Picture this: you’re a American sailor in uniform on duty at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and over the loudspeakers come the haunting strains of Kimi Ga Yo, the Japanese national anthem. You’re required to salute, and you do so because you really don’t want to get into the kind…

The first three issues of Colonizing Space were nuts-and-bolts discussions of what is required for true long-term habitation in space. But as hopeful as one might be for humanity’s future in the Final Frontier, it’s not going to happen without the proper motivation: the dominating hubris of the Mongols, the…

In Issue #1, we discussed why spin gravity is essential for long-term space habitation. It turns out that in order to achieve sufficient spin gravity, bigger is not just better, but mandatory. Exhibit A is the screenshot from 2001: A Space Odyssey below: When calculating spin gravity, the bigger the…

Here’s a test for your mechanical engineering skills: how many apparent design flaws can you detect in the illustration of the proposed space station above? On the positive side there are notable features such as inflatable habitat modules and readily-available means of escape, but there’s a couple concerns, too. In…

Consider the space station. Not just any ol’ spaceborne habitat like the International Space Station or China’s Tiangong space station, but one that really inspires dreams of humanity reaching for the stars — like one above from 2001: A Space Odyssey. What’s the most important feature of that iconic space…

The newly-unsealed indictment shows Trump has been charged with thirty-eight counts: 1–31 Willful retention of classified national security information 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice 33 Illegally withholding records 34–35: Illegally concealing documents 36: Conspiracy to conceal 37–38: Making false statements Inside the indictment was this little gem:

First off, I strongly support Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s unwarranted and illegal invasion. Every American who remembers the Cold War should support Ukraine, even if only because it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than having to fight Russia ourselves. But last night I saw a tweet that…

A Death and a Turkey The first time I saw Menggoy was forty minutes before midnight on the night of the Millenium. My wife’s dad had passed away the week before in California and we had escorted his body home to Manila in the Philippines. The entire megalopolis was a war zone of fireworks and…

Skunks, raccoons, red foxes, and bobcats. Grizzly bears, black bears, tigers, and mountain lions. These are the species where H5N1 avian influenza has already been detected. And as I write this, another article has just been published about four dead seals in Scotland that tested positive for H5N1. Now think…