Rand Simberg

Rand Simberg is a recovering aerospace engineer and a consultant in space commercialization, space tourism and Internet security. He offers occasionally biting commentary about infinity and beyond at his weblog, Transterrestrial Musings.

Obama and Munchausen’s Syndrome By Proxy

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Making the patient sick in order to aggrandize power? That might explain the president's policies.

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A ‘Right-Wing,’ ‘Christian’ Hate Crime

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

The Holocaust Museum shooter has absolutely nothing to do with the labels he's been given.

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New NASA Administrator Will Have His Hands Full

Friday, May 29th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Charles Bolden will have to address some immediate questions about the future of America's space program.

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It’s ‘Make or Break’ Time for NASA

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

NASA must meet enormous challenges in the coming post-shuttle era.

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Obama Apologizes to Asteroids for ‘Observing Their Motions Without a Warrant’

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Comets and other cosmic debris aren't our enemies. They are simply Facebook friends that we haven't met yet.

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Remember Three Mile Island? Forget It

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

The "worst nuclear accident in American history" needs to be put into perspective.

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‘Sullying’ the Work of Commercial Pilots Everywhere

Saturday, February 7th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

The media have lauded Captain Sullenberger as a hero, but he was simply a pilot doing his job, like all the others.

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Lies, Damned Lies, and ‘Tax Cuts’

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Confusing "tax cuts" with "rate cuts" often keeps us from setting the proper economic course.

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Gaza Children Sacrificed to a Malevolent God

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Hamas manipulated the deaths of their own offspring to appease the ravenous media.

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Wanted: A Space Program with a Vision

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Can the Obama administration breathe new life into NASA?

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