tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32206162026-08-18T10:12:57.379-07:00Curmudgeons CornerRandom thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comBlogger57471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-79778667323067439132026-08-18T10:12:57.379-07:002026-08-18T10:12:57.379-07:00<a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-united-states-is-about-to-wake-up-to-the-threat-from-chinas-space-program/">The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China’s space program</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-25365956143488772532026-08-18T07:24:35.522-07:002026-08-18T07:24:35.523-07:00<a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260818/korea-nasa-partner-to-map-radiation-at-moons-south-pole?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=United%20Launch%20Alliance%20gets%20a%20new%20CEO&utm_campaign=FIRST%20UP%20-%202026-08-18">Korea, NASA partner to map radiation at moon's south pole</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-3045853819102594732026-08-18T07:23:08.549-07:002026-08-18T07:23:08.549-07:00<a href="https://thewest.com.au/news/world/elon-musks-spacex-rocket-ship-40-towed-to-christmas-island-during-salvage-operation--c-22743184?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=United%20Launch%20Alliance%20gets%20a%20new%20CEO&utm_campaign=FIRST%20UP%20-%202026-08-18">Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket Ship 40 towed to Christmas Island during salvage operation</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-59718278595154298322026-08-18T04:15:46.773-07:002026-08-18T04:15:46.773-07:00<a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/former-spacex-engineers-are-building-a-robotic-factory-for-making-steel-parts/">Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-60616261413771499532026-08-18T04:12:39.685-07:002026-08-18T04:12:39.685-07:00<a href="https://henrymillermd.org/31526/stop-fearing-ai-like-the-luddites-feared-the-loom">Stop Fearing AI Like the Luddites Feared the Loom</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-53726000204170669432026-08-18T04:09:51.170-07:002026-08-18T04:09:51.170-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/uber-zipline-partner-with-goal-of-hitting-1-million-drone-deliveries-a-day-e022b67a?st=YjfcNt&mod=1440&user_id=66c4c5e5600ae150759dfd1d">Uber, Zipline Partner With Goal of Hitting 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-83285562158666535772026-08-18T04:08:34.683-07:002026-08-18T04:08:34.684-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/constantines-example-for-china-981aa064?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">Constantine’s Example for China</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-34618357044303098482026-08-18T04:05:51.063-07:002026-08-18T04:05:51.063-07:00<a href="https://amzn.to/4zjImwd">The Moon, Mars, and Beyond:</a> Two Tales from the Coming Space Age #CommissionEarnedMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-89272049993636462692026-08-18T04:01:25.160-07:002026-08-18T04:01:25.161-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-to-cure-what-ails-american-capitalism-52d97161?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">How to Cure What Ails American Capitalism</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-1410533191215259432026-08-18T04:00:28.855-07:002026-08-18T04:00:28.855-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-makes-me-a-better-writer-00768b0f?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">AI Makes Me a Better Writer</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-78367369092925632842026-08-18T03:59:52.089-07:002026-08-18T03:59:52.090-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-iran-war-gordian-knot-da889c3d?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">Trump’s Iran War Gordian Knot</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-51843668113626022242026-08-17T15:59:46.896-07:002026-08-17T15:59:46.897-07:00<a href="https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/melting-diamond-experiment/">Scientists Melted Diamond at Temperatures Hotter Than the Sun. It Behaved Very Strangely</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-87956071636127877272026-08-17T13:35:34.908-07:002026-08-17T13:35:34.908-07:00<a href="https://www.hoover.org/research/moon-test-case-coercion-theory-us-interests-new-space-race?olc=76935&utm_source=x&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_campaign=moon-test-case-coercion-theory&utm_content=hoover_online_dev_consideration&twclid=260zvy3tr2lj7oyv82zakn1g4p">The Moon as a Test Case for Coercion Theory: US Interests in a New Space Race</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-63518723395713812972026-08-17T08:41:46.446-07:002026-08-17T08:41:46.447-07:00<a href="https://spacenews.com/lunar-orbiter-among-upcoming-nasa-clps-task-orders/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=A%20new%20CEO%20at%20L3Harris&utm_campaign=FIRST%20UP%20-%202026-08-17">Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-89599898808307774522026-08-17T04:23:11.955-07:002026-08-17T04:23:11.955-07:00<a href="https://fortune.com/2026/08/17/billionaire-founder-predicts-live-work-space-bezos-musk-altman-2030-moon/">Billionaire founder agrees with Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos: We will live and work in space—and could be commuting to the moon by 2030</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-34777422809981741462026-08-17T04:21:31.400-07:002026-08-17T04:21:31.401-07:00<a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-ii-pilot-thanks-nasa-for-letting-him-fly-orion-by-hand-im-still-blown-away-by-that-trust">Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that tru</a>st'Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-22119001775515526842026-08-17T04:19:16.708-07:002026-08-17T04:19:16.709-07:00<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/opinion/texas-may-soon-have-more-people-than-california-heres-why/">Texas may soon have more people than California — here’s why</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-47576463877794729222026-08-17T04:17:54.588-07:002026-08-17T04:17:54.589-07:00<a href="https://www.space.com/technology/nasa-funds-spherical-aerobots-that-could-explore-the-caves-of-saturns-moon-titan">NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-8912569270027920122026-08-17T04:13:17.188-07:002026-08-17T04:13:17.188-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/luigi-mangione-and-democrats-obamacare-deflection-809aaab6?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">Luigi Mangione and Democrats’ ObamaCare Deflection</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-7054490659576918152026-08-17T04:12:08.964-07:002026-08-17T04:12:08.964-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/uss-lincoln-performance-for-the-ages-0bd6300d?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h"></a>USS Lincoln: Performance For the AgesMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-84807803541854413962026-08-17T04:11:18.345-07:002026-08-17T04:11:18.346-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-new-syria-the-enemy-of-israels-enemy-94a6d076?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">The New Syria: The Enemy of Israel’s Enemy</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-79004542060951353512026-08-17T04:08:21.318-07:002026-08-17T04:08:21.319-07:00<a href="https://en.sedaily.com/technology/2026/08/17/koreas-space-radiation-detector-to-reach-moons-south-pole">Korea's Space Radiation Detector to Reach Moon's South Pole by 2030</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-84021865885545413182026-08-17T04:06:40.425-07:002026-08-17T04:06:40.425-07:00<a href="https://amzn.to/45Ax1tV">Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? </a>(How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarnedMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-17053204347912881452026-08-17T04:04:23.688-07:002026-08-17T04:04:23.688-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/wnba-enes-kanter-royce-white-basketball-910b5953?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">Boys Will Be Boys—but in the WNBA?</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220616.post-51091417888601095852026-08-17T04:03:41.881-07:002026-08-17T04:03:41.882-07:00<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/art-laffer-inflation-capital-gains-taxes-republicans-52f6ac64?mod=MorningEditorialReport&mod=djemMER_h">Republicans Can End an Inflation Tax</a>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00642474104218932286noreply@blogger.com