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.

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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Media Botches Story on Obama’s NASA Plans

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

Panic over "tearing down" barriers between military and civilian space programs is much ado about nothing.

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A Truly Heavenly Christmas

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 - by Rand Simberg

Forty years ago, brave pioneers first ventured into space — and the world was never the same.

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Detroit’s Downturn: It’s the Productivity, Stupid

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - by Rand Simberg

Union work rules make it almost impossible for the Big Three to keep up with foreign competitors.

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Want Change? Let’s Try Truly Free Markets

Monday, November 17th, 2008 - by Rand Simberg

Neither right nor left supports the "creative destruction" necessary for real economic progress.

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Weeks Before the Election, Obama Remains an Enigma

Friday, October 10th, 2008 - by Rand Simberg

Minimizing the candidate's problematic associations — or lying about them — has been the pattern of the Obama campaign.

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