Rand Simberg

About 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.

Articles by Rand Simberg

Out With the Old Space Age, In with the New
News & Politics

Out With the Old Space Age, In with the New

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Make the Democrats Really Filibuster
Election 2020

Make the Democrats Really Filibuster

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No, Mr. Trump, We Are Not 'Supposed to Be a Democracy'
2016 presidential election

No, Mr. Trump, We Are Not 'Supposed to Be a Democracy'

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Don't Cry for Me, Syria
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Don't Cry for Me, Syria

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San Bernardino Was Preventable, But at What Cost?
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San Bernardino Was Preventable, But at What Cost?

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Stop Calling Leftists 'Liberals'
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Stop Calling Leftists 'Liberals'

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We Shouldn’t Be Surprised at Planned Parenthood’s Callous Inhumanity
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We Shouldn’t Be Surprised at Planned Parenthood’s Callous Inhumanity

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Incredible Pluto Flyby the End to an Era of Exploration
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Incredible Pluto Flyby the End to an Era of Exploration

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Space Is Hard: SpaceX Rocket Explodes After Takeoff
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Space Is Hard: SpaceX Rocket Explodes After Takeoff

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How Republics Die
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How Republics Die

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Runnymede
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Runnymede

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Congress Fiddles with Monster Rockets While Human Spaceflight Burns
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Congress Fiddles with Monster Rockets While Human Spaceflight Burns

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Social Justice Warriors Make Their Claim on Space
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Social Justice Warriors Make Their Claim on Space

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The Tragedy of Nepal
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The Tragedy of Nepal

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Rewriting the History of Whitewater
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Rewriting the History of Whitewater

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The Real Hate and Bigotry in Indiana
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The Real Hate and Bigotry in Indiana

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The Spaceship That Almost Landed
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The Spaceship That Almost Landed

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The Latest Conservative Commentary Misfire on Space Policy
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The Latest Conservative Commentary Misfire on Space Policy

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The Nutritional Junk Science of Our Government Nannies
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The Nutritional Junk Science of Our Government Nannies

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Commercial Spaceflight’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Very-Bad Last Week of October
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Commercial Spaceflight’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Very-Bad Last Week of October

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What Happened to Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo?
The PJ Tatler

What Happened to Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo?

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Earth II?
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Earth II?

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We Are All Scientists
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We Are All Scientists

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Moscow Expresses 'Concern' About Treatment of Ethnic Russians in Brighton Beach
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Moscow Expresses 'Concern' About Treatment of Ethnic Russians in Brighton Beach

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Time to End Our Dependence on Russian Spaceships
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Time to End Our Dependence on Russian Spaceships

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The Dinosaurs of the Launch Industry
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The Dinosaurs of the Launch Industry

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The Uninspirational End of Inspiration Mars
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The Uninspirational End of Inspiration Mars

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Super Sunday for Commercial Spaceflight
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Super Sunday for Commercial Spaceflight

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The White Elephant in NASA's Living Room
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The White Elephant in NASA's Living Room

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Hyperloop, Tesla, SpaceX, and the Usual Elon Musk-Bashing Nonsense
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Hyperloop, Tesla, SpaceX, and the Usual Elon Musk-Bashing Nonsense

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The Asymmetric Outrage of Big Government Scandals
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The Asymmetric Outrage of Big Government Scandals

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The Bioethics of Mars One
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The Bioethics of Mars One

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A Culture of Intimidation
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A Culture of Intimidation

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That Nineties Show
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That Nineties Show

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Are Homosexuals Born, or Made?
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Are Homosexuals Born, or Made?

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Another 'Successful Failure' for SpaceX

Another 'Successful Failure' for SpaceX

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Where No Man (or Woman) Has Gone Before

Where No Man (or Woman) Has Gone Before

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Chuck Hagel vs. ‘Advise and Consent’: Know Your Constitutional Duty, Senators

Chuck Hagel vs. ‘Advise and Consent’: Know Your Constitutional Duty, Senators

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A Manned Mission to Mars This Decade?

A Manned Mission to Mars This Decade?

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Chelyabinsk: What, Exactly, Just Happened? (Updated)

Chelyabinsk: What, Exactly, Just Happened? (Updated)

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Ten Years After Columbia

Ten Years After Columbia

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Another Private Company Announces Plans to Mine Asteroids

Another Private Company Announces Plans to Mine Asteroids

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Time for Some Common-Sense Publishing Controls

Time for Some Common-Sense Publishing Controls

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How Realistic Are Golden Spike's Plans?

How Realistic Are Golden Spike's Plans?

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Egypt's 'Moderate' and 'Pragmatic' Dictator

Egypt's 'Moderate' and 'Pragmatic' Dictator

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The Politicians' War On Science

The Politicians' War On Science

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The Ideological Underpinnings of the Tax Rate Debate

The Ideological Underpinnings of the Tax Rate Debate

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Chuck Woods vs. Cindy Sheehan: Whom Does Media Give 'Absolute Moral Authority'?

Chuck Woods vs. Cindy Sheehan: Whom Does Media Give 'Absolute Moral Authority'?

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The Climate-Change Ambulance Chasers

The Climate-Change Ambulance Chasers

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An Examiner Hit Piece on SpaceX

An Examiner Hit Piece on SpaceX

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