Neat: “Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket no earlier than early Monday (Jan. 13) after a delay, and you can watch the action live.” Feed below:
SpaceX is very cool but we need more companies putting meaningful amounts of stuff into orbit on their own. Plenty of work for everybody…
Via Instapundit.
I think that covers this topic. At least for now.
Continue reading The Mechanism, Part 3. [Unfiltered]I said, IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR ROCK.
I’d never voluntarily engage in time travel. But if I was stuck in 1987 anyway, well… I guess I’d get tickets for this tour.
#commissionearned
I think it’s going okay? I’ve been spending the last month and a bit nagging people to sign up for notifications on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook, and so far it’s been… I don’t actually know, exactly. I have more followers for this one than I did for my Kickstarters last year, but I don’t know whether that’s going to be something I can directly compare. I’ll have more information after this Backerkit launches, but that’s data I won’t fully have until March.
I also need to spend the next few weeks encouraging others to talk up my project. Emails go out to various folks next week, essentially begging for buzz. Always a weird part of the job, really – but one you have to do.
Be sure to click the link to sign up!
THE WINDS OF FATE (sequel to Steve Stirling’s time-travel novel TO TURN THE TIDE) is coming out in a few months, but the first two chapters are up on his main site. Fair warning: this is not going to be a sentimentalized version of the Roman Empire. These folks have yet to have their version of the Enlightenment. You Have Been Warned.
#commissionearned
I should start thinking about getting back to the actual story.
Continue reading The Mechanism, Part 2 (Unfiltered).I will shoot you with my crossbow if you take a single step towards that jewel, Terry.
Via @SandyofCthulhu.
