ongoing drone panic.
New from 404 Media: nearly a *dozen* aircraft near New Jersey/JFK have reported people shining lasers at them Tuesday during ongoing drone panic, according to ATC audio we listened to. Serious danger to people
"We are getting lasered"
Audio here: www.404media.co/we-are-getti...
19.12.2024 00:18 β π 954 π 308 π¬ 37 π 93
I once met the CIA analyst who disproved the 200+ eyewitnesses that swore a missile hit TWA Flight 800. They misconstrued a burning fuel trail because they didnβt know the plane was distant & already broken up. Iβm skeptical of this drone panic because people arenβt good at nighttime identification.
15.12.2024 23:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Recruitment
I am hiring for the BD team at Intuitive Machines! If you have a passion for spaceflight and experience with technical sales, please apply! #BlueSpace #AdLunam
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15.12.2024 16:45 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve really gotten into Sleep Token recently. Iβd heard Granite on XM Octane. Apple Music recommended them because of my Spiritbox, Bad Omens, and Gojira playlists. With lots of time in the car going to and from the hospital this week, I listened to Take Me Back to Eden in its entirety. Blown away.
15.12.2024 03:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I was gonna get up. Eventually.
14.12.2024 21:43 β π 18 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
This was my area of focus when I was a student of former HRP Director Bill Paloski and I was on the editorial board for the workshop proceedings where this was debated.
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...
14.12.2024 17:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs not just a day of adjustment. Neurovestibular readaptation can take much longer. Thatβs why astronauts arenβt allowed to drive for weeks after they come back. We canβt expect them to deal with a critical emergency essentially alone in such conditions.
14.12.2024 16:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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